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DET · Atlantic division · 1978–79 season

Detroit Red Wings

Finished fifth in the Atlantic with 62 points.

Updated 5:17 AM

Record
23–41–16
80 games
Points
62
5th Atlantic · 10th East
Goals
252–295
−43 · 3.15 for a game
Power play
23.7%
7th in the league
Penalty kill
77.5%
10th in the league
Shots
28.4–28.3
for and against a game

The season

points after every game, against the pace of the East's last playoff spot
62 points after 80 games, on pace for 62; the playoff line is on pace for 81. Record 23–41–16.04080120Playoff line ≈ 8162 after 80Wed Oct 11 vs STL · lossSat Oct 14 vs PHI · lossSun Oct 15 at BUF · winWed Oct 18 at NYR · overtime lossThu Oct 19 vs NYR · overtime lossSat Oct 21 vs MNS · overtime lossWed Oct 25 vs CLR · winFri Oct 27 at CLR · winSat Oct 28 vs CHI · winWed Nov 1 vs MTL · lossSat Nov 4 at PIT · lossSun Nov 5 at WSH · overtime lossWed Nov 8 vs VAN · lossThu Nov 9 at MTL · lossSat Nov 11 vs BOS · winWed Nov 15 at AFM · lossSat Nov 18 vs BUF · lossSun Nov 19 at PHI · lossWed Nov 22 at LAK · overtime lossSat Nov 25 at STL · lossSun Nov 26 vs LAK · winWed Nov 29 at CLR · overtime lossFri Dec 1 at VAN · lossSat Dec 2 at LAK · lossWed Dec 6 vs MTL · overtime lossThu Dec 7 at BOS · lossSat Dec 9 vs NYR · winSun Dec 10 at CHI · overtime lossWed Dec 13 vs AFM · overtime lossThu Dec 14 at NYI · lossSat Dec 16 at TOR · lossSun Dec 17 vs NYI · lossWed Dec 20 vs VAN · winFri Dec 22 at NYR · lossSat Dec 23 vs WSH · overtime lossTue Dec 26 vs PHI · overtime lossWed Dec 27 vs MTL · lossSat Dec 30 at PIT · lossSun Dec 31 vs PIT · lossSat Jan 6 vs WSH · lossSun Jan 7 at BUF · lossWed Jan 10 vs NYI · overtime lossThu Jan 11 at PHI · overtime lossSat Jan 13 vs LAK · lossWed Jan 17 vs PIT · winFri Jan 19 at WSH · lossSat Jan 20 vs AFM · lossThu Jan 25 at LAK · overtime lossSat Jan 27 vs BUF · lossSun Jan 28 at AFM · lossTue Jan 30 vs WSH · winThu Feb 1 at MNS · lossSat Feb 3 at PIT · lossSun Feb 4 vs PIT · winWed Feb 14 vs LAK · lossSun Feb 18 vs PIT · winMon Feb 19 vs TOR · lossWed Feb 21 at WSH · winSat Feb 24 at NYI · lossSun Feb 25 vs CLR · winWed Feb 28 vs STL · lossSat Mar 3 at MTL · winSun Mar 4 vs BOS · lossWed Mar 7 at MNS · lossSun Mar 11 vs WSH · overtime lossMon Mar 12 at MTL · overtime lossWed Mar 14 at WSH · winSat Mar 17 at STL · winSun Mar 18 at CHI · winTue Mar 20 vs CHI · winWed Mar 21 at TOR · winSat Mar 24 at BOS · lossSun Mar 25 vs TOR · winTue Mar 27 at VAN · lossWed Mar 28 at LAK · lossSat Mar 31 vs LAK · lossSun Apr 1 vs MNS · winWed Apr 4 at MTL · lossSat Apr 7 at PIT · lossSun Apr 8 vs MTL · winOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPR

Team leaders

1978–79 · Roster and stats →

Points

  1. Nedomansky 73
  2. McCourt 71
  3. Larson 67

Goals

  1. Nedomansky 38
  2. McCourt 28
  3. Thompson 23

Assists

  1. Larson 49
  2. McCourt 43
  3. Nedomansky 35

+/−

  1. Libett +4
  2. Hextall +3
  3. Taft +2

Ice time

  1. None yet

Save %

  1. Rutherford .884
  2. Vachon .863