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20-43-17 (57 points), Finished 3rd in NHL Smythe Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary
Scored 239 goals, Allowed 320 goals, SRS: -1.01 (14th of 18)
Coached by Orland Kurtenbach (20-43-17)
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1977-78 Statistics ▪ Games
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed, Oct 12, 1977 | @ | New York Rangers | L | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 2 | Fri, Oct 14, 1977 | @ | Colorado Rockies | T | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | T 1 | ||
| 3 | Sat, Oct 15, 1977 | @ | Minnesota North Stars | W | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 4 | Tue, Oct 18, 1977 | Detroit Red Wings | W | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | W 2 | |||
| 5 | Sun, Oct 23, 1977 | Boston Bruins | T | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | T 1 | |||
| 6 | Tue, Oct 25, 1977 | Los Angeles Kings | W | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | W 1 | |||
| 7 | Thu, Oct 27, 1977 | New York Islanders | L | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | L 1 | |||
| 8 | Sat, Oct 29, 1977 | Colorado Rockies | L | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | L 2 | |||
| 9 | Wed, Nov 2, 1977 | Toronto Maple Leafs | L | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | L 3 | |||
| 10 | Fri, Nov 4, 1977 | New York Rangers | L | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | L 4 | |||
| 11 | Sun, Nov 6, 1977 | @ | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | L 5 | ||
| 12 | Tue, Nov 8, 1977 | @ | Colorado Rockies | L | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | L 6 | ||
| 13 | Wed, Nov 9, 1977 | @ | St. Louis Blues | L | 6 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | L 7 | ||
| 14 | Fri, Nov 11, 1977 | Minnesota North Stars | W | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | W 1 | |||
| 15 | Tue, Nov 15, 1977 | Cleveland Barons | W | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | W 2 | |||
| 16 | Thu, Nov 17, 1977 | @ | Boston Bruins | T | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | T 1 | ||
| 17 | Sat, Nov 19, 1977 | @ | New York Islanders | L | 2 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 18 | Sun, Nov 20, 1977 | @ | New York Rangers | W | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 19 | Tue, Nov 22, 1977 | Pittsburgh Penguins | T | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | T 1 | |||
| 20 | Sat, Nov 26, 1977 | Chicago Black Hawks | T | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | T 2 | |||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Tue, Nov 29, 1977 | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | L 1 | |||
| 22 | Fri, Dec 2, 1977 | Atlanta Flames | W | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 5 | W 1 | |||
| 23 | Sun, Dec 4, 1977 | @ | Chicago Black Hawks | W | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | W 2 | ||
| 24 | Tue, Dec 6, 1977 | @ | Washington Capitals | W | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | W 3 | ||
| 25 | Wed, Dec 7, 1977 | @ | Atlanta Flames | T | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | T 1 | ||
| 26 | Sat, Dec 10, 1977 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | L | 2 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 6 | L 1 | ||
| 27 | Sun, Dec 11, 1977 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | L | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | L 2 | ||
| 28 | Tue, Dec 13, 1977 | Washington Capitals | W | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 6 | W 1 | |||
| 29 | Sat, Dec 17, 1977 | Buffalo Sabres | T | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 7 | T 1 | |||
| 30 | Mon, Dec 19, 1977 | @ | Los Angeles Kings | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | L 1 | ||
| 31 | Tue, Dec 20, 1977 | Atlanta Flames | T | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 8 | T 1 | |||
| 32 | Fri, Dec 23, 1977 | Minnesota North Stars | L | 5 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 8 | L 1 | |||
| 33 | Tue, Dec 27, 1977 | New York Islanders | L | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 8 | L 2 | |||
| 34 | Fri, Dec 30, 1977 | Colorado Rockies | T | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 9 | T 1 | |||
| 35 | Sun, Jan 1, 1978 | @ | Chicago Black Hawks | W | 3 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 9 | W 1 | ||
| 36 | Tue, Jan 3, 1978 | @ | New York Islanders | L | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 9 | L 1 | ||
| 37 | Wed, Jan 4, 1978 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | L | 3 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 9 | L 2 | ||
