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Ulf Samuelsson's 1988-1989 season

Points
35
Swedish flag#13NHL#192
Goals
9
Swedish flag#11NHL#225
Assists
26
Swedish flag#12NHL#152
Plus/minus
+23
Swedish flag#3NHL#30
Games
71
88%
88% of 80

Defenceman Ulf Samuelsson was 24 years old when the 1988-1989 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for Hartford Whalers. He played 71 of a possible 80 games and scored 9 goals and 26 assists for 35 points, 0.49 points per game. That was 13th among the Swedes and 192th in the NHL. In the playoffs he played 4 games for 2 points.

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

1988-1989Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Ulf Samuelsson plays the 1988-1989 season for Hartford Whalers

    Ulf was 24 years old when the 1988-1989 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 5th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      QUE5–2HFD
      L
      game 1/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS6–2HFD
      L
      game 2/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD1–3BOS
      L
      game 3/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–3NYR
      W
      game 4/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–7HFD
      W
      game 5/80
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      HFD4–5MTL
      L
      game 6/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI6–8HFD
      W
      game 7/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      HFD7–1BUF
      W
      game 8/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD3–5NJD
      L
      game 9/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NJD0–3HFD
      W
      game 10/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • November 1988
    • The game
      MTL5–3HFD
      L
      game 11/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD5–3BOS
      W
      game 12/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN3–2HFD
      L
      game 13/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–6CGY
      L
      game 14/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD1–1VAN
      game 15/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–7LAK
      L
      game 16/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–1MNS
      W
      game 17/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET4–3HFD
      L
      game 18/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–3WSH
      L
      game 19/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGY5–2HFD
      L
      game 20/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      12
      points
      Swedish flag#12NHL#141
      5
      goals
      Swedish flag#5NHL#111
      7
      assists
      Swedish flag#11NHL#145
      +6
      +/-
      Swedish flag#3NHL#23
      HFD
      7-12-0W-L-OT15Points
      20th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      QUE3–4HFD
      W
      game 21/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–2QUE
      W
      game 22/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL6–3HFD
      L
      game 23/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • December 1988
    • The game
      HFD6–1BUF
      W
      game 24/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS4–2HFD
      L
      game 25/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF0–9HFD
      W
      game 26/801
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–5HFD
      W
      game 27/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGY1–4HFD
      W
      game 28/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    Milestone

    Ulf Samuelsson reaches 100 career assists

    in the game against Calgary Flames · December 10

    • The game
      HFD3–4CHI
      L
      game 29/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–3STL
      game 30/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD5–4BUF
      W
      game 40/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8031 of 40 played
      16
      points
      Swedish flag#14NHL#202
      5
      goals
      Swedish flag#11NHL#206
      11
      assists
      Swedish flag#14NHL#181
      +11
      +/-
      Swedish flag#1NHL#13
      HFD
      16-21-0W-L-OT35Points
      13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      HFD2–1WIN
      W
      game 41/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD6–9LAK
      L
      game 42/80
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–5TOR
      L
      game 43/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD1–3MTL
      L
      game 44/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–6HFD
      W
      game 45/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–5HFD
      W
      game 46/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD5–0QUE
      W
      game 47/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL3–3HFD
      game 48/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD8–6NJD
      W
      game 49/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      QUE3–2HFD
      L
      game 50/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF5–3HFD
      L
      game 51/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • February 1989
    • The game
      HFD0–1WSH
      L
      game 52/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–5NYI
      L
      game 53/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF2–5HFD
      W
      game 54/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WIN3–7HFD
      W
      game 55/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +4+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD4–2TOR
      W
      game 56/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–3MNS
      W
      game 57/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD6–7WIN
      L
      game 58/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–7EDM
      L
      game 59/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      QUE2–4HFD
      W
      game 60/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8051 of 60 played
      23
      points
      Swedish flag#13NHL#209
      6
      goals
      Swedish flag#11NHL#239
      17
      assists
      Swedish flag#12NHL#177
      +15
      +/-
      Swedish flag#1NHL#19
      HFD
      26-30-0W-L-OT56Points
      13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS9–1HFD
      L
      game 61/801
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT6–8HFD
      W
      game 62/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      HFD3–1NYI
      W
      game 63/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • March 1989
    • The game
      VAN1–2HFD
      W
      game 64/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      MTL6–1HFD
      L
      game 65/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR0–3HFD
      W
      game 66/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      EDM3–7HFD
      W
      game 67/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      HFD3–5MTL
      L
      game 68/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–3HFD
      game 69/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI2–8HFD
      W
      game 70/80
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BUF6–1HFD
      L
      game 71/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH8–2HFD
      L
      game 72/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD3–2BOS
      W
      game 73/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–4HFD
      W
      game 74/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      HFD3–6QUE
      L
      game 75/80
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL0–4HFD
      W
      game 76/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–4BUF
      L
      game 77/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD9–5PIT
      W
      game 78/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • April 1989
    • The game
      CHI1–6HFD
      W
      game 79/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD2–3BOS
      L
      game 80/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    The season in numbers

    Ulf Samuelsson closes the 1988-1989 season with 35 points

    Points
    35
    #13NHL#192
    Games
    71of 80
    89%
    Goals
    9
    #11NHL#225
    Assists
    26
    #12NHL#152
    P/GP
    0.49
    #14NHL#215
    +/-
    +23
    #3NHL#30
    Events
    9
    career best in goals
    100
    career assists
    25
    career goals
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Hartford Whalers are in the playoffs

    First round

    Hartford Whalers meet Montréal Canadiens

    HFDvsMTL
    Swedes on Hartford Whalers
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    • Game 1
      HFD2–6MTL
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstHartford Whalers
    • Game 2
      HFD2–3MTL
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstHartford Whalers
    • Game 3
      MTL5–4HFD
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–0againstHartford Whalers
    • Game 4
      MTL4–3HFD
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    First round

    Montréal Canadiens knock Hartford Whalers out 4–0

    HFD0–4MTL
    Eliminated
    4Games2Points0Goals2Assists
    The run in numbers

    Ulf Samuelsson ends the 1988-1989 playoffs with 2 points

    Points
    2
    #10NHL#168
    Games
    4
    Goals
    0
    #11NHL#195
    Assists
    2
    #7NHL#120
    P/GP
    0.50
    +/-
    0
    #6NHL#104
    MTL0–4