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Phil Esposito's 1979-1980 season

Points
78
NHL#28
Goals
34
NHL#33
Assists
44
NHL#37
Plus/minus
-14
NHL#506
Games
80
100%
100% of 80

Centre Phil Esposito was 37 years old when the 1979-1980 season began, his 16th in the NHL, and played it for New York Rangers. He played all 80 games and scored 34 goals and 44 assists for 78 points, 0.97 points per game. In the playoffs he played 9 games for 6 points.

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

1979-1980Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Phil Esposito plays the 1979-1980 season for New York Rangers

    NYRNew York Rangers

    Phil was 37 years old when the 1979-1980 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 16th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYR6–3TOR
      W
      game 1/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–3NYR
      L
      game 2/805
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN3–6NYR
      W
      game 3/804
      His night
      +4P+3G+1A
      +3+/-4SOG1PPP
      HAT TRICK
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–5MTL
      L
      game 4/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–6NYR
      W
      game 5/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM2–10NYR
      W
      game 6/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–5PHI
      L
      game 7/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–7MNS
      L
      game 8/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–2NYR
      game 9/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • November 1979
    • The game
      NYR2–4LAK
      L
      game 10/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–7CLR
      L
      game 11/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–2VAN
      W
      game 12/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–8NYR
      W
      game 13/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    Milestone

    Phil Esposito reaches 1,500 career points

    in the game against Los Angeles Kings · November 7

    • The game
      QUE4–5NYR
      W
      game 14/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–1NYR
      L
      game 15/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–10NYI
      L
      game 16/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–3NYR
      W
      game 17/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–4AFM
      L
      game 18/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–5NYR
      W
      game 19/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN6–4NYR
      L
      game 20/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -5+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      18
      points
      NHL#34
      9
      goals
      NHL#29
      9
      assists
      NHL#63
      NYR
      9-10-0W-L-OT19Points
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR3–5PIT
      L
      game 21/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–3NYR
      L
      game 22/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS4–4NYR
      game 23/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–2BUF
      L
      game 24/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • December 1979
    • The game
      NYR2–0STL
      W
      game 25/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–3NYR
      game 26/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–3NYR
      game 27/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR7–4HFD
      W
      game 28/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–5NYR
      W
      game 29/804
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–1DET
      W
      game 30/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–2CHI
      W
      game 31/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–5WSH
      L
      game 32/805
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–1NYR
      game 33/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN3–5NYR
      W
      game 34/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–3PIT
      W
      game 35/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–3NYR
      L
      game 36/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–5NYR
      W
      game 37/805
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–3QUE
      game 38/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–3NYR
      L
      game 39/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM5–5NYR
      game 40/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      34
      points
      NHL#45
      15
      goals
      NHL#40
      19
      assists
      NHL#53
      NYR
      17-16-0W-L-OT41Points
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      HFD2–5NYR
      W
      game 41/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR0–4DET
      L
      game 42/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR6–2EDM
      W
      game 43/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–0WIN
      W
      game 44/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR6–6NYR
      game 45/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN1–4NYR
      W
      game 46/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–6BOS
      L
      game 47/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–1NYR
      L
      game 48/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–4LAK
      W
      game 49/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR6–4VAN
      W
      game 50/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–3CLR
      game 51/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–6BUF
      L
      game 52/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • February 1980
    • The game
      NYR6–3WSH
      W
      game 53/803
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–5QUE
      L
      game 54/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE1–3NYR
      W
      game 55/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–3CHI
      L
      game 56/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR6–4NYR
      L
      game 57/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–6HFD
      L
      game 58/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM1–4NYR
      W
      game 59/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-5SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–6MNS
      L
      game 60/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-7SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      53
      points
      NHL#48
      24
      goals
      NHL#39
      29
      assists
      NHL#55
      NYR
      26-25-0W-L-OT61Points
      10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI2–8NYR
      W
      game 61/804
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG2PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–5NYR
      W
      game 62/801
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      0+/-4SOG2PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–2BOS
      W
      game 63/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • March 1980
    • The game
      BOS1–2NYR
      W
      game 64/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–4NYR
      W
      game 65/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–5MTL
      L
      game 66/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–4NYR
      W
      game 67/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR0–6NYR
      W
      game 68/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-7SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR8–4TOR
      W
      game 69/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–5NYR
      W
      game 70/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–4EDM
      L
      game 71/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–4WIN
      L
      game 72/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL6–1NYR
      L
      game 73/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–3NYR
      game 74/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-8SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–4AFM
      L
      game 75/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–3STL
      W
      game 76/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–7NYR
      W
      game 77/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • April 1980
    • The game
      AFM7–3NYR
      L
      game 78/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–2NYI
      L
      game 79/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR8–3PHI
      W
      game 80/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Phil Esposito closes the 1979-1980 season with 78 points

    NYRNew York Rangers
    Points
    78
    NHL#28
    Games
    80of 80
    100%
    Goals
    34
    NHL#33
    Assists
    44
    NHL#37
    P/GP
    0.97
    NHL#43
    +/-
    -14
    NHL#506
    Events
    1
    hat trick
    1,500
    career points
    11 i rad
    games with a point · 15 pts
    5 i rad
    games with a goal
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Rangers are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    New York Rangers meet Atlanta Flames

    NYRvsAFM
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    Swedes on Atlanta Flames
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      AFM1–2NYR
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead1–0againstAtlanta Flames
    • Game 2
      AFM1–5NYR
      W
      3
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead2–0againstAtlanta Flames
    • Game 3
      NYR2–4AFM
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead2–1againstAtlanta Flames
    • Game 4
      NYR5–2AFM
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    New York Rangers knock Atlanta Flames out 3–1

    NYR3–1AFM
    Advance
    4Games2Points2Goals0Assists
    4 days later
    Quarterfinal

    New York Rangers meet Philadelphia Flyers

    NYRvsPHI
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYR1–2PHI
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 2
      NYR1–4PHI
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead2–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 3
      PHI3–0NYR
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 4
      PHI2–4NYR
      W
      2
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 5
      NYR1–3PHI
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    Philadelphia Flyers knock New York Rangers out 4–1

    NYR1–4PHI
    Eliminated
    5Games4Points1Goals3Assists
    The run in numbers

    Phil Esposito ends the 1979-1980 playoffs with 6 points

    NYRNew York Rangers
    Points
    6
    NHL#57
    Games
    9
    Goals
    3
    NHL#37
    Assists
    3
    NHL#72
    P/GP
    0.67
    NHL#49
    +/-
    -2
    NHL#201
    Events
    75
    playoff assists
    3 points
    best game
    AFM3–1→PHI1–4