CHI · Central division · 1978–79 season

Chicago Blackhawks

Finished first in the Central with 73 points.

Updated 1:42 AM

Record
29–36–15
80 games
Points
73
1st Central · 2nd West
Goals
244–277
−33 · 3.05 for a game
Power play
16.6%
17th in the league
Penalty kill
76.4%
12th in the league
Shots
28.1–34.2
for and against a game

The season

points after every game, against the pace of the West's last playoff spot
73 points after 80 games, on pace for 73. Record 29–36–15.0408073 after 80Wed Oct 11 vs AFM · overtime lossSun Oct 15 vs VAN · overtime lossWed Oct 18 at WSH · winThu Oct 19 vs MNS · winSun Oct 22 vs BOS · winWed Oct 25 vs WSH · overtime lossSat Oct 28 at DET · lossSun Oct 29 vs MTL · winWed Nov 1 vs VAN · lossSat Nov 4 at STL · overtime lossSun Nov 5 vs STL · winWed Nov 8 vs TOR · winFri Nov 10 at AFM · lossSun Nov 12 vs LAK · lossWed Nov 15 at NYR · lossThu Nov 16 at PHI · winSat Nov 18 at CLR · lossMon Nov 20 at LAK · lossTue Nov 21 at VAN · lossSat Nov 25 at MTL · winWed Nov 29 vs VAN · overtime lossSat Dec 2 at PIT · lossSun Dec 3 vs CLR · winThu Dec 7 at VAN · lossSat Dec 9 at STL · winSun Dec 10 vs DET · overtime lossWed Dec 13 vs BUF · lossThu Dec 14 at BUF · lossSat Dec 16 at CLR · lossSun Dec 17 vs PIT · overtime lossWed Dec 20 vs MTL · lossThu Dec 21 at MTL · lossSat Dec 23 vs PHI · winWed Dec 27 vs STL · winSat Dec 30 vs NYR · lossWed Jan 3 vs BOS · lossThu Jan 4 at BUF · overtime lossSat Jan 6 at TOR · winSun Jan 7 vs WSH · winWed Jan 10 vs LAK · winSat Jan 13 at MNS · lossWed Jan 17 vs CLR · winFri Jan 19 at AFM · lossSat Jan 20 at NYI · lossMon Jan 22 vs NYI · lossWed Jan 24 at VAN · winSat Jan 27 at WSH · lossSun Jan 28 vs STL · lossWed Jan 31 vs BOS · overtime lossThu Feb 1 at BOS · lossSat Feb 3 at AFM · winSun Feb 4 vs NYI · winMon Feb 12 vs TOR · lossWed Feb 14 vs AFM · overtime lossSat Feb 17 at STL · winSun Feb 18 vs CLR · winWed Feb 21 vs BUF · winThu Feb 22 at BUF · winSat Feb 24 at PIT · lossSun Feb 25 vs PIT · overtime lossWed Feb 28 at VAN · overtime lossFri Mar 2 at CLR · winSat Mar 3 at LAK · lossThu Mar 8 at PHI · winSat Mar 10 at NYI · lossSun Mar 11 at NYR · lossWed Mar 14 vs PHI · lossSat Mar 17 at BOS · lossSun Mar 18 vs DET · lossTue Mar 20 at DET · lossWed Mar 21 vs NYR · lossSat Mar 24 at TOR · overtime lossSun Mar 25 vs CLR · winTue Mar 27 at CLR · overtime lossThu Mar 29 vs NYI · winSun Apr 1 vs VAN · overtime lossTue Apr 3 at MNS · lossWed Apr 4 vs MNS · winSat Apr 7 at STL · lossSun Apr 8 vs STL · winOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPR

Team leaders

1978–79 · Roster and stats →

Points

  1. Boldirev 64
  2. Mikita 55
  3. Murray 51

Goals

  1. Boldirev 29
  2. Bulley 27
  3. Marks 21

Assists

  1. Mikita 36
  2. Boldirev 35
  3. Murray 32

+/−

  1. Bulley +17
  2. Fox +9
  3. Boldirev +7

Ice time

  1. None yet

Save %

  1. Veisor .904
  2. Esposito .902