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1978-79 Philadelphia Flyers

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40-25-15 (95 points), Finished 2nd in NHL Patrick Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary

Scored 281 goals, Allowed 248 goals, SRS: 0.52 (5th of 17)
Coached by Bob McCammon (22-17-11), Pat Quinn (18-8-4)

Playoffs:
Lost Quarter-Finals (4-1) to New York Rangers
Won Preliminary Round (2-1) over Vancouver Canucks

1978-79 Statistics ▪ Games

Regular Season

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

Playoffs

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GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
1 Tue, Apr 10, 1979 Vancouver Canucks L 2 3 0 1 0 L 1
2 Thu, Apr 12, 1979 @ Vancouver Canucks W 6 4 1 1 0 W 1
3 Sat, Apr 14, 1979 Vancouver Canucks W 7 2 2 1 0 W 2
4 Mon, Apr 16, 1979 New York Rangers W OT 3 2 3 1 0 W 3
5 Wed, Apr 18, 1979 New York Rangers L 1 7 3 2 0 L 1
6 Fri, Apr 20, 1979 @ New York Rangers L 1 5 3 3 0 L 2
7 Sun, Apr 22, 1979 @ New York Rangers L 0 6 3 4 0 L 3
8 Tue, Apr 24, 1979 New York Rangers L 3 8 3 5 0 L 4