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Stan Smyl's 1979-1980 season

Points
78
NHL#28
Goals
31
NHL#41
Assists
47
NHL#29
Plus/minus
+27
NHL#37
Games
77
96%
96% of 80

Right winger Stan Smyl was 21 years old when the 1979-1980 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for Vancouver Canucks. He played 77 of a possible 80 games and scored 31 goals and 47 assists for 78 points, 1.01 points per game. In the playoffs he played 4 games for 2 points.

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

1979-1980Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Stan Smyl plays the 1979-1980 season for Vancouver Canucks

    Stan was 21 years old when the 1979-1980 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      STL5–2VAN
      L
      game 1/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET1–3VAN
      W
      game 2/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN4–4EDM
      game 3/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN5–1STL
      W
      game 4/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      VAN3–6NYR
      L
      game 5/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN0–2TOR
      L
      game 6/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–3BUF
      game 7/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–5VAN
      W
      game 8/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH3–5VAN
      W
      game 9/805
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYI2–2VAN
      game 10/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • November 1979
    • The game
      BOS3–3VAN
      game 11/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR4–2VAN
      L
      game 12/804
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MNS7–7VAN
      game 13/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN2–1DET
      W
      game 14/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–5PHI
      L
      game 15/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN5–3AFM
      W
      game 16/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN5–2CHI
      W
      game 17/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT2–5VAN
      W
      game 18/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL2–5VAN
      W
      game 19/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8019 of 20 played
      15
      points
      NHL#55
      9
      goals
      NHL#23
      6
      assists
      NHL#140
      VAN
      9-6-0W-L-OT23Points
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WIN2–4VAN
      W
      game 23/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–1VAN
      game 24/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
    • December 1979
    • The game
      VAN1–3QUE
      L
      game 25/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN5–1NYI
      W
      game 26/805
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN3–3PIT
      game 27/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–5DET
      L
      game 28/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–5BOS
      L
      game 29/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–5VAN
      W
      game 30/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CLR3–5VAN
      W
      game 31/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      VAN3–4LAK
      L
      game 32/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      VAN3–5NYR
      L
      game 33/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–2WSH
      L
      game 34/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–4MTL
      L
      game 35/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM5–3VAN
      L
      game 36/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      QUE2–6VAN
      W
      game 37/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-6SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      VAN2–6STL
      L
      game 38/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN4–2CLR
      W
      game 39/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      VAN1–3CHI
      L
      game 40/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8037 of 40 played
      31
      points
      NHL#62
      13
      goals
      NHL#56
      18
      assists
      NHL#65
      VAN
      15-18-0W-L-OT37Points
      11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN0–3NYI
      L
      game 41/806
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–4PIT
      L
      game 42/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN4–7WSH
      L
      game 43/806
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN4–6TOR
      L
      game 44/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      AFM5–3VAN
      L
      game 45/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-6SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF2–2VAN
      game 46/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CLR5–3VAN
      L
      game 47/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR6–4VAN
      L
      game 48/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR5–2VAN
      L
      game 49/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL4–3VAN
      L
      game 50/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • February 1980
    • The game
      VAN5–4MNS
      W
      game 51/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN0–3BUF
      L
      game 52/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–1PHI
      W
      game 53/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      VAN4–3MTL
      W
      game 54/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      VAN5–5HFD
      game 55/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WSH5–3VAN
      L
      game 56/805
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYI2–4VAN
      W
      game 57/806
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +4 points
    • The game
      STL3–1VAN
      L
      game 58/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI7–3VAN
      L
      game 59/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BOS4–4VAN
      game 60/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8057 of 60 played
      58
      points
      NHL#29
      23
      goals
      NHL#41
      35
      assists
      NHL#31
      VAN
      19-31-0W-L-OT48Points
      18th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN4–5MNS
      L
      game 61/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN3–3WIN
      game 62/805
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • March 1980
    • The game
      VAN5–2EDM
      W
      game 63/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Stan Smyl reaches 100 career points

    in the game against Edmonton Oilers · March 1

    • The game
      WIN1–2VAN
      W
      game 64/805
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CHI3–3VAN
      game 65/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM9–3VAN
      L
      game 66/803
      His night
      +3P+3G
      0+/-4SOG2PPP
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      VAN4–4CLR
      game 67/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN5–2AFM
      W
      game 68/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–3HFD
      L
      game 69/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN2–2BOS
      game 70/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–2QUE
      W
      game 71/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF3–3VAN
      game 72/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET5–2VAN
      L
      game 73/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      QUE6–2VAN
      L
      game 74/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT4–2VAN
      L
      game 75/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD4–4VAN
      game 76/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS3–5VAN
      W
      game 77/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • April 1980
    • The game
      EDM0–5VAN
      W
      game 78/803
      His night
      +4P+4A
      +3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +4 assists
    • The game
      LAK2–4VAN
      W
      game 79/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN5–3LAK
      W
      game 80/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    The season in numbers

    Stan Smyl closes the 1979-1980 season with 78 points

    Points
    78
    NHL#28
    Games
    77of 80
    96%
    Goals
    31
    NHL#41
    Assists
    47
    NHL#29
    P/GP
    1.01
    NHL#32
    +/-
    +27
    NHL#37
    Events
    1
    hat trick
    100
    career points
    100
    NHL games
    50
    career assists
    25
    career goals
    12 i rad
    games with a point · 22 pts
    5 i rad
    games with a goal
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Vancouver Canucks are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Vancouver Canucks meet Buffalo Sabres

    VANvsBUF
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      VAN1–2BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 2
      VAN0–6BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–0againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 3
      BUF4–5VAN
      W
      3
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–1againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 4
      BUF3–1VAN
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    Preliminary round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Vancouver Canucks out 3–1

    VAN1–3BUF
    Eliminated
    4Games2Points0Goals2Assists