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Pavel Datsyuk's 2008-2009 season

Points
97
NHL#4
Goals
32
NHL#23
Assists
65
NHL#5
Plus/minus
+34
NHL#3
Games
81
98%
98% of 82

Centre Pavel Datsyuk was 30 years old when the 2008-2009 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for Detroit Red Wings. He played 81 of a possible 82 games and scored 32 goals and 65 assists for 97 points, 1.20 points per game. In the playoffs he played 16 games for 9 points. He won Frank J. Selke Trophy, the first Swede ever to do it. He also won Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, the first since Mats Näslund in 1988.

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

2008-2009Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Pavel Datsyuk plays the 2008-2009 season for Detroit Red Wings

    Pavel was 30 years old when the 2008-2009 season began. It was his 7th season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      TOR3–2DET
      L
      game 1/829
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG17:14TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET3–2OTT
      W
      game 2/827
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG17:55TOI
    • The game
      DET3–1CAR
      W
      game 3/828
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP19:17TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN4–3DET
      L
      game 4/8210
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP22:04TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYR4–5DET
      W
      game 5/829
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG20:36TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET4–3STL
      W
      game 6/827
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP20:10TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      ATL3–5DET
      W
      game 7/828
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG17:50TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET6–5CHI
      W
      game 8/827
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG23:01TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET4–3LAK
      W
      game 9/827
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG22:06TOI
    • The game
      DET4–5ANA
      L
      game 10/827
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP21:07TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      DET2–4SJS
      L
      game 11/827
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG18:50TOI
    • November 2008
    • The game
      DET3–2VAN
      W
      game 12/8210
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP19:13TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD1–3DET
      W
      game 13/828
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG20:04TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT7–6DET
      L
      game 14/827
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-5SOG21:41TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET4–3TBL
      W
      game 15/827
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP20:47TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET3–2FLA
      W
      game 16/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG19:53TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM0–4DET
      W
      game 17/827
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG19:56TOI
    • The game
      DET4–3EDM
      W
      game 18/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP18:44TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET5–2CGY
      W
      game 19/826
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG18:20TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET2–3VAN
      L
      game 20/8210
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP21:21TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL3–1DET
      L
      game 21/826
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG17:14TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      21
      points
      NHL#21
      8
      goals
      NHL#39
      13
      assists
      NHL#28
      DET
      14-3-4W-L-OT32Points
      1st in the Central·2nd in the Western Conference·3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CBJ3–5DET
      W
      game 22/829
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG18:18TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DET1–4BOS
      L
      game 23/827
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG17:37TOI
    • December 2008
    • The game
      ANA1–2DET
      W
      game 24/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG18:44TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN5–6DET
      W
      game 25/8210
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG20:51TOI
    • The game
      CHI4–5DET
      W
      game 26/827
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG20:42TOI
    • The game
      CGY3–4DET
      W
      game 27/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG19:11TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET1–3DAL
      L
      game 28/8211
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG17:55TOI
    • The game
      DET5–4PHX
      W
      game 29/828
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP18:42TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      COL3–2DET
      L
      game 30/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG19:34TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      SJS0–6DET
      W
      game 31/828
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +4+/-4SOG18:28TOI
      +4 points
    • The game
      LAK4–6DET
      W
      game 32/827
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG17:34TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      STL1–4DET
      W
      game 33/829
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG2PPP16:33TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      DET2–3NSH
      L
      game 34/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG19:24TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET3–4COL
      L
      game 35/826
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP19:14TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI0–4DET
      W
      game 36/825
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-7SOG1PPP17:18TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET6–4CHI
      W
      game 37/827
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-7SOG20:40TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET3–2MIN
      W
      game 38/828
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG19:59TOI
    • The game
      CBJ0–3DET
      W
      game 39/828
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-5SOG2PPP19:11TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      DAL1–6DET
      W
      game 40/829
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-1SOG2PPP16:29TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF1–3DET
      W
      game 41/826
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG17:46TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 82
      47
      points
      NHL#9
      18
      goals
      NHL#15
      29
      assists
      NHL#9
      DET
      29-7-5W-L-OT63Points
      1st in the Central·2nd in the Western Conference·3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET4–5DAL
      L
      game 42/8210
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-2SOG1PPP19:20TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      DET4–3ANA
      W
      game 43/828
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG19:25TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DET4–0LAK
      W
      game 44/827
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG16:30TOI
    • The game
      DET5–6SJS
      L
      game 45/828
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP19:58TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DET3–6PHX
      L
      game 46/827
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-0SOG2PPP14:14TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DAL4–2DET
      L
      game 48/829
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP21:37TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET2–4WSH
      L
      game 49/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG20:23TOI
      +1 assist
    • February 2009
    • The game
      STL3–4DET
      W
      game 50/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG22:17TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHX4–5DET
      W
      game 51/827
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG20:13TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      EDM3–8DET
      W
      game 52/826
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG14:49TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET3–0PIT
      W
      game 53/825
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP20:04TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      DET5–3NSH
      W
      game 54/826
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-6SOG1PPP19:28TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      MIN2–4DET
      W
      game 55/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG16:28TOI
    • The game
      DET2–3CBJ
      L
      game 56/828
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG19:58TOI
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Pavel Datsyuk reaches 500 NHL games

