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Roland Eriksson's 1976-1977 season

Points
69
Swedish flag#2NHL#29
Goals
25
Swedish flag#2NHL#45
Assists
44
Swedish flag#2NHL#25
Plus/minus
-29
NHL#431
Games
80
100%
100% of 80

Centre Roland Eriksson was 22 years old when the 1976-1977 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Minnesota North Stars. He played all 80 games and scored 25 goals and 44 assists for 69 points, 0.86 points per game. He finished second in the Swedish points race and finished 29th in the NHL. He also finished second in the Swedish goal race and finished second in the Swedish assist race. In the playoffs he played 2 games for 1 points.

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

1976-1977Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    Roland Eriksson makes his NHL debut in 5–⁠6 loss against New York Rangers

    MNSMinnesota North Stars5–6NYRNew York Rangers

    Roland was 22 years old · Madison Square Garden, USA

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    4
    Assists
    4
    Points
    0
    +/-
    First NHL assistFirst NHL point
    View the game
    • The game
      MNS5–6NYR
      L
      game 1/80
      His night
      +4P+4A
      0+/-6SOG4PPP
      +4 assists
      View the game
    Milestone

    Roland Eriksson records his first NHL assist

    in the game against New York Rangers · October 6

    • The game
      MNS2–6BOS
      L
      game 2/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR1–4MNS
      W
      game 3/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR10–4MNS
      L
      game 4/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    Milestone

    Roland Eriksson scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against New York Rangers · October 12

    • The game
      BUF2–1MNS
      L
      game 5/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS0–3CHI
      L
      game 6/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM3–4MNS
      W
      game 7/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–3CLR
      game 8/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–4MNS
      W
      game 9/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS5–3TOR
      W
      game 10/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR5–1MNS
      L
      game 11/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–9PHI
      L
      game 12/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • November 1976
    • The game
      MTL5–2MNS
      L
      game 13/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–5NYI
      L
      game 14/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–4WSH
      L
      game 15/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–3MNS
      W
      game 16/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–2MNS
      L
      game 17/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS4–4BUF
      game 18/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      CLE3–3MNS
      game 19/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–6MTL
      L
      game 20/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      14
      points
      NHL#59
      4
      goals
      NHL#107
      10
      assists
      NHL#47
      MNS
      5-12-0W-L-OT13Points
      15th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MNS3–8TOR
      L
      game 21/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–2MNS
      L
      game 22/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–6MNS
      W
      game 23/80
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +1+/-6SOG3PPP
      HAT TRICK
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–4NYR
      L
      game 24/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • December 1976
    • The game
      PHI2–2MNS
      game 25/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR11–4MNS
      L
      game 26/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–6PIT
      L
      game 27/80
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM5–0MNS
      L
      game 28/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–3AFM
      game 29/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–1STL
      game 30/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–3MNS
      game 31/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN3–1MNS
      L
      game 32/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–3MNS
      game 33/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–4CLE
      L
      game 34/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–8MNS
      W
      game 35/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS5–5MTL
      game 36/80
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–3STL
      L
      game 37/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK2–5MNS
      W
      game 38/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS7–2DET
      W
      game 39/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–3MNS
      W
      game 40/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      32
      points
      NHL#47
      14
      goals
      NHL#41
      18
      assists
      NHL#56
      MNS
      10-21-0W-L-OT29Points
      15th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MNS3–5VAN
      L
      game 41/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–3BOS
      game 42/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–4PHI
      L
      game 43/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–7NYI
      L
      game 44/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM4–4MNS
      game 45/80
      His night
      +3P+3A
      0+/-6SOG3PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–4MNS
      W
      game 46/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR5–2MNS
      L
      game 47/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–2LAK
      W
      game 48/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–4VAN
      L
      game 49/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–4CLR
      L
      game 50/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • February 1977
    • The game
      MNS2–5PIT
      L
      game 51/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      VAN5–5MNS
      game 52/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–0CHI
      W
      game 53/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR8–6MNS
      L
      game 54/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -2+/-8SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–2MNS
      game 55/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–6BUF
      L
      game 56/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–3WSH
      game 57/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–4MNS
      game 58/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–6MNS
      W
      game 59/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–3CLR
      L
      game 60/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      51
      points
      NHL#33
      21
      goals
      NHL#39
      30
      assists
      NHL#36
      MNS
      14-31-0W-L-OT43Points
      16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS1–2MNS
      W
      game 61/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–6AFM
      L
      game 62/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN0–3MNS
      W
      game 63/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • March 1977
    • The game
      PHI5–2MNS
      L
      game 64/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR3–6MNS
      W
      game 65/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–3MNS
      W
      game 66/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–1NYI
      W
      game 67/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS4–6NYR
      L
      game 68/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–3STL
      game 69/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–5MNS
      game 70/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–2MNS
      L
      game 71/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–2CLE
      game 72/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–2MNS
      W
      game 73/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-9SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–2MNS
      L
      game 74/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–7CHI
      L
      game 75/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-8SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–5MNS
      W
      game 76/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CLE2–4MNS
      W
      game 77/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–1DET
      W
      game 78/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • April 1977
    • The game
      MNS2–7LAK
      L
      game 79/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–6VAN
      L
      game 80/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Roland Eriksson closes the 1976-1977 season with 69 points

    MNSMinnesota North Stars
    Points
    69
    #2NHL#29
    Games
    80of 80
    100%
    Goals
    25
    #2NHL#45
    Assists
    44
    #2NHL#25
    P/GP
    0.86
    #2NHL#41
    +/-
    -29
    #6NHL#431
    Events
    69
    career best in points
    25
    career best in goals
    44
    career best in assists
    1
    hat trick
    50
    career points
    25
    career goals
    1
    First NHL assist
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 7 pts
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    Minnesota North Stars are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Minnesota North Stars meet Buffalo Sabres

    MNSvsBUF
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      MNS2–4BUF
      L
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 2
      BUF7–1MNS
      L
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Minnesota North Stars out 2–0

    MNS0–2BUF
    Eliminated
    2Games1Points1Goals0Assists