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Serge Savard's 1979-1980 season

Points
13
NHL#345
Goals
5
NHL#292
Assists
8
NHL#350
Plus/minus
-2
NHL#299
Games
46
57%
57% of 80

Defenceman Serge Savard was 33 years old when the 1979-1980 season began, his 14th in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens. He played 46 of a possible 80 games and scored 5 goals and 8 assists for 13 points, 0.28 points per game. In the playoffs he played 2 games for 0 points.

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

1979-1980Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Serge Savard plays the 1979-1980 season for Montréal Canadiens

    Serge was 33 years old when the 1979-1980 season began. It was his 14th season with the team. His 14th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      AFM1–3MTL
      W
      game 1/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      QUE1–3MTL
      W
      game 2/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–3CHI
      L
      game 3/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–5MTL
      W
      game 4/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL6–6PHI
      game 5/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–3AFM
      W
      game 6/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–8MTL
      W
      game 7/80
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET2–3MTL
      W
      game 8/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–5QUE
      L
      game 9/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–2WSH
      game 10/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • November 1979
    • The game
      MNS1–5MTL
      W
      game 11/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI5–3MTL
      L
      game 12/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH0–2MTL
      W
      game 13/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–3PIT
      game 14/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL5–3MTL
      L
      game 15/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–2STL
      W
      game 16/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–1CLR
      W
      game 17/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–1LAK
      W
      game 18/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL2–5VAN
      L
      game 19/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WIN0–7MTL
      W
      game 20/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      2
      points
      NHL#334
      0
      goals
      NHL#326
      2
      assists
      NHL#285
      +3
      +/-
      NHL#38
      MTL
      12-5-0W-L-OT27Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS1–3MTL
      W
      game 21/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL2–4BOS
      L
      game 22/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–5DET
      game 23/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL2–3MTL
      W
      game 24/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • December 1979
    • The game
      HFD4–4MTL
      game 25/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–3NYR
      game 26/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–3TOR
      L
      game 27/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK2–5MTL
      W
      game 28/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CLR7–5MTL
      L
      game 29/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–4NYI
      L
      game 30/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–5EDM
      L
      game 31/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL2–6WIN
      L
      game 32/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–5STL
      L
      game 33/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL2–5MNS
      L
      game 34/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–4MTL
      W
      game 35/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR4–8MTL
      W
      game 36/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      NYI7–3MTL
      L
      game 37/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–6MTL
      W
      game 38/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8038 of 40 played
      13
      points
      NHL#217
      5
      goals
      NHL#191
      8
      assists
      NHL#218
      0
      +/-
      NHL#68
      MTL
      18-16-0W-L-OT42Points
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CLR3–4MTL
      W
      game 53/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–3MTL
      L
      game 54/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–2BOS
      W
      game 55/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      QUE1–5MTL
      W
      game 56/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–8MTL
      W
      game 57/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–2BUF
      game 58/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–3WSH
      L
      game 59/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WIN0–3MTL
      W
      game 60/802
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8046 of 60 played
      13
      points
      NHL#290
      5
      goals
      NHL#250
      8
      assists
      NHL#295
      -2
      +/-
      NHL#94
      MTL
      33-20-0W-L-OT73Points
      Playoff spot
      4th in the whole NHL
    The season in numbers

    Serge Savard closes the 1979-1980 season with 13 points

    Points
    13
    NHL#345
    Games
    46of 80
    57%
    Goals
    5
    NHL#292
    Assists
    8
    NHL#350
    P/GP
    0.28
    NHL#322
    +/-
    -2
    NHL#299
    1 month and 18 days later
    Playoffs

    Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Montréal Canadiens meet Hartford Whalers

    MTLvsHFD
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Hartford Whalers
    No Swedes
    3 days later
    Preliminary round

    Montréal Canadiens knock Hartford Whalers out 3–0

    MTL3–0HFD
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    5 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Montréal Canadiens meet Minnesota North Stars

    MTLvsMNS
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    • Game 6
      MTL2–5MNS
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Montréal Canadiensare3–3withMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 7
      MNS3–2MTL
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    Quarterfinal

    Minnesota North Stars knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–3

    MTL3–4MNS
    Eliminated
    2Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Serge Savard ends the 1979-1980 playoffs with 0 points

    Points
    0
    NHL#221
    Games
    2
    Goals
    0
    NHL#160
    Assists
    0
    NHL#193
    P/GP
    0.00
    +/-
    -1
    NHL#144
    HFD3–0→MNS3–4