    in the game against Columbus Blue Jackets · February 13

    • The game
      COL6–5DET
      L
      game 57/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP22:33TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NSH2–6DET
      W
      game 58/826
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-6SOG2PPP18:43TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      ANA2–5DET
      W
      game 59/826
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG2PPP17:02TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET2–5MIN
      L
      game 60/827
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG16:08TOI
    • The game
      SJS1–4DET
      W
      game 61/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP17:25TOI
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Pavel Datsyuk reaches 500 career points

    in the game against San Jose Sharks · February 25

    • The game
      LAK1–2DET
      W
      game 62/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG17:56TOI
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8261 of 62 played
      75
      points
      NHL#4
      25
      goals
      NHL#15
      50
      assists
      NHL#4
      DET
      41-13-8W-L-OT90Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the Central·2nd in the Western Conference·3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET0–8NSH
      L
      game 63/826
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG16:23TOI
    • March 2009
    • The game
      DET5–0STL
      W
      game 64/828
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-5SOG2PPP18:52TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DET3–2COL
      W
      game 65/827
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG20:13TOI
    • The game
      CBJ8–2DET
      L
      game 66/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-4SOG18:18TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHX2–3DET
      W
      game 67/828
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP21:57TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY6–5DET
      L
      game 68/827
      His night
      +3P+3A
      0+/-4SOG2PPP20:22TOI
      +3 assists
    • The game
      DET5–2STL
      W
      game 69/829
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-4SOG19:09TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      DET4–0CBJ
      W
      game 70/829
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG18:42TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI2–3DET
      W
      game 71/826
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-8SOG24:55TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET6–3ATL
      W
      game 72/827
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG17:23TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET3–5CGY
      L
      game 73/826
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG20:38TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET3–2EDM
      W
      game 74/827
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-5SOG20:56TOI
    • The game
      NYI2–0DET
      L
      game 75/827
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG20:06TOI
    • The game
      NSH4–3DET
      L
      game 76/828
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP18:26TOI
      +2 assists
    • April 2009
    • The game
      STL5–4DET
      L
      game 77/829
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-7SOG1PPP21:15TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      MIN2–3DET
      W
      game 78/828
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG18:01TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET4–1BUF
      W
      game 79/828
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG16:40TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NSH4–3DET
      L
      game 80/827
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG19:26TOI
    • The game
      CHI4–2DET
      L
      game 81/828
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG18:44TOI
    • The game
      DET0–3CHI
      L
      game 82/828
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG19:45TOI
    The season in numbers