| 38 | Fri, Jan 6, 1978 | @ | Cleveland Barons | L | 1 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 9 | L 3 | ||
| 39 | Sat, Jan 7, 1978 | @ | Toronto Maple Leafs | L | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 9 | L 4 | ||
| 40 | Wed, Jan 11, 1978 | St. Louis Blues | W | 6 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 9 | W 1 | |||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Sat, Jan 14, 1978 | Colorado Rockies | T | 3 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 10 | T 1 | |||
| 42 | Tue, Jan 17, 1978 | New York Rangers | L | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 10 | L 1 | |||
| 43 | Thu, Jan 19, 1978 | Toronto Maple Leafs | T | 3 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 11 | T 1 | |||
| 44 | Sat, Jan 21, 1978 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | L | 1 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 11 | L 1 | ||
| 45 | Sun, Jan 22, 1978 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | T | 2 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 12 | T 1 | ||
| 46 | Thu, Jan 26, 1978 | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 2 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 12 | L 1 | |||
| 47 | Sat, Jan 28, 1978 | St. Louis Blues | W | 8 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 12 | W 1 | |||
| 48 | Tue, Jan 31, 1978 | Washington Capitals | W | 4 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 12 | W 2 | |||
| 49 | Thu, Feb 2, 1978 | Montreal Canadiens | T | 4 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 13 | T 1 | |||
| 50 | Sat, Feb 4, 1978 | Chicago Black Hawks | L | 1 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 13 | L 1 | |||
| 51 | Tue, Feb 7, 1978 | Atlanta Flames | L | 2 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 13 | L 2 | |||
| 52 | Thu, Feb 9, 1978 | @ | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 2 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 13 | L 3 | ||
| 53 | Sat, Feb 11, 1978 | @ | Minnesota North Stars | L | 2 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 13 | L 4 | ||
| 54 | Sun, Feb 12, 1978 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | L | 3 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 13 | L 5 | ||
| 55 | Tue, Feb 14, 1978 | @ | Washington Capitals | W | 4 | 2 | 15 | 27 | 13 | W 1 | ||
| 56 | Wed, Feb 15, 1978 | @ | New York Rangers | L | 3 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 13 | L 1 | ||
| 57 | Fri, Feb 17, 1978 | @ | Cleveland Barons | L | 2 | 3 | 15 | 29 | 13 | L 2 | ||
| 58 | Sat, Feb 18, 1978 | @ | St. Louis Blues | L | 3 | 4 | 15 | 30 | 13 | L 3 | ||
| 59 | Wed, Feb 22, 1978 | Boston Bruins | L | 4 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 13 | L 4 | |||
| 60 | Sat, Feb 25, 1978 | Minnesota North Stars | W | 5 | 1 | 16 | 31 | 13 | W 1 | |||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Mon, Feb 27, 1978 | Cleveland Barons | T | 3 | 3 | 16 | 31 | 14 | T 1 | |||
| 62 | Wed, Mar 1, 1978 | Chicago Black Hawks | W | 3 | 2 | 17 | 31 | 14 | W 1 | |||
| 63 | Sat, Mar 4, 1978 | @ | Toronto Maple Leafs | L | 3 | 4 | 17 | 32 | 14 | L 1 | ||
| 64 | Sun, Mar 5, 1978 | @ | Boston Bruins | L | 3 | 6 | 17 | 33 | 14 | L 2 | ||
| 65 | Tue, Mar 7, 1978 | @ | New York Islanders | L | 2 | 5 | 17 | 34 | 14 | L 3 | ||
| 66 | Wed, Mar 8, 1978 | @ | Atlanta Flames | L | 3 | 8 | 17 | 35 | 14 | L 4 | ||
| 67 | Sat, Mar 11, 1978 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 3 | 1 | 18 | 35 | 14 | W 1 | ||
| 68 | Sun, Mar 12, 1978 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | T | 4 | 4 | 18 | 35 | 15 | T 1 | ||
| 69 | Wed, Mar 15, 1978 | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 7 | 4 | 19 | 35 | 15 | W 1 | |||
| 70 | Fri, Mar 17, 1978 | @ | Colorado Rockies | L | 1 | 3 | 19 | 36 | 15 | L 1 | ||
| 71 | Sat, Mar 18, 1978 | Detroit Red Wings | L | 4 | 5 | 19 | 37 | 15 | L 2 | |||
| 72 | Mon, Mar 20, 1978 | Montreal Canadiens | L | 1 | 5 | 19 | 38 | 15 | L 3 | |||
| 73 | Fri, Mar 24, 1978 | Buffalo Sabres | T | 2 | 2 | 19 | 38 | 16 | T 1 | |||
| 74 | Sun, Mar 26, 1978 | @ | Chicago Black Hawks | L | 3 | 4 | 19 | 39 | 16 | L 1 | ||
| 75 | Tue, Mar 28, 1978 | @ | Minnesota North Stars | L | 4 | 9 | 19 | 40 | 16 | L 2 | ||
| 76 | Wed, Mar 29, 1978 | @ | St. Louis Blues | L | 1 | 3 | 19 | 41 | 16 | L 3 | ||
| 77 | Fri, Mar 31, 1978 | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 2 | 3 | 19 | 42 | 16 | L 4 | |||
| 78 | Tue, Apr 4, 1978 | St. Louis Blues | W | 3 | 2 | 20 | 42 | 16 | W 1 | |||
| 79 | Fri, Apr 7, 1978 | Los Angeles Kings | T | 5 | 5 | 20 | 42 | 17 | T 1 | |||
| 80 | Sat, Apr 8, 1978 | @ | Los Angeles Kings | L | 3 | 5 | 20 | 43 | 17 | L 1 |