Regular seasonMNS

Steve Payne's 1978-1979 season

Points

NHL#122

Goals

NHL#67

Assists

NHL#190

Plus/minus

-5

NHL#281

Games

87% of 80

Left winger Steve Payne was 20 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Minnesota North Stars. He played 70 of a possible 80 games and scored 23 goals and 17 assists for 40 points, 0.57 points per game. Minnesota North Stars did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1978-1979

Year 1978
48 years ago
NHL debut
October 11
Steve Payne makes his NHL debut in 2–⁠5 loss against Montréal Canadiens
MNSMinnesota North Stars2–5MTLMontréal Canadiens
Steve was 20 years old · Montreal Forum, Canada
His first NHL game
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
-2
+/-
Swedes on the ice: Kent-Erik Andersson and Per-Olov Brasar.
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- The game
  MNS2–5MTL
  L
  October 11game 1/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BUF5–2MNS
  L
  October 14game 2/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN2–7MNS
  W
  October 18game 3/805
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MNS2–6CHI
  L
  October 19game 4/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-5SOG
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- The game
  MNS4–4DET
  October 21game 5/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS2–2MNS
  October 25game 6/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CLR1–0MNS
  L
  October 28game 7/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- November 1978
- The game
  NYR7–2MNS
  L
  November 18game 16/803
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MNS2–9BUF
  L
  November 19game 17/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  -1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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Milestone
Steve Payne records his first NHL assist
in the game against Buffalo Sabres · November 19
- The game
  NYI4–1MNS
  L
  November 22game 18/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MNS3–4PHI
  L
  November 24game 19/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  LAK4–1MNS
  L
  November 25game 20/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 25
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 8012 of 20 played
  3
  points
  NHL#268
  0
  goals
  NHL#278
  3
  assists
  NHL#212
  MNS
  5-13-0W-L-OT12Points
  16th in the whole NHL
- The game
  TOR5–3MNS
  L
  November 29game 21/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- December 1978
- The game
  MNS4–3AFM
  W
  December 1game 22/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  AFM3–5MNS
  W
  December 2game 23/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  LAK0–4MNS
  W
  December 6game 24/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CLR0–3MNS
  W
  December 9game 25/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
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Milestone
Steve Payne scores his first NHL goal
in the game against Colorado Rockies · December 9
- The game
  MNS4–4BOS
  December 10game 26/802
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–2MNS
  L
  December 13game 27/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MNS6–1WSH
  W
  December 15game 28/804
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BUF5–2MNS
  L
  December 16game 29/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-4SOG
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- The game
  VAN3–5MNS
  W
  December 19game 30/805
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MNS2–4TOR
  L
  December 20game 31/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PIT3–5MNS
  W
  December 23game 32/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MNS6–4STL
  W
  December 26game 33/803
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-3SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  WSH1–6MNS
  W
  December 27game 34/804
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  MNS2–7CLR
  L
  December 30game 35/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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Year 1979
47 years ago
- The game
  BOS5–2MNS
  L
  January 6game 37/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MNS1–3MTL
  L
  January 8game 38/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MNS4–6BOS
  L
  January 11game 40/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- Checkpoint
  January 11
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8030 of 40 played
  12
  points
  NHL#200
  5
  goals
  NHL#167
  7
  assists
  NHL#215
  MNS
  14-21-0W-L-OT33Points
  13th in the whole NHL
- The game
  CHI3–4MNS
  W
  January 13game 41/802
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  MNS8–1NYR
  W
  January 15game 42/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MNS0–5PIT
  L
  January 16game 43/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS3–5CLR
  L
  January 19game 44/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  CLR3–3MNS
  January 20game 45/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  TOR2–2MNS
  January 24game 46/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-5SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PHI1–3MNS
  W
  January 27game 47/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MNS3–1BUF
  W
  January 28game 48/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MNS5–4NYI
  W
  January 30game 49/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- February 1979
- The game
  DET1–6MNS
  W
  February 1game 50/802
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-4SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  BUF2–1MNS
  L
  February 3game 51/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR4–6MNS
  W
  February 4game 52/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  VAN1–8MNS
  W
  February 14game 53/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  MNS5–6PIT
  L
  February 15game 54/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  BOS3–3MNS
  February 17game 55/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MNS2–3PHI
  L
  February 18game 56/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR1–5MNS
  W
  February 21game 57/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MNS2–2AFM
  February 23game 58/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  AFM6–3MNS
  L
  February 24game 59/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NYR4–4MNS
  February 28game 60/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 28
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8050 of 60 played
  25
  points
  NHL#158
  12
  goals
  NHL#111
  13
  assists
  NHL#187
  MNS
  23-27-0W-L-OT56Points
  12th in the whole NHL
- March 1979
- The game
  MNS5–5BUF
  March 1game 61/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MNS0–5BOS
  L
  March 3game 62/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  MNS4–5WSH
  L
  March 4game 63/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET1–5MNS
  W
  March 7game 64/802
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +4+/-7SOG
  +2 goals
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- The game
  BOS4–3MNS
  L
  March 10game 65/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-5SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MNS2–8STL
  L
  March 11game 66/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–4MNS
  W
  March 14game 67/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-5SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MNS4–6TOR
  L
  March 17game 68/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -3+/-5SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  NYI5–3MNS
  L
  March 18game 69/803
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-7SOG
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- The game
  PHI3–7MNS
  W
  March 21game 70/801
  His night
  +3P+3G
  0+/-6SOG2PPP
  HAT TRICK
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- The game
  MNS3–1CLR
  W
  March 24game 71/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MNS1–2VAN
  L
  March 25game 72/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PIT5–1MNS
  L
  March 27game 73/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MNS4–7BOS
  L
  March 29game 74/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS2–6TOR
  L
  March 31game 75/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- April 1979
- The game
  MNS1–3DET
  L
  April 1game 76/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CHI3–4MNS
  W
  April 3game 77/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MNS1–7CHI
  L
  April 4game 78/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS2–2VAN
  April 6game 79/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MNS1–7LAK
  L
  April 7game 80/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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The season in numbers
April 7
Steve Payne closes the 1978-1979 season with 40 points
MNSMinnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars did not reach the playoffs
Points
40
NHL#122
Games
70of 80
88%
Goals
23
NHL#67
Assists
17
NHL#190
P/GP
0.57
NHL#128
+/-
-5
NHL#281
Events
1
hat trick
1
First NHL goal
1
First NHL point
1
First NHL assist
4 i rad
games with a point · 4 pts

Steve Payne makes his NHL debut in 2–⁠5 loss against Montréal Canadiens

Steve Payne records his first NHL assist

1/4 into the season

Steve Payne scores his first NHL goal

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Steve Payne closes the 1978-1979 season with 40 points