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Stefan Persson's 1977-1978 season

Points

#5NHL#65

Goals

#7NHL#230

Assists

#2NHL#13

Plus/minus

+19

#2NHL#65

Games

82% of 80

Defenceman Stefan Persson was 22 years old when the 1977-1978 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for New York Islanders. He played 66 of a possible 80 games and scored 6 goals and 50 assists for 56 points, 0.85 points per game. That was 5th among the Swedes and 65th in the NHL. He also finished second in the Swedish assist race. In the playoffs he played 7 games for 2 points.

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

1977-1978Playoffs

Year 1977
49 years ago
NHL debut
October 13
Stefan Persson makes his NHL debut in 2–⁠3 loss against Buffalo Sabres
NYINew York Islanders2–3BUFBuffalo Sabres
Stefan was 22 years old · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, USA
His first NHL game
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
+2
+/-
One other Swede was on the ice: Robert Nyström.
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- The game
  NYI2–3BUF
  L
  October 13game 1/801
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-3SOG
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- The game
  BOS1–3NYI
  W
  October 15game 2/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  NYI2–4NYR
  L
  October 16game 3/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  LAK0–0NYI
  October 18game 4/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  NYI3–3AFM
  October 21game 5/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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Milestone
Stefan Persson records his first NHL assist
in the game against Atlanta Flames · October 21
- The game
  NYR2–7NYI
  W
  October 22game 6/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NYI2–2LAK
  October 26game 7/801
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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Milestone
Stefan Persson scores his first NHL goal
in the game against Los Angeles Kings · October 26
- The game
  NYI3–2VAN
  W
  October 27game 8/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- November 1977
- The game
  PIT3–4NYI
  W
  November 5game 12/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  NYI3–5BOS
  L
  November 6game 13/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL5–1NYI
  L
  November 10game 14/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  PHI2–2NYI
  November 12game 15/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYI6–0WSH
  W
  November 13game 16/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CHI1–1NYI
  November 15game 17/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYI4–4PHI
  November 17game 18/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN2–9NYI
  W
  November 19game 19/801
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +4+/-4SOG1PPP
  +3 points
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- The game
  CLR2–4NYI
  W
  November 22game 20/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 22
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 8017 of 20 played
  9
  points
  #4NHL#109
  2
  goals
  #6NHL#149
  7
  assists
  #2NHL#71
  +8
  +/-
  NHL#19
  NYI
  9-5-0W-L-OT24Points
  4th in the whole NHL
- December 1977
- The game
  CLR1–9NYI
  W
  December 20game 32/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  STL3–6NYI
  W
  December 22game 33/802
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +1+/-1SOG2PPP
  +3 assists
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- The game
  NYI5–7MTL
  L
  December 23game 34/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +3+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYI4–2VAN
  W
  December 27game 35/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYI4–3LAK
  W
  December 28game 36/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  -1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  MTL4–2NYI
  L
  December 31game 37/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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Year 1978
48 years ago
- The game
  VAN1–4NYI
  W
  January 3game 38/801
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CLE3–5NYI
  W
  January 7game 39/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  CLR4–7NYI
  W
  January 10game 40/801
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +2+/-0SOG1PPP
  +3 assists
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- Checkpoint
  January 10
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8026 of 40 played
  20
  points
  #4NHL#106
  2
  goals
  #7NHL#227
  18
  assists
  #2NHL#41
  +18
  +/-
  NHL#17
  NYI
  23-9-0W-L-OT54Points
  5th in the whole NHL
- The game
  NYI3–5CLE
  L
  January 11game 41/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -4+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYI4–0WSH
  W
  January 14game 42/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYI5–2MNS
  W
  January 18game 43/804
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  NYI3–0STL
  W
  January 19game 44/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PHI1–6NYI
  W
  January 21game 45/801
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +1+/-4SOG3PPP
  +3 points
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- The game
  TOR2–4NYI
  W
  January 26game 46/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYR2–6NYI
  W
  January 28game 47/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYI2–3BUF
  L
  January 30game 48/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- February 1978
- The game
  NYI7–6NYR
  W
  February 1game 49/801
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  -2+/-2SOG2PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  NYI5–2AFM
  W
  February 2game 50/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WSH1–6NYI
