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Thomas Gradin's 1980-1981 season

Points
69
Swedish flag#4NHL#52
Goals
21
Swedish flag#7NHL#117
Assists
48
Swedish flag#4NHL#31
Plus/minus
+2
Swedish flag#11NHL#199
Games
79
98%
98% of 80

Centre Thomas Gradin was 24 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for Vancouver Canucks. He played 79 of a possible 80 games and scored 21 goals and 48 assists for 69 points, 0.87 points per game. That was 4th among the Swedes and 52th in the NHL. In the playoffs he played 3 games for 4 points.

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

1980-1981Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Thomas Gradin plays the 1980-1981 season for Vancouver Canucks

    Thomas was 24 years old when the 1980-1981 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      DET3–5VAN
      W
      game 1/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      QUE2–8VAN
      W
      game 2/802
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-0SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      VAN2–4CHI
      L
      game 3/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN5–2PHI
      W
      game 4/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      VAN1–4MTL
      L
      game 5/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN6–3NYI
      W
      game 6/805
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      VAN2–3NYR
      L
      game 7/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS2–3VAN
      W
      game 8/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR5–8VAN
      W
      game 9/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–3QUE
      game 10/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • November 1980
    • The game
      VAN4–4HFD
      game 11/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN3–4BUF
      L
      game 12/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      EDM3–4VAN
      W
      game 13/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS2–3VAN
      W
      game 14/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR4–6VAN
      W
      game 15/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL8–2VAN
      L
      game 16/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL3–3VAN
      game 17/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–2VAN
      L
      game 18/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WIN1–6VAN
      W
      game 19/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      VAN6–4EDM
      W
      game 20/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      21
      points
      Swedish flag#2NHL#22
      2
      goals
      Swedish flag#11NHL#215
      19
      assists
      Swedish flag#1NHL#6
      VAN
      11-6-0W-L-OT25Points
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN3–4HFD
      L
      game 21/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN2–2NYR
      game 22/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN7–4PIT
      W
      game 23/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CHI4–6VAN
      W
      game 24/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI3–3VAN
      game 25/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • December 1980
    • The game
      HFD4–4VAN
      game 26/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–3LAK
      L
      game 27/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYI5–3VAN
      L
      game 28/804
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–2WSH
      W
      game 29/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
    • The game
      VAN8–5TOR
      W
      game 30/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–1BOS
      W
      game 31/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Thomas Gradin reaches 100 career assists

    in the game against Boston Bruins · December 13

    • The game
      VAN2–2BUF
      game 32/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–10VAN
      W
      game 34/802
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-0SOG2PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      BUF3–3VAN
      game 35/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      LAK6–3VAN
      L
      game 36/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      STL3–2VAN
      L
      game 37/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–3VAN
      game 38/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN2–2DET
      game 39/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–6STL
      L
      game 40/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8039 of 40 played
      38
      points
      Swedish flag#3NHL#36
      6
      goals
      Swedish flag#9NHL#186
      32
      assists
      Swedish flag#3NHL#11
      VAN
      17-12-0W-L-OT45Points
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN7–3CLR
      W
      game 41/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN1–1MNS
      game 42/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–4WIN
      game 43/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CLR3–3VAN
      game 44/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET1–3VAN
      W
      game 45/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      VAN5–2CLR
      W
      game 46/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR2–2VAN
      game 47/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–5EDM
      L
      game 48/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      NYR7–5VAN
      L
      game 49/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN3–7CHI
      L
      game 50/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–3WSH
      L
      game 51/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • February 1981
    • The game
      CGY2–6VAN
      W
      game 52/803
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      WSH3–3VAN
      game 53/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–9STL
      L
      game 54/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN2–3DET
      L
      game 55/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN3–4PHI
      L
      game 56/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN2–2PIT
      game 57/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      VAN2–7MNS
      L
      game 58/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BOS7–5VAN
      L
      game 59/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      QUE9–3VAN
      L
      game 60/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8059 of 60 played
      52
      points
      Swedish flag#3NHL#49
      10
      goals
      Swedish flag#10NHL#183
      42
      assists
      Swedish flag#4NHL#20
      VAN
      21-22-0W-L-OT59Points
      Playoff spot
      11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CGY5–3VAN
      L
      game 61/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI4–6VAN
      W
      game 62/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN3–4LAK
      L
      game 63/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI5–1VAN
      L
      game 64/805
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • March 1981
    • The game
      HFD0–3VAN
      W
      game 65/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN5–2TOR
      W
      game 66/803
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +2+/-3SOG
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      VAN1–3NYI
      L
      game 67/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN1–4BOS
      L
      game 68/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN2–11CGY
      L
      game 69/803
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–5VAN
      W
      game 70/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF1–2VAN
      W
      game 71/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–4VAN
      W
      game 72/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–5MTL
      L
      game 73/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN3–3QUE
      game 74/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CLR4–4VAN
      game 75/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN10–2WIN
      W
      game 76/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-7SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      MNS4–2VAN
      L
      game 77/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • April 1981
    • The game
      WIN4–4VAN
      game 78/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      EDM7–2VAN
      L
      game 79/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN5–6CGY
      L
      game 80/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    The season in numbers

    Thomas Gradin closes the 1980-1981 season with 69 points

    Points
    69
    #4NHL#52
    Games
    79of 80
    99%
    Goals
    21
    #7NHL#117
    Assists
    48
    #4NHL#31
    P/GP
    0.87
    #5NHL#73
    +/-
    +2
    #11NHL#199
    Events
    1
    hat trick
    100
    career assists
    7 i rad
    games with a point · 9 pts
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Vancouver Canucks are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Vancouver Canucks meet Buffalo Sabres

    VANvsBUF
    Swedes on Vancouver Canucks
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      VAN2–3BUF
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 2
      VAN2–5BUF
      L
      1
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–0againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 3
      BUF5–3VAN
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    Preliminary round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Vancouver Canucks out 3–0

    VAN0–3BUF
    Eliminated
    3Games4Points1Goals3Assists