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1979 WHA Playoffs Summary

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League Champion: Winnipeg Jets

WHA Playoff MVP: Rich Preston (8 G, 5 A, 13 P)

Goals Leader: Wayne Gretzky (10) & Willy Lindstrom (10)
Assists Leader: Terry Ruskowski (12)
Points Leader: Wayne Gretzky (20)

League Playoff Series

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Avco Cup Finals (4-2): Winnipeg Jets over Edmonton Oilers  
 
Semi-Finals (4-3): Edmonton Oilers over New England Whalers  
Semi-Finals (4-0): Winnipeg Jets over Quebec Nordiques  
 
Preliminary Round (2-1): New England Whalers over Cincinnati Stingers  

Team Statistics

Rk Team GP W L T W-L% G GA DIFF
1 Winnipeg Jets 10 8 2 0 .800 51 38 13
2 Edmonton Oilers 13 6 7 0 .462 61 50 11
3 New England Whalers 10 5 5 0 .500 39 45 -6
4 Cincinnati Stingers 3 1 2 0 .333 10 10 0
5 Quebec Nordiques 4 0 4 0 .000 12 30 -18
League Average 8.0 4.0 4.0 0.0 .500 34.6 34.6 0

Playoff Leaders

Rate Statistic Requirements
Goals
1. Wayne Gretzky*-EDO 10
  Willy Lindstrom-WNJ 10
3. Ron Chipperfield-EDO 9
4. Morris Lukowich-WNJ 8
  Rich Preston-WNJ 8
  Blair MacDonald-EDO 8
Assists
1. Terry Ruskowski-WNJ 12
2. Kent Nilsson-WNJ 11
3. Wayne Gretzky*-EDO 10
  Blair MacDonald-EDO 10
  Ron Chipperfield-EDO 10
  Brett Callighen-EDO 10
Points
1. Wayne Gretzky*-EDO 20
2. Ron Chipperfield-EDO 19
3. Blair MacDonald-EDO 18
4. Willy Lindstrom-WNJ 15
  Morris Lukowich-WNJ 15
  Brett Callighen-EDO 15
Penalties in Minutes
1. Dave Hunter-EDO 42
2. John Hughes-EDO 35
3. Dave Semenko-EDO 29
4. Warren Miller-NEW 28
  Kim Clackson-WNJ 28
Goals Per Game
1. Marc Tardif-QBN 1.50
2. Willy Lindstrom-WNJ 1.00
3. Morris Lukowich-WNJ 0.80
  Rich Preston-WNJ 0.80
5. Wayne Gretzky*-EDO 0.77
Assists Per Game
1. Terry Ruskowski-WNJ 1.50
2. Kent Nilsson-WNJ 1.10
3. Dave Keon*-NEW 0.90
  Peter Sullivan-WNJ 0.90
5. Risto Siltanen-EDO 0.82
Points Per Game
1. Terry Ruskowski-WNJ 1.62
2. Wayne Gretzky*-EDO 1.54
3. Willy Lindstrom-WNJ 1.50
  Morris Lukowich-WNJ 1.50
5. Ron Chipperfield-EDO 1.46
Games Played
1. Dave Dryden-EDO 13
2. Gary Smith-WNJ 10
3. John Garrett-NEW 8
4. Alex Smith-NEW 4
5. Eddie Mio-EDO 3
  Richard Brodeur-QBN 3
  Joe Daley-WNJ 3
  Mike Liut-CNS 3
Goals Against
1. Dave Dryden-EDO 42
2. Gary Smith-WNJ 35
3. John Garrett-NEW 32
4. Richard Brodeur-QBN 14
5. Alex Smith-NEW 12
Goals Against Average
1. Dave Dryden-EDO 3.67
2. Gary Smith-WNJ 3.73
3. John Garrett-NEW 4.30