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Mike Richards's 2008-2009 season

Points
80
NHL#16
Goals
30
NHL#37
Assists
50
NHL#17
Plus/minus
+22
NHL#27
Games
79
96%
96% of 82

Centre Mike Richards was 23 years old when the 2008-2009 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for Philadelphia Flyers. He played 79 of a possible 82 games and scored 30 goals and 50 assists for 80 points, 1.01 points per game. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 5 points.

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

2008-2009Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Mike Richards plays the 2008-2009 season for Philadelphia Flyers

    Mike was 23 years old when the 2008-2009 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 4th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYR4–3PHI
      L
      game 1/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG24:27TOI
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Mike Richards reaches 50 career goals

    in the game against New York Rangers · October 11

    • The game
      MTL5–3PHI
      L
      game 2/82
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -3+/-2SOG2PPP22:31TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      PHI2–3PIT
      L
      game 3/82
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG25:16TOI
    • The game
      PHI2–5COL
      L
      game 4/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP23:52TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI4–5SJS
      L
      game 5/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG20:36TOI
    • The game
      SJS7–6PHI
      L
      game 6/82
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG25:02TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      PHI6–3NJD
      W
      game 7/821
      His night
      +4P+4A
      +1+/-2SOG2PPP19:11TOI
      +4 assists
    • The game
      NJD2–3PHI
      W
      game 8/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG22:26TOI
    • The game
      PHI7–0ATL
      W
      game 9/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-4SOG2PPP21:33TOI
      +2 assists
    Milestone

    Mike Richards reaches 100 career assists

    in the game against Atlanta Thrashers · October 28

    • The game
      NYI2–3PHI
      W
      game 10/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP22:16TOI
      +1 assist
    • November 2008
    • The game
      EDM5–4PHI
      L
      game 11/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP23:48TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI1–4OTT
      L
      game 12/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG21:12TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TBL2–1PHI
      L
      game 13/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP19:58TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI3–1NYI
      W
      game 14/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG1SHP22:16TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI4–5PIT
      L
      game 15/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1SHP25:23TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI2–1MTL
      W
      game 16/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG22:50TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      ATL3–4PHI
      W
      game 17/823
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG21:31TOI
    • The game
      PHI3–0BUF
      W
      game 18/82
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG20:45TOI
    • The game
      PHX3–4PHI
      W
      game 19/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG21:20TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      DAL3–4PHI
      W
      game 20/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG19:33TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI3–1CAR
      W
      game 21/821
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-7SOG22:32TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      22
      points
      NHL#16
      6
      goals
      NHL#82
      16
      assists
      NHL#12
      PHI
      11-6-4W-L-OT26Points
      4th in the Atlantic·7th in the Eastern Conference·12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CAR3–2PHI
      L
      game 22/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG27:03TOI
    • The game
      PHI2–4TOR
      L
      game 23/821
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-7SOG1SHP21:59TOI
      +2 goals
    • December 2008
    • The game
      TBL3–4PHI
      W
      game 24/82
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-5SOG2PPP21:58TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      NJD3–2PHI
      L
      game 25/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP21:46TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI2–1CAR
      W
      game 26/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG1SHP23:31TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI3–4PHI
      W
      game 27/82
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP21:22TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CAR5–6PHI
      W
      game 28/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG27:32TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–6PHI
      W
      game 29/82
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-4SOG2PPP19:40TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      COL2–5PHI
      W
      game 30/821
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-1SOG2PPP19:49TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      PHI2–5MTL
      L
      game 31/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG20:46TOI
    • The game
      WSH1–7PHI
      W
      game 32/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG17:35TOI
    • The game
      PHI2–3NJD
      L
      game 33/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG27:15TOI
    • The game
      OTT4–6PHI
      W
      game 34/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG18:00TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI1–5CHI
      L
      game 35/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG15:19TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI0–3CBJ
      L
      game 36/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG20:30TOI
    • The game
      PHI3–2VAN
      W
      game 37/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG18:48TOI
    • The game
      PHI5–4ANA
      W
      game 38/821
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP22:18TOI
      +3 assists
    • The game
      PHI1–2LAK
      L
      game 39/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG27:40TOI
    • The game
      PHI1–2WSH
      L
      game 40/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG21:45TOI
    • The game
      MIN1–3PHI
      W
      game 41/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP22:49TOI
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 82
      43
      points
      NHL#13
      15
      goals
      NHL#34
      28
      assists
      NHL#10
      PHI
      22-10-9W-L-OT53Points
      1st in the Atlantic·3rd in the Eastern Conference·7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR1–4PHI
      W
      game 42/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP19:59TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT4–2PHI
      L
      game 43/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG19:25TOI
    • The game
      PHI1–4TBL
      L
      game 44/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG18:45TOI
    • The game
      PHI3–2FLA
      W
      game 45/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP24:26TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      ATL3–5PHI
      W
      game 46/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG23:34TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI2–3FLA
      L
      game 47/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-6SOG20:34TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI6–1TBL
      W
      game 48/82
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP15:41TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      PHI0–4STL
      L
      game 49/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG20:23TOI
    • February 2009
    • The game
      OTT5–2PHI
      L
      game 53/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG20:11TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI1–5PHI
      W
      game 54/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG18:55TOI
    • The game
      PHI5–2NYR
      W
      game 55/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1SHP21:12TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF3–6PHI
      W
      game 56/82
      His night
      +5P+2G+3A
      +5+/-5SOG2PPP22:22TOI
      +5 points
    • The game
      PIT5–4PHI
      L
      game 57/82
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-4SOG1SHP21:43TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      PHI4–2WSH
      W
      game 58/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG1PPP26:26TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK0–2PHI
      W
      game 59/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG22:42TOI
    • The game
      MTL4–3PHI
      L
      game 60/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-7SOG27:02TOI
      +1 goal
    • March 2009
    • The game
      PHI0–3NJD
      L
      game 61/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG20:22TOI
    • The game
      PHI4–2BOS
      W
      game 62/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP20:25TOI
      +2 assists
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8259 of 62 played
      64
      points
      NHL#15
      24
      goals
      NHL#30
      40
      assists
      NHL#15
      PHI
      34-18-10W-L-OT78Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the Atlantic·4th in the Eastern Conference·8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CGY5–1PHI
      L
      game 63/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG19:27TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NSH1–4PHI
      W
      game 64/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG1PPP20:32TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF2–5PHI
      W
      game 65/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG2PPP18:52TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      WSH2–1PHI
      L
      game 66/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG21:36TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR2–4PHI
      W
      game 67/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG21:34TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI1–4NYR
      L
      game 68/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP19:57TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI2–3DET
      L
      game 69/826
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG21:37TOI
    • The game
      PHI6–4BUF
      W
      game 70/821
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP20:48TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      PHI3–1PIT
      W
      game 71/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG24:35TOI
    • The game
      NJD2–4PHI
      W
      game 72/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG23:59TOI
    • The game
      FLA4–2PHI
      L
      game 73/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG21:41TOI
    • The game
      PHI4–3NYI
      W
      game 74/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG25:48TOI
    • The game
      BOS4–3PHI
      L
      game 75/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-6SOG21:44TOI
      +1 goal
    • April 2009
    • The game
      PHI2–3TOR
      L
      game 76/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG20:30TOI
    • The game
      TOR5–8PHI
      W
      game 77/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP20:17TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI3–4OTT
      L
      game 78/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP22:53TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      FLA1–2PHI
      W
      game 79/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG18:58TOI
    • The game
      PHI1–2NYR
      L
      game 80/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-5SOG1PPP20:53TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI3–2NYI
      W
      game 81/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG19:10TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR4–3PHI
      L
      game 82/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG22:16TOI
    The season in numbers

