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Merlin Malinowski's 1982-1983 season

Points
33
NHL#206
Goals
8
NHL#251
Assists
25
NHL#171
Plus/minus
-40
NHL#599
Games
80
98%
98% of 81

Centre Merlin Malinowski was 24 years old when the 1982-1983 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for New Jersey Devils och Hartford Whalers. He played 80 of a possible 81 games and scored 8 goals and 25 assists for 33 points, 0.41 points per game. He moved from New Jersey Devils to Hartford Whalers in October. Hartford Whalers did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1982-1983
  1. Season opener

    Merlin Malinowski opens the 1982-1983 season with New Jersey Devils

    Merlin was 24 years old when the 1982-1983 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 5th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      PIT3–3NJD
      game 1/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR2–3NJD
      W
      game 2/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NJD5–5TOR
      game 3/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-3SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      BOS2–2NJD
      game 4/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–3NJD
      L
      game 5/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN5–6HFD
      W
      game 5/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–4EDM
      L
      game 6/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–10CGY
      L
      game 7/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-5SOG
    • The game
      HFD5–3LAK
      W
      game 8/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD1–8VAN
      L
      game 9/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Merlin Malinowski reaches 50 career goals

    in the game against Vancouver Canucks · October 26

    • The game
      DET4–2HFD
      L
      game 10/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • November 1982
    • The game
      MNS7–6HFD
      L
      game 11/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD5–2BOS
      W
      game 12/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF5–2HFD
      L
      game 13/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–6WSH
      L
      game 14/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      QUE5–7HFD
      W
      game 15/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL2–5HFD
      W
      game 16/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL7–1HFD
      L
      game 17/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–4PIT
      L
      game 18/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGY4–4HFD
      game 19/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–2HFD
      L
      game 20/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8021 of 20 played
      7
      points
      NHL#253
      4
      goals
      NHL#158
      3
      assists
      NHL#299
      HFD
      5-12-0W-L-OT13Points
      19th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI4–3HFD
      L
      game 21/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD0–8BOS
      L
      game 22/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • December 1982
    • The game
      HFD1–6NYR
      L
      game 23/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–5NJD
      L
      game 24/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR2–5HFD
      W
      game 25/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD2–11MTL
      L
      game 26/801
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–7HFD
      W
      game 27/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PHI4–7HFD
      W
      game 28/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–1BUF
      W
      game 29/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–3MNS
      game 30/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–0WIN
      W
      game 31/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–7STL
      L
      game 32/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT3–2HFD
      L
      game 33/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–1HFD
      L
      game 34/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–2HFD
      L
      game 35/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      HFD1–4QUE
      L
      game 36/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–4HFD
      game 37/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD5–7TOR
      L
      game 38/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD4–8BUF
      L
      game 39/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN6–4HFD
      L
      game 40/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8041 of 40 played
      15
      points
      NHL#231
      6
      goals
      NHL#191
      9
      assists
      NHL#238
      HFD
      10-25-0W-L-OT25Points
      20th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI7–4HFD
      L
      game 41/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–8PHI
      L
      game 42/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–8MTL
      L
      game 43/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL2–4HFD
      W
      game 44/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NJD1–2HFD
      W
      game 45/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD1–8NYI
      L
      game 46/804
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–7MNS
      L
      game 48/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD2–4CHI
      L
      game 49/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      QUE2–5HFD
      W
      game 50/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WIN2–2HFD
      game 51/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • February 1983
    • The game
      HFD3–12QUE
      L
      game 52/80
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD1–7TOR
      L
      game 53/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–7BOS
      L
      game 54/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET6–5HFD
      L
      game 55/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–2NYI
      W
      game 56/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–5HFD
      W
      game 57/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK5–2HFD
      L
      game 58/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–4HFD
      W
      game 59/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–2HFD
      L
      game 60/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      18
      points
      NHL#268
      7
      goals
      NHL#232
      11
      assists
      NHL#270
      HFD
      16-38-0W-L-OT38Points
      19th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      HFD2–7DET
      L
      game 61/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–11NYR
      L
      game 62/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–5WIN
      L
      game 63/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–3HFD
      L
      game 64/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • March 1983
    • The game
      BUF6–5HFD
      L
      game 65/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      HFD3–10QUE
      L
      game 66/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Merlin Malinowski reaches 100 career assists

    in the game against Quebec Nordiques · March 5

    • The game
      QUE7–3HFD
      L
      game 67/80
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +3 assists
    • The game
      EDM9–4HFD
      L
      game 68/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD3–0NJD
      W
      game 69/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT7–2HFD
      L
      game 70/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD1–5MTL
      L
      game 71/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–5WSH
      L
      game 72/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGY2–2HFD
      game 73/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL4–1HFD
      L
      game 74/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–8BUF
      L
      game 75/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–7BOS
      L
      game 76/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS1–5HFD
      W
      game 77/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF4–5HFD
      W
      game 78/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • April 1983
    • The game
      QUE5–4HFD
      L
      game 79/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      HFD5–6QUE
      L
      game 80/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Merlin Malinowski closes the 1982-1983 season with 33 points

    New Jersey Devils did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    33
    NHL#206
    Games
    80of 80
    100%
    Goals
    8
    NHL#251
    Assists
    25
    NHL#171
    P/GP
    0.41
    NHL#263
    +/-
    -40
    NHL#599
    Events
    250
    NHL games
    100
    career assists
    50
    career goals
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 8 pts