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Rick Blight's 1979-1980 season

Points
18
NHL#296
Goals
12
NHL#180
Assists
6
NHL#377
Plus/minus
+6
NHL#126
Games
33
41%
41% of 80

Right winger Rick Blight was 23 years old when the 1979-1980 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for Vancouver Canucks. He played 33 of a possible 80 games and scored 12 goals and 6 assists for 18 points, 0.55 points per game.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1979-1980Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Rick Blight plays the 1979-1980 season for Vancouver Canucks

    VANVancouver Canucks

    Rick was 23 years old when the 1979-1980 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 5th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      STL5–2VAN
      L
      game 1/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      DET1–3VAN
      W
      game 2/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      VAN4–4EDM
      game 3/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      VAN5–1STL
      W
      game 4/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      VAN0–2TOR
      L
      game 6/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      VAN3–3BUF
      game 7/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      TOR1–5VAN
      W
      game 8/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      WSH3–5VAN
      W
      game 9/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      NYI2–2VAN
      game 10/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • November 1979
    • The game
      BOS3–3VAN
      game 11/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      NYR4–2VAN
      L
      game 12/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      MNS7–7VAN
      game 13/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +2 points
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    • The game
      VAN2–1DET
      W
      game 14/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      VAN4–5PHI
      L
      game 15/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      VAN5–3AFM
      W
      game 16/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      VAN5–2CHI
      W
      game 17/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      PIT2–5VAN
      W
      game 18/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      MTL2–5VAN
      W
      game 19/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      LAK5–1VAN
      L
      game 20/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8019 of 20 played
      11
      points
      NHL#119
      8
      goals
      NHL#34
      3
      assists
      NHL#242
      VAN
      9-6-0W-L-OT23Points
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI5–2VAN
      L
      game 21/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      WIN2–4VAN
      W
      game 23/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      CHI1–1VAN
      game 24/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
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    • December 1979
    • The game
      VAN1–3QUE
      L
      game 25/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      VAN5–1NYI
      W
      game 26/805
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      VAN3–3PIT
      game 27/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      VAN1–5DET
      L
      game 28/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      CLR3–5VAN
      W
      game 31/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      VAN3–4LAK
      L
      game 32/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      VAN3–5NYR
      L
      game 33/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      VAN1–2WSH
      L
      game 34/805
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      VAN2–4MTL
      L
      game 35/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-8SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      EDM5–3VAN
      L
      game 36/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      QUE2–6VAN
      W
      game 37/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-5SOG
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    The season in numbers

    Rick Blight closes the 1979-1980 season with 18 points

    VANVancouver Canucks
    Points
    18
    NHL#296
    Games
    33of 80
    41%
    Goals
    12
    NHL#180
    Assists
    6
    NHL#377
    P/GP
    0.55
    NHL#165
    +/-
    +6
    NHL#126
    Events
    6 i rad
    games with a point · 7 pts
    6 i rad
    games with a goal
    3 months and 10 days later
    Playoffs

    Vancouver Canucks are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Vancouver Canucks meet Buffalo Sabres

    VANvsBUF
    Swedes on Vancouver Canucks
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
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    4 days later
    Preliminary round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Vancouver Canucks out 3–1

    VAN1–3BUF
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round