Markus Mattsson
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Markus Rainer Mattsson (born July 30, 1957) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was one of the first goaltenders in the National Hockey League from Finland. He is also the goalie who ended Wayne Gretzky's 51-game point streak in 1983–84.
Markus has a son, Niklas, who played ice hockey for Ilves and Suomi-sarja-team HC Montreal Tampere.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1974–75 | Ilves | FIN | 15 | — | — | — | — | 47 | 0 | — | .905 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Ilves | FIN | 16 | — | — | — | — | 63 | 2 | — | .895 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Ilves | FIN | 32 | — | — | — | — | 132 | 1 | — | .893 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 6 | 0 | 3.91 | .867 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Quebec Nordiques | WHA | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 266 | 30 | 0 | 6.77 | .819 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 511 | 30 | 0 | 3.52 | .883 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 52 | 25 | 21 | 3 | 2990 | 181 | 0 | 3.63 | .883 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 21 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1196 | 65 | 2 | 3.26 | .887 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1196 | 56 | 2 | 2.81 | .897 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 31 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 1699 | 128 | 1 | 4.52 | .866 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 298 | 10 | 1 | 2.01 | .925 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 50 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 2963 | 195 | 0 | 3.95 | .864 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 6 | 1 | 3.60 | .914 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 19 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 896 | 65 | 1 | 4.35 | .857 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 19 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1096 | 79 | 1 | 4.32 | .851 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 31 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1701 | 110 | 0 | 3.88 | .885 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Tappara | FIN | 26 | — | — | — | — | 101 | 0 | 4.03 | .885 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Tappara | FIN | 33 | — | — | — | — | 107 | — | 3.16 | .905 | 8 | — | — | — | 17 | — | 1.38 | .943 | ||
| 1986–87 | Tappara | FIN | 33 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 1904 | 98 | 3 | 3.09 | .890 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 539 | 27 | 1 | 3.00 | .904 | ||
| WHA totals | 68 | 30 | 28 | 3 | 3767 | 241 | 0 | 3.84 | .877 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 92 | 21 | 46 | 14 | 4988 | 343 | 6 | 4.13 | .867 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Finland | EJC | 3 | — | — | — | 180 | 9 | 0 | 3.00 | — | |
| 1975 | Finland | WJC | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 300 | 14 | 0 | 2.80 | — | |
| 1976 | Finland | EJC | 4 | — | — | — | 240 | 16 | 0 | 4.00 | .916 | |
| 1976 | Finland | CC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 14 | 0 | 11.00 | .745 | |
| 1981 | Finland | CC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 120 | 15 | 0 | 7.50 | .795 | |
| Senior totals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 200 | 29 | 0 | 8.70 | — | |||
External links
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Categories:
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Birmingham South Stars players
- Finnish ice hockey goaltenders
- Houston Aeros draft picks
- Ice hockey people from Pirkanmaa
- Ilves players
- Los Angeles Kings players
- Minnesota North Stars players
- New Haven Nighthawks players
- New York Islanders draft picks
- Quebec Nordiques (WHA) players
- Tappara players
- Tulsa Oilers (1964–1984) players
- Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) players
- Winnipeg Jets (WHA) players
- Sportspeople from Nokia, Finland