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1979-80 Hartford Whalers Schedule and Results

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27-34-19 (73 points), Finished 4th in NHL Norris Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary

Scored 303 goals, Allowed 312 goals, SRS: -0.11 (9th of 21)
Coached by Don Blackburn (27-34-19)

Playoffs:
Lost Preliminary Round (3-0) versus Montreal Canadiens

1979-80 Hartford Whalers:

Regular Season

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GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
1 Thu, Oct 11, 1979 @ Minnesota North Stars L 1 4 0 1 0 L 1
2 Sat, Oct 13, 1979 @ Pittsburgh Penguins T 3 3 0 1 1 T 1
3 Sun, Oct 14, 1979 @ Chicago Black Hawks T 3 3 0 1 2 T 2
4 Wed, Oct 17, 1979 @ Buffalo Sabres L 1 3 0 2 2 L 1
5 Fri, Oct 19, 1979 Los Angeles Kings W 6 3 1 2 2 W 1
6 Sat, Oct 20, 1979 @ New York Islanders L 1 6 1 3 2 L 1
7 Wed, Oct 24, 1979 @ Quebec Nordiques T 2 2 1 3 3 T 1
8 Fri, Oct 26, 1979 New York Islanders L 1 2 1 4 3 L 1
9 Sun, Oct 28, 1979 @ New York Rangers T 2 2 1 4 4 T 1
10 Wed, Oct 31, 1979 @ Toronto Maple Leafs W 4 2 2 4 4 W 1
11 Fri, Nov 2, 1979 Toronto Maple Leafs W 5 3 3 4 4 W 2
12 Tue, Nov 6, 1979 @ Colorado Rockies W 7 2 4 4 4 W 3
13 Fri, Nov 9, 1979 Chicago Black Hawks L 2 4 4 5 4 L 1
14 Sun, Nov 11, 1979 @ Chicago Black Hawks T 5 5 4 5 5 T 1
15 Wed, Nov 14, 1979 @ Winnipeg Jets L 2 3 4 6 5 L 1
16 Sat, Nov 17, 1979 Edmonton Oilers W 4 0 5 6 5 W 1
17 Sun, Nov 18, 1979 @ Boston Bruins L 4 5 5 7 5 L 1
18 Wed, Nov 21, 1979 Buffalo Sabres W 5 3 6 7 5 W 1
19 Sat, Nov 24, 1979 Quebec Nordiques T 4 4 6 7 6 T 1
20 Sun, Nov 25, 1979 Atlanta Flames W 4 2 7 7 6 W 1
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
21 Tue, Nov 27, 1979 @ Philadelphia Flyers L 2 6 7 8 6 L 1
22 Fri, Nov 30, 1979 Pittsburgh Penguins W 7 5 8 8 6 W 1
23 Sat, Dec 1, 1979 @ Montreal Canadiens T 4 4 8 8 7 T 1
24 Tue, Dec 4, 1979 @ Washington Capitals T 3 3 8 8 8 T 2
25 Fri, Dec 7, 1979 New York Rangers L 4 7 8 9 8 L 1
26 Sun, Dec 9, 1979 @ Edmonton Oilers L 0 3 8 10 8 L 2
27 Tue, Dec 11, 1979 @ Vancouver Canucks L 3 5 8 11 8 L 3
28 Wed, Dec 12, 1979 @ Los Angeles Kings L 4 7 8 12 8 L 4
29 Sat, Dec 15, 1979 @ Colorado Rockies L 5 6 8 13 8 L 5
30 Wed, Dec 19, 1979 Washington Capitals W 5 4 9 13 8 W 1
31 Sat, Dec 22, 1979 Buffalo Sabres L 2 4 9 14 8 L 1
32 Sun, Dec 23, 1979 @ Philadelphia Flyers L 2 4 9 15 8 L 2
33 Wed, Dec 26, 1979 Philadelphia Flyers T 4 4 9 15 9 T 1
34 Sat, Dec 29, 1979 @ St. Louis Blues L 0 3 9 16 9 L 1
35 Wed, Jan 2, 1980 @ Edmonton Oilers T 3 3 9 16 10 T 1
36 Fri, Jan 4, 1980 Washington Capitals L 3 6 9 17 10 L 1
37 Sun, Jan 6, 1980 Detroit Red Wings L 1 2 9 18 10 L 2
38 Mon, Jan 7, 1980 @ New York Rangers L 2 5 9 19 10 L 3
39 Wed, Jan 9, 1980 @ Minnesota North Stars L 2 6 9 20 10 L 4
