Regular season and playoffsNYR

Ulf Nilsson's 1980-1981 season

Points

#12NHL#179

Goals

#10NHL#181

Assists

#11NHL#165

Plus/minus

-3

NHL#343

Games

63% of 80

Centre Ulf Nilsson was 30 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for New York Rangers. He played 51 of a possible 80 games and scored 14 goals and 25 assists for 39 points, 0.76 points per game. That was 12th among the Swedes and 179th in the NHL. In the playoffs he played 14 games for 16 points.

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

1980-1981Playoffs

Year 1980
46 years ago
Season opener
October 9
Ulf Nilsson plays the 1980-1981 season for New York Rangers
NYRNew York Rangers
Ulf was 30 years old when the 1980-1981 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.
- The game
  NYR2–7BOS
  L
  October 9game 1/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR8–3TOR
  W
  October 11game 2/802
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +4+/-4SOG
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  PIT6–3NYR
  L
  October 12game 3/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  STL2–1NYR
  L
  October 15game 4/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR2–8WSH
  L
  October 18game 5/803
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  EDM4–2NYR
  L
  October 19game 6/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  VAN2–3NYR
  W
  October 22game 7/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR2–4DET
  L
  October 25game 8/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  DET6–7NYR
  W
  October 26game 9/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  October 26
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 809 of 20 played
  6
  points
  #14NHL#238
  1
  goals
  #16NHL#272
  5
  assists
  #10NHL#193
  NYR
  4-13-0W-L-OT11Points
  19th in the whole NHL
- December 1980
- The game
  NYR6–3QUE
  W
  December 30game 37/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CLR6–4NYR
  L
  December 31game 38/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
Year 1981
45 years ago
- The game
  NYI1–3NYR
  W
  January 2game 39/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  QUE2–2NYR
  January 4game 40/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  January 4
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8013 of 40 played
  7
  points
  #17NHL#321
  2
  goals
  #16NHL#306
  5
  assists
  #16NHL#309
  NYR
  14-20-0W-L-OT34Points
  13th in the whole NHL
- The game
  BUF3–3NYR
  January 9game 41/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  TOR5–3NYR
  L
  January 11game 42/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR4–4CGY
  January 13game 43/802
  His night
  +2P+2A
  -1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  NYR3–4CLR
  L
  January 15game 44/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR0–4BUF
  L
  January 18game 45/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CGY3–6NYR
  W
  January 19game 46/802
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  NYR1–5WIN
  L
  January 21game 47/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR7–4EDM
  W
  January 23game 48/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR7–5VAN
  W
  January 24game 49/804
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  NYR6–2LAK
  W
  January 28game 50/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-0SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  NYR7–3MNS
  W
  January 31game 51/802
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +2 goals
  View the game
- February 1981
- The game
  LAK3–2NYR
  L
  February 2game 52/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
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- The game
  NYI3–9NYR
  W
  February 4game 53/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR3–6BOS
  L
  February 5game 54/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS3–3NYR
  February 8game 55/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WIN6–8NYR
  W
  February 12game 56/803
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-4SOG
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  NYR3–6TOR
  L
  February 14game 57/802
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  STL5–4NYR
  L
  February 15game 58/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  TOR3–8NYR
  W
  February 18game 59/802
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +1+/-4SOG
  +3 points
  View the game
Milestone
Ulf Nilsson reaches 100 career assists
in the game against Toronto Maple Leafs · February 18
Milestone
Ulf Nilsson reaches 50 career goals
in the game against Toronto Maple Leafs · February 18
- The game
  NYR3–7DET
  L
  February 19game 60/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  February 19
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8033 of 60 played
  27
  points
  #12NHL#191
  10
  goals
  #10NHL#182
  17
  assists
  #12NHL#186
  NYR
  22-29-0W-L-OT53Points
  13th in the whole NHL
- The game
  WSH4–6NYR
  W
  February 21game 61/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR5–6HFD
  L
  February 22game 62/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  BUF3–6NYR
  W
  February 25game 63/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR4–6PIT
  L
  February 28game 64/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- March 1981
- The game
  MTL4–4NYR
  March 1game 65/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  EDM5–5NYR
  March 4game 66/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR2–7STL
  L
  March 7game 67/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET4–4NYR
