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Reijo Ruotsalainen's 1989-1990 season

Points

NHL#324

Goals

NHL#349

Assists

NHL#298

Plus/minus

-5

NHL#491

Games

51% of 79

Defenceman Reijo Ruotsalainen was 29 years old when the 1989-1990 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for New Jersey Devils och Edmonton Oilers. He played 41 of a possible 79 games and scored 3 goals and 12 assists for 15 points, 0.37 points per game. He moved from New Jersey Devils to Edmonton Oilers in March. The season ended with Reijo Ruotsalainen winning the Stanley Cup with Edmonton Oilers against Boston Bruins, after 22 playoff games and 13 points.

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

1989-1990Playoffs

Year 1989
37 years ago
Season opener
October 5
Reijo Ruotsalainen opens the 1989-1990 season with New Jersey Devils
NJDNew Jersey Devils
Reijo was 29 years old when the 1989-1990 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 7th NHL season in all.
- The game
  NJD6–2PHI
  W
  October 5game 1/803
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  PIT4–4NJD
  October 7game 2/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-5SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CGY4–2NJD
  L
  October 10game 3/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL4–3NJD
  L
  October 13game 4/804
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PHI3–5NJD
  W
  October 18game 6/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN3–2NJD
  L
  October 20game 7/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  CHI2–3NJD
  W
  October 28game 11/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  NJD3–4VAN
  L
  October 31game 12/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- November 1989
- The game
  NJD6–6EDM
  November 1game 13/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NJD3–7CGY
  L
  November 4game 14/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  QUE3–6NJD
  W
  November 8game 15/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  PHI7–5NJD
  L
  November 11game 16/805
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  NJD3–3PHI
  November 12game 17/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MNS2–1NJD
  L
  November 15game 18/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYR4–5NJD
  W
  November 17game 19/805
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- Checkpoint
  November 17
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 8015 of 20 played
  5
  points
  NHL#266
  0
  goals
  NHL#372
  5
  assists
  NHL#187
  -1
  +/-
  NHL#99
  NJD
  8-9-0W-L-OT19Points
  14th in the whole NHL
- The game
  NJD6–3PIT
  W
  November 22game 21/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NJD6–7MNS
  L
  November 24game 22/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
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- The game
  NJD3–1WIN
  W
  November 25game 23/805
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  NYI2–3NJD
  W
  November 28game 24/803
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- December 1989
- The game
  NJD4–6BUF
  L
  December 1game 25/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH5–3NJD
  L
  December 2game 26/804
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  NJD3–5NYR
  L
  December 6game 27/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NJD3–7HFD
  L
  December 9game 29/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  LAK5–7NJD
  W
  December 15game 32/803
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BOS1–3NJD
  W
  December 17game 33/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NJD4–5NYI
  L
  December 19game 34/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NJD4–4NYR
  December 26game 37/805
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- Checkpoint
  December 26
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8027 of 40 played
  7
  points
  NHL#322
  2
  goals
  NHL#301
  5
  assists
  NHL#298
  -4
  +/-
  NHL#149
  NJD
  18-18-0W-L-OT40Points
  11th in the whole NHL
Year 1990
36 years ago
- The game
  BUF3–5NJD
  W
  January 2game 41/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  LAK2–4NJD
  W
  January 4game 42/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NJD2–5LAK
  L
  January 30game 52/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- February 1990
- The game
  EDM2–2NJD
  February 6game 54/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  February 6
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8031 of 60 played
  7
  points
  NHL#382
  2
  goals
  NHL#352
  5
  assists
  NHL#363
  -4
  +/-
  NHL#155
  NJD
  25-28-0W-L-OT57Points
  15th in the whole NHL
- March 1990
- The game
  EDM2–3TOR
  L
  March 10game 71/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-6SOG
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- The game
  EDM4–1QUE
  W
  March 13game 72/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  EDM3–3MTL
  March 14game 73/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  NJD4–1EDM
  L
  March 17game 74/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  HFD3–1EDM
  L
  March 18game 75/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  STL6–8EDM
  W
  March 21game 76/80
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +1+/-1SOG2PPP
  +3 assists
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- The game
  NYI5–5EDM
  March 24game 77/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  EDM4–1VAN
  W
  March 27game 78/801
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-3SOG
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- The game
  EDM2–6CGY
  L
  March 30game 79/801
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-2SOG
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- April 1990
- The game
  EDM4–2WIN
  W
  April 1game 80/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-5SOG2PPP
  +2 assists
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The season in numbers