    Pavel Datsyuk closes the 2008-2009 season with 97 points

    Points
    97
    NHL#4
    Games
    81of 82
    99%
    Goals
    32
    NHL#23
    Assists
    65
    NHL#5
    P/GP
    1.20
    NHL#5
    +/-
    +34
    NHL#3
    Events
    97
    career best in points
    32
    career best in goals
    500
    career points
    500
    NHL games
    6×
    First star
    12×
    Second star
    8×
    Third star
    9 i rad
    games with a point · 17 pts
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Detroit Red Wings are in the playoffs

    First round

    Detroit Red Wings meet Columbus Blue Jackets

    DETvsCBJ
    • Game 1
      CBJ1–4DET
      W
      9
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG19:32TOI
    • Detroit Red Wingslead1–0againstColumbus Blue Jackets
    • Game 2
      CBJ0–4DET
      W
      9
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP16:50TOI
      +1 goal
    • Detroit Red Wingslead2–0againstColumbus Blue Jackets
    • Game 3
      DET4–1CBJ
      W
      9
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG17:20TOI
    • Detroit Red Wingslead3–0againstColumbus Blue Jackets
    • Game 4
      DET6–5CBJ
      W
      9
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG16:07TOI
      +1 assist
    First round

    Detroit Red Wings knock Columbus Blue Jackets out 4–0

    DET4–0CBJ
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    8 days later
    Second round

    Detroit Red Wings meet Anaheim Ducks

    DETvsANA
    • Game 1
      ANA2–3DET
      W
      7
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP20:05TOI
      +1 assist
    • Detroit Red Wingslead1–0againstAnaheim Ducks
    • Game 2
      ANA4–3DET
      L
      7
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG31:52TOI
    • Detroit Red Wingsare1–1withAnaheim Ducks
    • Game 3
      DET1–2ANA
      L
      7
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG20:29TOI
    • Anaheim Duckslead2–1againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 4
      DET6–3ANA
      W
      7
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-6SOG19:23TOI
    • Detroit Red Wingsare2–2withAnaheim Ducks
    • Game 5
      ANA1–4DET
      W
      7
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG19:59TOI
      +1 assist
    • Detroit Red Wingslead3–2againstAnaheim Ducks
    • Game 6
      DET1–2ANA
      L
      7
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG21:16TOI
    • Detroit Red Wingsare3–3withAnaheim Ducks
    • Game 7
      ANA3–4DET
      W
      7
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG20:37TOI
      +1 assist
    Second round

    Detroit Red Wings knock Anaheim Ducks out 4–3

    DET4–3ANA
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    3 days later
    Conference final

    Detroit Red Wings meet Chicago Blackhawks

    DETvsCHI
    • Game 1
      CHI2–5DET
      W
      9
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-6SOG20:21TOI
      +1 assist
    • Detroit Red Wingslead1–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 2
      CHI2–3DET
      W
      9
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP20:57TOI
      +1 assist
    Conference final

    Detroit Red Wings knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–1

    DET4–1CHI
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    3 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Detroit Red Wings play the Stanley Cup Final against Pittsburgh Penguins

    DETvsPIT
    • Game 5
      PIT0–5DET
      W
      7
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP17:38TOI
      +2 assists
    • Detroit Red Wingslead3–2againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 6
      DET1–2PIT
      L
      7
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG19:50TOI
    • Detroit Red Wingsare3–3withPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 7
      PIT2–1DET
      L
      7
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG19:11TOI
    Stanley Cup Final

    Pittsburgh Penguins knock Detroit Red Wings out 4–3

    DET3–4PIT
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Pavel Datsyuk ends the 2008-2009 playoffs with 9 points

    Points
    9
    NHL#42
    Games
    16
    Goals
    1
    NHL#101
    Assists
    8
    NHL#18
    P/GP
    0.56
    NHL#47
    +/-
    +5
    NHL#21
    Events
    2×
    Second star
    1×
    Third star
    4 i rad
    games with a point
    2 points
    best game
    CBJ4–0→ANA4–3→CHI4–1→PIT3–4
    Honours

    Pavel Datsyuk won Frank J. Selke Trophy and Lady Byng Memorial Trophy for 2008-2009