    Mike Richards closes the 2008-2009 season with 80 points

    Points
    80
    NHL#16
    Games
    79of 82
    96%
    Goals
    30
    NHL#37
    Assists
    50
    NHL#17
    P/GP
    1.01
    NHL#17
    +/-
    +22
    NHL#27
    Events
    80
    career best in points
    50
    career best in assists
    250
    NHL games
    100
    career assists
    50
    career goals
    6×
    First star
    9×
    Second star
    6×
    Third star
    8 i rad
    games with a point · 9 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Philadelphia Flyers are in the playoffs

    First round

    Philadelphia Flyers meet Pittsburgh Penguins

    PHIvsPIT
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      PHI1–4PIT
      L
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP23:17TOI
      +1 assist
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 2
      PHI2–3PIT
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG26:14TOI
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead2–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 3
      PIT3–6PHI
      W
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG1PPP21:30TOI
      +1 goal
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead2–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 4
      PIT3–1PHI
      L
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG22:33TOI
      +1 assist
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead3–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 5
      PHI3–0PIT
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG22:52TOI
      +1 assist
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead3–2againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 6
      PIT5–3PHI
      L
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-2SOG21:19TOI
      +1 assist
    First round

    Pittsburgh Penguins knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–2

    PHI2–4PIT
    Eliminated
    6Games5Points1Goals4Assists
    The run in numbers

    Mike Richards ends the 2008-2009 playoffs with 5 points

    Points
    5
    NHL#81
    Games
    6
    Goals
    1
    NHL#101
    Assists
    4
    NHL#68
    P/GP
    0.83
    +/-
    -4
    NHL#299
    Events
    25
    playoff games
    10
    playoff assists
    1×
    Third star
    4 i rad
    games with a point
    PIT2–4