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Mark Howe's 1979-1980 season

Points
80
NHL#24
Goals
24
NHL#73
Assists
56
NHL#11
Plus/minus
+14
NHL#71
Games
74
92%
92% of 80

Defenceman Mark Howe was 24 years old when the 1979-1980 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Hartford Whalers. He played 74 of a possible 80 games and scored 24 goals and 56 assists for 80 points, 1.08 points per game. In the playoffs he played 3 games for 3 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

1979-1980Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    Mark Howe makes his NHL debut in 1–⁠4 loss against Minnesota North Stars

    HFDHartford Whalers1–4MNSMinnesota North Stars

    Mark was 24 years old · Metropolitan Sports Center, USA

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    0
    Points
    -1
    +/-

    Swedes on the ice: Kent-Erik Andersson and Per-Olov Brasar.

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    • The game
      HFD1–4MNS
      L
      game 1/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      HFD3–3PIT
      game 2/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
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    • The game
      HFD3–3CHI
      game 3/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      HFD1–3BUF
      L
      game 4/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      LAK3–6HFD
      W
      game 5/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +3 points
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    Milestone

    Mark Howe records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Los Angeles Kings · October 19

    Milestone

    Mark Howe scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Los Angeles Kings · October 19

    • The game
      HFD1–6NYI
      L
      game 6/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      HFD2–2QUE
      game 7/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYI2–1HFD
      L
      game 8/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
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    • The game
      HFD2–2NYR
      game 9/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      HFD4–2TOR
      W
      game 10/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • November 1979
    • The game
      TOR3–5HFD
      W
      game 11/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
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    • The game
      HFD7–2CLR
      W
      game 12/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +2 points
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    • The game
      CHI4–2HFD
      L
      game 13/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      HFD5–5CHI
      game 14/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      HFD2–3WIN
      L
      game 15/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      EDM0–4HFD
      W
      game 16/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      HFD4–5BOS
      L
      game 17/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      BUF3–5HFD
      W
      game 18/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      QUE4–4HFD
      game 19/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      AFM2–4HFD
      W
      game 20/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      17
      points
      NHL#62
      5
      goals
      NHL#98
      12
      assists
      NHL#37
      +6
      +/-
      NHL#24
      HFD
      7-7-0W-L-OT20Points
      11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      HFD2–6PHI
      L
      game 21/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG
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    • The game
      PIT5–7HFD
      W
      game 22/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-2SOG
      +2 goals
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    • December 1979
    • The game
      HFD4–4MTL
      game 23/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 points
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    • The game
      HFD3–3WSH
      game 24/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYR7–4HFD
      L
      game 25/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      HFD0–3EDM
      L
      game 26/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
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    • The game
      HFD3–5VAN
      L
      game 27/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      HFD4–7LAK
      L
      game 28/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      HFD5–6CLR
      L
      game 29/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-7SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
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    • The game
      PHI4–4HFD
      game 33/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-7SOG
      +2 goals
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    • The game
      HFD0–3STL
      L
      game 34/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      HFD3–3EDM
      game 35/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH6–3HFD
      L
      game 36/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      DET2–1HFD
      L
      game 37/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–5NYR
      L
      game 38/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–6MNS
      L
      game 39/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD6–4DET
      W
      game 40/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8037 of 40 played
      32
      points
      NHL#67
      12
      goals
      NHL#71
      20
      assists
      NHL#55
      +6
      +/-
      NHL#31
      HFD
      10-20-0W-L-OT30Points
      17th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT1–7HFD
      W
      game 41/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      CHI3–5HFD
      W
      game 42/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      WIN2–7HFD
      W
      game 43/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-4SOG3PPP
      +3 points
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    • The game
      MTL7–2HFD
      L
      game 44/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1SHP
      +2 points
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    • The game
      HFD2–3NYI
      L
      game 45/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      AFM1–6HFD
      W
      game 46/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      BOS2–8HFD
      W
      game 47/80
      His night
      +5P+5A
      +4+/-2SOG2PPP
      +5 assists
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    • February 1980
    • The game
      HFD3–5AFM
      L
      game 48/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      NYI3–5HFD
      W
      game 49/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      LAK3–7HFD
      W
      game 50/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
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    • The game
      CLR4–4HFD
      game 51/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS6–2HFD
      L
      game 52/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN5–5HFD
      game 53/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      WIN4–5HFD
      W
      game 54/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      HFD3–5TOR
      L
      game 55/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYR4–6HFD
      W
      game 56/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      EDM2–6HFD
      W
      game 57/80
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +2+/-5SOG2PPP
      +4 points
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    • The game
      HFD6–5AFM
      W
      game 58/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      HFD5–9QUE
      L
      game 59/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BOS6–3HFD
      L
      game 60/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8057 of 60 played
      66
      points
      NHL#21
      21
      goals
      NHL#57
      45
      assists
      NHL#9
      +19
      +/-
      NHL#15
      HFD
      21-27-0W-L-OT54Points
      14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL0–3HFD
      W
      game 61/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
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    • March 1980
    • The game
      HFD6–3STL
      W
      game 62/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      HFD3–4BUF
      L
      game 63/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD5–9WSH
      L
      game 64/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD1–1BOS
      game 65/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD4–4DET
      game 66/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN1–3HFD
      W
      game 67/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR1–4HFD
      W
      game 68/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS6–1HFD
      L
      game 69/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–5HFD
      game 70/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1SHP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–5HFD
      game 71/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD5–5MTL
      game 72/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL7–5HFD
      L
      game 73/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD0–7WIN
      L
      game 74/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD4–4VAN
      game 75/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–2LAK
      game 76/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • April 1980
    • The game
      TOR5–4HFD
      L
      game 77/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Mark Howe closes the 1979-1980 season with 80 points

    HFDHartford Whalers
    Points
    80
    NHL#24
    Games
    74of 80
    93%
    Goals
    24
    NHL#73
    Assists
    56
    NHL#11
    P/GP
    1.08
    NHL#26
    +/-
    +14
    NHL#71
    Events
    24
    career best in goals
    50
    career assists
    50
    career points
    1
    First NHL goal
    11 i rad
    games with a point · 24 pts
    7 days later
    Playoffs

    Hartford Whalers are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Hartford Whalers meet Montréal Canadiens

    HFDvsMTL
    Swedes on Hartford Whalers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
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    • Game 1
      HFD1–6MTL
      L
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstHartford Whalers
    • Game 2
      HFD4–8MTL
      L
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstHartford Whalers
    • Game 3
      MTL4–3HFD
      L
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    Montréal Canadiens knock Hartford Whalers out 3–0

    HFD0–3MTL
    Eliminated
    3Games3Points1Goals2Assists