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1977-78 Edmonton Oilers

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38-39-3 (79 points), Finished 5th in WHA (Game Results)
WHA Season Summary

Scored 309 goals, Allowed 307 goals, SRS: 0.04 (3rd of 10)
Coached by Glen Sather (38-39-3)

Playoffs:
Lost Quarter-Finals (4-1) to New England Whalers

1977-78 Statistics ▪ Games

Regular Season

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GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
1 Wed, Oct 12, 1977 Winnipeg Jets L 3 7 0 1 0 L 1
2 Fri, Oct 14, 1977 Quebec Nordiques W 4 2 1 1 0 W 1
3 Sat, Oct 15, 1977 @ Quebec Nordiques L 2 6 1 2 0 L 1
4 Wed, Oct 19, 1977 New England Whalers L 3 6 1 3 0 L 2
5 Wed, Oct 26, 1977 @ Houston Aeros L OT 7 8 1 4 0 L 3
6 Fri, Oct 28, 1977 @ Birmingham Bulls W 3 2 2 4 0 W 1
7 Sun, Oct 30, 1977 @ Winnipeg Jets L 2 5 2 5 0 L 1
8 Wed, Nov 2, 1977 Winnipeg Jets L 3 6 2 6 0 L 2
9 Fri, Nov 4, 1977 Indianapolis Racers W 3 1 3 6 0 W 1
10 Sun, Nov 6, 1977 Houston Aeros W 7 1 4 6 0 W 2
11 Tue, Nov 8, 1977 @ Quebec Nordiques L 3 7 4 7 0 L 1
12 Thu, Nov 10, 1977 @ New England Whalers L 3 5 4 8 0 L 2
13 Fri, Nov 11, 1977 @ Cincinnati Stingers W 3 2 5 8 0 W 1
14 Sat, Nov 12, 1977 @ Birmingham Bulls T 1 1 5 8 1 T 1
15 Wed, Nov 16, 1977 Cincinnati Stingers W 6 4 6 8 1 W 1
16 Fri, Nov 18, 1977 Cincinnati Stingers W OT 4 3 7 8 1 W 2
17 Sun, Nov 20, 1977 New England Whalers L OT 4 5 7 9 1 L 1
18 Tue, Nov 22, 1977 Winnipeg Jets W 4 2 8 9 1 W 1
19 Thu, Nov 24, 1977 @ Indianapolis Racers L OT 4 5 8 10 1 L 1
20 Sat, Nov 26, 1977 @ New England Whalers W 3 1 9 10 1 W 1
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
21 Wed, Nov 30, 1977 Birmingham Bulls W 4 2 10 10 1 W 2
22 Fri, Dec 2, 1977 Birmingham Bulls L 5 7 10 11 1 L 1
23 Sun, Dec 4, 1977 @ Winnipeg Jets W 3 2 11 11 1 W 1
24 Wed, Dec 7, 1977 Cincinnati Stingers W OT 5 4 12 11 1 W 2
25 Fri, Dec 9, 1977 Houston Aeros L 3 5 12 12 1 L 1
26 Sun, Dec 11, 1977 Houston Aeros L 2 4 12 13 1 L 2
27 Wed, Dec 14, 1977 Czechoslovakia W 6 1 13 13 1 W 1
28 Sun, Dec 18, 1977 @ Birmingham Bulls L 2 3 13 14 1 L 1
29 Tue, Dec 20, 1977 @ Houston Aeros L 4 6 13 15 1 L 2
30 Wed, Dec 21, 1977 Soviet All-Stars W 5 2 14 15 1 W 1
31 Tue, Dec 27, 1977 Quebec Nordiques W 9 3 15 15 1 W 2
32 Fri, Dec 30, 1977 Indianapolis Racers W 8 5 16 15 1 W 3
33 Sun, Jan 1, 1978 Houston Aeros L 1 2 16 16 1 L 1
34 Fri, Jan 6, 1978 Winnipeg Jets L 1 4 16 17 1 L 2
35 Sun, Jan 8, 1978 @ Houston Aeros W 4 2 17 17 1 W 1
36 Wed, Jan 11, 1978 @ Cincinnati Stingers W 2 0 18 17 1 W 2
37 Fri, Jan 13, 1978 @ New England Whalers L 0 2 18 18 1 L 1
38 Sat, Jan 14, 1978 @ Quebec Nordiques L 4 7 18 19 1 L 2
39 Sun, Jan 15, 1978 @ Winnipeg Jets W OT 4 3 19 19 1 W 1
40 Wed, Jan 18, 1978 New England Whalers W 1 0 20 19 1 W 2