April 1
Reijo Ruotsalainen closes the 1989-1990 season with 15 points
NJDNew Jersey Devils EDMEdmonton Oilers
Points
15
NHL#324
Games
41of 80
51%
Goals
3
NHL#349
Assists
12
NHL#298
P/GP
0.37
NHL#270
+/-
-5
NHL#491
3 days later
Playoffs
April 4
Edmonton Oilers are in the playoffs
First round
April 4
Edmonton Oilers meet Winnipeg Jets
EDMvsWIN
Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
No Swedes
Swedes on Winnipeg Jets
Thomas Steen
Fredrik Olausson
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- Game 1
  WIN7–5EDM
  L
  April 42
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- Winnipeg Jetslead1–0againstEdmonton Oilers
- Game 2
  WIN2–3EDM
  W
  April 62
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
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- Edmonton Oilersare1–1withWinnipeg Jets
- Game 3
  EDM1–2WIN
  L
  April 82
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- Winnipeg Jetslead2–1againstEdmonton Oilers
- Game 4
  EDM3–4WIN
  L
  April 102
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-6SOG
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- Winnipeg Jetslead3–1againstEdmonton Oilers
- Game 5
  WIN3–4EDM
  W
  April 122
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-6SOG
  +1 assist
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- Winnipeg Jetslead3–2againstEdmonton Oilers
- Game 6
  EDM4–3WIN
  W
  April 142
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- Edmonton Oilersare3–3withWinnipeg Jets
- Game 7
  WIN1–4EDM
  W
  April 162
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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First round
April 16
Edmonton Oilers knock Winnipeg Jets out 4–3
EDM4–3WIN
Advance
7Games4Points1Goals3Assists
2 days later
Second round
April 18
Edmonton Oilers meet Los Angeles Kings
EDMvsLAK
Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
No Swedes
Swedes on Los Angeles Kings
Tomas Sandström
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- Game 1
  LAK0–7EDM
  W
  April 181
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- Edmonton Oilerslead1–0againstLos Angeles Kings
- Game 2
  LAK1–6EDM
  W
  April 201
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-4SOG2PPP
  +2 assists
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- Edmonton Oilerslead2–0againstLos Angeles Kings
- Game 3
  EDM5–4LAK
  W
  April 221
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- Edmonton Oilerslead3–0againstLos Angeles Kings
- Game 4
  EDM6–5LAK
  W
  April 241
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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Second round
April 24
Edmonton Oilers knock Los Angeles Kings out 4–0
EDM4–0LAK
Advance
4Games5Points1Goals4Assists
8 days later
Conference final
May 2
Edmonton Oilers meet Chicago Blackhawks
EDMvsCHI
Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
No Swedes
Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  CHI2–5EDM
  W
  May 2
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +3+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- Edmonton Oilerslead1–0againstChicago Blackhawks
- Game 2
  CHI4–3EDM
  L
  May 4
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- Edmonton Oilersare1–1withChicago Blackhawks
- Game 3
  EDM1–5CHI
  L
  May 6
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
  View the game
- Chicago Blackhawkslead2–1againstEdmonton Oilers
- Game 4
  EDM4–2CHI
  W
  May 8
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- Edmonton Oilersare2–2withChicago Blackhawks
- Game 5
  CHI3–4EDM
  W
  May 10
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-6SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- Edmonton Oilerslead3–2againstChicago Blackhawks
- Game 6
  EDM8–4CHI
  W
  May 12
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-2SOG
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Conference final
May 12
Edmonton Oilers knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–2
EDM4–2CHI
Advance
6Games2Points0Goals2Assists
3 days later
Stanley Cup Final
May 15
Edmonton Oilers play the Stanley Cup Final against Boston Bruins
EDMvsBOS
Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
No Swedes
Swedes on Boston Bruins
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  EDM3–2BOS
  W
  May 15
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- Edmonton Oilerslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
- Game 2
  EDM7–2BOS
  W
  May 18
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- Edmonton Oilerslead2–0againstBoston Bruins
- Game 3
  BOS2–1EDM
  L
  May 20
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
  View the game
- Edmonton Oilerslead2–1againstBoston Bruins
- Game 4
  BOS1–5EDM
  W
  May 22
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- Edmonton Oilerslead3–1againstBoston Bruins
- Game 5
  EDM4–1BOS
  W
  May 24
  His night
  No points
  +3+/-0SOG
  View the game
May 24
Stanley Cup Champions
Edmonton Oilers
beat Boston Bruins 4–1 in the final
5Games2Points0Goals2Assists
The run in numbers
May 24
Reijo Ruotsalainen ends the 1989-1990 playoffs with 13 points
NJDNew Jersey Devils EDMEdmonton Oilers
Points
13
NHL#21
Games
22
Goals
2
NHL#71
Assists
11
NHL#12
P/GP
0.59
NHL#50
+/-
+13
NHL#2
Events
25
playoff assists
5 i rad
games with a point
2 points
best game
WIN4–3→LAK4–0→CHI4–2→BOS4–1

Reijo Ruotsalainen opens the 1989-1990 season with New Jersey Devils

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Reijo Ruotsalainen closes the 1989-1990 season with 15 points

Edmonton Oilers are in the playoffs

Edmonton Oilers meet Winnipeg Jets

Edmonton Oilers knock Winnipeg Jets out 4–3

Edmonton Oilers meet Los Angeles Kings

Edmonton Oilers knock Los Angeles Kings out 4–0

Edmonton Oilers meet Chicago Blackhawks

Edmonton Oilers knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–2

Edmonton Oilers play the Stanley Cup Final against Boston Bruins

Edmonton Oilers

Reijo Ruotsalainen ends the 1989-1990 playoffs with 13 points