Markus Mattsson

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 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 —