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Reijo Ruotsalainen's 1985-1986 season

Points
59
NHL#98
Goals
17
NHL#156
Assists
42
NHL#60
Plus/minus
+22
NHL#36
Games
80
100%
100% of 80

Defenceman Reijo Ruotsalainen was 25 years old when the 1985-1986 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for New York Rangers. He played all 80 games and scored 17 goals and 42 assists for 59 points, 0.74 points per game. In the playoffs he played 16 games for 8 points.

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

1985-1986Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Reijo Ruotsalainen plays the 1985-1986 season for New York Rangers

    NYRNew York Rangers

    Reijo was 25 years old when the 1985-1986 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 5th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      WSH2–4NYR
      W
      game 1/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–8HFD
      L
      game 2/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD3–2NYR
      L
      game 3/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–4LAK
      L
      game 4/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–5NYI
      L
      game 5/805
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN3–4NYR
      W
      game 6/805
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD1–5NYR
      W
      game 7/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK0–5NYR
      W
      game 8/804
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–2NYR
      W
      game 9/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • November 1985
    • The game
      NYR5–6NJD
      L
      game 10/803
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–2PIT
      W
      game 11/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–2NYR
      L
      game 12/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR7–3WIN
      W
      game 13/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–4MNS
      L
      game 14/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI5–4NYR
      L
      game 15/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–5NYR
      W
      game 16/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–2MTL
      game 17/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM3–2NYR
      L
      game 18/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–7NYR
      W
      game 19/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–0NYI
      W
      game 20/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      17
      points
      NHL#67
      3
      goals
      NHL#187
      14
      assists
      NHL#21
      +6
      +/-
      NHL#21
      NYR
      10-9-0W-L-OT21Points
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI4–3NYR
      L
      game 21/804
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY5–2NYR
      L
      game 22/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–2WSH
      W
      game 23/804
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–5PIT
      L
      game 24/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • December 1985
    • The game
      PIT6–0NYR
      L
      game 25/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN4–7NYR
      W
      game 26/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR0–4PHI
      L
      game 27/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–3NYR
      W
      game 28/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–2NJD
      W
      game 29/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–4BOS
      L
      game 30/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT5–2NYR
      L
      game 31/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-7SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–4NYR
      L
      game 32/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–2NYR
      game 33/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–4NYI
      W
      game 34/804
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–10NYR
      W
      game 35/802
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +4+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–6BUF
      L
      game 36/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–3MNS
      L
      game 37/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–6NYR
      W
      game 38/805
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR0–3WSH
      L
      game 39/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE5–4NYR
      L
      game 40/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      31
      points
      NHL#79
      8
      goals
      NHL#154
      23
      assists
      NHL#39
      +11
      +/-
      NHL#16
      NYR
      17-21-0W-L-OT36Points
      14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL4–6NYR
      W
      game 41/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–2NYR
      game 42/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–1VAN
      W
      game 43/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–3LAK
      W
      game 44/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–4EDM
      W
      game 45/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD5–0NYR
      L
      game 46/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–2TOR
      W
      game 47/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE4–0NYR
      L
      game 48/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR6–6QUE
      game 49/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–5CHI
      L
      game 50/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–5BUF
      L
      game 51/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • February 1986
    • The game
      NYR3–1HFD
      W
      game 52/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–4STL
      L
      game 53/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–2BOS
      W
      game 54/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–5NYR
      W
      game 55/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR7–5DET
      W
      game 56/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–3NYR
      W
      game 57/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–3NYR
      W
      game 58/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–5NYR
      W
      game 59/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–7TOR
      L
      game 60/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      45
      points
      NHL#92
      13
      goals
      NHL#155
      32
      assists
      NHL#60
      +12
      +/-
      NHL#27
      NYR
      29-27-0W-L-OT62Points
      13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT3–8NYR
      W
      game 61/802
      His night
      +4P+4A
      +4+/-2SOG1PPP
      +4 assists
      View the game
    • March 1986
    • The game
      NYR0–4WSH
      L
      game 62/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–2NYR
      L
      game 63/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–4WIN
      L
      game 64/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–2CGY
      W
      game 65/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–1NYR
      L
      game 66/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR6–3NJD
      W
      game 67/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–2NYR
      L
      game 68/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–2PIT
      game 69/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–3NYR
      W
      game 70/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–6NYI
      L
      game 71/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–4PHI
      L
      game 72/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI5–3NYR
      L
      game 73/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–4NJD
      W
      game 74/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM2–4NYR
      W
      game 75/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–8PHI
      L
      game 76/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD0–9NYR
      W
      game 77/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • April 1986
    • The game
      PHI3–2NYR
      L
      game 78/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–4WSH
      game 79/802
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT5–4NYR
      L
      game 80/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Reijo Ruotsalainen closes the 1985-1986 season with 59 points

    NYRNew York Rangers
    Points
    59
    NHL#98
    Games
    80of 80
    100%
    Goals
    17
    NHL#156
    Assists
    42
    NHL#60
    P/GP
    0.74
    NHL#130
    +/-
    +22
    NHL#36
    Events
    8 i rad
    games with a point · 12 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Rangers are in the playoffs

    First round

    New York Rangers meet Philadelphia Flyers

    NYRvsPHI
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYR6–2PHI
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 2
      NYR1–2PHI
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • New York Rangersare1–1withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 3
      PHI2–5NYR
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead2–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 4
      PHI7–1NYR
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • New York Rangersare2–2withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 5
      NYR5–2PHI
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    First round

    New York Rangers knock Philadelphia Flyers out 3–2

    NYR3–2PHI
    Advance
    5Games2Points0Goals2Assists
    2 days later
    Second round

    New York Rangers meet Washington Capitals

    NYRvsWSH
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYR4–3WSH
      W
      4
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead1–0againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 2
      NYR1–8WSH
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • New York Rangersare1–1withWashington Capitals
    • Game 3
      WSH6–3NYR
      L
      4
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalslead2–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 4
      WSH5–6NYR
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • New York Rangersare2–2withWashington Capitals
    • Game 5
      NYR4–2WSH
      W
      4
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead3–2againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 6
      WSH1–2NYR
      W
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    Second round

    New York Rangers knock Washington Capitals out 4–2

    NYR4–2WSH
    Advance
    6Games5Points0Goals5Assists
    4 days later
    Conference final

    New York Rangers meet Montréal Canadiens

    NYRvsMTL
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYR1–2MTL
      L
      5
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 2
      NYR2–6MTL
      L
      4
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 3
      MTL4–3NYR
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 4
      MTL0–2NYR
      W
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 5
      NYR1–3MTL
      L
      5
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    Conference final

    Montréal Canadiens knock New York Rangers out 4–1

    NYR1–4MTL
    Eliminated
    5Games1Points0Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Reijo Ruotsalainen ends the 1985-1986 playoffs with 8 points

    NYRNew York Rangers
    Points
    8
    NHL#49
    Games
    16
    Goals
    0
    NHL#164
    Assists
    8
    NHL#22
    P/GP
    0.50
    NHL#57
    +/-
    -1
    NHL#173
    Events
    25
    playoff points
    10
    playoff assists
    2 points
    best game
    PHI3–2→WSH4–2→MTL1–4