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Stan Smyl's 1981-1982 season

Points
78
NHL#44
Goals
34
NHL#44
Assists
44
NHL#54
Plus/minus
+18
NHL#60
Games
80
100%
100% of 80

Right winger Stan Smyl was 23 years old when the 1981-1982 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for Vancouver Canucks. He played all 80 games and scored 34 goals and 44 assists for 78 points, 0.97 points per game. In the playoffs he played 17 games for 18 points.

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

1981-1982Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Stan Smyl plays the 1981-1982 season for Vancouver Canucks

    Stan was 23 years old when the 1981-1982 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 4th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      CLR2–4VAN
      W
      game 1/807
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN1–1CGY
      game 2/807
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      EDM2–6VAN
      W
      game 3/805
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      VAN2–2BUF
      game 4/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–2NYR
      L
      game 5/806
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–4NYI
      L
      game 6/808
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–10MTL
      L
      game 7/805
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      VAN3–6QUE
      L
      game 8/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–2VAN
      game 9/805
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT6–4VAN
      L
      game 10/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH0–3VAN
      W
      game 11/807
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN8–4PHI
      W
      game 12/804
      His night
      +5P+3G+2A
      +4+/-4SOG
      HAT TRICK
    • November 1981
    • The game
      VAN1–3DET
      L
      game 13/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN4–1HFD
      W
      game 14/805
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-8SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN1–2BOS
      L
      game 15/805
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WIN1–5VAN
      W
      game 16/808
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      QUE5–6VAN
      W
      game 17/805
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      MTL4–1VAN
      L
      game 18/805
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN7–4CGY
      W
      game 19/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET3–8VAN
      W
      game 20/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-6SOG
      +2 points
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      21
      points
      NHL#36
      8
      goals
      NHL#56
      13
      assists
      NHL#37
      VAN
      9-8-0W-L-OT21Points
      11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN3–8EDM
      L
      game 21/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CLR5–5VAN
      game 22/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-6SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CHI2–6VAN
      W
      game 23/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN6–3CLR
      W
      game 24/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN2–3LAK
      L
      game 25/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • December 1981
    • The game
      MNS0–5VAN
      W
      game 26/806
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +3 assists
    • The game
      VAN3–7EDM
      L
      game 27/805
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      EDM3–3VAN
      game 28/805
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-6SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYI3–4VAN
      W
      game 29/808
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN5–7LAK
      L
      game 30/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY7–6VAN
      L
      game 31/806
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR6–6VAN
      game 32/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN1–3CLR
      L
      game 33/805
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN0–5STL
      L
      game 34/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS4–4VAN
      game 35/807
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–6EDM
      L
      game 36/804
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–2VAN
      game 37/805
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–3VAN
      L
      game 38/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM1–3VAN
      W
      game 39/805
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN2–5WSH
      L
      game 40/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      40
      points
      NHL#38
      13
      goals
      NHL#77
      27
      assists
      NHL#23
      VAN
      14-18-0W-L-OT36Points
      13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN1–4NYI
      L
      game 41/808
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–4NYR
      L
      game 42/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–4PIT
      L
      game 43/805
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      VAN2–3CHI
      L
      game 44/805
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      CGY1–5VAN
      W
      game 45/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK3–3VAN
      game 46/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–3VAN
      game 47/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL5–4VAN
      L
      game 48/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM4–3VAN
      L
      game 49/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK5–5VAN
      game 50/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–4VAN
      W
      game 51/803
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      PHI2–4VAN
      W
      game 52/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • February 1982
    • The game
      NYR4–3VAN
      L
      game 53/805
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR1–3VAN
      W
      game 54/805
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-5SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–5LAK
      L
      game 55/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN4–1TOR
      W
      game 56/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      VAN4–4DET
      game 57/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–2STL
      W
      game 58/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1SHP
      +2 points
    • The game
      VAN4–1CHI
      W
      game 59/803
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BOS3–6VAN
      W
      game 60/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      61
      points
      NHL#29
      26
      goals
      NHL#42
      35
      assists
      NHL#41
      VAN
      22-26-0W-L-OT56Points
      Playoff spot
      11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      HFD2–4VAN
      W
      game 61/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CGY2–2VAN
      game 62/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN4–11CGY
      L
      game 63/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–3CLR
      W
      game 64/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      PHI3–3VAN
      game 65/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • March 1982
    • The game
      VAN2–3CLR
      L
      game 66/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN1–3MNS
      L
      game 67/806
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–5WIN
      L
      game 68/806
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Stan Smyl reaches 100 career goals

    in the game against Winnipeg Jets · March 7

    • The game
      BUF7–4VAN
      L
      game 69/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–6CGY
      L
      game 70/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–5EDM
      L
      game 71/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN6–6WSH
      game 72/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN4–2MTL
      W
      game 73/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    Milestone

