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1978-79 Boston Bruins

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43-23-14 (100 points), Finished 1st in NHL Adams Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary

Scored 316 goals, Allowed 270 goals, SRS: 0.57 (4th of 17)
Coached by Don Cherry (43-23-14)

Playoffs:
Lost Semi-Finals (4-3) to Montreal Canadiens
Won Quarter-Finals (4-0) over Pittsburgh Penguins

1978-79 Statistics ▪ Games

Regular Season

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GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
1 Thu, Oct 12, 1978 Pittsburgh Penguins W 8 2 1 0 0 W 1
2 Sat, Oct 14, 1978 @ Pittsburgh Penguins T 4 4 1 0 1 T 1
3 Sun, Oct 15, 1978 Toronto Maple Leafs W 4 2 2 0 1 W 1
4 Wed, Oct 18, 1978 @ Los Angeles Kings W 3 2 3 0 1 W 2
5 Fri, Oct 20, 1978 @ Vancouver Canucks W 5 1 4 0 1 W 3
6 Sun, Oct 22, 1978 @ Chicago Black Hawks L 5 6 4 1 1 L 1
7 Tue, Oct 24, 1978 @ St. Louis Blues W 7 2 5 1 1 W 1
8 Wed, Oct 25, 1978 @ Minnesota North Stars T 2 2 5 1 2 T 1
9 Sat, Oct 28, 1978 @ Toronto Maple Leafs W 5 3 6 1 2 W 1
10 Thu, Nov 2, 1978 New York Islanders W 4 1 7 1 2 W 2
11 Sat, Nov 4, 1978 Philadelphia Flyers L 3 7 7 2 2 L 1
12 Sun, Nov 5, 1978 Montreal Canadiens T 1 1 7 2 3 T 1
13 Thu, Nov 9, 1978 Washington Capitals W 6 2 8 2 3 W 1
14 Sat, Nov 11, 1978 @ Detroit Red Wings L 1 7 8 3 3 L 1
15 Sun, Nov 12, 1978 @ Buffalo Sabres T 4 4 8 3 4 T 1
16 Thu, Nov 16, 1978 Toronto Maple Leafs L 4 6 8 4 4 L 1
17 Fri, Nov 17, 1978 @ Atlanta Flames W 6 2 9 4 4 W 1
18 Sun, Nov 19, 1978 St. Louis Blues W 5 2 10 4 4 W 2
19 Thu, Nov 23, 1978 Buffalo Sabres W 5 2 11 4 4 W 3
20 Sat, Nov 25, 1978 @ Washington Capitals T 5 5 11 4 5 T 1
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
21 Sun, Nov 26, 1978 Atlanta Flames W 4 2 12 4 5 W 1
22 Thu, Nov 30, 1978 @ Buffalo Sabres W 4 3 13 4 5 W 2
23 Sat, Dec 2, 1978 Philadelphia Flyers W 5 3 14 4 5 W 3
24 Sun, Dec 3, 1978 @ New York Rangers W 3 2 15 4 5 W 4
25 Tue, Dec 5, 1978 @ Toronto Maple Leafs W 5 1 16 4 5 W 5
26 Thu, Dec 7, 1978 Detroit Red Wings W 6 5 17 4 5 W 6
27 Sat, Dec 9, 1978 @ Philadelphia Flyers L 2 9 17 5 5 L 1
28 Sun, Dec 10, 1978 Minnesota North Stars T 4 4 17 5 6 T 1
29 Tue, Dec 12, 1978 Vancouver Canucks W 7 3 18 5 6 W 1
30 Thu, Dec 14, 1978 Washington Capitals W 5 2 19 5 6 W 2
31 Sat, Dec 16, 1978 New York Rangers W 4 1 20 5 6 W 3
32 Sun, Dec 17, 1978 @ New York Rangers W 4 1 21 5 6 W 4
33 Thu, Dec 21, 1978 Colorado Rockies W 4 2 22 5 6 W 5
34 Sat, Dec 23, 1978 Buffalo Sabres W 6 4 23 5 6 W 6
35 Wed, Dec 27, 1978 @ Toronto Maple Leafs T 1 1 23 5 7 T 1
36 Sat, Dec 30, 1978 @ Montreal Canadiens L 1 6 23 6 7 L 1
37 Sun, Dec 31, 1978 @ Buffalo Sabres W 7 3 24 6 7 W 1
38 Wed, Jan 3, 1979 @ Chicago Black Hawks W 6 3 25 6 7 W 2
39 Fri, Jan 5, 1979 @ Colorado Rockies W 5 3 26 6 7 W 3
40 Sat, Jan 6, 1979 @ Minnesota North Stars W 5 2 27 6 7 W 4
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
41 Thu, Jan 11, 1979 Minnesota North Stars W 6 4 28 6 7 W 5
42 Sat, Jan 13, 1979 @ Pittsburgh Penguins L 3 5 28 7 7 L 1
