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Phil Russell's 1985-1986 season

Points

NHL#389

Goals

NHL#344

Assists

NHL#396

Plus/minus

-25

NHL#588

Games

53% of 79

Defenceman Phil Russell was 33 years old when the 1985-1986 season began, his 14th in the NHL, and played it for New Jersey Devils och Buffalo Sabres. He played 42 of a possible 79 games and scored 4 goals and 6 assists for 10 points, 0.24 points per game. He moved from New Jersey Devils to Buffalo Sabres in March. Buffalo Sabres did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1985-1986

Year 1985
41 years ago
Season opener
October 26
Phil Russell opens the 1985-1986 season with New Jersey Devils
NJDNew Jersey Devils
Phil was 33 years old when the 1985-1986 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 14th NHL season in all.
A late start
October 26
Phil Russell's season starts in game 8 of 80
New Jersey Devils have played 7 games7 of 80 without him
- The game
  LAK2–5NJD
  W
  October 26game 8/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS6–4NJD
  L
  October 29game 9/801
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-0SOG
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- November 1985
- The game
  NJD2–3NYI
  L
  November 9game 14/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-6SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NJD6–3LAK
  W
  November 19game 17/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NJD6–5VAN
  W
  November 22game 18/802
  His night
  No points
  +3+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NJD2–3EDM
  L
  November 23game 19/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  WIN3–4NJD
  W
  November 26game 20/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- Checkpoint
  November 26
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 807 of 20 played
  2
  points
  NHL#382
  0
  goals
  NHL#372
  2
  assists
  NHL#342
  0
  +/-
  NHL#71
  NJD
  9-10-0W-L-OT19Points
  14th in the whole NHL
- December 1985
- The game
  NJD2–4BOS
  L
  December 1game 22/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  VAN1–4NJD
  W
  December 6game 24/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NJD5–1PIT
  W
  December 7game 25/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NJD6–4MNS
  W
  December 9game 26/801
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYR4–2NJD
  L
  December 11game 27/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NJD3–6PHI
  L
  December 19game 31/803
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MNS8–3NJD
  L
  December 22game 33/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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Year 1986
40 years ago
- The game
  WSH3–2NJD
  L
  January 3game 36/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NJD3–9WSH
  L
  January 4game 37/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- Checkpoint
  January 4
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8016 of 40 played
  3
  points
  NHL#425
  1
  goals
  NHL#376
  2
  assists
  NHL#410
  -7
  +/-
  NHL#156
  NJD
  14-25-0W-L-OT29Points
  19th in the whole NHL
- The game
  NJD2–3PHI
  L
  January 14game 41/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NJD4–3DET
  W
  January 15game 42/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH4–3NJD
  L
  January 17game 43/803
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BUF6–3NJD
  L
  January 19game 44/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NJD6–6CGY
  January 22game 46/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  NJD6–7EDM
  L
  January 24game 47/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT4–1NJD
  L
  January 29game 49/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- February 1986
- The game
  NJD4–5WSH
  L
  February 1game 50/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–4NJD
  W
  February 13game 55/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NJD5–6NYI
  L
  February 15game 56/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  PIT5–5NJD
  February 16game 57/801
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-0SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 16
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8027 of 60 played
  5
  points
  NHL#414
  2
  goals
  NHL#370
  3
  assists
  NHL#419
  -14
  +/-
  NHL#189
  NJD
  19-38-0W-L-OT41Points
  20th in the whole NHL
- March 1986
- The game
  NJD3–8BOS
  L
  March 1game 61/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WIN4–6NJD
  W
  March 2game 62/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NJD3–4BUF
  L
  March 9game 66/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BUF2–3STL
  L
  March 11game 69/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
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- The game
  BUF7–6CHI
  W
  March 12game 70/801
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  -1+/-2SOG
  +2 points
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Milestone
Phil Russell reaches 1,000 NHL games
in the game against Chicago Blackhawks · March 12
- The game
  BUF3–5LAK
  L
  March 15game 71/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BUF4–3VAN
  W
  March 19game 72/803
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NJD6–3BUF
  L
  March 21game 73/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  LAK1–6BUF
  W
  March 23game 74/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BUF1–0PHI
  W
  March 27game 75/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BUF1–2BOS
  L
  March 29game 76/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BOS5–3BUF
  L
  March 30game 77/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- April 1986
- The game
  BUF3–5HFD
  L
  April 1game 78/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL2–4BUF
  W
  April 4game 79/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BUF2–4MTL
  L
  April 5game 80/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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The season in numbers
April 5
Phil Russell closes the 1985-1986 season with 10 points
NJDNew Jersey Devils BUFBuffalo Sabres
New Jersey Devils did not reach the playoffs
Points
10
NHL#389
Games
42of 80
53%
Goals
4
NHL#344
Assists
6
NHL#396
P/GP
0.24
NHL#369
+/-
-25
NHL#588
Events
1,000
NHL games

Phil Russell opens the 1985-1986 season with New Jersey Devils

Phil Russell's season starts in game 8 of 80

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Phil Russell reaches 1,000 NHL games

Phil Russell closes the 1985-1986 season with 10 points