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34-34-12 (80 points), Finished 3rd in NHL Norris Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary
Scored 292 goals, Allowed 286 goals, SRS: 0.09 (9th of 17)
Coached by Bob Berry (34-34-12)
Playoffs:
Lost Preliminary Round (2-0) to New York Rangers
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1978-79 Statistics ▪ Games
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed, Oct 11, 1978 | Washington Capitals | L | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 2 | Sat, Oct 14, 1978 | St. Louis Blues | W | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 3 | Wed, Oct 18, 1978 | Boston Bruins | L | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 4 | Fri, Oct 20, 1978 | @ | Washington Capitals | W | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 5 | Sun, Oct 22, 1978 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | L | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 6 | Tue, Oct 24, 1978 | @ | Atlanta Flames | L | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 7 | Thu, Oct 26, 1978 | Buffalo Sabres | W | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 8 | Sat, Oct 28, 1978 | Washington Capitals | W | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 9 | Wed, Nov 1, 1978 | Toronto Maple Leafs | L | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 10 | Sat, Nov 4, 1978 | New York Rangers | L | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | L 2 | |||
| 11 | Wed, Nov 8, 1978 | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 0 | L 3 | |||
| 12 | Sat, Nov 11, 1978 | Minnesota North Stars | W | 8 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 13 | Sun, Nov 12, 1978 | @ | Chicago Black Hawks | W | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 14 | Tue, Nov 14, 1978 | @ | St. Louis Blues | W | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 15 | Thu, Nov 16, 1978 | Montreal Canadiens | W | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | W 4 | |||
| 16 | Sat, Nov 18, 1978 | Pittsburgh Penguins | L | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 17 | Mon, Nov 20, 1978 | Chicago Black Hawks | W | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 18 | Wed, Nov 22, 1978 | Detroit Red Wings | T | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | T 1 | |||
| 19 | Sat, Nov 25, 1978 | @ | Minnesota North Stars | W | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 20 | Sun, Nov 26, 1978 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | L | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Wed, Nov 29, 1978 | New York Islanders | T | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 2 | T 1 | |||
| 22 | Sat, Dec 2, 1978 | Detroit Red Wings | W | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | W 1 | |||
| 23 | Mon, Dec 4, 1978 | Washington Capitals | W | 10 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | W 2 | |||
| 24 | Wed, Dec 6, 1978 | @ | Minnesota North Stars | L | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 25 | Thu, Dec 7, 1978 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | T | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 3 | T 1 | ||
| 26 | Sat, Dec 9, 1978 | Atlanta Flames | W | 5 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 27 | Tue, Dec 12, 1978 | @ | New York Islanders | T | 5 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 4 | T 1 | ||
| 28 | Wed, Dec 13, 1978 | @ | New York Rangers | L | 7 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 29 | Sat, Dec 16, 1978 | Montreal Canadiens | L | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 4 | L 2 | |||
| 30 | Tue, Dec 19, 1978 | @ | Colorado Rockies | T | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | T 1 | ||
| 31 | Thu, Dec 21, 1978 | Pittsburgh Penguins | L | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 5 | L 1 | |||
| 32 | Sat, Dec 23, 1978 | @ | Vancouver Canucks | L | 0 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 5 | L 2 | ||
| 33 | Wed, Dec 27, 1978 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | L | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 5 | L 3 | ||
| 34 | Thu, Dec 28, 1978 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | T | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 6 | T 1 | ||
| 35 | Sat, Dec 30, 1978 | Vancouver Canucks | W | 4 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 6 | W 1 | |||
| 36 | Mon, Jan 1, 1979 | Colorado Rockies | W | 5 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 6 | W 2 | |||
| 37 | Wed, Jan 3, 1979 | @ | Washington Capitals | L | 3 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 6 | L 1 | ||
| 38 | Thu, Jan 4, 1979 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | W | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 39 | Sat, Jan 6, 1979 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 4 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 6 | W 2 | ||
