Mike Bossy: 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee 230

1979-80 O-Pee-Chee 230 Mike Bossy Hockey Card (Front)

1979-80 O-Pee-Chee 230 Mike Bossy Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

Mike led NHL in goals last season and his 27 power play goals also topped league.

En Français

Premier dans la LNH pour les buts en 1978-79 et en tête aussi pour les buts sur jeux de puissance avec 27.

Details

Despite topping 60 goals in five of his ten years in the NHL and surpassing the 50 goal plateau each season but his last, Mike Bossy led the league in goal scoring just twice. 1978-79 was his first, scoring a career high 69 with the New York Islanders. He would lead again in 1980-81 with 68 goals.

The 27 power play goals noted on the back of the card still ranks tied for 13th all-time for most in an NHL season. The record belongs to Tim Kerr who scored 34 with the man advantage in 1985-86 playing for the Philadelphia Flyers.

Getting to that number of 27, Bossy had five games with two power play goals, three of those times the two markers were part of a hat trick. On December 28, 1978 at the Omni in Atlanta, Mike had four points on three goals and an assist in a 10-4 win over the Flames. Two were scored with the man-advantage and his only even-strength goal was the game winner. His assist was on Bryan Trottier‘s lone goal in a five point game.

Mike Bossy’s NHL career was limited by injuries to 752 regular season and 129 Stanley Cup playoff games between 1977-78 and 1986-87, all with the New York Islanders. That makes his career 573 goals that much more amazing. That number still ranks him 22nd all-time.

Mike Bossy NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1977-78	New York Islanders	73	53	38	91	6
1978-79	New York Islanders	80	69	57	126	25
1979-80	New York Islanders	75	51	41	92	12
1980-81	New York Islanders	79	68	51	119	32
1981-82	New York Islanders	80	64	83	147	22
1982-83	New York Islanders	79	60	58	118	20
1983-84	New York Islanders	67	51	67	118	8
1984-85	New York Islanders	76	58	59	117	38
1985-86	New York Islanders	80	61	62	123	14
1986-87	New York Islanders	63	38	37	75	33
	Totals	752	573	553	1126	210

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1977-78	New York Islanders	7	2	2	4	2
1978-79	New York Islanders	10	6	2	8	2
1979-80	New York Islanders	16	10	13	23	8
1980-81	New York Islanders	18	17	18	35	4
1981-82	New York Islanders	19	17	10	27	0
1982-83	New York Islanders	19	17	9	26	10
1983-84	New York Islanders	21	8	10	18	4
1984-85	New York Islanders	10	5	6	11	4
1985-86	New York Islanders	3	1	2	3	4
1986-87	New York Islanders	6	2	3	5	0
	Totals	129	85	75	160	38