  W
  February 4game 51/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  NYI4–5CHI
  L
  February 8game 52/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET5–8NYI
  W
  February 11game 53/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-0SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  NYI2–2CLE
  February 12game 54/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  LAK2–3NYI
  W
  February 14game 55/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYI5–4CLR
  W
  February 16game 56/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  AFM3–3NYI
  February 18game 57/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYI4–1PHI
  W
  February 19game 58/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYI3–3AFM
  February 22game 59/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CHI1–7NYI
  W
  February 25game 60/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 25
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8046 of 60 played
  40
  points
  #3NHL#68
  5
  goals
  #7NHL#213
  35
  assists
  #2NHL#17
  +17
  +/-
  NHL#31
  NYI
  37-12-0W-L-OT85Points
  Playoff spot
  2nd in the whole NHL
- The game
  NYI1–2MTL
  L
  February 26game 61/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR3–4NYI
  W
  February 28game 62/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- March 1978
- The game
  NYI3–6BUF
  L
  March 2game 63/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  -3+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  PIT3–6NYI
  W
  March 4game 64/801
  His night
  +3P+3A
  0+/-2SOG2PPP
  +3 assists
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- The game
  NYI3–3PIT
  March 5game 65/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  VAN2–5NYI
  W
  March 7game 66/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYI6–3STL
  W
  March 9game 67/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BUF2–4NYI
  W
  March 11game 68/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  STL3–3NYI
  March 14game 69/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  AFM5–2NYI
  L
  March 18game 70/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  NYI2–4PHI
  L
  March 20game 71/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYI6–2TOR
  W
  March 22game 72/802
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  0+/-1SOG2PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  CLE4–4NYI
  March 25game 73/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MNS3–6NYI
  W
  March 26game 74/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYI1–5NYR
  L
  March 29game 75/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- April 1978
- The game
  WSH2–3NYI
  W
  April 1game 76/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYI5–2DET
  W
  April 2game 77/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PHI3–3NYI
  April 4game 78/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYR2–7NYI
  W
  April 8game 79/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  NYI5–2BOS
  W
  April 9game 80/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +3+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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The season in numbers
April 9
Stefan Persson closes the 1977-1978 season with 56 points
NYINew York Islanders
Points
56
#5NHL#65
Games
66of 80
83%
Goals
6
#7NHL#230
Assists
50
#2NHL#13
P/GP
0.85
#2NHL#44
+/-
+19
#2NHL#65
Events
50
career assists
50
career points
1
First NHL goal
7 i rad
games with a point · 10 pts
8 days later
Playoffs
April 17
New York Islanders are in the playoffs
Quarterfinal
April 17
New York Islanders meet Toronto Maple Leafs
NYIvsTOR
Swedes on New York Islanders
Stefan Persson
Robert Nyström
Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
Börje Salming
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- Game 1
  TOR1–4NYI
  W
  April 172
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG
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- New York Islanderslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
- Game 2
  TOR2–3NYI
  W
  April 192
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- New York Islanderslead2–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
- Game 3
  NYI0–2TOR
  L
  April 212
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- New York Islanderslead2–1againstToronto Maple Leafs
- Game 4
  NYI1–3TOR
  L
  April 232
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- New York Islandersare2–2withToronto Maple Leafs
- Game 5
  TOR1–2NYI
  W
  April 251
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
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- New York Islanderslead3–2againstToronto Maple Leafs
- Game 6
  NYI2–5TOR
  L
  April 271
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- New York Islandersare3–3withToronto Maple Leafs
- Game 7
  TOR2–1NYI
  L
  April 291
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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Quarterfinal
April 29
Toronto Maple Leafs knock New York Islanders out 4–3
NYI3–4TOR
Eliminated
7Games2Points0Goals2Assists
The run in numbers
April 29
Stefan Persson ends the 1977-1978 playoffs with 2 points
NYINew York Islanders
Points
2
#3NHL#81
Games
7
Goals
0
#3NHL#101
Assists
2
#1NHL#54
P/GP
0.29
#3NHL#70
+/-
-2
#3NHL#149
Events
2
first among the Swedes in assists
1
First playoff point
1
First playoff assist
TOR3–4

Stefan Persson makes his NHL debut in 2–⁠3 loss against Buffalo Sabres

Stefan Persson records his first NHL assist

Stefan Persson scores his first NHL goal

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Stefan Persson closes the 1977-1978 season with 56 points

New York Islanders are in the playoffs

New York Islanders meet Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs knock New York Islanders out 4–3

Stefan Persson ends the 1977-1978 playoffs with 2 points