1978-79 Minnesota North Stars

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28-40-12 (68 points), Finished 4th in NHL Adams Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary

Scored 257 goals, Allowed 289 goals, SRS: -0.40 (11th of 17)
Coached by Harry Howell (3-6-2), Glen Sonmor (25-34-10)

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1978-79 Statistics ▪ Games

Regular Season

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

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