| 40 | Sun, Jan 7, 1979 | @ | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 0 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 6 | L 1 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Tue, Jan 9, 1979 | @ | New York Islanders | L | 1 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 6 | L 2 | ||
| 42 | Wed, Jan 10, 1979 | @ | Chicago Black Hawks | L | 0 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 6 | L 3 | ||
| 43 | Sat, Jan 13, 1979 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | W | 7 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 44 | Sun, Jan 14, 1979 | @ | Boston Bruins | W | 6 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 6 | W 2 | ||
| 45 | Wed, Jan 17, 1979 | Montreal Canadiens | L | 3 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 6 | L 1 | |||
| 46 | Sat, Jan 20, 1979 | Toronto Maple Leafs | L | 2 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 6 | L 2 | |||
| 47 | Wed, Jan 24, 1979 | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 4 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 6 | W 1 | |||
| 48 | Thu, Jan 25, 1979 | Detroit Red Wings | T | 6 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 7 | T 1 | |||
| 49 | Sat, Jan 27, 1979 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | L | 3 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 7 | L 1 | ||
| 50 | Sun, Jan 28, 1979 | @ | Boston Bruins | W | 5 | 3 | 21 | 22 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 51 | Tue, Jan 30, 1979 | @ | St. Louis Blues | L | 1 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 7 | L 1 | ||
| 52 | Wed, Jan 31, 1979 | @ | Washington Capitals | L | 3 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 7 | L 2 | ||
| 53 | Sat, Feb 3, 1979 | New York Rangers | W | 4 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 7 | W 1 | |||
| 54 | Sun, Feb 4, 1979 | @ | Colorado Rockies | W | 4 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 7 | W 2 | ||
| 55 | Wed, Feb 14, 1979 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | W | 3 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 7 | W 3 | ||
| 56 | Thu, Feb 15, 1979 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | T | 2 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 8 | T 1 | ||
| 57 | Sat, Feb 17, 1979 | @ | Toronto Maple Leafs | L | 2 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 8 | L 1 | ||
| 58 | Mon, Feb 19, 1979 | New York Islanders | L | 3 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 8 | L 2 | |||
| 59 | Wed, Feb 21, 1979 | Boston Bruins | W | 3 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 8 | W 1 | |||
| 60 | Sat, Feb 24, 1979 | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 3 | 4 | 25 | 27 | 8 | L 1 | |||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Mon, Feb 26, 1979 | Vancouver Canucks | W | 2 | 0 | 26 | 27 | 8 | W 1 | |||
| 62 | Wed, Feb 28, 1979 | Washington Capitals | T | 3 | 3 | 26 | 27 | 9 | T 1 | |||
| 63 | Sat, Mar 3, 1979 | Chicago Black Hawks | W | 8 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 9 | W 1 | |||
| 64 | Sun, Mar 4, 1979 | @ | Vancouver Canucks | W | 3 | 2 | 28 | 27 | 9 | W 2 | ||
| 65 | Wed, Mar 7, 1979 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 4 | 0 | 29 | 27 | 9 | W 3 | ||
| 66 | Thu, Mar 8, 1979 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | L | 4 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 9 | L 1 | ||
| 67 | Sat, Mar 10, 1979 | @ | Toronto Maple Leafs | L | 4 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 9 | L 2 | ||
| 68 | Sun, Mar 11, 1979 | @ | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 3 | 6 | 29 | 30 | 9 | L 3 | ||
| 69 | Wed, Mar 14, 1979 | Pittsburgh Penguins | T | 3 | 3 | 29 | 30 | 10 | T 1 | |||
| 70 | Sat, Mar 17, 1979 | Montreal Canadiens | W | 3 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 10 | W 1 | |||
| 71 | Tue, Mar 20, 1979 | Atlanta Flames | W | 4 | 3 | 31 | 30 | 10 | W 2 | |||
| 72 | Thu, Mar 22, 1979 | St. Louis Blues | T | 3 | 3 | 31 | 30 | 11 | T 1 | |||
| 73 | Sat, Mar 24, 1979 | Buffalo Sabres | L | 2 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 11 | L 1 | |||
| 74 | Wed, Mar 28, 1979 | Detroit Red Wings | W | 8 | 1 | 32 | 31 | 11 | W 1 | |||
| 75 | Fri, Mar 30, 1979 | @ | Atlanta Flames | L | 3 | 5 | 32 | 32 | 11 | L 1 | ||
| 76 | Sat, Mar 31, 1979 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | W | 5 | 4 | 33 | 32 | 11 | W 1 | ||
| 77 | Mon, Apr 2, 1979 | @ | New York Rangers | L | 4 | 5 | 33 | 33 | 11 | L 1 | ||
| 78 | Tue, Apr 3, 1979 | @ | Washington Capitals | L | 2 | 6 | 33 | 34 | 11 | L 2 | ||
| 79 | Thu, Apr 5, 1979 | Colorado Rockies | T | 4 | 4 | 33 | 34 | 12 | T 1 | |||
| 80 | Sat, Apr 7, 1979 | Minnesota North Stars | W | 7 | 1 | 34 | 34 | 12 | W 1 |
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tue, Apr 10, 1979 | @ | New York Rangers | L | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 2 | Thu, Apr 12, 1979 | New York Rangers | L | OT | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | L 2 |