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44-31-5 (93 points), Finished 2nd in WHA (Game Results)
WHA Season Summary
Scored 335 goals, Allowed 269 goals, SRS: 0.73 (2nd of 10)
Coached by Harry Neale (44-31-5)
Playoffs:
Lost Avco Cup Finals (4-0) to Winnipeg Jets
Lost Semi-Finals (1-4) to Quebec Nordiques
Won Quarter-Finals (4-1) over Edmonton Oilers
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1977-78 Statistics ▪ Games
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed, Oct 12, 1977 | @ | Houston Aeros | W | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sat, Oct 15, 1977 | Birmingham Bulls | W | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 3 | Sun, Oct 16, 1977 | @ | Cincinnati Stingers | L | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Tue, Oct 18, 1977 | @ | Indianapolis Racers | T | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | T 1 | ||
| 5 | Wed, Oct 19, 1977 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | W | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 6 | Fri, Oct 21, 1977 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | W | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 7 | Wed, Oct 26, 1977 | Quebec Nordiques | W | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | W 3 | |||
| 8 | Sat, Oct 29, 1977 | Houston Aeros | W | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | W 4 | |||
| 9 | Tue, Nov 1, 1977 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | W | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | W 5 | ||
| 10 | Fri, Nov 4, 1977 | Cincinnati Stingers | W | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | W 6 | |||
| 11 | Sun, Nov 6, 1977 | @ | Cincinnati Stingers | W | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | W 7 | ||
| 12 | Tue, Nov 8, 1977 | @ | Birmingham Bulls | W | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | W 8 | ||
| 13 | Thu, Nov 10, 1977 | Edmonton Oilers | W | 5 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | W 9 | |||
| 14 | Sat, Nov 12, 1977 | Indianapolis Racers | W | 5 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | W 10 | |||
| 15 | Tue, Nov 15, 1977 | @ | Indianapolis Racers | W | 6 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | W 11 | ||
| 16 | Fri, Nov 18, 1977 | Winnipeg Jets | W | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | W 12 | |||
| 17 | Sun, Nov 20, 1977 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | W | OT | 5 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | W 13 | |
| 18 | Tue, Nov 22, 1977 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | L | 4 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 19 | Wed, Nov 23, 1977 | Indianapolis Racers | T | 3 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 2 | T 1 | |||
| 20 | Fri, Nov 25, 1977 | Quebec Nordiques | L | 2 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 2 | L 1 | |||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Sat, Nov 26, 1977 | Edmonton Oilers | L | 1 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 2 | L 2 | |||
| 22 | Wed, Nov 30, 1977 | @ | Houston Aeros | T | 3 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 3 | T 1 | ||
| 23 | Fri, Dec 2, 1977 | Winnipeg Jets | W | 4 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 24 | Sat, Dec 3, 1977 | Cincinnati Stingers | L | 2 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 3 | L 1 | |||
| 25 | Tue, Dec 6, 1977 | @ | Indianapolis Racers | L | 2 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 3 | L 2 | ||
| 26 | Wed, Dec 7, 1977 | @ | Birmingham Bulls | W | 6 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 27 | Fri, Dec 9, 1977 | @ | Birmingham Bulls | W | OT | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 3 | W 2 | |
| 28 | Wed, Dec 14, 1977 | Soviet All-Stars | W | 7 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 3 | W 3 | |||
| 29 | Fri, Dec 16, 1977 | Czechoslovakia | W | 5 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 3 | W 4 | |||
| 30 | Sat, Dec 17, 1977 | Winnipeg Jets | L | 3 | 6 | 20 | 7 | 3 | L 1 | |||
| 31 | Sun, Dec 18, 1977 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | L | 3 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 3 | L 2 | ||
| 32 | Fri, Dec 23, 1977 | Indianapolis Racers | W | 5 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 33 | Tue, Dec 27, 1977 | Birmingham Bulls | W | 8 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 3 | W 2 | |||
| 34 | Fri, Dec 30, 1977 | Birmingham Bulls | W | 6 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 3 | W 3 | |||
| 35 | Sun, Jan 1, 1978 | @ | Cincinnati Stingers | W | OT | 4 | 3 | 24 | 8 | 3 | W 4 | |
| 36 | Wed, Jan 4, 1978 | Quebec Nordiques | L | 4 | 6 | 24 | 9 | 3 | L 1 | |||
| 37 | Fri, Jan 6, 1978 | @ | Indianapolis Racers | L | 3 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 3 | L 2 | ||
| 38 | Sat, Jan 7, 1978 | Cincinnati Stingers | W | 5 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 39 | Sun, Jan 8, 1978 | Birmingham Bulls | L | 4 | 5 | 25 | 11 | 3 | L 1 | |||
| 40 | Fri, Jan 13, 1978 | Edmonton Oilers | W | 2 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Sat, Jan 14, 1978 | Houston Aeros | L | OT | 4 | 5 | 26 | 12 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 42 | Wed, Jan 18, 1978 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | L | 0 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 3 | L 2 | ||
| 43 | Fri, Jan 20, 1978 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | T | 4 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 4 | T 1 | ||
