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Steve Payne's 1984-1985 season

Points
51
NHL#117
Goals
29
NHL#57
Assists
22
NHL#194
Plus/minus
-14
NHL#496
Games
76
95%
95% of 80

Left winger Steve Payne was 26 years old when the 1984-1985 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for Minnesota North Stars. He played 76 of a possible 80 games and scored 29 goals and 22 assists for 51 points, 0.67 points per game. In the playoffs he played 9 games for 3 points.

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

1984-1985Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Steve Payne plays the 1984-1985 season for Minnesota North Stars

    Steve was 26 years old when the 1984-1985 season began. It was his 7th season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      TOR1–0MNS
      L
      game 1/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–3MNS
      W
      game 2/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–1NYR
      W
      game 3/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      EDM7–5MNS
      L
      game 4/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS2–4MTL
      L
      game 5/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS6–8BUF
      L
      game 6/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI7–2MNS
      L
      game 7/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-5SOG
    • The game
      HFD5–3MNS
      L
      game 8/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–5MNS
      game 9/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -4+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • November 1984
    • The game
      MNS2–2NJD
      game 10/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–5PHI
      L
      game 11/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–5MNS
      W
      game 12/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF9–6MNS
      L
      game 13/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      VAN5–5MNS
      game 14/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-6SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      MNS7–6TOR
      W
      game 15/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS3–3WSH
      game 16/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–6NYI
      L
      game 17/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      DET3–3MNS
      game 18/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–7MNS
      W
      game 19/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      NJD4–5MNS
      W
      game 20/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      15
      points
      NHL#88
      8
      goals
      NHL#44
      7
      assists
      NHL#132
      MNS
      6-9-0W-L-OT17Points
      16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MNS4–2TOR
      W
      game 21/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MNS2–3NJD
      L
      game 22/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MNS4–2HFD
      W
      game 23/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • December 1984
    • The game
      CGY8–4MNS
      L
      game 24/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–2MNS
      game 25/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS3–6EDM
      L
      game 26/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS2–4WIN
      L
      game 27/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      DET4–3MNS
      L
      game 28/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH3–2MNS
      L
      game 29/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–3MNS
      L
      game 30/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      MNS5–3CHI
      W
      game 31/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      MNS1–4STL
      L
      game 32/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS5–4DET
      W
      game 33/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–4BOS
      L
      game 34/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Steve Payne reaches 200 career goals

    in the game against Boston Bruins · December 23

    • The game
      WIN0–4MNS
      W
      game 35/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–3MNS
      L
      game 36/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–4MNS
      W
      game 37/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS8–3LAK
      W
      game 38/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS4–4CGY
      game 39/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8039 of 40 played
      29
      points
      NHL#93
      15
      goals
      NHL#55
      14
      assists
      NHL#147
      MNS
      13-20-0W-L-OT33Points
      17th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      HFD4–5MNS
      W
      game 42/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      MNS3–6WSH
      L
      game 43/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL4–4MNS
      game 44/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    Milestone

    Steve Payne reaches 500 NHL games

    in the game against St. Louis Blues · January 16

    • The game
      PHI4–1MNS
      L
      game 45/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–7CHI
      L
      game 46/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      PIT3–4MNS
      W
      game 47/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      DET4–4MNS
      game 48/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-7SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS2–3NYR
      L
      game 49/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-7SOG
    • The game
      MNS4–4NYI
      game 50/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
    • February 1985
    • The game
      MNS5–2TOR
      W
      game 51/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–5QUE
      L
      game 52/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–1MNS
      L
      game 53/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      EDM5–3MNS
      L
      game 54/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      MNS2–4STL
      L
      game 55/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS5–5DET
      game 56/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MNS4–6STL
      L
      game 57/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      QUE4–3MNS
      L
      game 58/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS3–2MNS
      L
      game 59/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–4MNS
      W
      game 60/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8058 of 60 played
      43
      points
      NHL#93
      23
      goals
      NHL#47
      20
      assists
      NHL#161
      MNS
      17-32-0W-L-OT45Points
      17th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT3–1MNS
      L
      game 61/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS5–4PIT
      W
      game 62/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS1–6TOR
      L
      game 63/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • March 1985
    • The game
      MNS2–6DET
      L
      game 64/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET2–5MNS
      W
      game 65/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-9SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–4MNS
      W
      game 66/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–4MNS
      L
      game 67/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -2+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      STL1–4MNS
      W
      game 68/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–2CHI
      W
      game 69/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS0–8QUE
      L
      game 70/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–5WIN
      L
      game 73/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–4STL
      L
      game 74/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–5MNS
      W
      game 75/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS1–5DET
      L
      game 76/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–3LAK
      L
      game 77/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–3VAN
      L
      game 78/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • April 1985
    • The game
      TOR7–9MNS
      W
      game 79/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      STL4–3MNS
      L
      game 80/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    The season in numbers

    Steve Payne closes the 1984-1985 season with 51 points

    Points
    51
    NHL#117
    Games
    76of 80
    95%
    Goals
    29
    NHL#57
    Assists
    22
    NHL#194
    P/GP
    0.67
    NHL#142
    +/-
    -14
    NHL#496
    Events
    500
    NHL games
    200
    career goals
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 6 pts
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Minnesota North Stars are in the playoffs

    First round

    Minnesota North Stars meet St. Louis Blues

    MNSvsSTL
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    No Swedes
    Swedes on St. Louis Blues
    • Game 1
      MNS3–2STL
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • Minnesota North Starslead1–0againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 2
      MNS4–3STL
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • Minnesota North Starslead2–0againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 3
      STL0–2MNS
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    First round

    Minnesota North Stars knock St. Louis Blues out 3–0

    MNS3–0STL
    Advance
    3Games1Points0Goals1Assists
    5 days later
    Second round

    Minnesota North Stars meet Chicago Blackhawks

    MNSvsCHI
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      MNS8–5CHI
      W
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • Minnesota North Starslead1–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 2
      MNS2–6CHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Minnesota North Starsare1–1withChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 3
      CHI5–3MNS
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead2–1againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 4
      CHI7–6MNS
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead3–1againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 5
      MNS5–4CHI
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead3–2againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 6
      CHI6–5MNS
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    Second round

    Chicago Blackhawks knock Minnesota North Stars out 4–2

    MNS2–4CHI
    Eliminated
    6Games2Points1Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Steve Payne ends the 1984-1985 playoffs with 3 points

    Points
    3
    NHL#127
    Games
    9
    Goals
    1
    NHL#112
    Assists
    2
    NHL#117
    P/GP
    0.33
    NHL#95
    +/-
    -3
    NHL#265
    Events
    2 points
    best game
    STL3–0→CHI2–4