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Rick Middleton's 1981-1982 season

Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
Points
94
NHL#16
Goals
51
NHL#7
Assists
43
NHL#60
Plus/minus
+15
NHL#73
Games
75
93%
93% of 80

Right winger Rick Middleton was 27 years old when the 1981-1982 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins. He played 75 of a possible 80 games and scored 51 goals and 43 assists for 94 points, 1.25 points per game. In the playoffs he played 11 games for 15 points. He won Lady Byng Memorial Trophy.

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

1981-1982Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Rick Middleton plays the 1981-1982 season for Boston Bruins

    BOSBoston Bruins

    Rick was 27 years old when the 1981-1982 season began. It was his 6th season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      QUE7–5BOS
      L
      game 1/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      BOS1–1HFD
      game 2/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      WSH3–6BOS
      W
      game 3/802
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +5+/-3SOG1SHP
      +4 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS8–5CHI
      W
      game 4/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
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    • The game
      BOS6–1CLR
      W
      game 5/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–4LAK
      W
      game 6/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–3STL
      W
      game 7/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BOS2–2DET
      game 8/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS0–7MTL
      L
      game 9/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–5BOS
      game 10/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–7BOS
      W
      game 11/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • November 1981
    • The game
      HFD1–4BOS
      W
      game 12/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN1–2BOS
      W
      game 13/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS10–1QUE
      W
      game 14/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS4–1BOS
      L
      game 15/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM2–5BOS
      W
      game 16/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–3BOS
      game 17/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–3BUF
      L
      game 18/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD1–6BOS
      W
      game 19/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–3TOR
      W
      game 20/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      27
      points
      NHL#14
      14
      goals
      NHL#10
      13
      assists
      NHL#41
      BOS
      12-4-0W-L-OT28Points
      2nd in the whole NHL
    Milestone

    Rick Middleton reaches 500 career points

    in the game against Toronto Maple Leafs · November 21

    • The game
      QUE6–1BOS
      L
      game 21/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–3NYI
      L
      game 22/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–1BOS
      L
      game 23/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–5BOS
      W
      game 24/804
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +2+/-3SOG2PPP
      +4 points
      View the game
    • December 1981
    • The game
      BUF3–6BOS
      W
      game 25/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–3QUE
      W
      game 26/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–3NYR
      W
      game 27/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–2BOS
      L
      game 28/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR1–5BOS
      W
      game 29/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–1BOS
      L
      game 30/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–5MTL
      L
      game 31/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–6BOS
      W
      game 32/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS7–4WSH
      W
      game 33/801
      His night
      +4P+3G+1A
      +4+/-4SOG1PPP
      HAT TRICK
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS9–6HFD
      W
      game 34/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-4SOG2PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–3VAN
      W
      game 35/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–2CGY
      W
      game 36/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–4EDM
      game 37/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS8–5WIN
      W
      game 38/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–3MTL
      L
      game 39/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN6–8BOS
      W
      game 40/803
      His night
      +5P+2G+3A
      +3+/-4SOG
      +5 points
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      57
      points
      NHL#10
      29
      goals
      NHL#5
      28
      assists
      NHL#23
      BOS
      24-11-0W-L-OT53Points
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS1–6QUE
      L
      game 41/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–5BOS
      W
      game 42/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–5BOS
      W
      game 43/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD3–3BOS
      game 44/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–7PHI
      L
      game 45/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–5PIT
      L
      game 46/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–4BOS
      W
      game 47/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–3BOS
      W
      game 48/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–3BOS
      game 49/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL6–3BOS
      L
      game 50/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–3HFD
      L
      game 51/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR2–4BOS
      W
      game 52/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • February 1982
    • The game
      BOS5–2BUF
      W
      game 53/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–5BOS
      W
      game 54/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–3BOS
      L
      game 55/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–2MNS
      W
      game 56/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–6CGY
      L
      game 57/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–2EDM
      game 58/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–6VAN
      L
      game 59/803
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-7SOG2PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS7–5DET
      W
      game 60/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      76
      points
      NHL#13
      41
      goals
      NHL#5
      35
      assists
      NHL#47
      BOS
      33-19-0W-L-OT74Points
      Playoff spot
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS1–0PHI
      W
      game 61/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–4HFD
      L
      game 62/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR6–4BOS
      L
      game 63/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    • March 1982
    • The game
      BOS2–2STL
      game 64/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–2PIT
      W
      game 65/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK0–4BOS
      W
      game 66/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–5CHI
      L
      game 67/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–4MTL
      L
      game 68/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN4–7BOS
      W
      game 69/802
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +3+/-5SOG
      HAT TRICK
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–5BOS
      W
      game 75/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS6–5BOS
      L
      game 76/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–9BUF
      L
      game 77/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • April 1982
    • The game
      QUE8–5BOS
      L
      game 78/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–4QUE
      W
      game 79/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–7BOS
      W
      game 80/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +5+/-1SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Rick Middleton closes the 1981-1982 season with 94 points

    BOSBoston Bruins
    Points
    94
    NHL#16
    Games
    75of 80
    94%
    Goals
    51
    NHL#7
    Assists
    43
    NHL#60
    P/GP
    1.25
    NHL#19
    +/-
    +15
    NHL#73
    Events
    51
    career best in goals
    2
    hat tricks
    500
    career points
    8 i rad
    games with a point · 14 pts
    5 i rad
    games with a goal
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Boston Bruins are in the playoffs

    First round

    Boston Bruins meet Buffalo Sabres

    BOSvsBUF
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      BUF1–3BOS
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 2
      BUF3–7BOS
      W
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +4 points
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead2–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 3
      BOS2–5BUF
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead2–1againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 4
      BOS5–2BUF
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    First round

    Boston Bruins knock Buffalo Sabres out 3–1

    BOS3–1BUF
    Advance
    4Games5Points2Goals3Assists
    4 days later
    Second round

    Boston Bruins meet Quebec Nordiques

    BOSvsQUE
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Quebec Nordiques
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      QUE3–4BOS
      W
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstQuebec Nordiques
    • Game 2
      QUE4–8BOS
      W
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +4+/-1SOG
      +4 points
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead2–0againstQuebec Nordiques
    • Game 3
      BOS2–3QUE
      L
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead2–1againstQuebec Nordiques
    • Game 4
      BOS2–7QUE
      L
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinsare2–2withQuebec Nordiques
    • Game 5
      QUE4–3BOS
      L
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • Quebec Nordiqueslead3–2againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 6
      BOS6–5QUE
      W
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinsare3–3withQuebec Nordiques
    • Game 7
      QUE2–1BOS
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    Second round

    Quebec Nordiques knock Boston Bruins out 4–3

    BOS3–4QUE
    Eliminated
    7Games10Points4Goals6Assists
    The run in numbers

    Rick Middleton ends the 1981-1982 playoffs with 15 points

    BOSBoston Bruins
    Points
    15
    NHL#14
    Games
    11
    Goals
    6
    NHL#16
    Assists
    9
    NHL#14
    P/GP
    1.36
    NHL#8
    +/-
    +7
    NHL#13
    Events
    50
    playoff points
    25
    playoff assists
    5 i rad
    games with a point
    4 points
    best game
    BUF3–1→QUE3–4
    Honour

    Rick Middleton won Lady Byng Memorial Trophy for 1981-1982

    Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
    BOSBoston Bruins