| 44 | Sat, Jan 21, 1978 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | L | 2 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 45 | Sun, Jan 22, 1978 | Quebec Nordiques | W | 6 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 4 | W 1 | |||
| 46 | Wed, Jan 25, 1978 | @ | Cincinnati Stingers | L | OT | 7 | 8 | 27 | 15 | 4 | L 1 | |
| 47 | Fri, Jan 27, 1978 | @ | Birmingham Bulls | W | 6 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 48 | Sat, Jan 28, 1978 | @ | Houston Aeros | W | 3 | 0 | 29 | 15 | 4 | W 2 | ||
| 49 | Sun, Jan 29, 1978 | @ | Houston Aeros | L | 4 | 6 | 29 | 16 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 50 | Wed, Feb 1, 1978 | Edmonton Oilers | W | 4 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 4 | W 1 | |||
| 51 | Fri, Feb 3, 1978 | Edmonton Oilers | L | 3 | 6 | 30 | 17 | 4 | L 1 | |||
| 52 | Sat, Feb 4, 1978 | @ | Houston Aeros | L | 4 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 4 | L 2 | ||
| 53 | Sat, Feb 11, 1978 | @ | Cincinnati Stingers | W | 8 | 7 | 31 | 18 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 54 | Tue, Feb 14, 1978 | Quebec Nordiques | W | 5 | 1 | 32 | 18 | 4 | W 2 | |||
| 55 | Thu, Feb 16, 1978 | Winnipeg Jets | L | OT | 1 | 2 | 32 | 19 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 56 | Sat, Feb 18, 1978 | @ | Indianapolis Racers | W | 4 | 1 | 33 | 19 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 57 | Tue, Feb 21, 1978 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | L | OT | 5 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 4 | L 1 | |
| 58 | Wed, Feb 22, 1978 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | L | 2 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 4 | L 2 | ||
| 59 | Fri, Feb 24, 1978 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | L | 2 | 7 | 33 | 22 | 4 | L 3 | ||
| 60 | Sun, Feb 26, 1978 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | W | 6 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Wed, Mar 1, 1978 | Quebec Nordiques | L | OT | 3 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 62 | Fri, Mar 3, 1978 | Houston Aeros | L | OT | 2 | 3 | 34 | 24 | 4 | L 2 | ||
| 63 | Sat, Mar 4, 1978 | Birmingham Bulls | L | 2 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 4 | L 3 | |||
| 64 | Sun, Mar 5, 1978 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | L | 1 | 2 | 34 | 26 | 4 | L 4 | ||
| 65 | Thu, Mar 9, 1978 | @ | Houston Aeros | L | 4 | 6 | 34 | 27 | 4 | L 5 | ||
| 66 | Fri, Mar 10, 1978 | @ | Birmingham Bulls | W | OT | 5 | 4 | 35 | 27 | 4 | W 1 | |
| 67 | Tue, Mar 14, 1978 | Birmingham Bulls | W | 6 | 0 | 36 | 27 | 4 | W 2 | |||
| 68 | Wed, Mar 15, 1978 | Indianapolis Racers | W | 7 | 0 | 37 | 27 | 4 | W 3 | |||
| 69 | Fri, Mar 17, 1978 | @ | Cincinnati Stingers | W | 6 | 2 | 38 | 27 | 4 | W 4 | ||
| 70 | Sat, Mar 18, 1978 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | L | 3 | 5 | 38 | 28 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 71 | Tue, Mar 21, 1978 | Indianapolis Racers | W | 6 | 3 | 39 | 28 | 4 | W 1 | |||
| 72 | Wed, Mar 22, 1978 | Winnipeg Jets | L | 3 | 5 | 39 | 29 | 4 | L 1 | |||
| 73 | Fri, Mar 24, 1978 | Houston Aeros | L | 0 | 1 | 39 | 30 | 4 | L 2 | |||
| 74 | Sun, Mar 26, 1978 | Edmonton Oilers | W | 5 | 3 | 40 | 30 | 4 | W 1 | |||
| 75 | Wed, Mar 29, 1978 | Cincinnati Stingers | W | 6 | 1 | 41 | 30 | 4 | W 2 | |||
| 76 | Mon, Apr 3, 1978 | Houston Aeros | W | 8 | 6 | 42 | 30 | 4 | W 3 | |||
| 77 | Wed, Apr 5, 1978 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | T | 4 | 4 | 42 | 30 | 5 | T 1 | ||
| 78 | Thu, Apr 6, 1978 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | L | 4 | 7 | 42 | 31 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 79 | Mon, Apr 10, 1978 | Cincinnati Stingers | W | 6 | 1 | 43 | 31 | 5 | W 1 | |||
| 80 | Tue, Apr 11, 1978 | Indianapolis Racers | W | 6 | 3 | 44 | 31 | 5 | W 2 |
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Apr 14, 1978 | Edmonton Oilers | W | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 2 | Sun, Apr 16, 1978 | Edmonton Oilers | W | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 3 | Wed, Apr 19, 1978 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Fri, Apr 21, 1978 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | W | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 5 | Sun, Apr 23, 1978 | Edmonton Oilers | W | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 6 | Fri, Apr 28, 1978 | Quebec Nordiques | W | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | |||
| 7 | Sun, Apr 30, 1978 | Quebec Nordiques | L | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 8 | Wed, May 3, 1978 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | W | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 9 | Fri, May 5, 1978 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | W | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 10 | Sun, May 7, 1978 | Quebec Nordiques | W | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | W 3 | |||
| 11 | Fri, May 12, 1978 | Winnipeg Jets | L | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 12 | Sun, May 14, 1978 | Winnipeg Jets | L | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | L 2 | |||
| 13 | Fri, May 19, 1978 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | L | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | L 3 | ||
| 14 | Mon, May 22, 1978 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | L | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | L 4 |