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Stefan Persson's 1981-1982 season

Stanley Cup
Points
43
Swedish flag#11NHL#162
Goals
6
Swedish flag#16NHL#296
Assists
37
Swedish flag#3NHL#93
Plus/minus
+34
Swedish flag#1NHL#21
Games
70
87%
87% of 80

Defenceman Stefan Persson was 26 years old when the 1981-1982 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for New York Islanders. He played 70 of a possible 80 games and scored 6 goals and 37 assists for 43 points, 0.61 points per game. That was 11th among the Swedes and 162th in the NHL. He also finished third in the Swedish assist race. In the playoffs he played 13 games for 15 points. He won Stanley Cup.

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

1981-1982Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Stefan Persson plays the 1981-1982 season for New York Islanders

    NYINew York Islanders

    Stefan was 26 years old when the 1981-1982 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 5th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYI4–1LAK
      W
      game 1/803
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–2CLR
      game 2/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM3–4NYI
      W
      game 9/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–6HFD
      game 10/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–1MTL
      W
      game 11/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • November 1981
    • The game
      CGY2–2NYI
      game 12/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF6–2NYI
      L
      game 13/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–3WIN
      W
      game 14/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–3TOR
      W
      game 15/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM5–5NYI
      game 16/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–5PHI
      L
      game 17/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–7QUE
      L
      game 18/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI7–2NYR
      W
      game 20/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8013 of 20 played
      4
      points
      Swedish flag#18NHL#305
      0
      goals
      Swedish flag#19NHL#343
      4
      assists
      Swedish flag#15NHL#253
      +5
      +/-
      NHL#34
      NYI
      12-4-0W-L-OT28Points
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS1–3NYI
      W
      game 21/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–9NYI
      W
      game 22/804
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–5BOS
      L
      game 23/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–5BUF
      L
      game 24/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • December 1981
    • The game
      NYI8–5MNS
      W
      game 25/805
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–5WIN
      L
      game 26/805
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–4VAN
      L
      game 27/807
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–3CGY
      game 28/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–4EDM
      L
      game 29/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE7–10NYI
      W
      game 30/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–3DET
      W
      game 33/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN2–5NYI
      W
      game 34/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–4NYI
      W
      game 35/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-3SOG3PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–4NYI
      L
      game 36/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–6NYR
      L
      game 37/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–5NYI
      W
      game 38/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN1–4NYI
      W
      game 39/807
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–4PHI
      W
      game 40/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8031 of 40 played
      13
      points
      Swedish flag#14NHL#258
      2
      goals
      Swedish flag#17NHL#307
      11
      assists
      Swedish flag#10NHL#212
      +8
      +/-
      NHL#28
      NYI
      24-11-0W-L-OT53Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI1–3NYI
      W
      game 41/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-0SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–5BOS
      L
      game 42/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–2WSH
      game 43/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–3NYR
      L
      game 44/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–6NYI
      W
      game 45/802
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–6NYI
      W
      game 46/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–9NYI
      W
      game 47/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–3PIT
      W
      game 48/803
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–4NYI
      W
      game 49/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • February 1982
    • The game
      WSH6–7NYI
      W
      game 50/803
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +4+/-3SOG1PPP
      +4 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–2WSH
      W
      game 51/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–6NYI
      W
      game 52/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI7–3BUF
      W
      game 53/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI8–2CHI
      W
      game 54/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–8NYI
      W
      game 55/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI9–1HFD
      W
      game 56/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    Milestone

    Stefan Persson reaches 250 career points

    in the game against Hartford Whalers · February 14

    • The game
      PIT2–6NYI
      W
      game 57/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI7–4PHI
      W
      game 58/801
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR2–3NYI
      W
      game 59/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–4PIT
      L
      game 60/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8051 of 60 played
      31
      points
      Swedish flag#8NHL#176
      4
      goals
      Swedish flag#17NHL#297
      27
      assists
      Swedish flag#3NHL#104
      +26
      +/-
      NHL#9
      NYI
      40-14-0W-L-OT86Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI1–5NYI
      W
      game 61/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +4+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–4NYI
      W
      game 62/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE5–5NYI
      game 63/803
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • March 1982
    • The game
      NYI9–5TOR
      W
      game 64/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–6NYI
      W
      game 65/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–10NYI
      W
      game 66/804
      His night
      +4P+4A
      +1+/-1SOG4PPP
      +4 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–6NYI
      W
      game 67/803
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–4STL
      W
      game 68/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–4MNS
      game 69/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI0–3LAK
      L
      game 70/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–2CLR
      W
      game 71/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–3NYI
      game 72/804
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–2WSH
      W
      game 73/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–8NYI
      W
      game 74/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–3NYI
      W
      game 75/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI7–3NYR
      W
      game 77/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • April 1982
    • The game
      NYI3–3PHI
      game 78/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–6NYI
      W
      game 79/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–7PIT
      L
      game 80/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Stefan Persson closes the 1981-1982 season with 43 points

    NYINew York Islanders
    Points
    43
    #11NHL#162
    Games
    70of 80
    88%
    Goals
    6
    #16NHL#296
    Assists
    37
    #3NHL#93
    P/GP
    0.61
    #11NHL#185
    +/-
    +34
    #1NHL#21
    Events
    250
    career points
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 5 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Islanders are in the playoffs

    First round

    New York Islanders meet Pittsburgh Penguins

    NYIvsPIT
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      PIT1–8NYI
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 2
      PIT2–7NYI
      W
      1
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-1SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead2–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 3
      NYI1–2PIT
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead2–1againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 4
      NYI2–5PIT
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • New York Islandersare2–2withPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 5
      PIT3–4NYI
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    First round

    New York Islanders knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 3–2

    NYI3–2PIT
    Advance
    5Games6Points1Goals5Assists
    2 days later
    Second round

    New York Islanders meet New York Rangers

    NYIvsNYR
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    8 days later
    Second round

    New York Islanders knock New York Rangers out 4–2

    NYI4–2NYR
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    4 days later
    Conference final

    New York Islanders meet Quebec Nordiques

    NYIvsQUE
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Quebec Nordiques
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      QUE1–4NYI
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstQuebec Nordiques
    • Game 2
      QUE2–5NYI
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • May 1982
    • New York Islanderslead2–0againstQuebec Nordiques
    • Game 3
      NYI5–4QUE
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–0againstQuebec Nordiques
    • Game 4
      NYI4–2QUE
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    Conference final

    New York Islanders knock Quebec Nordiques out 4–0

    NYI4–0QUE
    Advance
    4Games4Points0Goals4Assists
    4 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    New York Islanders play the Stanley Cup Final against Vancouver Canucks

    NYIvsVAN
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Vancouver Canucks
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      VAN5–6NYI
      W
      8
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 2
      VAN4–6NYI
      W
      7
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead2–0againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 3
      NYI3–0VAN
      W
      6
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–0againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 4
      NYI3–1VAN
      W
      5
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    Stanley Cup Champions

    New York Islanders

    beat Vancouver Canucks 4–0 in the final

    4Games5Points0Goals5Assists
    The run in numbers

    Stefan Persson ends the 1981-1982 playoffs with 15 points

    NYINew York Islanders
    Points
    15
    #2NHL#14
    Games
    13
    Goals
    1
    #6NHL#114
    Assists
    14
    #1NHL#4
    P/GP
    1.15
    #1NHL#12
    +/-
    +7
    #3NHL#13
    Events
    14
    first among the Swedes in assists
    50
    playoff games
    25
    playoff assists
    5 i rad
    games with a point
    3 points
    best game
    PIT3–2→NYR4–2→QUE4–0→VAN4–0