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Reijo Ruotsalainen's 1983-1984 season

Points
59
NHL#93
Goals
20
NHL#115
Assists
39
NHL#73
Plus/minus
+17
NHL#61
Games
74
92%
92% of 80

Defenceman Reijo Ruotsalainen was 23 years old when the 1983-1984 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for New York Rangers. He played 74 of a possible 80 games and scored 20 goals and 39 assists for 59 points, 0.80 points per game. In the playoffs he played 5 games for 2 points.

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

1983-1984Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Reijo Ruotsalainen plays the 1983-1984 season for New York Rangers

    Reijo was 23 years old when the 1983-1984 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NJD2–6NYR
      W
      game 1/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR3–1NJD
      W
      game 2/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR6–1PIT
      W
      game 3/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +4+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      LAK1–2NYR
      W
      game 4/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–4NYR
      W
      game 5/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–6STL
      L
      game 6/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI4–5NYR
      W
      game 7/806
      His night
      +3P+3A
      0+/-4SOG2PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      CGY1–3NYR
      W
      game 8/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–2NYI
      W
      game 9/809
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Reijo Ruotsalainen reaches 100 career assists

    in the game against New York Islanders · October 22

    • The game
      NYR3–3BUF
      game 14/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR4–4QUE
      game 15/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR5–1NJD
      W
      game 16/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +4+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CGY3–4NYR
      W
      game 17/806
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYR4–7WSH
      L
      game 18/805
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET3–6NYR
      W
      game 19/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      WSH1–4NYR
      W
      game 20/805
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-8SOG
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8016 of 20 played
      16
      points
      NHL#77
      3
      goals
      NHL#180
      13
      assists
      NHL#35
      +10
      +/-
      NHL#16
      NYR
      13-5-0W-L-OT28Points
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR6–6BOS
      game 21/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      QUE5–6NYR
      W
      game 22/804
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF6–4NYR
      L
      game 23/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR1–3WSH
      L
      game 24/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR3–4HFD
      L
      game 25/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-7SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN3–3NYR
      game 26/806
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–0NYR
      L
      game 27/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • December 1983
    • The game
      NYR4–2DET
      W
      game 28/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS4–6NYR
      W
      game 29/805
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-7SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WSH5–7NYR
      W
      game 30/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NJD7–3NYR
      L
      game 31/804
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      EDM9–4NYR
      L
      game 32/805
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-7SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR1–7NYI
      L
      game 33/808
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–6NYR
      W
      game 34/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI2–3NYR
      W
      game 35/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR7–4CHI
      W
      game 37/804
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      PHI3–6NYR
      W
      game 38/806
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +4+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR3–2BUF
      W
      game 39/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYR2–2WSH
      game 40/806
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8035 of 40 played
      33
      points
      NHL#74
      8
      goals
      NHL#145
      25
      assists
      NHL#37
      +9
      +/-
      NHL#28
      NYR
      22-13-0W-L-OT49Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NJD3–4NYR
      W
      game 41/804
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-7SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      NYR2–5BOS
      L
      game 42/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–5NYR
      W
      game 43/809
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYR2–1PHI
      W
      game 44/805
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR2–4NYI
      L
      game 45/807
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET5–8NYR
      W
      game 46/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL2–6NYR
      W
      game 47/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT6–3NYR
      L
      game 48/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR6–3TOR
      W
      game 49/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-8SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYR6–3PIT
      W
      game 50/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL4–2NYR
      L
      game 51/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL2–3NYR
      W
      game 52/804
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    Milestone

    Reijo Ruotsalainen reaches 50 career goals

    in the game against St. Louis Blues · January 29

    • The game
      NYR1–8CGY
      L
      game 53/805
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–4VAN
      W
      game 54/807
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–3LAK
      game 55/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR3–1WIN
      W
      game 56/806
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR4–4MNS
      game 57/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR6–6LAK
      game 58/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-7SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI2–3NYR
      W
      game 59/808
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-9SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–4NYI
      L
      game 60/807
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8055 of 60 played
      51
      points
      NHL#71
      17
      goals
      NHL#98
      34
      assists
      NHL#51
      +9
      +/-
      NHL#37
      NYR
      33-19-0W-L-OT74Points
      Playoff spot
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI3–2NYR
      L
      game 61/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-9SOG
    • The game
      QUE2–4NYR
      W
      game 62/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–7MTL
      L
      game 63/805
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-8SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT3–4NYR
      W
      game 64/804
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-6SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–3NJD
      game 65/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR1–3TOR
      L
      game 66/805
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-6SOG
    • March 1984
    • The game
      NYR1–5WSH
      L
      game 67/806
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN5–4NYR
      L
      game 68/807
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–6MNS
      L
      game 69/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR6–5WIN
      W
      game 70/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYR3–2EDM
      W
      game 71/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI3–6NYR
      W
      game 72/805
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +4+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR4–6PHI
      L
      game 73/805
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS6–4NYR
      L
      game 74/803
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–3NJD
      W
      game 75/804
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-5SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–6PHI
      L
      game 76/805
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT4–6NYR
      W
      game 78/803
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–5HFD
      L
      game 79/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-7SOG
    • April 1984
    • The game
      HFD0–2NYR
      W
      game 80/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    The season in numbers

    Reijo Ruotsalainen closes the 1983-1984 season with 59 points

    Points
    59
    NHL#93
    Games
    74of 80
    93%
    Goals
    20
    NHL#115
    Assists
    39
    NHL#73
    P/GP
    0.80
    NHL#100
    +/-
    +17
    NHL#61
    Events
    100
    career assists
    50
    career goals
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 7 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Rangers are in the playoffs

    First round

    New York Rangers meet New York Islanders

    NYRvsNYI
    • Game 1
      NYR1–4NYI
      L
      7
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-8SOG
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 2
      NYR3–0NYI
      W
      7
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • New York Rangersare1–1withNew York Islanders
    • Game 3
      NYI2–7NYR
      W
      7
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • New York Rangerslead2–1againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 4
      NYI4–1NYR
      L
      7
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • New York Rangersare2–2withNew York Islanders
    • Game 5
      NYR2–3NYI
      L
      7
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    First round

    New York Islanders knock New York Rangers out 3–2

    NYR2–3NYI
    Eliminated
    5Games2Points1Goals1Assists