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42-34-4 (88 points), Finished 3rd in WHA (Game Results)
WHA Season Summary
Scored 296 goals, Allowed 302 goals, SRS: -0.07 (5th of 10)
Coached by Bill Dineen (42-34-4)
Playoffs:
Lost Quarter-Finals (4-2) to Quebec Nordiques
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1977-78 Statistics ▪ Games
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed, Oct 12, 1977 | New England Whalers | L | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 2 | Fri, Oct 14, 1977 | @ | Birmingham Bulls | L | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 3 | Sat, Oct 15, 1977 | Indianapolis Racers | W | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 4 | Fri, Oct 21, 1977 | Cincinnati Stingers | W | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 5 | Wed, Oct 26, 1977 | Edmonton Oilers | W | OT | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 6 | Sat, Oct 29, 1977 | @ | New England Whalers | L | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 7 | Sun, Oct 30, 1977 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | L | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 8 | Tue, Nov 1, 1977 | @ | Indianapolis Racers | L | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | L 3 | ||
| 9 | Wed, Nov 2, 1977 | Birmingham Bulls | W | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 10 | Fri, Nov 4, 1977 | Quebec Nordiques | L | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 11 | Sun, Nov 6, 1977 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | L | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 12 | Wed, Nov 9, 1977 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | L | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | L 3 | ||
| 13 | Fri, Nov 11, 1977 | Indianapolis Racers | W | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 14 | Fri, Nov 18, 1977 | Quebec Nordiques | W | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 15 | Sat, Nov 19, 1977 | @ | Birmingham Bulls | L | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 16 | Wed, Nov 23, 1977 | Birmingham Bulls | W | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 17 | Fri, Nov 25, 1977 | Cincinnati Stingers | W | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 18 | Wed, Nov 30, 1977 | New England Whalers | T | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | T 1 | |||
| 19 | Fri, Dec 2, 1977 | Indianapolis Racers | L | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 | L 1 | |||
| 20 | Sun, Dec 4, 1977 | @ | Cincinnati Stingers | W | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Tue, Dec 6, 1977 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | L | OT | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 22 | Wed, Dec 7, 1977 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | L | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 1 | L 2 | ||
| 23 | Fri, Dec 9, 1977 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | W | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 24 | Sun, Dec 11, 1977 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | W | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 25 | Tue, Dec 13, 1977 | Birmingham Bulls | L | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 1 | L 1 | |||
| 26 | Thu, Dec 15, 1977 | @ | Indianapolis Racers | T | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 2 | T 1 | ||
| 27 | Sun, Dec 18, 1977 | Czechoslovakia | W | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 2 | W 1 | |||
| 28 | Tue, Dec 20, 1977 | Edmonton Oilers | W | 6 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 2 | W 2 | |||
| 29 | Wed, Dec 21, 1977 | Winnipeg Jets | L | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 2 | L 1 | |||
| 30 | Fri, Dec 23, 1977 | Soviet All-Stars | L | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 2 | L 2 | |||
| 31 | Thu, Dec 29, 1977 | @ | Indianapolis Racers | W | 7 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 32 | Fri, Dec 30, 1977 | Cincinnati Stingers | T | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 3 | T 1 | |||
| 33 | Sun, Jan 1, 1978 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | W | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 34 | Wed, Jan 4, 1978 | @ | Cincinnati Stingers | L | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 35 | Fri, Jan 6, 1978 | @ | Birmingham Bulls | L | 4 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 3 | L 2 | ||
| 36 | Sat, Jan 7, 1978 | Indianapolis Racers | L | OT | 1 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 3 | L 3 | ||
| 37 | Sun, Jan 8, 1978 | Edmonton Oilers | L | 2 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 3 | L 4 | |||
| 38 | Fri, Jan 13, 1978 | Winnipeg Jets | W | 3 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 39 | Sat, Jan 14, 1978 | @ | New England Whalers | W | OT | 5 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 3 | W 2 | |
| 40 | Fri, Jan 20, 1978 | @ | Indianapolis Racers | W | 4 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 3 | W 3 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Sat, Jan 21, 1978 | Cincinnati Stingers | W | 5 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 3 | W 4 | |||
