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Tomas Jonsson's 1981-1982 season

Points
34
Swedish flag#13NHL#212
Goals
9
Swedish flag#14NHL#246
Assists
25
Swedish flag#11NHL#175
Plus/minus
+26
Swedish flag#2NHL#32
Games
70
87%
87% of 80

Defenceman Tomas Jonsson was 21 years old when the 1981-1982 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for New York Islanders. He played 70 of a possible 80 games and scored 9 goals and 25 assists for 34 points, 0.49 points per game. That was 13th among the Swedes and 212th in the NHL. In the playoffs he played 10 games for 2 points. He won Stanley Cup.

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

1981-1982Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    Tomas Jonsson makes his NHL debut in 4–⁠1 win against Los Angeles Kings

    Tomas was 21 years old · The Forum, USA

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    0
    Points
    0
    +/-

    Other Swedes on the ice: Anders Kallur, Robert Nyström and Stefan Persson.

    • The game
      NYI4–1LAK
      W
      game 1/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–2CLR
      game 2/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–1PIT
      W
      game 3/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–4NYI
      W
      game 4/807
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–5NYI
      W
      game 5/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Tomas Jonsson records his first NHL assist

    in the game against New York Rangers · October 17

    • The game
      LAK9–6NYI
      L
      game 6/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    Milestone

    Tomas Jonsson scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Los Angeles Kings · October 20

    • The game
      NYI4–2WSH
      W
      game 7/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WSH4–6NYI
      W
      game 8/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM3–4NYI
      W
      game 9/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYI6–6HFD
      game 10/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–1MTL
      W
      game 11/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • November 1981
    • The game
      CGY2–2NYI
      game 12/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF6–2NYI
      L
      game 13/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI5–3WIN
      W
      game 14/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI4–3TOR
      W
      game 15/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      EDM5–5NYI
      game 16/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI2–7QUE
      L
      game 18/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–4NYI
      W
      game 19/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI7–2NYR
      W
      game 20/804
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8019 of 20 played
      14
      points
      Swedish flag#3NHL#123
      2
      goals
      Swedish flag#15NHL#236
      12
      assists
      Swedish flag#3NHL#59
      +9
      +/-
      NHL#13
      NYI
      12-4-0W-L-OT28Points
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS1–3NYI
      W
      game 21/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL2–9NYI
      W
      game 22/804
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–5BOS
      L
      game 23/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–5BUF
      L
      game 24/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • December 1981
    • The game
      NYI8–5MNS
      W
      game 25/805
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–5WIN
      L
      game 26/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–4VAN
      L
      game 27/807
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI3–3CGY
      game 28/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI3–4EDM
      L
      game 29/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      QUE7–10NYI
      W
      game 30/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH1–4NYI
      W
      game 31/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET1–5NYI
      W
      game 32/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI5–3DET
      W
      game 33/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WIN2–5NYI
      W
      game 34/805
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–4NYI
      L
      game 36/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–6NYR
      L
      game 37/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–5NYI
      W
      game 38/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN1–4NYI
      W
      game 39/807
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8037 of 40 played
      19
      points
      Swedish flag#10NHL#194
      4
      goals
      Swedish flag#15NHL#250
      15
      assists
      Swedish flag#5NHL#151
      +3
      +/-
      NHL#54
      NYI
      24-11-0W-L-OT53Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI1–3NYI
      W
      game 41/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI4–5BOS
      L
      game 42/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–2WSH
      game 43/804
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–3NYR
      L
      game 44/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–6NYI
      W
      game 45/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–6NYI
      W
      game 46/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT2–9NYI
      W
      game 47/803
      His night
      No points
      +4+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI6–3PIT
      W
      game 48/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • February 1982
    • The game
      WSH6–7NYI
      W
      game 50/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET2–6NYI
      W
      game 52/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI7–3BUF
      W
      game 53/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI8–2CHI
      W
      game 54/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI9–1HFD
      W
      game 56/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +4+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT2–6NYI
      W
      game 57/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CLR2–3NYI
      W
      game 59/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–4PIT
      L
      game 60/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8053 of 60 played
      26
      points
      Swedish flag#13NHL#214
      6
      goals
      Swedish flag#15NHL#257
      20
      assists
      Swedish flag#9NHL#166
      +17
      +/-
      NHL#16
      NYI
      40-14-0W-L-OT86Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI1–5NYI
      W
      game 61/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      QUE5–5NYI
      game 63/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • March 1982
    • The game
      CGY3–6NYI
      W
      game 65/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–10NYI
      W
      game 66/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR4–6NYI
      W
      game 67/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI6–4STL
      W
      game 68/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–4MNS
      game 69/805
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI5–2CLR
      W
      game 71/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL3–3NYI
      game 72/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–2WSH
      W
      game 73/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      WSH1–8NYI
      W
      game 74/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL1–3NYI
      W
      game 75/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–5NYI
      W
      game 76/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI7–3NYR
      W
      game 77/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • April 1982
    • The game
      NYI3–3PHI
      game 78/803
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–6NYI
      W
      game 79/802
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–7PIT
      L
      game 80/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    The season in numbers

    Tomas Jonsson closes the 1981-1982 season with 34 points

    Points
    34
    #13NHL#212
    Games
    70of 80
    88%
    Goals
    9
    #14NHL#246
    Assists
    25
    #11NHL#175
    P/GP
    0.49
    #14NHL#249
    +/-
    +26
    #2NHL#32
    Events
    1
    First NHL goal
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL assist
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 6 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Islanders are in the playoffs

    First round

    New York Islanders meet Pittsburgh Penguins

    NYIvsPIT
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    No Swedes
    6 days later
    First round

    New York Islanders knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 3–2

    NYI3–2PIT
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    2 days later
    Second round

    New York Islanders meet New York Rangers

    NYIvsNYR
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      NYR5–4NYI
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • New York Rangerslead1–0againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 2
      NYR2–7NYI
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • New York Islandersare1–1withNew York Rangers
    • Game 3
      NYI4–3NYR
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • New York Islanderslead2–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 4
      NYI5–3NYR
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • New York Islanderslead3–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 5
      NYR4–2NYI
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • New York Islanderslead3–2againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 6
      NYI5–3NYR
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    Second round

    New York Islanders knock New York Rangers out 4–2

    NYI4–2NYR
    Advance
    6Games1Points0Goals1Assists
    4 days later
    Conference final

    New York Islanders meet Quebec Nordiques

    NYIvsQUE
    Swedes on Quebec Nordiques
    No Swedes
    • Game 3
      NYI5–4QUE
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • New York Islanderslead3–0againstQuebec Nordiques
    • Game 4
      NYI4–2QUE
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    Conference final

    New York Islanders knock Quebec Nordiques out 4–0

    NYI4–0QUE
    Advance
    2Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    4 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    New York Islanders play the Stanley Cup Final against Vancouver Canucks

    NYIvsVAN
    • Game 1
      VAN5–6NYI
      W
      8
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 2
      VAN4–6NYI
      W
      7
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    Stanley Cup Champions

    New York Islanders

    beat Vancouver Canucks 4–0 in the final

    2Games1Points0Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Tomas Jonsson ends the 1981-1982 playoffs with 2 points

    Points
    2
    #11NHL#172
    Games
    10
    Goals
    0
    #10NHL#187
    Assists
    2
    #9NHL#118
    P/GP
    0.20
    #8NHL#119
    +/-
    +3
    #5NHL#45
    Events
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff assist
    PIT3–2→NYR4–2→QUE4–0→VAN4–0