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Mats Näslund's 1989-1990 season

Points
41
Swedish flag#7NHL#149
Goals
21
Swedish flag#4NHL#105
Assists
20
Swedish flag#10NHL#192
Plus/minus
+3
Swedish flag#9NHL#174
Games
72
90%
90% of 80

Left winger Mats Näslund was 29 years old when the 1989-1990 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens. He played 72 of a possible 80 games and scored 21 goals and 20 assists for 41 points, 0.57 points per game. That was 7th among the Swedes and 149th in the NHL. In the playoffs he played 3 games for 2 points.

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

1989-1990Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Mats Näslund plays the 1989-1990 season for Montréal Canadiens

    Mats was 29 years old when the 1989-1990 season began. It was his 8th season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      MTL4–1HFD
      W
      game 1/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF1–5MTL
      W
      game 2/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS2–4MTL
      W
      game 4/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–3NJD
      W
      game 5/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL1–2PIT
      L
      game 6/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–3MTL
      L
      game 7/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGY1–2MTL
      W
      game 8/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–6BUF
      L
      game 9/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NJD5–4MTL
      L
      game 10/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–3MTL
      W
      game 11/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–5CHI
      L
      game 12/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT1–5MTL
      W
      game 13/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      EDM4–5MTL
      W
      game 14/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL3–0NYI
      W
      game 15/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • November 1989
    • The game
      BUF4–3MTL
      L
      game 16/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYR2–3MTL
      W
      game 17/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL3–3MTL
      game 18/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL3–2NYR
      W
      game 19/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–1STL
      game 20/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8019 of 20 played
      9
      points
      Swedish flag#5NHL#141
      4
      goals
      Swedish flag#3NHL#99
      5
      assists
      Swedish flag#7NHL#150
      MTL
      11-7-0W-L-OT24Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL4–5LAK
      L
      game 21/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WIN1–5MTL
      W
      game 22/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL2–3BOS
      L
      game 23/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–4MTL
      W
      game 24/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CGY2–3MTL
      W
      game 25/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–5PHI
      L
      game 26/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–5MTL
      W
      game 27/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      QUE2–5MTL
      W
      game 28/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL6–2QUE
      W
      game 29/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • December 1989
    • The game
      HFD4–3MTL
      L
      game 30/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL4–1MNS
      W
      game 31/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL6–6WIN
      game 32/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–7TOR
      L
      game 33/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK2–2MTL
      game 34/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI3–1MTL
      L
      game 35/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET1–3MTL
      W
      game 36/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL2–0NYR
      W
      game 37/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–2VAN
      L
      game 40/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8037 of 40 played
      20
      points
      Swedish flag#5NHL#143
      13
      goals
      Swedish flag#2NHL#63
      7
      assists
      Swedish flag#11NHL#228
      MTL
      20-15-0W-L-OT45Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL2–6EDM
      L
      game 41/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–5CGY
      L
      game 42/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF3–6MTL
      W
      game 43/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN3–5MTL
      W
      game 44/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–5QUE
      L
      game 45/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–2NJD
      W
      game 46/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–2MTL
      game 47/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–4MTL
      W
      game 48/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI6–3MTL
      L
      game 49/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      QUE3–7MTL
      W
      game 50/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL3–6WSH
      L
      game 51/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL5–3TOR
      W
      game 52/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS2–1MTL
      L
      game 53/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • February 1990
    • The game
      MTL4–2BOS
      W
      game 54/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF0–1MTL
      W
      game 55/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      HFD0–2MTL
      W
      game 56/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–3BUF
      L
      game 57/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      QUE2–7MTL
      W
      game 58/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN1–10MTL
      W
      game 59/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8056 of 60 played
      30
      points
      Swedish flag#8NHL#156
      17
      goals
      Swedish flag#3NHL#91
      13
      assists
      Swedish flag#12NHL#212
      MTL
      31-23-0W-L-OT68Points
      Playoff spot
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      HFD3–7MTL
      W
      game 61/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL5–5DET
      game 62/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
    • The game
      MTL6–5QUE
      W
      game 63/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT1–11MTL
      W
      game 64/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL5–6MTL
      W
      game 65/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL1–3HFD
      L
      game 66/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • March 1990
    • The game
      MTL3–5BOS
      L
      game 67/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–3MNS
      L
      game 68/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      MTL5–2LAK
      W
      game 69/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET3–3MTL
      game 70/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–2NYI
      W
      game 71/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      EDM3–3MTL
      game 72/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI2–3MTL
      W
      game 73/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      QUE3–8MTL
      W
      game 74/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MTL2–3WIN
      L
      game 75/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS2–2MTL
      game 79/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Mats Näslund closes the 1989-1990 season with 41 points

    Points
    41
    #7NHL#149
    Games
    72of 80
    90%
    Goals
    21
    #4NHL#105
    Assists
    20
    #10NHL#192
    P/GP
    0.57
    #7NHL#178
    +/-
    +3
    #9NHL#174
    Events
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 4 pts
    5 days later
    Playoffs

    Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs

    First round

    Montréal Canadiens meet Buffalo Sabres

    MTLvsBUF
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      MTL1–4BUF
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 2
      MTL3–0BUF
      W
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • Montréal Canadiensare1–1withBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 3
      BUF1–2MTL
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    First round

    Montréal Canadiens knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–2

    MTL4–2BUF
    Advance
    3Games2Points1Goals1Assists
    4 days later
    Second round

    Montréal Canadiens meet Boston Bruins

    MTLvsBOS
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    8 days later
    Second round

    Boston Bruins knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–1

    MTL1–4BOS
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Mats Näslund ends the 1989-1990 playoffs with 2 points

    Points
    2
    #7NHL#175
    Games
    3
    Goals
    1
    #3NHL#128
    Assists
    1
    #8NHL#177
    P/GP
    0.67
    +/-
    0
    #5NHL#137
    Events
    2 points
    best game
    BUF4–2→BOS1–4