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Rick Green's 1979-1980 season

Points
24
NHL#243
Goals
4
NHL#317
Assists
20
NHL#192
Plus/minus
-10
NHL#462
Games
71
88%
88% of 80

Defenceman Rick Green was 23 years old when the 1979-1980 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for Washington Capitals. He played 71 of a possible 80 games and scored 4 goals and 20 assists for 24 points, 0.34 points per game. Washington Capitals did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1979-1980
  1. Season opener

    Rick Green plays the 1979-1980 season for Washington Capitals

    Rick was 23 years old when the 1979-1980 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 4th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      WSH3–6BUF
      L
      game 1/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–2WSH
      L
      game 2/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH1–5PIT
      L
      game 6/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–5LAK
      L
      game 7/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–5VAN
      L
      game 8/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH6–4EDM
      W
      game 9/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL2–2WSH
      game 10/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • November 1979
    • The game
      WSH1–1WIN
      game 11/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH1–7MNS
      L
      game 12/805
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH0–2MTL
      L
      game 13/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WIN3–6WSH
      W
      game 14/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF5–3WSH
      L
      game 15/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      EDM5–3WSH
      L
      game 16/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WSH2–3BOS
      L
      game 17/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET4–2WSH
      L
      game 18/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM4–2WSH
      L
      game 19/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–3CLR
      game 20/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8017 of 20 played
      5
      points
      NHL#241
      0
      goals
      NHL#321
      5
      assists
      NHL#170
      -9
      +/-
      NHL#138
      WSH
      4-13-0W-L-OT11Points
      19th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WSH0–4CHI
      L
      game 21/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF6–1WSH
      L
      game 22/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH2–2QUE
      game 23/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR4–2WSH
      L
      game 24/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • December 1979
    • The game
      QUE2–7WSH
      W
      game 25/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH0–2BUF
      L
      game 26/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–3WSH
      game 27/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–3WSH
      L
      game 28/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH1–5STL
      L
      game 29/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS5–4WSH
      L
      game 30/804
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–5WSH
      W
      game 31/805
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH4–5HFD
      L
      game 32/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–2WSH
      W
      game 33/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WSH1–2NYI
      L
      game 34/806
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH8–2TOR
      W
      game 35/804
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–6WSH
      W
      game 36/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–5NYR
      L
      game 37/805
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH6–3HFD
      W
      game 38/803
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +3 assists
    • The game
      WSH2–2MNS
      game 39/803
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–7WSH
      W
      game 40/806
      His night
      No points
      +4+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8037 of 40 played
      12
      points
      NHL#246
      1
      goals
      NHL#338
      11
      assists
      NHL#178
      -9
      +/-
      NHL#150
      WSH
      11-23-0W-L-OT28Points
      20th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WSH2–5NYI
      L
      game 41/806
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WIN4–5WSH
      W
      game 46/804
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      QUE1–1WSH
      game 47/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI1–7WSH
      W
      game 48/806
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +4+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WSH2–5CHI
      L
      game 49/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • February 1980
    • The game
      WSH2–4AFM
      L
      game 50/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR6–3WSH
      L
      game 51/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH2–2DET
      game 52/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH6–3WIN
      W
      game 53/804
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH5–2LAK
      W
      game 54/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–8EDM
      L
      game 55/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WSH5–3VAN
      W
      game 56/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL1–3WSH
      W
      game 57/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH0–3AFM
      L
      game 58/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–6WSH
      W
      game 59/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-5SOG
      +2 points
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8052 of 60 played
      20
      points
      NHL#228
      4
      goals
      NHL#281
      16
      assists
      NHL#185
      -1
      +/-
      NHL#83
      WSH
      18-32-0W-L-OT46Points
      19th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WSH1–4DET
      L
      game 62/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • March 1980
    • The game
      WSH3–6MTL
      L
      game 63/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CLR3–1WSH
      L
      game 64/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL5–7WSH
      W
      game 65/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD5–9WSH
      W
      game 66/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–3WSH
      W
      game 67/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–6WSH
      W
      game 68/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET2–5WSH
      W
      game 69/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–3BOS
      game 70/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CLR1–4WSH
      W
      game 71/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS4–3WSH
      L
      game 72/803
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–6STL
      L
      game 73/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WSH1–6TOR
      L
      game 74/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL2–4WSH
      W
      game 75/802
      His night
      No points
      +4+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–3WSH
      game 76/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH0–4PIT
      L
      game 77/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • April 1980
    • The game
      PIT2–6WSH
      W
      game 78/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH2–4PHI
      L
      game 79/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM4–4WSH
      game 80/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Rick Green closes the 1979-1980 season with 24 points

    Washington Capitals did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    24
    NHL#243
    Games
    71of 80
    89%
    Goals
    4
    NHL#317
    Assists
    20
    NHL#192
    P/GP
    0.34
    NHL#279
    +/-
    -10
    NHL#462