Markus Mattsson
{{short description|Finnish ice hockey player}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
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| played_for = Winnipeg Jets
Minnesota North Stars
Los Angeles Kings
Quebec Nordiques
Ilves
Tappara
| position = Goaltender
| catches = Right
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 182
| ntl_team = FIN
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|7|30}}
| birth_place = Suoniemi, Finland
| draft = 87th overall
| draft_year = 1977
| draft_team = New York Islanders
| wha_draft = 57th overall
| wha_draft_year = 1977
| wha_draft_team = Houston Aeros
| career_start = 1973
| career_end = 1987
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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=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | 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
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| 1975–76 | Ilves | FIN | 16 | — | — | — | — | 63 | 2 | — | .895
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| 1976–77
| Ilves | FIN | 32 | — | — | — | — | 132 | 1 | — | .893
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| 1977–78 | CHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 6 | 0 | 3.91 | .867
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| 1977–78
| WHA | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 266 | 30 | 0 | 6.77 | .819
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| 1977–78 | WHA | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 511 | 30 | 0 | 3.52 | .883
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| 1978–79
| Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 52 | 25 | 21 | 3 | 2990 | 181 | 0 | 3.63 | .883
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| 1979–80 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 21 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1196 | 65 | 2 | 3.26 | .887
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| 1979–80
| Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1196 | 56 | 2 | 2.81 | .897
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| 1980–81 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 31 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 1699 | 128 | 1 | 4.52 | .866
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| 1980–81
| Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 298 | 10 | 1 | 2.01 | .925
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| 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
| NHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 6 | 1 | 3.60 | .914
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| 1982–83 | NHL | 19 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 896 | 65 | 1 | 4.35 | .857
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| 1983–84
| Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 19 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1096 | 79 | 1 | 4.32 | .851
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| 1983–84 | AHL | 31 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1701 | 110 | 0 | 3.88 | .885
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| 1984–85
| Tappara | FIN | 26 | — | — | — | — | 101 | 0 | 4.03 | .885
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| 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 |
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! colspan=3 | WHA totals ! 68 !! 30 !! 28 !! 3 !! 3767 !! 241 !! 0 !! 3.84 !! .877 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — | |||||||||||||||
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! colspan=3 | NHL totals ! 92 !! 21 !! 46 !! 14 !! 4988 !! 343 !! 6 !! 4.13 !! .867 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |
=International=
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! Year ! Team ! Event ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP !! W !! L !! T !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV% | ||||||||
| 1974
| Finland | EJC | 3 | — | — | — | 180 | 9 | 0 | 3.00 | — |
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| 1975 | Finland | WJC | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 300 | 14 | 0 | 2.80 | — |
| 1976
| Finland | EJC | 4 | — | — | — | 240 | 16 | 0 | 4.00 | .916 |
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| 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 |
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! colspan=4| Senior totals ! 4 !! 1 !! 1 !! 0 !! 200 !! 29 !! 0 !! 8.70 !! — |
External links
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