43 Sun, Jan 14, 1979 Los Angeles Kings L 3 6 28 8 7 L 2
44 Tue, Jan 16, 1979 @ St. Louis Blues L 2 5 28 9 7 L 3
45 Thu, Jan 18, 1979 St. Louis Blues W 4 0 29 9 7 W 1
46 Sat, Jan 20, 1979 Buffalo Sabres L 1 2 29 10 7 L 1
47 Mon, Jan 22, 1979 Atlanta Flames W 3 1 30 10 7 W 1
48 Thu, Jan 25, 1979 New York Islanders L 2 4 30 11 7 L 1
49 Sat, Jan 27, 1979 @ Montreal Canadiens L 1 3 30 12 7 L 2
50 Sun, Jan 28, 1979 Los Angeles Kings L 3 5 30 13 7 L 3
51 Wed, Jan 31, 1979 @ Chicago Black Hawks T 2 2 30 13 8 T 1
52 Thu, Feb 1, 1979 Chicago Black Hawks W 6 1 31 13 8 W 1
53 Sat, Feb 3, 1979 @ New York Islanders T 4 4 31 13 9 T 1
54 Sun, Feb 4, 1979 Vancouver Canucks W 6 1 32 13 9 W 1
55 Wed, Feb 14, 1979 @ New York Rangers L 1 5 32 14 9 L 1
56 Thu, Feb 15, 1979 @ Philadelphia Flyers L 3 5 32 15 9 L 2
57 Sat, Feb 17, 1979 @ Minnesota North Stars T 3 3 32 15 10 T 1
58 Tue, Feb 20, 1979 @ Colorado Rockies W 5 3 33 15 10 W 1
59 Wed, Feb 21, 1979 @ Los Angeles Kings L 1 3 33 16 10 L 1
60 Sat, Feb 24, 1979 @ Vancouver Canucks W 4 3 34 16 10 W 1
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
61 Tue, Feb 27, 1979 Colorado Rockies L 2 4 34 17 10 L 1
62 Thu, Mar 1, 1979 Philadelphia Flyers T 4 4 34 17 11 T 1
63 Sat, Mar 3, 1979 Minnesota North Stars W 5 0 35 17 11 W 1
64 Sun, Mar 4, 1979 @ Detroit Red Wings W 6 4 36 17 11 W 2
65 Thu, Mar 8, 1979 @ Atlanta Flames L 5 7 36 18 11 L 1
66 Sat, Mar 10, 1979 @ Minnesota North Stars W 4 3 37 18 11 W 1
67 Sun, Mar 11, 1979 New York Islanders T 4 4 37 18 12 T 1
68 Tue, Mar 13, 1979 @ New York Islanders L 2 7 37 19 12 L 1
69 Thu, Mar 15, 1979 New York Rangers L 4 7 37 20 12 L 2
70 Sat, Mar 17, 1979 Chicago Black Hawks W 4 2 38 20 12 W 1
71 Mon, Mar 19, 1979 Toronto Maple Leafs W 4 3 39 20 12 W 2
72 Thu, Mar 22, 1979 Pittsburgh Penguins L 1 3 39 21 12 L 1
73 Sat, Mar 24, 1979 Detroit Red Wings W 5 2 40 21 12 W 1
74 Wed, Mar 28, 1979 @ Buffalo Sabres L 2 9 40 22 12 L 1
75 Thu, Mar 29, 1979 Minnesota North Stars W 7 4 41 22 12 W 1
76 Sat, Mar 31, 1979 @ Washington Capitals W 4 1 42 22 12 W 2
77 Sun, Apr 1, 1979 Montreal Canadiens T 3 3 42 22 13 T 1
78 Wed, Apr 4, 1979 @ Toronto Maple Leafs T 3 3 42 22 14 T 2
79 Thu, Apr 5, 1979 Buffalo Sabres L 3 9 42 23 14 L 1
80 Sun, Apr 8, 1979 Toronto Maple Leafs W 6 3 43 23 14 W 1

Playoffs

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GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
1 Mon, Apr 16, 1979 Pittsburgh Penguins W 6 2 1 0 0 W 1
2 Wed, Apr 18, 1979 Pittsburgh Penguins W 4 3 2 0 0 W 2
3 Sat, Apr 21, 1979 @ Pittsburgh Penguins W 2 1 3 0 0 W 3
4 Sun, Apr 22, 1979 @ Pittsburgh Penguins W 4 1 4 0 0 W 4
5 Thu, Apr 26, 1979 @ Montreal Canadiens L 2 4 4 1 0 L 1
6 Sat, Apr 28, 1979 @ Montreal Canadiens L 2 5 4 2 0 L 2
7 Tue, May 1, 1979 Montreal Canadiens W 2 1 5 2 0 W 1
8 Thu, May 3, 1979 Montreal Canadiens W OT 4 3 6 2 0 W 2
9 Sat, May 5, 1979 @ Montreal Canadiens L 1 5 6 3 0 L 1
10 Tue, May 8, 1979 Montreal Canadiens W 5 2 7 3 0 W 1
11 Thu, May 10, 1979 @ Montreal Canadiens L OT 4 5 7 4 0 L 1