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Mike O'connell's 1980-1981 season

Points
53
NHL#123
Goals
15
NHL#170
Assists
38
NHL#75
Plus/minus
+4
NHL#165
Games
82
100%
100% of 82

Defenceman Mike O'connell was 24 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for Chicago Blackhawks och Boston Bruins. He played all 82 games and scored 15 goals and 38 assists for 53 points, 0.65 points per game. He moved from Chicago Blackhawks to Boston Bruins in December. In the playoffs he played 3 games for 4 points.

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

1980-1981Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Mike O'connell opens the 1980-1981 season with Chicago Blackhawks

    Mike was 24 years old when the 1980-1981 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 4th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      BUF3–4CHI
      W
      game 1/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–4MTL
      W
      game 2/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CGY3–3CHI
      game 3/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN2–4CHI
      W
      game 4/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-5SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI2–6WIN
      L
      game 5/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–8CHI
      W
      game 6/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI0–2WSH
      L
      game 7/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL7–2CHI
      L
      game 8/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–5CLR
      L
      game 9/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      QUE4–7CHI
      W
      game 10/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI2–2DET
      game 11/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WIN4–8CHI
      W
      game 12/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-7SOG
      +1 assist
    • November 1980
    • The game
      STL5–3CHI
      L
      game 13/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–3CHI
      game 14/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–7NYI
      L
      game 15/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MNS7–1CHI
      L
      game 16/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI6–6QUE
      game 17/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–4CGY
      game 18/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI2–5MNS
      L
      game 19/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      EDM5–4CHI
      L
      game 20/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      13
      points
      NHL#102
      3
      goals
      NHL#161
      10
      assists
      NHL#49
      -2
      +/-
      NHL#102
      CHI
      6-9-0W-L-OT17Points
      13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF2–5CHI
      W
      game 21/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI6–2MNS
      W
      game 22/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–11CHI
      W
      game 23/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +5+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CHI3–10EDM
      L
      game 24/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–6VAN
      L
      game 25/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI2–5LAK
      L
      game 26/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • December 1980
    • The game
      CHI5–7PHI
      L
      game 27/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      CHI4–6PIT
      L
      game 28/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI4–5NYR
      L
      game 29/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–2CHI
      game 30/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–2STL
      W
      game 31/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–7DET
      L
      game 32/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR1–2CHI
      W
      game 33/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CLR6–1CHI
      L
      game 34/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–4BOS
      game 33/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS6–3TOR
      W
      game 34/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS2–5BUF
      L
      game 35/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–2CHI
      W
      game 36/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS5–7EDM
      L
      game 37/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS1–4CLR
      L
      game 38/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–1WIN
      W
      game 39/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET4–7BOS
      W
      game 40/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8042 of 40 played
      26
      points
      NHL#126
      6
      goals
      NHL#191
      20
      assists
      NHL#67
      +8
      +/-
      NHL#34
      BOS
      15-18-0W-L-OT37Points
      10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS3–2NYI
      W
      game 41/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS3–4BOS
      W
      game 42/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–3DET
      game 43/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–3CHI
      L
      game 44/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI4–6BOS
      W
      game 45/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF1–5BOS
      W
      game 46/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL3–7BOS
      W
      game 47/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK6–4BOS
      L
      game 48/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
    • The game
      CLR3–5BOS
      W
      game 49/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WIN6–7BOS
      W
      game 50/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • February 1981
    • The game
      NYI3–6BOS
      W
      game 51/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BOS3–3HFD
      game 52/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–6BOS
      W
      game 53/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS2–6MTL
      L
      game 54/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      QUE4–3BOS
      L
      game 55/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–3CLR
      game 56/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS5–4LAK
      W
      game 57/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      BOS7–5VAN
      W
      game 58/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS5–1EDM
      W
      game 59/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–7CGY
      L
      game 60/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8062 of 60 played
      36
      points
      NHL#147
      7
      goals
      NHL#226
      29
      assists
      NHL#72
      -2
      +/-
      NHL#103
      BOS
      27-23-0W-L-OT64Points
      Playoff spot
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS3–5QUE
      L
      game 61/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS1–5BOS
      W
      game 62/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • March 1981
    • The game
      BUF4–6BOS
      W
      game 63/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–4STL
      L
      game 64/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–3MNS
      game 65/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–7BOS
      W
      game 66/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN1–4BOS
      W
      game 67/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS4–4TOR
      game 68/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS7–1WSH
      W
      game 69/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Mike O'connell reaches 100 career points

    in the game against Washington Capitals · March 13

    • The game
      HFD2–4BOS
      W
      game 70/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–3NYR
      L
      game 71/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS3–5PHI
      L
      game 72/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGY3–4BOS
      W
      game 73/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM2–7BOS
      W
      game 74/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR3–2BOS
      L
      game 75/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI2–5BOS
      W
      game 76/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-2SOG3PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      BOS2–2BUF
      game 77/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • April 1981
    • The game
      WSH3–2BOS
      L
      game 78/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BOS5–2PIT
      W
      game 79/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL4–2BOS
      L
      game 80/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    The season in numbers

    Mike O'connell closes the 1980-1981 season with 53 points

    Points
    53
    NHL#123
    Games
    82of 80
    100%
    Goals
    15
    NHL#170
    Assists
    38
    NHL#75
    P/GP
    0.65
    NHL#167
    +/-
    +4
    NHL#165
    Events
    100
    career points
    50
    career assists
    25
    career goals
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 4 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Boston Bruins are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Boston Bruins meet Minnesota North Stars

    BOSvsMNS
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    • Game 1
      MNS5–4BOS
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • Minnesota North Starslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 2
      MNS9–6BOS
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-8SOG
      +1 assist
    • Minnesota North Starslead2–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 3
      BOS3–6MNS
      L
      1
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      -1+/-12SOG3SHP
      +3 points
    Preliminary round

    Minnesota North Stars knock Boston Bruins out 3–0

    BOS0–3MNS
    Eliminated
    3Games4Points1Goals3Assists