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Ray Bourque's 1981-1982 season

Points
66
NHL#85
Goals
17
NHL#149
Assists
49
NHL#37
Plus/minus
+21
NHL#45
Games
65
81%
81% of 80

Defenceman Ray Bourque was 20 years old when the 1981-1982 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins. He played 65 of a possible 80 games and scored 17 goals and 49 assists for 66 points, 1.02 points per game. In the playoffs he played 9 games for 6 points.

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

1981-1982Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Ray Bourque plays the 1981-1982 season for Boston Bruins

    Ray was 20 years old when the 1981-1982 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      QUE7–5BOS
      L
      game 1/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      BOS1–1HFD
      game 2/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–6BOS
      W
      game 3/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS8–5CHI
      W
      game 4/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BOS6–1CLR
      W
      game 5/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BOS5–4LAK
      W
      game 6/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–3STL
      W
      game 7/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS2–2DET
      game 8/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • November 1981
    • The game
      BOS10–1QUE
      W
      game 14/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS4–1BOS
      L
      game 15/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      EDM2–5BOS
      W
      game 16/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8011 of 20 played
      11
      points
      NHL#172
      2
      goals
      NHL#234
      9
      assists
      NHL#107
      +14
      +/-
      NHL#6
      BOS
      12-4-0W-L-OT28Points
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS1–3NYI
      L
      game 22/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI3–1BOS
      L
      game 23/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–5BOS
      W
      game 24/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • December 1981
    • The game
      BUF3–6BOS
      W
      game 25/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–3QUE
      W
      game 26/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS4–3NYR
      W
      game 27/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-5SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      STL3–2BOS
      L
      game 28/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      CLR1–5BOS
      W
      game 29/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL5–1BOS
      L
      game 30/80
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–5MTL
      L
      game 31/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK4–6BOS
      W
      game 32/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS7–4WSH
      W
      game 33/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Ray Bourque reaches 50 career goals

    in the game against Washington Capitals · December 23

    • The game
      BOS9–6HFD
      W
      game 34/80
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-3SOG2PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      BOS5–3VAN
      W
      game 35/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–2CGY
      W
      game 36/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS4–4EDM
      game 37/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS8–5WIN
      W
      game 38/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      BOS1–3MTL
      L
      game 39/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Ray Bourque reaches 100 career assists

    in the game against Montréal Canadiens · January 5

    • The game
      WIN6–8BOS
      W
      game 40/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8030 of 40 played
      31
      points
      NHL#100
      8
      goals
      NHL#162
      23
      assists
      NHL#47
      +12
      +/-
      NHL#20
      BOS
      24-11-0W-L-OT53Points
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS1–6QUE
      L
      game 41/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR2–5BOS
      W
      game 42/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYI4–5BOS
      W
      game 43/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      HFD3–3BOS
      game 44/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS3–7PHI
      L
      game 45/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS4–5PIT
      L
      game 46/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR2–4BOS
      W
      game 47/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH1–3BOS
      W
      game 48/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-8SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY3–3BOS
      game 49/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-12SOG
    • The game
      MTL6–3BOS
      L
      game 50/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–3HFD
      L
      game 51/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-8SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CLR2–4BOS
      W
      game 52/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • February 1982
    • The game
      BOS5–2BUF
      W
      game 53/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +4+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–5BOS
      W
      game 54/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CHI4–3BOS
      L
      game 55/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS4–2MNS
      W
      game 56/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS3–6CGY
      L
      game 57/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–2EDM
      game 58/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–6VAN
      L
      game 59/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS7–5DET
      W
      game 60/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8050 of 60 played
      48
      points
      NHL#87
      11
      goals
      NHL#169
      37
      assists
      NHL#36
      +9
      +/-
      NHL#33
      BOS
      33-19-0W-L-OT74Points
      Playoff spot
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS1–0PHI
      W
      game 61/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–4HFD
      L
      game 62/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR6–4BOS
      L
      game 63/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-8SOG
      +2 goals
    • March 1982
    • The game
      BOS2–2STL
      game 64/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS3–2PIT
      W
      game 65/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK0–4BOS
      W
      game 66/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BOS1–5CHI
      L
      game 67/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-7SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–4MTL
      L
      game 68/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WIN4–7BOS
      W
      game 69/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +4+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DET3–5BOS
      W
      game 70/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL5–2BOS
      L
      game 71/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -2+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      BOS3–3BUF
      game 72/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF4–6BOS
      W
      game 73/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • April 1982
    • The game
      BOS5–4QUE
      W
      game 79/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      HFD2–7BOS
      W
      game 80/80
      His night
      No points
      +4+/-0SOG
    The season in numbers

    Ray Bourque closes the 1981-1982 season with 66 points

    Points
    66
    NHL#85
    Games
    65of 80
    81%
    Goals
    17
    NHL#149
    Assists
    49
    NHL#37
    P/GP
    1.02
    NHL#59
    +/-
    +21
    NHL#45
    Events
    100
    career assists
    50
    career goals
    8 i rad
    games with a point · 10 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Boston Bruins are in the playoffs

    First round

    Boston Bruins meet Buffalo Sabres

    BOSvsBUF
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      BUF1–3BOS
      W
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-6SOG
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 2
      BUF3–7BOS
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Boston Bruinslead2–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 3
      BOS2–5BUF
      L
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • Boston Bruinslead2–1againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 4
      BOS5–2BUF
      W
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-5SOG
    First round

    Boston Bruins knock Buffalo Sabres out 3–1

    BOS3–1BUF
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    4 days later
    Second round

    Boston Bruins meet Quebec Nordiques

    BOSvsQUE
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    Swedes on Quebec Nordiques
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      QUE3–4BOS
      W
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstQuebec Nordiques
    • Game 2
      QUE4–8BOS
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • Boston Bruinslead2–0againstQuebec Nordiques
    • Game 3
      BOS2–3QUE
      L
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • Boston Bruinslead2–1againstQuebec Nordiques
    • Game 4
      BOS2–7QUE
      L
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • Boston Bruinsare2–2withQuebec Nordiques
    • Game 5
      QUE4–3BOS
      L
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    Second round

    Quebec Nordiques knock Boston Bruins out 4–3

    BOS3–4QUE
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Ray Bourque ends the 1981-1982 playoffs with 6 points

    Points
    6
    NHL#65
    Games
    9
    Goals
    1
    NHL#114
    Assists
    5
    NHL#45
    P/GP
    0.67
    NHL#41
    +/-
    +5
    NHL#24
    Events
    2 points
    best game
    BUF3–1→QUE3–4