Regular season and playoffsMNS

Steve Payne's 1981-1982 season

Points

NHL#44

Goals

NHL#47

Assists

NHL#51

Plus/minus

+20

NHL#47

Games

92% of 80

Left winger Steve Payne was 23 years old when the 1981-1982 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for Minnesota North Stars. He played 74 of a possible 80 games and scored 33 goals and 45 assists for 78 points, 1.05 points per game. In the playoffs he played 4 games for 6 points.

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

1981-1982Playoffs

Year 1981
45 years ago
Season opener
October 8
Steve Payne plays the 1981-1982 season for Minnesota North Stars
MNSMinnesota North Stars
Steve 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
  TOR3–3MNS
  October 8game 1/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-6SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR0–7MNS
  W
  October 10game 2/804
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MNS4–2QUE
  W
  October 12game 3/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  MNS2–1TOR
  W
  October 14game 4/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS2–5PIT
  L
  October 17game 5/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS2–3PHI
  L
  October 18game 6/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  STL5–5MNS
  October 22game 7/802
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  LAK3–6MNS
  W
  October 24game 8/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  MNS6–3BUF
  W
  October 25game 9/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  CGY1–6MNS
  W
  October 28game 10/804
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +2+/-9SOG2PPP
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  DET4–5MNS
  W
  October 31game 11/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-5SOG
  View the game
- November 1981
- The game
  MNS6–1WSH
  W
  November 4game 12/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS2–4HFD
  L
  November 7game 13/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-6SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS4–1BOS
  W
  November 8game 14/802
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +2+/-3SOG1PPP
  +3 points
  View the game
Milestone
Steve Payne reaches 100 career goals
in the game against Boston Bruins · November 8
- The game
  WIN2–15MNS
  W
  November 11game 15/804
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  QUE5–5MNS
  November 14game 16/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS6–4WIN
  W
  November 18game 17/805
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  -1+/-4SOG3PPP
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  EDM2–2MNS
  November 19game 18/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CHI6–4MNS
  L
  November 21game 19/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-5SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  MNS1–1CHI
  November 22game 20/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  November 22
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 80
  18
  points
  NHL#78
  7
  goals
  NHL#77
  11
  assists
  NHL#72
  MNS
  11-4-0W-L-OT27Points
  6th in the whole NHL
- The game
  WSH4–4MNS
  November 25game 21/803
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- December 1981
- The game
  MTL6–6MNS
  December 9game 27/802
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-5SOG2PPP
  +2 assists
  View the game
Milestone
Steve Payne reaches 100 career assists
in the game against Montréal Canadiens · December 9
- The game
  MNS1–4DET
  L
  December 10game 28/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CHI3–6MNS
  W
  December 12game 29/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS2–4STL
  L
  December 15game 30/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-5SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WIN4–2MNS
  L
  December 17game 31/805
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-4SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  MNS6–9EDM
  L
  December 19game 32/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  MNS4–4VAN
  December 22game 33/807
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-6SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS4–4CGY
  December 23game 34/803
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  STL3–6MNS
  W
  December 26game 35/803
  His night
  +4P+3G+1A
  +3+/-6SOG
  HAT TRICK
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- The game
  CLR4–4MNS
  December 28game 36/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  MNS2–4BUF
  L
  December 31game 37/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
Year 1982
44 years ago
- The game
  MNS6–2TOR
  W
  January 2game 38/803
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  0+/-4SOG
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  MNS1–4STL
  L
  January 5game 39/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-5SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  TOR3–3MNS
  January 6game 40/803
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  January 6
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8035 of 40 played
  35
  points
  NHL#70
  15
  goals
  NHL#65
  20
  assists
  NHL#71
  MNS
  15-12-0W-L-OT43Points
  8th in the whole NHL
- The game
  MTL3–3MNS
  January 9game 41/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  MNS3–5NYR
  L
  January 11game 42/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-5SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR2–0MNS
  L
  January 13game 43/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  QUE1–4MNS
  W
  January 16game 44/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  CHI5–7MNS
  W
  January 17game 45/802
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +1+/-5SOG
