Regular season and playoffsMNS
Bobby Smith's 1979-1980 season
Centre Bobby Smith was 21 years old when the 1979-1980 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for Minnesota North Stars. He played 61 of a possible 80 games and scored 27 goals and 56 assists for 83 points, 1.36 points per game. In the playoffs he played 15 games for 14 points.
Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.
1979-1980Playoffs
- Year 197947 years agoSeason opener
Bobby Smith plays the 1979-1980 season for Minnesota North Stars
Bobby was 21 years old when the 1979-1980 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.
- +1 goalThe gameHFD1–4MNSWgame 1/80
2His night+1P+1G0+/-6SOG1PPP - +4 pointsThe gameCHI1–5MNSWgame 2/802His night+4P+2G+2A+1+/-8SOG3PPP
- +1 assistThe gameMNS5–4BUFWgame 3/801His night+1P+1A-1+/-1SOG1PPP
- +1 goalThe gameMNS2–6TORLgame 4/802His night+1P+1G-1+/-4SOG1PPP
- +1 assistThe gameMNS2–3WINLgame 5/803His night+1P+1A+2+/-1SOG
- The gameSTL2–5MNSWgame 7/802His nightNo points-2+/-3SOG
- +3 assistsThe gameNYR2–7MNSWgame 8/804His night+3P+3A0+/-4SOG2PPP
- +3 assistsThe gameMNS5–3DETWgame 9/804His night+3P+3A+2+/-5SOG1PPP
- November 1979
- The gameMNS1–5MTLLgame 10/802His nightNo points-1+/-2SOG
- +2 pointsThe gameWSH1–7MNSWgame 11/805His night+2P+1G+1A+3+/-2SOG
- +2 assistsThe gameMNS7–7VANgame 12/804His night+2P+2A0+/-2SOG
- +3 assistsThe gameMNS6–5CLRWgame 13/803His night+3P+3A+2+/-2SOG
- The gameQUE2–7MNSWgame 15/803His nightNo points+1+/-2SOG
- The gameBUF4–2MNSLgame 16/802His nightNo points-2+/-2SOG
- Checkpoint
1/4 into the season
Game 20 of 8016 of 20 played24pointsNHL#226goalsNHL#8018assistsNHL#8MNS10-5-0W-L-OT25Points5th in the whole NHL
Year 198046 years ago- +2 pointsThe gameWSH2–2MNSgame 36/803His night+2P+1G+1A+2+/-4SOG
MilestoneBobby Smith reaches 100 career points
in the game against Washington Capitals · January 5
- +1 goalThe gamePHI1–7MNSWgame 37/80His night+1P+1G0+/-5SOG1PPP
- +2 assistsThe gameLAK6–5MNSLgame 39/801His night+2P+2A-1+/-2SOG1PPP
- +1 goalThe gameMNS1–2STLLgame 40/801His night+1P+1G-1+/-4SOG
- Checkpoint
1/2 into the season
Game 40 of 8021 of 40 played33pointsNHL#6811goalsNHL#8922assistsNHL#42MNS21-11-0W-L-OT50Points4th in the whole NHL - +3 assistsThe gameSTL3–7MNSWgame 41/801His night+3P+3A+2+/-6SOG1PPP
- The gameMNS0–3BOSLgame 43/80His nightNo points0+/-1SOG
- +2 assistsThe gameMNS4–6QUELgame 44/80His night+2P+2A-2+/-3SOG1PPP
- +1 assistThe gameLAK4–4MNSgame 45/80His night+1P+1A-1+/-0SOG
- The gameMNS0–3CHILgame 46/80His nightNo points-2+/-6SOG
- The gameMNS2–2NYIgame 47/803His nightNo points0+/-2SOG
- +1 assistThe gameMNS2–4PHILgame 48/80His night+1P+1A-1+/-4SOG1PPP
- February 1980
- The gameVAN5–4MNSLgame 49/803His nightNo points-1+/-2SOG
- +4 pointsThe gameCLR2–6MNSWgame 50/80His night+4P+1G+3A+5+/-3SOG
- The gameMNS5–2PITWgame 51/801His nightNo points0+/-4SOG
- +4 pointsThe gameMNS6–2HFDWgame 52/801His night+4P+1G+3A+1+/-4SOG1PPP
- +1 goalThe gameEDM5–3MNSLgame 53/801His night+1P+1G+1+/-5SOG
- +1 assistThe gameAFM2–2MNSgame 54/801His night+1P+1A+1+/-1SOG
- +1 goalThe gameQUE2–6MNSWgame 55/801His night+1P+1G+3+/-4SOG
- +2 assistsThe gameMNS4–4AFMgame 56/802His night+2P+2A+2+/-5SOG
- +2 pointsThe gameMNS5–2NYIWgame 57/804His night+2P+1G+1A+1+/-3SOG1PPP
- +2 pointsThe gameNYR3–6MNSWgame 58/802His night+2P+1G+1A+1+/-7SOG1PPP
- +3 pointsThe gameMNS5–7DETLgame 59/803His night+3P+1G+2A-1+/-4SOG1PPP
- Checkpoint
3/4 into the season
Game 60 of 8041 of 60 played63pointsNHL#2520goalsNHL#6143assistsNHL#13MNS29-19-0W-L-OT70PointsPlayoff spot5th in the whole NHL
MilestoneBobby Smith reaches 50 career goals
in the game against Vancouver Canucks · February 26
- March 1980
- The gameCHI4–1MNSLgame 62/801His nightNo points-1+/-6SOG
- +1 goalThe gameBUF2–2MNSgame 63/801His night+1P+1G+1+/-5SOG