    Stan Smyl reaches 250 career points

    in the game against Montréal Canadiens · March 18

    • The game
      VAN3–3QUE
      game 74/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      CLR4–5VAN
      W
      game 75/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CGY2–7VAN
      W
      game 76/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WIN0–5VAN
      W
      game 77/806
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      CLR4–4VAN
      game 78/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • April 1982
    • The game
      VAN6–0LAK
      W
      game 79/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–7VAN
      W
      game 80/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    The season in numbers

    Stan Smyl closes the 1981-1982 season with 78 points

    Points
    78
    NHL#44
    Games
    80of 80
    100%
    Goals
    34
    NHL#44
    Assists
    44
    NHL#54
    P/GP
    0.97
    NHL#70
    +/-
    +18
    NHL#60
    Events
    2
    hat tricks
    250
    career points
    250
    NHL games
    100
    career goals
    8 i rad
    games with a point · 14 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Vancouver Canucks are in the playoffs

    First round

    Vancouver Canucks meet Calgary Flames

    VANvsCGY
    Swedes on Calgary Flames
    • Game 1
      CGY3–5VAN
      W
      6
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • Vancouver Canuckslead1–0againstCalgary Flames
    • Game 2
      CGY1–2VAN
      W
      6
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Vancouver Canuckslead2–0againstCalgary Flames
    • Game 3
      VAN3–1CGY
      W
      5
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    First round

    Vancouver Canucks knock Calgary Flames out 3–0

    VAN3–0CGY
    Advance
    3Games2Points1Goals1Assists
    5 days later
    Second round

    Vancouver Canucks meet Los Angeles Kings

    VANvsLAK
    Swedes on Los Angeles Kings
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      LAK2–3VAN
      W
      4
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Vancouver Canuckslead1–0againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 2
      LAK3–2VAN
      L
      4
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • Vancouver Canucksare1–1withLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 3
      VAN4–3LAK
      W
      4
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • Vancouver Canuckslead2–1againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 4
      VAN5–4LAK
      W
      3
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • Vancouver Canuckslead3–1againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 5
      LAK2–5VAN
      W
      4
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    Second round

    Vancouver Canucks knock Los Angeles Kings out 4–1

    VAN4–1LAK
    Advance
    5Games7Points2Goals5Assists
    6 days later
    Conference final

    Vancouver Canucks meet Chicago Blackhawks

    VANvsCHI
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      VAN2–1CHI
      W
      5
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-5SOG
    • Vancouver Canuckslead1–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 2
      VAN1–4CHI
      L
      5
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • May 1982
    • Vancouver Canucksare1–1withChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 3
      CHI3–4VAN
      W
      4
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • Vancouver Canuckslead2–1againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 4
      CHI3–5VAN
      W
      4
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • Vancouver Canuckslead3–1againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 5
      VAN6–2CHI
      W
      5
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-8SOG
      +2 goals
    Conference final

    Vancouver Canucks knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–1

    VAN4–1CHI
    Advance
    5Games7Points4Goals3Assists
    2 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Vancouver Canucks play the Stanley Cup Final against New York Islanders

    VANvsNYI
    • Game 1
      VAN5–6NYI
      L
      9
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 2
      VAN4–6NYI
      L
      8
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • New York Islanderslead2–0againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 3
      NYI3–0VAN
      L
      7
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • New York Islanderslead3–0againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 4
      NYI3–1VAN
      L
      6
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-7SOG
      +1 goal
    Stanley Cup Final

    New York Islanders knock Vancouver Canucks out 4–0

    VAN0–4NYI
    Eliminated
    4Games2Points2Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Stan Smyl ends the 1981-1982 playoffs with 18 points

    Points
    18
    NHL#5
    Games
    17
    Goals
    9
    NHL#3
    Assists
    9
    NHL#14
    P/GP
    1.06
    NHL#19
    +/-
    +4
    NHL#32
    Events
    25
    playoff games
    25
    playoff points
    10
    playoff goals
    10
    playoff assists
    6 i rad
    games with a point
    2 points
    best game
    CGY3–0→LAK4–1→CHI4–1→NYI0–4