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BOS · Atlantic division · 1978–79 season

Boston Bruins

Finished second in the Atlantic with 100 points.

Updated 6:19 AM

Record
43–23–14
80 games
Points
100
2nd Atlantic · 3rd East
Goals
316–270
+46 · 3.95 for a game
Power play
23.6%
8th in the league
Penalty kill
74.6%
14th in the league
Shots
28.1–24.8
for and against a game

The season

points after every game, against the pace of the East's last playoff spot
100 points after 80 games, on pace for 100; the playoff line is on pace for 81. Record 43–23–14.04080120Playoff line ≈ 81100 after 80Thu Oct 12 vs PIT · winSat Oct 14 at PIT · overtime lossSun Oct 15 vs TOR · winWed Oct 18 at LAK · winFri Oct 20 at VAN · winSun Oct 22 at CHI · lossTue Oct 24 at STL · winWed Oct 25 at MNS · overtime lossSat Oct 28 at TOR · winThu Nov 2 vs NYI · winSat Nov 4 vs PHI · lossSun Nov 5 vs MTL · overtime lossThu Nov 9 vs WSH · winSat Nov 11 at DET · lossSun Nov 12 at BUF · overtime lossThu Nov 16 vs TOR · lossFri Nov 17 at AFM · winSun Nov 19 vs STL · winThu Nov 23 vs BUF · winSat Nov 25 at WSH · overtime lossSun Nov 26 vs AFM · winThu Nov 30 at BUF · winSat Dec 2 vs PHI · winSun Dec 3 at NYR · winTue Dec 5 at TOR · winThu Dec 7 vs DET · winSat Dec 9 at PHI · lossSun Dec 10 vs MNS · overtime lossTue Dec 12 vs VAN · winThu Dec 14 vs WSH · winSat Dec 16 vs NYR · winSun Dec 17 at NYR · winThu Dec 21 vs CLR · winSat Dec 23 vs BUF · winWed Dec 27 at TOR · overtime lossSat Dec 30 at MTL · lossSun Dec 31 at BUF · winWed Jan 3 at CHI · winFri Jan 5 at CLR · winSat Jan 6 at MNS · winThu Jan 11 vs MNS · winSat Jan 13 at PIT · lossSun Jan 14 vs LAK · lossTue Jan 16 at STL · lossThu Jan 18 vs STL · winSat Jan 20 vs BUF · lossMon Jan 22 vs AFM · winThu Jan 25 vs NYI · lossSat Jan 27 at MTL · lossSun Jan 28 vs LAK · lossWed Jan 31 at CHI · overtime lossThu Feb 1 vs CHI · winSat Feb 3 at NYI · overtime lossSun Feb 4 vs VAN · winWed Feb 14 at NYR · lossThu Feb 15 at PHI · lossSat Feb 17 at MNS · overtime lossTue Feb 20 at CLR · winWed Feb 21 at LAK · lossSat Feb 24 at VAN · winTue Feb 27 vs CLR · lossThu Mar 1 vs PHI · overtime lossSat Mar 3 vs MNS · winSun Mar 4 at DET · winThu Mar 8 at AFM · lossSat Mar 10 at MNS · winSun Mar 11 vs NYI · overtime lossTue Mar 13 at NYI · lossThu Mar 15 vs NYR · lossSat Mar 17 vs CHI · winMon Mar 19 vs TOR · winThu Mar 22 vs PIT · lossSat Mar 24 vs DET · winWed Mar 28 at BUF · lossThu Mar 29 vs MNS · winSat Mar 31 at WSH · winSun Apr 1 vs MTL · overtime lossWed Apr 4 at TOR · overtime lossThu Apr 5 vs BUF · lossSun Apr 8 vs TOR · winOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPR

Team leaders

1978–79 · Roster and stats →

Points

  1. Middleton 86
  2. McNab 80
  3. O'Reilly 77

Goals

  1. Middleton 38
  2. McNab 35
  3. Wensink 28

Assists

  1. O'Reilly 51
  2. Middleton 48
  3. McNab 45

+/−

  1. Middleton +32
  2. McNab +28
  3. Park +28

Ice time

  1. None yet

Save %

  1. Gilbert .869
  2. Cheevers .865