- +3 assistsThe gameMNS3–3QUEgame 64/801His night+3P+3A+1+/-6SOG2PPP
- The gamePHI6–2MNSLgame 65/80His nightNo points-3+/-3SOG
- The gameMNS2–4NYRLgame 66/803His nightNo points-1+/-4SOG
- The gameMTL4–3MNSLgame 67/80His nightNo points-1+/-4SOG
- The gameMNS2–5PITLgame 68/80His nightNo points-1+/-2SOG
- +4 pointsThe gameMNS6–1HFDWgame 69/801His night+4P+1G+3A+2+/-5SOG2PPP
- The gamePIT3–4MNSWgame 70/801His nightNo points0+/-2SOG
- +2 assistsThe gameBOS4–7MNSWgame 71/801His night+2P+2A+1+/-5SOG
- The gameMNS4–3WSHWgame 72/803His nightNo points-1+/-2SOG
- +2 pointsThe gameCLR1–7MNSWgame 73/802His night+2P+1G+1A+2+/-4SOG
- The gameMNS2–1WINWgame 75/803His nightNo points0+/-4SOG
- +1 assistThe gameMNS3–5VANLgame 76/804His night+1P+1A0+/-0SOG1PPP
- April 1980
- The gameNYI1–1MNSgame 77/804His nightNo points0+/-7SOG
- +1 goalThe gameMNS1–1EDMgame 78/801His night+1P+1G+1+/-1SOG
- +1 assistThe gameMNS1–2TORLgame 79/802His night+1P+1A0+/-5SOG
MilestoneBobby Smith reaches 100 career assists
in the game against Boston Bruins · April 6
The season in numbersBobby Smith closes the 1979-1980 season with 83 points
Events1hat trick100career assists100NHL games100career points50career goals10 i radgames with a point · 19 pts4 i radgames with a goal2 days laterPlayoffsMinnesota North Stars are in the playoffs
Preliminary roundMinnesota North Stars meet Toronto Maple Leafs
MNSvsTORSwedes on Minnesota North StarsSwedes on Toronto Maple Leafs- +3 assistsGame 1TOR3–6MNSW2His night+3P+3A0+/-5SOG2PPP
- Minnesota North Starslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
- +3 assistsGame 2TOR2–7MNSW2His night+3P+3A+1+/-5SOG1PPP
- Minnesota North Starslead2–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
- +1 assistGame 3MNS4–3TORW2His night+1P+1A0+/-2SOG1PPP
Preliminary roundMinnesota North Stars knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 3–0
MNS3–0TORAdvance3Games7Points0Goals7Assists5 days laterQuarterfinalMinnesota North Stars meet Montréal Canadiens
MNSvsMTLSwedes on Minnesota North StarsSwedes on Montréal CanadiensNo Swedes- +1 assistGame 1MNS3–0MTLW1His night+1P+1A+3+/-2SOG
- Minnesota North Starslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- Minnesota North Starslead2–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 3MTL5–0MNSL1His nightNo points-2+/-3SOG
- Minnesota North Starslead2–1againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 4MTL5–1MNSLHis nightNo points-1+/-3SOG
- Minnesota North Starsare2–2withMontréal Canadiens
- +1 assistGame 5MNS2–6MTLL1His night+1P+1A0+/-3SOG
- Montréal Canadienslead3–2againstMinnesota North Stars
- +1 goalGame 6MTL2–5MNSW1His night+1P+1G0+/-5SOG1PPP
- Minnesota North Starsare3–3withMontréal Canadiens
- +1 assistGame 7MNS3–2MTLW1His night+1P+1A+1+/-6SOG
QuarterfinalMinnesota North Stars knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–3
MNS4–3MTLAdvance7Games6Points1Goals5Assists2 days laterSemifinalMinnesota North Stars meet Philadelphia Flyers
MNSvsPHISwedes on Minnesota North StarsSwedes on Philadelphia FlyersNo Swedes- May 1980
- Minnesota North Starslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
- Game 2MNS0–7PHIL1His nightNo points-2+/-1SOG
- Minnesota North Starsare1–1withPhiladelphia Flyers
- Game 3PHI5–3MNSLHis nightNo points-1+/-3SOG
- Philadelphia Flyerslead2–1againstMinnesota North Stars
- Game 4PHI3–2MNSL1His nightNo points-1+/-6SOG
- Philadelphia Flyerslead3–1againstMinnesota North Stars
- Game 5MNS3–7PHIL1His nightNo points-2+/-2SOG
SemifinalPhiladelphia Flyers knock Minnesota North Stars out 4–1
MNS1–4PHIEliminated5Games1Points0Goals1AssistsThe run in numbersBobby Smith ends the 1979-1980 playoffs with 14 points
Points14NHL#20Games15Goals1NHL#94Assists13NHL#3P/GP0.93NHL#16+/--3NHL#244Events10playoff points10playoff assists1First playoff goal5 i radgames with a point3 pointsbest gameTOR3–0→MTL4–3→PHI1–4