  March 8game 68/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  NYR4–6QUE
  L
  March 10game 69/802
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-2SOG
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  CLR4–3NYR
  L
  March 11game 70/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  HFD2–6NYR
  W
  March 14game 71/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-6SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  BOS2–3NYR
  W
  March 18game 72/802
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  NYR6–4HFD
  W
  March 21game 73/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR6–2MTL
  W
  March 28game 76/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  PHI0–0NYR
  March 30game 77/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- April 1981
- The game
  NYR1–2NYI
  L
  April 2game 78/805
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CHI1–3NYR
  W
  April 3game 79/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR2–0PHI
  W
  April 5game 80/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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The season in numbers
April 5
Ulf Nilsson closes the 1980-1981 season with 39 points
NYRNew York Rangers
Points
39
#12NHL#179
Games
51of 80
64%
Goals
14
#10NHL#181
Assists
25
#11NHL#165
P/GP
0.76
#8NHL#122
+/-
-3
#17NHL#343
Events
100
career assists
50
career goals
5 i rad
games with a point · 9 pts
3 days later
Playoffs
April 8
New York Rangers are in the playoffs
Preliminary round
April 8
New York Rangers meet Los Angeles Kings
NYRvsLAK
Swedes on New York Rangers
Ulf Nilsson
Anders Hedberg
Peter Wallin
Swedes on Los Angeles Kings
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  NYR3–1LAK
  W
  April 82
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead1–0againstLos Angeles Kings
- Game 2
  NYR4–5LAK
  L
  April 92
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
- New York Rangersare1–1withLos Angeles Kings
- Game 3
  LAK3–10NYR
  W
  April 112
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +3+/-4SOG1PPP
  +3 points
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead2–1againstLos Angeles Kings
- Game 4
  LAK3–6NYR
  W
  April 122
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-5SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
Preliminary round
April 12
New York Rangers knock Los Angeles Kings out 3–1
NYR3–1LAK
Advance
4Games7Points5Goals2Assists
4 days later
Quarterfinal
April 16
New York Rangers meet St. Louis Blues
NYRvsSTL
Swedes on New York Rangers
Ulf Nilsson
Anders Hedberg
Peter Wallin
Swedes on St. Louis Blues
Jörgen Pettersson
View the whole round
- Game 1
  NYR3–6STL
  L
  April 163
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- St. Louis Blueslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
- Game 2
  NYR6–4STL
  W
  April 173
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
  View the game
- New York Rangersare1–1withSt. Louis Blues
- Game 3
  STL3–6NYR
  W
  April 193
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  0+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead2–1againstSt. Louis Blues
- Game 4
  STL1–4NYR
  W
  April 203
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead3–1againstSt. Louis Blues
- Game 5
  NYR3–4STL
  L
  April 223
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-5SOG1PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead3–2againstSt. Louis Blues
- Game 6
  STL4–7NYR
  W
  April 243
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +2+/-3SOG
  +3 points
  View the game
Quarterfinal
April 24
New York Rangers knock St. Louis Blues out 4–2
NYR4–2STL
Advance
6Games8Points3Goals5Assists
4 days later
Semifinal
April 28
New York Rangers meet New York Islanders
NYRvsNYI
Swedes on New York Rangers
Ulf Nilsson
Anders Hedberg
Peter Wallin
Swedes on New York Islanders
Robert Nyström
Anders Kallur
View the whole round
- Game 1
  NYR2–5NYI
  L
  April 284
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- New York Islanderslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
- Game 2
  NYR3–7NYI
  L
  April 304
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -3+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- May 1981
- New York Islanderslead2–0againstNew York Rangers
- Game 3
  NYI5–1NYR
  L
  May 24
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- New York Islanderslead3–0againstNew York Rangers
- Game 4
  NYI5–2NYR
  L
  May 54
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
Semifinal
May 5
New York Islanders knock New York Rangers out 4–0
NYR0–4NYI
Eliminated
4Games1Points0Goals1Assists
The run in numbers
May 5
Ulf Nilsson ends the 1980-1981 playoffs with 16 points
NYRNew York Rangers
Points
16
#1NHL#16
Games
14
Goals
8
#1NHL#8
Assists
8
#2NHL#26
P/GP
1.14
#1NHL#17
+/-
+3
#4NHL#45
Events
16
first among the Swedes in points
8
first among the Swedes in goals
25
playoff games
10
playoff assists
10
playoff points
1
First playoff goal
4 i rad
games with a point
3 points
best game
LAK3–1→STL4–2→NYI0–4

Ulf Nilsson plays the 1980-1981 season for New York Rangers

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

Ulf Nilsson reaches 100 career assists

Ulf Nilsson reaches 50 career goals

3/4 into the season

Ulf Nilsson closes the 1980-1981 season with 39 points

New York Rangers are in the playoffs

New York Rangers meet Los Angeles Kings

New York Rangers knock Los Angeles Kings out 3–1

New York Rangers meet St. Louis Blues

New York Rangers knock St. Louis Blues out 4–2

New York Rangers meet New York Islanders

New York Islanders knock New York Rangers out 4–0

Ulf Nilsson ends the 1980-1981 playoffs with 16 points