| 42 | Sun, Jan 22, 1978 | Birmingham Bulls | W | 4 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 3 | W 5 | |||
| 43 | Tue, Jan 24, 1978 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | W | 6 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 3 | W 6 | ||
| 44 | Thu, Jan 26, 1978 | Winnipeg Jets | W | OT | 2 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 3 | W 7 | ||
| 45 | Sat, Jan 28, 1978 | New England Whalers | L | 0 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 3 | L 1 | |||
| 46 | Sun, Jan 29, 1978 | New England Whalers | W | 6 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 47 | Tue, Jan 31, 1978 | @ | Birmingham Bulls | W | 4 | 2 | 24 | 20 | 3 | W 2 | ||
| 48 | Fri, Feb 3, 1978 | @ | Cincinnati Stingers | L | 0 | 1 | 24 | 21 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 49 | Sat, Feb 4, 1978 | New England Whalers | W | 5 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 50 | Thu, Feb 9, 1978 | Quebec Nordiques | W | 2 | 1 | 26 | 21 | 3 | W 2 | |||
| 51 | Sat, Feb 11, 1978 | Quebec Nordiques | W | 8 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 3 | W 3 | |||
| 52 | Sun, Feb 12, 1978 | Winnipeg Jets | L | 5 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 3 | L 1 | |||
| 53 | Wed, Feb 15, 1978 | @ | Cincinnati Stingers | W | 5 | 2 | 28 | 22 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 54 | Thu, Feb 16, 1978 | Birmingham Bulls | L | 2 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 3 | L 1 | |||
| 55 | Fri, Feb 17, 1978 | Cincinnati Stingers | L | OT | 3 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 3 | L 2 | ||
| 56 | Sat, Feb 18, 1978 | @ | Birmingham Bulls | W | 3 | 2 | 29 | 24 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 57 | Wed, Feb 22, 1978 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | W | 6 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 3 | W 2 | ||
| 58 | Fri, Feb 24, 1978 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | L | OT | 4 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 3 | L 1 | |
| 59 | Sun, Feb 26, 1978 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | L | 6 | 9 | 30 | 26 | 3 | L 2 | ||
| 60 | Tue, Feb 28, 1978 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | L | 2 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 3 | L 3 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Wed, Mar 1, 1978 | @ | Indianapolis Racers | L | 1 | 5 | 30 | 28 | 3 | L 4 | ||
| 62 | Fri, Mar 3, 1978 | @ | New England Whalers | W | OT | 3 | 2 | 31 | 28 | 3 | W 1 | |
| 63 | Sat, Mar 4, 1978 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | T | 3 | 3 | 31 | 28 | 4 | T 1 | ||
| 64 | Sun, Mar 5, 1978 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | W | 4 | 3 | 32 | 28 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 65 | Tue, Mar 7, 1978 | Edmonton Oilers | W | 4 | 3 | 33 | 28 | 4 | W 2 | |||
| 66 | Thu, Mar 9, 1978 | New England Whalers | W | 6 | 4 | 34 | 28 | 4 | W 3 | |||
| 67 | Sat, Mar 11, 1978 | @ | Indianapolis Racers | L | 2 | 4 | 34 | 29 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 68 | Sun, Mar 12, 1978 | Indianapolis Racers | W | 6 | 3 | 35 | 29 | 4 | W 1 | |||
| 69 | Fri, Mar 17, 1978 | Birmingham Bulls | L | 2 | 3 | 35 | 30 | 4 | L 1 | |||
| 70 | Wed, Mar 22, 1978 | @ | Cincinnati Stingers | L | 2 | 9 | 35 | 31 | 4 | L 2 | ||
| 71 | Fri, Mar 24, 1978 | @ | New England Whalers | W | 1 | 0 | 36 | 31 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 72 | Sat, Mar 25, 1978 | Quebec Nordiques | W | OT | 4 | 3 | 37 | 31 | 4 | W 2 | ||
| 73 | Tue, Mar 28, 1978 | Winnipeg Jets | W | 5 | 3 | 38 | 31 | 4 | W 3 | |||
| 74 | Thu, Mar 30, 1978 | Edmonton Oilers | W | 5 | 1 | 39 | 31 | 4 | W 4 | |||
| 75 | Sun, Apr 2, 1978 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | L | 1 | 7 | 39 | 32 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 76 | Mon, Apr 3, 1978 | @ | New England Whalers | L | 6 | 8 | 39 | 33 | 4 | L 2 | ||
| 77 | Tue, Apr 4, 1978 | Winnipeg Jets | W | 6 | 3 | 40 | 33 | 4 | W 1 | |||
| 78 | Fri, Apr 7, 1978 | @ | Birmingham Bulls | L | 3 | 5 | 40 | 34 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 79 | Sat, Apr 8, 1978 | Cincinnati Stingers | W | 5 | 4 | 41 | 34 | 4 | W 1 | |||
| 80 | Sun, Apr 9, 1978 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | W | 5 | 4 | 42 | 34 | 4 | W 2 |
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun, Apr 16, 1978 | Quebec Nordiques | W | OT | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Tue, Apr 18, 1978 | Quebec Nordiques | L | OT | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 3 | Thu, Apr 20, 1978 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | L | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 4 | Fri, Apr 21, 1978 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | L | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | L 3 | ||
| 5 | Sun, Apr 23, 1978 | Quebec Nordiques | W | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 6 | Tue, Apr 25, 1978 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | L | 2 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | L 1 |