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Tom Laidlaw's 1981-1982 season

Points
21
NHL#292
Goals
3
NHL#361
Assists
18
NHL#247
Plus/minus
+6
NHL#130
Games
79
98%
98% of 80

Defenceman Tom Laidlaw was 23 years old when the 1981-1982 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for New York Rangers. He played 79 of a possible 80 games and scored 3 goals and 18 assists for 21 points, 0.27 points per game. In the playoffs he played 10 games for 3 points.

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

1981-1982Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Tom Laidlaw plays the 1981-1982 season for New York Rangers

    Tom was 23 years old when the 1981-1982 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      DET5–2NYR
      L
      game 1/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–8WIN
      L
      game 2/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR0–7MNS
      L
      game 3/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–2NYR
      W
      game 4/806
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–5NYI
      L
      game 5/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL3–5NYR
      W
      game 6/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK5–2NYR
      L
      game 7/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–3TOR
      W
      game 8/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–2NYR
      L
      game 9/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      EDM5–3NYR
      L
      game 10/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR3–7BOS
      L
      game 11/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • November 1981
    • The game
      CGY2–4NYR
      W
      game 12/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–6PIT
      L
      game 13/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR6–2PHI
      W
      game 14/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–1WSH
      W
      game 15/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–7NYR
      W
      game 16/801
      His night
      No points
      +4+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–3BUF
      game 17/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      EDM5–3NYR
      L
      game 18/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–5NYR
      W
      game 19/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–4NYI
      L
      game 20/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      4
      points
      NHL#303
      1
      goals
      NHL#276
      3
      assists
      NHL#282
      -2
      +/-
      NHL#94
      NYR
      8-11-0W-L-OT17Points
      15th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI7–2NYR
      L
      game 21/805
      His night
      No points
      -5+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–3NYR
      game 22/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR4–7QUE
      L
      game 23/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      QUE4–4NYR
      game 24/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • December 1981
    • The game
      NYR4–3LAK
      W
      game 25/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–1CLR
      W
      game 26/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD5–3NYR
      L
      game 27/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–3NYR
      L
      game 28/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR5–3PHI
      W
      game 29/80
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–5NYR
      W
      game 30/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI7–3NYR
      L
      game 31/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR3–3PIT
      game 32/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–2NYR
      L
      game 33/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WIN2–5NYR
      W
      game 34/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYR4–4WSH
      game 35/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–5NYR
      W
      game 36/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI4–6NYR
      W
      game 37/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR6–5MTL
      W
      game 38/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH4–3NYR
      L
      game 39/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–4NYR
      W
      game 40/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      11
      points
      NHL#284
      2
      goals
      NHL#307
      9
      assists
      NHL#245
      +2
      +/-
      NHL#63
      NYR
      17-18-0W-L-OT39Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI5–7NYR
      W
      game 41/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–5NYR
      W
      game 42/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR2–0MNS
      W
      game 43/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–4WIN
      game 44/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–6TOR
      L
      game 45/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–3NYR
      W
      game 46/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–6NYI
      L
      game 47/804
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–4NYR
      game 48/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR5–4WSH
      W
      game 49/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–2CLR
      W
      game 50/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR6–3LAK
      W
      game 51/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • February 1982
    • The game
      NYR4–3VAN
      W
      game 52/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR4–4CGY
      game 53/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–8EDM
      L
      game 54/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–3STL
      game 55/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–2HFD
      W
      game 56/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      QUE2–5NYR
      W
      game 57/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYR5–3PIT
      W
      game 58/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CLR4–4NYR
      game 59/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–2NYR
      L
      game 60/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      18
      points
      NHL#271
      2
      goals
      NHL#352
      16
      assists
      NHL#214
      +3
      +/-
      NHL#58
      NYR
      28-22-0W-L-OT66Points
      Playoff spot
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI4–6NYR
      W
      game 61/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR6–4BOS
      W
      game 62/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–2NYR
      L
      game 63/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • March 1982
    • The game
      CGY2–4NYR
      W
      game 64/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–4PHI
      game 65/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–6NYI
      L
      game 66/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET3–6NYR
      W
      game 67/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI5–5NYR
      game 68/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–1DET
      W
      game 69/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH5–5NYR
      game 70/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–5NYR
      W
      game 71/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR4–3WSH
      W
      game 72/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL5–8NYR
      W
      game 73/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR7–2PIT
      W
      game 74/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR8–5BUF
      W
      game 75/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–3PHI
      L
      game 76/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI7–3NYR
      L
      game 77/804
      His night
      No points
      -5+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–1CHI
      W
      game 78/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • April 1982
    • The game
      NYR3–3HFD
      game 80/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    The season in numbers

    Tom Laidlaw closes the 1981-1982 season with 21 points

    Points
    21
    NHL#292
    Games
    79of 80
    99%
    Goals
    3
    NHL#361
    Assists
    18
    NHL#247
    P/GP
    0.27
    NHL#360
    +/-
    +6
    NHL#130
    Events
    100
    NHL games
    50
    career points
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Rangers are in the playoffs

    First round

    New York Rangers meet Philadelphia Flyers

    NYRvsPHI
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      PHI4–1NYR
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 2
      PHI3–7NYR
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • New York Rangersare1–1withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 3
      NYR4–3PHI
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • New York Rangerslead2–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 4
      NYR7–5PHI
      W
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
    First round

    New York Rangers knock Philadelphia Flyers out 3–1

    NYR3–1PHI
    Advance
    4Games3Points0Goals3Assists
    4 days later
    Second round

    New York Rangers meet New York Islanders

    NYRvsNYI
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    • Game 1
      NYR5–4NYI
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • New York Rangerslead1–0againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 2
      NYR2–7NYI
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • New York Rangersare1–1withNew York Islanders
    • Game 3
      NYI4–3NYR
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • New York Islanderslead2–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 4
      NYI5–3NYR
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • New York Islanderslead3–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 5
      NYR4–2NYI
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • New York Islanderslead3–2againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 6
      NYI5–3NYR
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    Second round

    New York Islanders knock New York Rangers out 4–2

    NYR2–4NYI
    Eliminated
    6Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Tom Laidlaw ends the 1981-1982 playoffs with 3 points

    Points
    3
    NHL#132
    Games
    10
    Goals
    0
    NHL#187
    Assists
    3
    NHL#89
    P/GP
    0.30
    NHL#98
    +/-
    -1
    NHL#183
    Events
    2 points
    best game
    PHI3–1→NYI2–4