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  MNS3–1CLR
  W
  January 20game 46/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  MNS3–3LAK
  January 21game 47/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CHI4–8MNS
  W
  January 23game 48/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS9–2TOR
  W
  January 25game 49/802
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  DET6–8MNS
  W
  January 27game 50/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  MNS3–8STL
  L
  January 28game 51/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  MNS2–4NYI
  L
  January 30game 52/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- February 1982
- The game
  MNS9–6PIT
  W
  February 3game 53/802
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +2+/-2SOG1PPP
  +3 assists
  View the game
- The game
  MNS3–3PHI
  February 4game 54/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  MNS2–5CHI
  L
  February 7game 55/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  BOS4–2MNS
  L
  February 11game 56/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  DET1–6MNS
  W
  February 13game 57/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS3–3TOR
  February 15game 58/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS4–7EDM
  L
  February 17game 59/801
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS2–2CGY
  February 18game 60/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  February 18
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8055 of 60 played
  52
  points
  NHL#71
  21
  goals
  NHL#75
  31
  assists
  NHL#64
  MNS
  23-19-0W-L-OT64Points
  Playoff spot
  9th in the whole NHL
- The game
  WSH3–7MNS
  W
  February 20game 61/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  HFD7–8MNS
  W
  February 22game 62/802
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-4SOG
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  TOR5–7MNS
  W
  February 24game 63/803
  His night
  +2P+2G
  -1+/-6SOG1PPP
  +2 goals
  View the game
- The game
  BUF5–5MNS
  February 27game 64/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS5–4DET
  W
  February 28game 65/802
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +3 assists
  View the game
- March 1982
- The game
  DET4–6MNS
  W
  March 3game 66/802
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  VAN1–3MNS
  W
  March 6game 67/806
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  STL1–8MNS
  W
  March 8game 68/803
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-4SOG
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  NYI4–4MNS
  March 10game 69/806
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +2+/-9SOG
  +2 goals
  View the game
- The game
  MNS3–2STL
  W
  March 13game 70/802
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-5SOG
  +2 assists
  View the game
Milestone
Steve Payne reaches 250 career points
in the game against St. Louis Blues · March 13
- The game
  PIT3–4MNS
  W
  March 15game 71/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  WIN3–2MNS
  L
  March 17game 72/803
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  MNS1–5MTL
  L
  March 20game 73/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  LAK2–4MNS
  W
  March 22game 74/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS4–3DET
  W
  March 25game 75/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-5SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  MNS6–5BOS
  W
  March 27game 76/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  MNS5–2HFD
  W
  March 28game 77/802
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-5SOG1PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
- April 1982
- The game
  MNS5–2WIN
  W
  April 2game 79/804
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  MNS3–4CHI
  L
  April 4game 80/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
The season in numbers
April 4
Steve Payne closes the 1981-1982 season with 78 points
MNSMinnesota North Stars
Points
78
NHL#44
Games
74of 80
93%
Goals
33
NHL#47
Assists
45
NHL#51
P/GP
1.05
NHL#53
+/-
+20
NHL#47
Events
45
career best in assists
1
hat trick
250
career points
250
NHL games
100
career assists
100
career goals
7 i rad
games with a point · 11 pts
4 i rad
games with a goal
3 days later
Playoffs
April 7
Minnesota North Stars are in the playoffs
First round
April 7
Minnesota North Stars meet Chicago Blackhawks
MNSvsCHI
Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
Kent-Erik Andersson
Anders Håkansson
Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
No Swedes
View the whole round
- Game 1
  CHI3–2MNS
  L
  April 71
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- Chicago Blackhawkslead1–0againstMinnesota North Stars
- Game 2
  CHI5–3MNS
  L
  April 82
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  -1+/-7SOG1PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
- Chicago Blackhawkslead2–0againstMinnesota North Stars
- Game 3
  MNS7–1CHI
  W
  April 102
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +1+/-3SOG2PPP
  +3 points
  View the game
- Chicago Blackhawkslead2–1againstMinnesota North Stars
- Game 4
  MNS2–5CHI
  L
  April 112
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
First round
April 11
Chicago Blackhawks knock Minnesota North Stars out 3–1
MNS1–3CHI
Eliminated
4Games6Points4Goals2Assists

Steve Payne plays the 1981-1982 season for Minnesota North Stars

Steve Payne reaches 100 career goals

1/4 into the season

Steve Payne reaches 100 career assists

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Steve Payne reaches 250 career points

Steve Payne closes the 1981-1982 season with 78 points

Minnesota North Stars are in the playoffs

Minnesota North Stars meet Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks knock Minnesota North Stars out 3–1