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Mike Bossy's 1979-1980 season

Points
92
NHL#14
Goals
51
NHL#5
Assists
41
NHL#50
Plus/minus
+28
NHL#34
Games
75
93%
93% of 80

Right winger Mike Bossy was 22 years old when the 1979-1980 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for New York Islanders. He played 75 of a possible 80 games and scored 51 goals and 41 assists for 92 points, 1.23 points per game. In the playoffs he played 16 games for 23 points.

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

1979-1980Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Mike Bossy plays the 1979-1980 season for New York Islanders

    NYINew York Islanders

    Mike was 22 years old when the 1979-1980 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYI2–5PHI
      L
      game 1/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–2NYI
      L
      game 2/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM1–5NYI
      W
      game 3/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–3BOS
      L
      game 4/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD1–6NYI
      W
      game 5/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM3–3NYI
      game 6/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–1HFD
      W
      game 7/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–6NYI
      W
      game 8/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–2VAN
      game 9/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • November 1979
    • The game
      NYI5–7EDM
      L
      game 10/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–4WIN
      game 11/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK1–4NYI
      W
      game 12/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–5AFM
      L
      game 13/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    Milestone

    Mike Bossy reaches 100 career assists

    in the game against Atlanta Flames · November 9

    • The game
      PHI5–2NYI
      L
      game 14/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–10NYI
      W
      game 15/803
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-1SOG2PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–4NYI
      L
      game 16/804
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–6STL
      L
      game 17/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–3MNS
      L
      game 18/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–4LAK
      game 19/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–7CLR
      L
      game 20/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      24
      points
      NHL#24
      14
      goals
      NHL#12
      10
      assists
      NHL#72
      NYI
      6-10-0W-L-OT16Points
      17th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI3–5EDM
      L
      game 21/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • December 1979
    • The game
      NYI4–0WIN
      W
      game 22/805
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN5–1NYI
      L
      game 23/805
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–4NYI
      W
      game 24/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–1TOR
      W
      game 25/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–3NYI
      game 29/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR2–3NYI
      W
      game 30/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–2NYI
      W
      game 31/806
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI0–8CHI
      L
      game 32/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI7–3MTL
      W
      game 33/803
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +3+/-7SOG1PPP
      HAT TRICK
      View the game
    Milestone

    Mike Bossy reaches 250 career points

    in the game against Montréal Canadiens · December 27

    • The game
      NYI2–4DET
      L
      game 34/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–1TOR
      W
      game 35/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–3NYI
      L
      game 36/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–3NYI
      W
      game 37/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN0–3NYI
      W
      game 38/806
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–3BUF
      L
      game 39/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–5NYI
      W
      game 40/806
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8037 of 40 played
      42
      points
      NHL#21
      25
      goals
      NHL#8
      17
      assists
      NHL#96
      NYI
      17-17-0W-L-OT40Points
      10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WIN2–5NYI
      W
      game 41/805
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR6–9NYI
      W
      game 42/804
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE1–3NYI
      W
      game 43/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–2NYI
      W
      game 44/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–3DET
      W
      game 45/804
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–3NYI
      W
      game 46/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–7WSH
      L
      game 47/806
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -4+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–2NYI
      game 48/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–4BOS
      L
      game 49/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • February 1980
    • The game
      BUF2–3NYI
      W
      game 50/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–5HFD
      L
      game 51/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK1–4NYI
      W
      game 52/803
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE0–5NYI
      W
      game 53/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN0–0NYI
      game 54/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–3CLR
      W
      game 55/804
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–3LAK
      L
      game 56/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–4VAN
      L
      game 57/806
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR6–4NYI
      L
      game 58/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS5–2NYI
      L
      game 59/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–2STL
      W
      game 60/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8057 of 60 played
      67
      points
      NHL#17
      40
      goals
      NHL#5
      27
      assists
      NHL#70
      NYI
      28-24-0W-L-OT64Points
      Playoff spot
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI2–8NYR
      L
      game 61/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–3QUE
      W
      game 62/803
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-5SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    • March 1980
    • The game
      DET4–3NYI
      L
      game 63/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI0–0PIT
      game 64/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–6NYI
      W
      game 65/803
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +3+/-6SOG
      HAT TRICK
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–2PHI
      W
      game 66/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–3NYI
      L
      game 67/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–3WSH
      L
      game 68/805
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR1–4NYI
      W
      game 69/804
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +4+/-2SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–6NYI
      W
      game 70/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–1CHI
      W
      game 71/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-8SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM3–6NYI
      W
      game 72/804
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–4NYI
      game 73/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–2MTL
      game 76/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI9–6QUE
      W
      game 77/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • April 1980
    • The game
      NYI1–1MNS
      game 78/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI7–3AFM
      W
      game 79/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–2NYI
      W
      game 80/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Mike Bossy closes the 1979-1980 season with 92 points

    NYINew York Islanders
    Points
    92
    NHL#14
    Games
    75of 80
    94%
    Goals
    51
    NHL#5
    Assists
    41
    NHL#50
    P/GP
    1.23
    NHL#15
    +/-
    +28
    NHL#34
    Events
    2
    hat tricks
    250
    career points
    100
    career assists
    18 i rad
    games with a point · 27 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Islanders are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    New York Islanders meet Los Angeles Kings

    NYIvsLAK
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Los Angeles Kings
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      LAK1–8NYI
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 2
      LAK6–3NYI
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    New York Islanders knock Los Angeles Kings out 3–1

    NYI3–1LAK
    Advance
    2Games2Points1Goals1Assists
    4 days later
    Quarterfinal

    New York Islanders meet Boston Bruins

    NYIvsBOS
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 4
      BOS4–3NYI
      L
      2
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 5
      NYI4–2BOS
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    New York Islanders knock Boston Bruins out 4–1

    NYI4–1BOS
    Advance
    2Games4Points2Goals2Assists
    7 days later
    Semifinal

    New York Islanders meet Buffalo Sabres

    NYIvsBUF
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYI4–1BUF
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • May 1980
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 2
      NYI2–1BUF
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead2–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 3
      BUF4–7NYI
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 4
      BUF7–4NYI
      L
      2
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -3+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–1againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 5
      NYI0–2BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–2againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 6
      BUF2–5NYI
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    Semifinal

    New York Islanders knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–2

    NYI4–2BUF
    Advance
    6Games6Points3Goals3Assists
    3 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    New York Islanders play the Stanley Cup Final against Philadelphia Flyers

    NYIvsPHI
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYI4–3PHI
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-6SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 2
      NYI3–8PHI
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • New York Islandersare1–1withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 3
      PHI2–6NYI
      W
      2
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      -1+/-1SOG3PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead2–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 4
      PHI2–5NYI
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 5
      NYI3–6PHI
      L
      2
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–2againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 6
      PHI4–5NYI
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    Stanley Cup Champions

    New York Islanders

    beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 in the final

    6Games11Points4Goals7Assists
    The run in numbers

    Mike Bossy ends the 1979-1980 playoffs with 23 points

    NYINew York Islanders
    Points
    23
    NHL#2
    Games
    16
    Goals
    10
    NHL#3
    Assists
    13
    NHL#3
    P/GP
    1.44
    NHL#2
    +/-
    -4
    NHL#273
    Events
    25
    playoff points
    25
    playoff games
    10
    playoff assists
    10
    playoff goals
    7 i rad
    games with a point
    3 points
    best game
    LAK3–1→BOS4–1→BUF4–2→PHI4–2