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
41 Fri, Jan 20, 1978 @ Birmingham Bulls L 3 5 20 20 1 L 1
42 Sat, Jan 21, 1978 @ Indianapolis Racers W 3 2 21 20 1 W 1
43 Sun, Jan 22, 1978 @ Cincinnati Stingers L 2 5 21 21 1 L 1
44 Wed, Jan 25, 1978 Indianapolis Racers W 6 2 22 21 1 W 1
45 Fri, Jan 27, 1978 Quebec Nordiques W 9 6 23 21 1 W 2
46 Sun, Jan 29, 1978 Quebec Nordiques L 3 4 23 22 1 L 1
47 Tue, Jan 31, 1978 @ Indianapolis Racers W 6 4 24 22 1 W 1
48 Wed, Feb 1, 1978 @ New England Whalers L 3 4 24 23 1 L 1
49 Fri, Feb 3, 1978 @ New England Whalers W 6 3 25 23 1 W 1
50 Sat, Feb 4, 1978 @ Quebec Nordiques W OT 4 3 26 23 1 W 2
51 Sun, Feb 5, 1978 @ Winnipeg Jets L 3 4 26 24 1 L 1
52 Wed, Feb 8, 1978 Cincinnati Stingers T 6 6 26 24 2 T 1
53 Sun, Feb 12, 1978 Birmingham Bulls W 7 0 27 24 2 W 1
54 Tue, Feb 14, 1978 Birmingham Bulls W 4 1 28 24 2 W 2
55 Wed, Feb 15, 1978 @ Winnipeg Jets L 5 6 28 25 2 L 1
56 Fri, Feb 17, 1978 Quebec Nordiques W 6 4 29 25 2 W 1
57 Sun, Feb 19, 1978 Indianapolis Racers W OT 4 3 30 25 2 W 2
58 Wed, Feb 22, 1978 Houston Aeros L 5 6 30 26 2 L 1
59 Fri, Feb 24, 1978 Houston Aeros W OT 5 4 31 26 2 W 1
60 Sun, Feb 26, 1978 New England Whalers L 5 6 31 27 2 L 1
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
61 Wed, Mar 1, 1978 Cincinnati Stingers L 4 6 31 28 2 L 2
62 Fri, Mar 3, 1978 Indianapolis Racers L 6 8 31 29 2 L 3
63 Sun, Mar 5, 1978 @ Birmingham Bulls W 4 3 32 29 2 W 1
64 Tue, Mar 7, 1978 @ Houston Aeros L 3 4 32 30 2 L 1
65 Thu, Mar 9, 1978 @ Cincinnati Stingers L 5 6 32 31 2 L 2
66 Sat, Mar 11, 1978 @ Cincinnati Stingers L 0 2 32 32 2 L 3
67 Tue, Mar 14, 1978 @ Quebec Nordiques L 3 6 32 33 2 L 4
68 Wed, Mar 15, 1978 @ Winnipeg Jets L 4 8 32 34 2 L 5
69 Fri, Mar 17, 1978 Winnipeg Jets W 6 2 33 34 2 W 1
70 Sun, Mar 19, 1978 Cincinnati Stingers W 4 2 34 34 2 W 2
71 Wed, Mar 22, 1978 Birmingham Bulls L 3 5 34 35 2 L 1
72 Fri, Mar 24, 1978 Indianapolis Racers W 4 0 35 35 2 W 1
73 Sun, Mar 26, 1978 @ New England Whalers L 3 5 35 36 2 L 1
74 Tue, Mar 28, 1978 @ Indianapolis Racers W OT 4 3 36 36 2 W 1
75 Thu, Mar 30, 1978 @ Houston Aeros L 1 5 36 37 2 L 1
76 Fri, Mar 31, 1978 @ Birmingham Bulls L 2 5 36 38 2 L 2
77 Sat, Apr 1, 1978 @ Indianapolis Racers W 4 1 37 38 2 W 1
78 Tue, Apr 4, 1978 @ Quebec Nordiques L 1 9 37 39 2 L 1
79 Wed, Apr 5, 1978 New England Whalers T 4 4 37 39 3 T 1
80 Fri, Apr 7, 1978 Winnipeg Jets W 4 2 38 39 3 W 1

Playoffs

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GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
1 Fri, Apr 14, 1978 @ New England Whalers L 4 6 0 1 0 L 1
2 Sun, Apr 16, 1978 @ New England Whalers L 1 4 0 2 0 L 2
3 Wed, Apr 19, 1978 New England Whalers W 2 0 1 2 0 W 1
4 Fri, Apr 21, 1978 New England Whalers L 1 9 1 3 0 L 1
5 Sun, Apr 23, 1978 @ New England Whalers L 1 4 1 4 0 L 2