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Steve Yzerman's 1983-1984 season

Points
87
NHL#26
Goals
39
NHL#25
Assists
48
NHL#35
Plus/minus
-19
NHL#564
Games
80
100%
100% of 80

Centre Steve Yzerman was 18 years old when the 1983-1984 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Detroit Red Wings. He played all 80 games and scored 39 goals and 48 assists for 87 points, 1.09 points per game. In the playoffs he played 4 games for 6 points.

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

1983-1984Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    Steve Yzerman makes his NHL debut

    Steve was 18 years old · Winnipeg Arena, Canada

    First NHL assistFirst NHL goalFirst NHL point

    Other Swedes on the ice: Thomas Steen and Bengt Lundholm.

    • The game
      DET6–6WIN
      game 1/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    Milestone

    Steve Yzerman records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Winnipeg Jets · October 5

    Milestone

    Steve Yzerman scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Winnipeg Jets · October 5

    • The game
      NJD6–3DET
      L
      game 2/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DET4–6CHI
      L
      game 3/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET3–8EDM
      L
      game 4/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET3–3LAK
      game 5/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL2–4DET
      W
      game 6/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CGY1–4DET
      W
      game 7/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF5–6DET
      W
      game 8/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      QUE3–4DET
      W
      game 9/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • November 1983
    • The game
      DET3–2STL
      W
      game 10/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI4–7DET
      W
      game 11/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      VAN3–2DET
      L
      game 12/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET2–3WSH
      L
      game 13/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS5–3DET
      L
      game 14/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      EDM7–3DET
      L
      game 15/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -4+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET3–6NYR
      L
      game 16/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET3–1QUE
      W
      game 17/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET2–4MTL
      L
      game 18/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET4–5TOR
      L
      game 19/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      STL0–3DET
      W
      game 20/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      22
      points
      NHL#53
      13
      goals
      NHL#15
      9
      assists
      NHL#124
      DET
      8-10-0W-L-OT18Points
      17th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT2–5DET
      W
      game 21/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET7–4PIT
      W
      game 22/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR5–3DET
      L
      game 23/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -2+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • December 1983
    • The game
      NYR4–2DET
      L
      game 24/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET0–6NJD
      L
      game 25/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET2–7MNS
      L
      game 26/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET3–8STL
      L
      game 27/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -3+/-0SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DET2–4CHI
      L
      game 28/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK7–5DET
      L
      game 29/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET2–4NYI
      L
      game 30/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI3–3DET
      game 31/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET3–3PHI
      game 32/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN9–5DET
      L
      game 33/802
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      TOR2–9DET
      W
      game 34/801
      His night
      +4P+3G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG3PPP
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      DET2–6TOR
      L
      game 35/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET3–2WSH
      W
      game 36/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET6–1NJD
      W
      game 37/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      CHI3–4DET
      W
      game 38/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      HFD1–7DET
      W
      game 39/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DET1–5MTL
      L
      game 40/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      45
      points
      NHL#30
      25
      goals
      NHL#12
      20
      assists
      NHL#82
      DET
      15-21-0W-L-OT34Points
      16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI8–4DET
      L
      game 41/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      EDM7–3DET
      L
      game 42/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS7–2DET
      L
      game 43/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF2–1DET
      L
      game 44/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET5–8NYR
      L
      game 45/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      CGY4–2DET
      L
      game 46/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS8–5DET
      L
      game 47/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET1–5MNS
      L
      game 48/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI0–4DET
      W
      game 49/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET2–2BUF
      game 50/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET4–3NYI
      W
      game 51/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • February 1984
    • The game
      HFD6–6DET
      game 52/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR6–3DET
      L
      game 53/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET6–5BOS
      W
      game 54/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET1–4HFD
      L
      game 55/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–9DET
      W
      game 56/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      DET6–4MNS
      W
      game 57/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET2–2WIN
      game 58/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL4–3DET
      L
      game 59/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI0–6DET
      W
      game 60/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      64
      points
      NHL#37
      31
      goals
      NHL#19
      33
      assists
      NHL#58
      DET
      21-32-0W-L-OT49Points
      16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET6–2TOR
      W
      game 61/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS2–5DET
      W
      game 62/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH1–4DET
      W
      game 63/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET4–2CHI
      W
      game 64/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET2–6QUE
      L
      game 65/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • March 1984
    • The game
      MTL3–1DET
      L
      game 66/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WIN1–6DET
      W
      game 67/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET1–5MNS
      L
      game 68/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET3–1STL
      W
      game 69/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL3–6DET
      W
      game 70/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET3–4TOR
      L
      game 71/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–2DET
      L
      game 72/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET3–5STL
      L
      game 73/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      MNS4–3DET
      L
      game 74/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DET6–3VAN
      W
      game 75/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET6–4CGY
      W
      game 76/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET7–9LAK
      L
      game 77/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-3SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      TOR2–4DET
      W
      game 78/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI4–2DET
      L
      game 79/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • April 1984
    • The game
      DET3–4CHI
      L
      game 80/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Steve Yzerman closes the 1983-1984 season with 87 points

    Points
    87
    NHL#26
    Games
    80of 80
    100%
    Goals
    39
    NHL#25
    Assists
    48
    NHL#35
    P/GP
    1.09
    NHL#36
    +/-
    -19
    NHL#564
    Events
    1
    hat trick
    50
    career points
    25
    career goals
    1
    First NHL assist
    10 i rad
    games with a point · 12 pts
    6 i rad
    games with a goal
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Detroit Red Wings are in the playoffs

    First round

    Detroit Red Wings meet St. Louis Blues

    DETvsSTL
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    Swedes on St. Louis Blues
    • Game 1
      DET2–3STL
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • St. Louis Blueslead1–0againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 2
      DET5–3STL
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • Detroit Red Wingsare1–1withSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 3
      STL4–3DET
      L
      1
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • St. Louis Blueslead2–1againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 4
      STL3–2DET
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    First round

    St. Louis Blues knock Detroit Red Wings out 3–1

    DET1–3STL
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round