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Stefan Persson's 1980-1981 season

Stanley Cup
Points
61
Swedish flag#8NHL#89
Goals
9
Swedish flag#13NHL#245
Assists
52
Swedish flag#3NHL#20
Plus/minus
+25
Swedish flag#1NHL#32
Games
80
100%
100% of 80

Defenceman Stefan Persson was 25 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for New York Islanders. He played all 80 games and scored 9 goals and 52 assists for 61 points, 0.76 points per game. That was 8th among the Swedes and 89th in the NHL. He also finished third in the Swedish assist race. In the playoffs he played 7 games for 5 points. He won Stanley Cup.

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

1980-1981Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Stefan Persson plays the 1980-1981 season for New York Islanders

    NYINew York Islanders

    Stefan was 25 years old when the 1980-1981 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 4th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      BOS2–5NYI
      W
      game 1/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–1WSH
      W
      game 2/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      STL5–5NYI
      game 3/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–4DET
      W
      game 4/803
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM5–5NYI
      game 5/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–3HFD
      game 6/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN6–3NYI
      L
      game 7/805
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–4PHI
      L
      game 8/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–1NYI
      L
      game 9/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–5BUF
      L
      game 10/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–6NYI
      W
      game 11/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • November 1980
    • The game
      LAK7–3NYI
      L
      game 12/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–6NYI
      W
      game 13/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–2BOS
      W
      game 14/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-0SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–7NYI
      W
      game 15/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS6–6NYI
      game 16/803
      His night
      +3P+3A
      -1+/-1SOG2PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–2TOR
      W
      game 17/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–4NYI
      W
      game 18/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–1MNS
      W
      game 19/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI7–2STL
      W
      game 20/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      11
      points
      Swedish flag#9NHL#134
      0
      goals
      Swedish flag#17NHL#338
      11
      assists
      Swedish flag#4NHL#32
      +4
      +/-
      NHL#34
      NYI
      11-5-0W-L-OT26Points
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      HFD0–5NYI
      W
      game 21/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–6NYI
      W
      game 22/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +4+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN4–4NYI
      game 23/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–3MTL
      W
      game 24/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–5NYI
      W
      game 25/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI7–3QUE
      W
      game 26/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • December 1980
    • The game
      CLR1–5NYI
      W
      game 27/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-1SOG3PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–4CLR
      L
      game 28/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–5LAK
      L
      game 29/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–3VAN
      W
      game 30/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–2EDM
      W
      game 31/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–4CGY
      game 32/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–4WIN
      W
      game 33/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN2–6NYI
      W
      game 34/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE2–5NYI
      W
      game 35/802
      His night
      +3P+3A
      0+/-1SOG2PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI9–0CHI
      W
      game 36/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY2–2NYI
      game 37/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–5HFD
      game 38/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR3–9NYI
      W
      game 39/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–3NYR
      L
      game 40/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      29
      points
      Swedish flag#7NHL#85
      4
      goals
      Swedish flag#13NHL#236
      25
      assists
      Swedish flag#4NHL#27
      +13
      +/-
      NHL#15
      NYI
      24-8-0W-L-OT56Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      HFD1–8NYI
      W
      game 41/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–6NYI
      W
      game 42/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +4+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–7PIT
      L
      game 43/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–2NYI
      L
      game 44/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–2PHI
      W
      game 45/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–6NYI
      W
      game 46/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–6NYI
      W
      game 47/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY0–5NYI
      W
      game 48/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–0DET
      W
      game 49/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE4–7NYI
      W
      game 50/802
      His night
      +5P+5A
      +2+/-2SOG4PPP
      +5 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–3NYI
      L
      game 51/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–4TOR
      W
      game 52/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–5QUE
      L
      game 53/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • February 1981
    • The game
      NYI3–6BOS
      L
      game 54/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK1–8NYI
      W
      game 55/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–9NYR
      L
      game 56/804
      His night
      +3P+3A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS5–5NYI
      game 57/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–5PIT
      L
      game 58/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–1NYI
      game 59/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR8–5NYI
      L
      game 60/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      49
      points
      Swedish flag#6NHL#58
      6
      goals
      Swedish flag#13NHL#246
      43
      assists
      Swedish flag#3NHL#19
      +20
      +/-
      NHL#17
      NYI
      34-16-0W-L-OT78Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI3–6NYI
      W
      game 61/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–1MNS
      W
      game 62/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–11CGY
      L
      game 63/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–1VAN
      W
      game 64/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–1LAK
      W
      game 65/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • March 1981
    • The game
      EDM8–8NYI
      game 66/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN1–3NYI
      W
      game 67/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–3WIN
      W
      game 68/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–0EDM
      W
      game 69/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–3NYI
      game 70/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–3NYI
      game 71/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–3CLR
      W
      game 72/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–2CHI
      W
      game 73/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–3STL
      W
      game 74/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–4NYI
      game 75/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–4WSH
      W
      game 76/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–3MTL
      L
      game 77/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • April 1981
    • The game
      NYR1–2NYI
      W
      game 78/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–4NYI
      W
      game 79/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI7–3BUF
      W
      game 80/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Stefan Persson closes the 1980-1981 season with 61 points

    NYINew York Islanders
    Points
    61
    #8NHL#89
    Games
    80of 80
    100%
    Goals
    9
    #13NHL#245
    Assists
    52
    #3NHL#20
    P/GP
    0.76
    #10NHL#125
    +/-
    +25
    #1NHL#32
    Events
    250
    NHL games
    25
    career goals
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 5 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Islanders are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    New York Islanders meet Toronto Maple Leafs

    NYIvsTOR
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      TOR2–9NYI
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 2
      TOR1–5NYI
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead2–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 3
      NYI6–1TOR
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    New York Islanders knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 3–0

    NYI3–0TOR
    Advance
    3Games4Points0Goals4Assists
    5 days later
    Quarterfinal

    New York Islanders meet Edmonton Oilers

    NYIvsEDM
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      EDM2–8NYI
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 2
      EDM3–6NYI
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead2–0againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 3
      NYI2–5EDM
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead2–1againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 4
      NYI5–4EDM
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    New York Islanders knock Edmonton Oilers out 4–2

    NYI4–2EDM
    Advance
    4Games1Points0Goals1Assists
    4 days later
    Semifinal

    New York Islanders meet New York Rangers

    NYIvsNYR
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    View the whole round
    7 days later
    Semifinal

    New York Islanders knock New York Rangers out 4–0

    NYI4–0NYR
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    7 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    New York Islanders play the Stanley Cup Final against Minnesota North Stars

    NYIvsMNS
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    View the whole round
    9 days later
    Stanley Cup Champions

    New York Islanders

    beat Minnesota North Stars 4–1 in the final

    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Stefan Persson ends the 1980-1981 playoffs with 5 points

    NYINew York Islanders
    Points
    5
    #9NHL#89
    Games
    7
    Goals
    0
    #11NHL#172
    Assists
    5
    #6NHL#51
    P/GP
    0.71
    #4NHL#54
    +/-
    +3
    #4NHL#45
    Events
    25
    playoff points
    2 points
    best game
    TOR3–0→EDM4–2→NYR4–0→MNS4–1