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Roland Eriksson's 1977-1978 season

Points
60
Swedish flag#2NHL#50
Goals
21
Swedish flag#2NHL#76
Assists
39
Swedish flag#3NHL#36
Plus/minus
-29
NHL#434
Games
78
97%
97% of 80

Centre Roland Eriksson was 23 years old when the 1977-1978 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for Minnesota North Stars. He played 78 of a possible 80 games and scored 21 goals and 39 assists for 60 points, 0.77 points per game. He finished second in the Swedish points race and finished 50th in the NHL. He also finished second in the Swedish goal race and finished third in the Swedish assist race. Minnesota North Stars did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1977-1978
  1. Season opener

    Roland Eriksson plays the 1977-1978 season for Minnesota North Stars

    MNSMinnesota North Stars

    Roland was 23 years old when the 1977-1978 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      MNS3–7MTL
      L
      game 1/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN5–3MNS
      L
      game 2/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–5AFM
      L
      game 3/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLE7–4MNS
      L
      game 4/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-5SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–2MNS
      L
      game 5/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–4BUF
      L
      game 6/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS0–3MNS
      W
      game 7/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–3DET
      L
      game 8/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–7MNS
      W
      game 9/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • November 1977
    • The game
      NYI2–3MNS
      W
      game 10/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI5–2MNS
      L
      game 11/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS5–3MTL
      W
      game 12/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–2CHI
      game 13/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–2LAK
      game 15/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–7MNS
      W
      game 16/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI7–2MNS
      L
      game 17/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–4AFM
      L
      game 18/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI9–2MNS
      L
      game 19/803
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR4–4MNS
      game 20/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-7SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8019 of 20 played
      11
      points
      Swedish flag#3NHL#94
      4
      goals
      Swedish flag#4NHL#101
      7
      assists
      Swedish flag#2NHL#87
      MNS
      5-12-0W-L-OT13Points
      16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      AFM3–4MNS
      W
      game 21/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • December 1977
    • The game
      MNS2–4BOS
      L
      game 22/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–0MNS
      L
      game 23/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-7SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS4–4NYR
      game 24/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–4NYI
      L
      game 25/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–6TOR
      L
      game 26/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–2MNS
      L
      game 27/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–8CHI
      L
      game 28/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–3MNS
      W
      game 29/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR8–5MNS
      L
      game 30/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–5CLR
      L
      game 31/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–8LAK
      L
      game 32/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS7–5VAN
      W
      game 33/802
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      HAT TRICK
      View the game
    • The game
      STL0–1MNS
      W
      game 34/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–5PHI
      L
      game 35/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–3MNS
      L
      game 36/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-8SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–1MNS
      L
      game 37/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–1MNS
      L
      game 38/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–3MNS
      L
      game 39/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–2MNS
      game 40/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8039 of 40 played
      29
      points
      Swedish flag#2NHL#64
      11
      goals
      Swedish flag#2NHL#63
      18
      assists
      Swedish flag#3NHL#51
      MNS
      9-26-0W-L-OT23Points
      18th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MNS2–5STL
      L
      game 41/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–2MNS
      L
      game 42/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    Milestone

    Roland Eriksson reaches 100 career points

    in the game against New York Islanders · January 18

    • The game
      CHI4–1MNS
      L
      game 43/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM4–3MNS
      L
      game 44/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–1BUF
      W
      game 45/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      CLE2–1MNS
      L
      game 46/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-9SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS4–0WSH
      W
      game 47/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS4–7AFM
      L
      game 48/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • February 1978
    • The game
      MNS1–6PIT
      L
      game 49/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–2MNS
      L
      game 50/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS0–3NYR
      L
      game 51/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–3MNS
      W
      game 52/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR3–3MNS
      game 53/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-7SOG2PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS4–5TOR
      L
      game 55/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–2WSH
      L
      game 56/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK1–4MNS
      W
      game 57/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–3CLR
      L
      game 58/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–5VAN
      L
      game 59/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–7STL
      L
      game 60/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8058 of 60 played
      43
      points
      Swedish flag#2NHL#63
      17
      goals
      Swedish flag#2NHL#59
      26
      assists
      Swedish flag#3NHL#57
      MNS
      14-40-0W-L-OT34Points
      18th in the whole NHL
    • March 1978
    • The game
      STL3–2MNS
      L
      game 61/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–1MNS
      L
      game 62/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–4DET
      L
      game 63/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–3MNS
      L
      game 64/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–1STL
      game 65/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–2MNS
      L
      game 66/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–7BOS
      L
      game 67/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS4–4CLE
      game 68/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR7–7MNS
      game 69/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–7MNS
      W
      game 70/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–1MNS
      L
      game 71/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–3MNS
      L
      game 72/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–6NYI
      L
      game 73/804
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-0SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN4–9MNS
      W
      game 74/802
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–7CLE
      L
      game 75/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • April 1978
    • The game
      MNS2–4CLR
      L
      game 76/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR3–5MNS
      W
      game 77/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–7PIT
      L
      game 78/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–4CHI
      L
      game 79/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–1PHI
      W
      game 80/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Roland Eriksson closes the 1977-1978 season with 60 points

    MNSMinnesota North Stars
    Minnesota North Stars did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    60
    #2NHL#50
    Games
    78of 80
    98%
    Goals
    21
    #2NHL#76
    Assists
    39
    #3NHL#36
    P/GP
    0.77
    #3NHL#65
    +/-
    -29
    #9NHL#434
    Events
    1
    hat trick
    100
    career points
    100
    NHL games
    50
    career assists
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 6 pts
  2. 1 month and 29 days later
    Free agency

    Roland Eriksson leaves Minnesota North Stars and signs with Vancouver Canucks

    MNSMinnesota North StarsVANVancouver Canucks
    His spell with Minnesota North Stars · 1976–77 to 1977–78
    158
    Games
    46
    Goals
    83
    Assists
    129
    Points