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Mark Messier's 1981-1982 season

Points
88
NHL#28
Goals
50
NHL#8
Assists
38
NHL#88
Plus/minus
+20
NHL#47
Games
78
97%
97% of 80

Centre Mark Messier was 20 years old when the 1981-1982 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for Edmonton Oilers. He played 78 of a possible 80 games and scored 50 goals and 38 assists for 88 points, 1.13 points per game. In the playoffs he played 5 games for 3 points.

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

1981-1982Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Mark Messier plays the 1981-1982 season for Edmonton Oilers

    Mark was 20 years old when the 1981-1982 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      CLR4–7EDM
      W
      game 1/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      EDM2–6VAN
      L
      game 2/805
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      EDM7–4LAK
      W
      game 3/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +3+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      WIN4–2EDM
      L
      game 4/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Mark Messier reaches 100 career points

    in the game against Winnipeg Jets · October 14

    • The game
      CGY4–8EDM
      W
      game 5/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-7SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      EDM5–7CHI
      L
      game 6/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      EDM5–4CGY
      W
      game 7/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      HFD2–5EDM
      W
      game 8/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT3–8EDM
      W
      game 9/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      EDM3–1CLR
      W
      game 10/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-8SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      EDM3–4NYI
      L
      game 11/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      EDM5–3NYR
      W
      game 12/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
    • The game
      QUE4–11EDM
      W
      game 13/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 assists
    • November 1981
    • The game
      TOR4–6EDM
      W
      game 14/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CLR5–4EDM
      L
      game 15/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      EDM4–4HFD
      game 16/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM2–5BOS
      L
      game 17/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM5–5NYI
      game 18/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      EDM5–3NYR
      W
      game 19/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      EDM5–1STL
      W
      game 20/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      24
      points
      NHL#16
      13
      goals
      NHL#8
      11
      assists
      NHL#57
      EDM
      12-6-0W-L-OT26Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      EDM2–2MNS
      game 21/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN3–8EDM
      W
      game 22/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–11EDM
      W
      game 24/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 goals
    Milestone

    Mark Messier reaches 50 career goals

    in the game against Los Angeles Kings · November 25

    • The game
      CHI1–8EDM
      W
      game 25/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      EDM10–2WIN
      W
      game 26/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • December 1981
    • The game
      EDM3–3MTL
      game 27/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      EDM8–9QUE
      L
      game 28/80
      His night
      +3P+3G
      0+/-4SOG
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      VAN3–7EDM
      W
      game 29/805
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      EDM3–3VAN
      game 30/805
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      EDM5–5LAK
      game 31/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI3–4EDM
      W
      game 32/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      EDM7–4CLR
      W
      game 33/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      EDM5–4CGY
      W
      game 34/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS6–9EDM
      W
      game 35/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGY7–5EDM
      L
      game 36/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      VAN1–6EDM
      W
      game 37/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK3–10EDM
      W
      game 38/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PHI5–7EDM
      W
      game 39/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      EDM1–3VAN
      L
      game 40/805
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8039 of 40 played
      42
      points
      NHL#26
      26
      goals
      NHL#7
      16
      assists
      NHL#117
      EDM
      25-9-0W-L-OT56Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS4–4EDM
      game 41/80
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +3 assists
    • The game
      CLR3–5EDM
      W
      game 42/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      CGY2–7EDM
      W
      game 43/801
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-6SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      EDM1–5CGY
      L
      game 44/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      EDM6–6WSH
      game 45/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM2–8PHI
      L
      game 46/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      EDM1–7TOR
      L
      game 47/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      EDM4–4DET
      game 48/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-7SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      STL6–8EDM
      W
      game 49/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM4–3VAN
      W
      game 50/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CLR4–7EDM
      W
      game 51/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM6–4STL
      W
      game 52/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM3–3CHI
      game 53/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–3EDM
      W
      game 54/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–7EDM
      W
      game 55/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • February 1982
    • The game
      MTL6–3EDM
      L
      game 56/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR1–5EDM
      W
      game 57/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      NYR4–8EDM
      W
      game 58/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH3–5EDM
      W
      game 59/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS2–2EDM
      game 60/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8059 of 60 played
      64
      points
      NHL#22
      37
      goals
      NHL#7
      27
      assists
      NHL#90
      EDM
      36-13-0W-L-OT83Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MNS4–7EDM
      W
      game 61/801
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +2+/-6SOG
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      HFD4–7EDM
      W
      game 62/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      EDM7–3DET
      W
      game 63/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      EDM6–3BUF
      W
      game 64/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM4–1PIT
      W
      game 65/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      EDM4–1WSH
      W
      game 66/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • March 1982
    • The game
      EDM3–3MTL
      game 67/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      EDM4–6QUE
      L
      game 68/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM2–5CLR
      L
      game 69/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM2–3LAK
      L
      game 70/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–2EDM
      L
      game 71/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–5EDM
      W
      game 72/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK3–3EDM
      game 73/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT4–10EDM
      W
      game 74/80
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      CGY3–3EDM
      game 75/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      EDM7–2CGY
      W
      game 76/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      EDM6–6CLR
      game 77/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      EDM6–2LAK
      W
      game 78/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      LAK3–7EDM
      W
      game 79/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-4SOG
      +3 points
    The season in numbers

    Mark Messier closes the 1981-1982 season with 88 points

    Points
    88
    NHL#28
    Games
    78of 80
    98%
    Goals
    50
    NHL#8
    Assists
    38
    NHL#88
    P/GP
    1.13
    NHL#39
    +/-
    +20
    NHL#47
    Events
    50
    career best in goals
    2
    hat tricks
    100
    career points
    50
    career goals
    6 i rad
    games with a point · 7 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    7 days later
    Playoffs

    Edmonton Oilers are in the playoffs

    First round

    Edmonton Oilers meet Los Angeles Kings

    EDMvsLAK
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    Swedes on Los Angeles Kings
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      LAK10–8EDM
      L
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • Los Angeles Kingslead1–0againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 2
      LAK2–3EDM
      W
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • Edmonton Oilersare1–1withLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 3
      EDM5–6LAK
      L
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • Los Angeles Kingslead2–1againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 4
      EDM3–2LAK
      W
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Edmonton Oilersare2–2withLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 5
      LAK7–4EDM
      L
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    First round

    Los Angeles Kings knock Edmonton Oilers out 3–2

    EDM2–3LAK
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round