40 Sat, Jan 12, 1980 @ Detroit Red Wings W 6 4 10 20 10 W 1
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
41 Thu, Jan 17, 1980 Pittsburgh Penguins W 7 1 11 20 10 W 2
42 Sat, Jan 19, 1980 Chicago Black Hawks W 5 3 12 20 10 W 3
43 Mon, Jan 21, 1980 Winnipeg Jets W 7 2 13 20 10 W 4
44 Thu, Jan 24, 1980 Montreal Canadiens L 2 7 13 21 10 L 1
45 Sat, Jan 26, 1980 @ New York Islanders L 2 3 13 22 10 L 2
46 Mon, Jan 28, 1980 Atlanta Flames W 6 1 14 22 10 W 1
47 Wed, Jan 30, 1980 Boston Bruins W 8 2 15 22 10 W 2
48 Sat, Feb 2, 1980 @ Atlanta Flames L 3 5 15 23 10 L 1
49 Sun, Feb 3, 1980 New York Islanders W 5 3 16 23 10 W 1
50 Wed, Feb 6, 1980 Los Angeles Kings W 7 3 17 23 10 W 2
51 Fri, Feb 8, 1980 Colorado Rockies T 4 4 17 23 11 T 1
52 Sun, Feb 10, 1980 Minnesota North Stars L 2 6 17 24 11 L 1
53 Tue, Feb 12, 1980 Vancouver Canucks T 5 5 17 24 12 T 1
54 Fri, Feb 15, 1980 Winnipeg Jets W 5 4 18 24 12 W 1
55 Sat, Feb 16, 1980 @ Toronto Maple Leafs L 3 5 18 25 12 L 1
56 Mon, Feb 18, 1980 New York Rangers W 6 4 19 25 12 W 1
57 Tue, Feb 19, 1980 Edmonton Oilers W 6 2 20 25 12 W 2
58 Sat, Feb 23, 1980 @ Atlanta Flames W 6 5 21 25 12 W 3
59 Tue, Feb 26, 1980 @ Quebec Nordiques L 5 9 21 26 12 L 1
60 Wed, Feb 27, 1980 Boston Bruins L 3 6 21 27 12 L 2
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
61 Fri, Feb 29, 1980 St. Louis Blues W 3 0 22 27 12 W 1
62 Sat, Mar 1, 1980 @ St. Louis Blues W 6 3 23 27 12 W 2
63 Thu, Mar 6, 1980 @ Buffalo Sabres L 3 4 23 28 12 L 1
64 Sat, Mar 8, 1980 @ Washington Capitals L 5 9 23 29 12 L 2
65 Sun, Mar 9, 1980 @ Boston Bruins T 1 1 23 29 13 T 1
66 Wed, Mar 12, 1980 @ Detroit Red Wings T 4 4 23 29 14 T 2
67 Thu, Mar 13, 1980 Vancouver Canucks W 3 1 24 29 14 W 1
68 Sat, Mar 15, 1980 Colorado Rockies W 4 1 25 29 14 W 2
69 Sun, Mar 16, 1980 Minnesota North Stars L 1 6 25 30 14 L 1
70 Wed, Mar 19, 1980 Montreal Canadiens T 5 5 25 30 15 T 1
71 Fri, Mar 21, 1980 Philadelphia Flyers T 5 5 25 30 16 T 2
72 Sat, Mar 22, 1980 @ Montreal Canadiens T 5 5 25 30 17 T 3
73 Mon, Mar 24, 1980 St. Louis Blues L 5 7 25 31 17 L 1
74 Wed, Mar 26, 1980 @ Winnipeg Jets L 0 7 25 32 17 L 2
75 Fri, Mar 28, 1980 @ Vancouver Canucks T 4 4 25 32 18 T 1
76 Sat, Mar 29, 1980 @ Los Angeles Kings T 2 2 25 32 19 T 2
77 Tue, Apr 1, 1980 Toronto Maple Leafs L 4 5 25 33 19 L 1
78 Wed, Apr 2, 1980 @ Pittsburgh Penguins L 4 6 25 34 19 L 2
79 Fri, Apr 4, 1980 Quebec Nordiques W 9 2 26 34 19 W 1
80 Sun, Apr 6, 1980 Detroit Red Wings W 5 3 27 34 19 W 2

Playoffs

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GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
1 Tue, Apr 8, 1980 @ Montreal Canadiens L 1 6 0 1 0 L 1
2 Wed, Apr 9, 1980 @ Montreal Canadiens L 4 8 0 2 0 L 2
3 Fri, Apr 11, 1980 Montreal Canadiens L OT 3 4 0 3 0 L 3