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1978-79 Vancouver Canucks Schedule and Results

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25-42-13 (63 points), Finished 2nd in NHL Smythe Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Harry Neale (25-42-13)

Goals For: 217 (16th of 17), Goals Against: 291 (12th of 17)
SRS: -1.05 (15th of 17), SOS: -0.12 (15th of 17)

Playoffs:
Lost Preliminary Round (2-1) versus Philadelphia Flyers

Regular Season

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

Playoffs

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GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
1 Tue, Apr 10, 1979 @ Philadelphia Flyers W 3 2 1 0 0 W 1
2 Thu, Apr 12, 1979 Philadelphia Flyers L 4 6 1 1 0 L 1
3 Sat, Apr 14, 1979 @ Philadelphia Flyers L 2 7 1 2 0 L 2