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Blair Chapman's 1978-1979 season

Points
18
NHL#246
Goals
10
NHL#172
Assists
8
NHL#281
Plus/minus
-12
NHL#349
Games
71
88%
88% of 80

Right winger Blair Chapman was 22 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 71 of a possible 80 games and scored 10 goals and 8 assists for 18 points, 0.25 points per game. In the playoffs he played 7 games for 1 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

1978-1979Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Blair Chapman plays the 1978-1979 season for Pittsburgh Penguins

    PITPittsburgh Penguins

    Blair was 22 years old when the 1978-1979 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      TOR3–2PIT
      L
      game 1/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–8BOS
      L
      game 2/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–4PIT
      game 3/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–3PIT
      L
      game 4/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-7SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–3PHI
      L
      game 5/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–5PIT
      W
      game 6/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      STL6–6PIT
      game 7/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM4–2PIT
      L
      game 8/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–3NYR
      L
      game 9/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • November 1978
    • The game
      PIT4–6WSH
      L
      game 10/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT0–2AFM
      L
      game 11/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–7PIT
      W
      game 12/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR3–6PIT
      W
      game 13/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–4BUF
      game 14/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–1PIT
      L
      game 15/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT6–3VAN
      W
      game 16/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–2PIT
      L
      game 18/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–8MTL
      L
      game 19/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–1PIT
      L
      game 20/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8019 of 20 played
      5
      points
      NHL#211
      2
      goals
      NHL#179
      3
      assists
      NHL#212
      PIT
      5-12-0W-L-OT13Points
      15th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT2–8TOR
      L
      game 21/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–5PIT
      W
      game 22/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • December 1978
    • The game
      PIT7–4WSH
      W
      game 23/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–5PIT
      W
      game 24/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–3NYI
      game 25/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–6PIT
      W
      game 26/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–3MTL
      game 27/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–4PIT
      game 28/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL0–3PIT
      W
      game 29/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–2PHI
      L
      game 30/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN5–6PIT
      W
      game 31/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–3CHI
      game 32/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–1LAK
      W
      game 33/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–5MNS
      L
      game 34/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK2–5PIT
      W
      game 35/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–3PIT
      W
      game 36/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT5–4DET
      W
      game 37/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN5–3PIT
      L
      game 38/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–3PIT
      L
      game 40/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8038 of 40 played
      10
      points
      NHL#226
      5
      goals
      NHL#163
      5
      assists
      NHL#240
      PIT
      15-17-0W-L-OT38Points
      10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MNS0–5PIT
      W
      game 44/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–4DET
      L
      game 45/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–2PIT
      L
      game 46/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–4LAK
      L
      game 47/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–5CLR
      L
      game 48/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–5PIT
      W
      game 49/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–1PIT
      L
      game 50/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • February 1979
    • The game
      DET2–4PIT
      W
      game 51/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–8DET
      L
      game 52/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS5–6PIT
      W
      game 53/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–6PIT
      W
      game 54/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–6DET
      L
      game 55/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–3PIT
      W
      game 56/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT0–12MTL
      L
      game 57/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI1–5PIT
      W
      game 58/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–2CHI
      game 59/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR3–5PIT
      W
      game 60/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8055 of 60 played
      14
      points
      NHL#243
      9
      goals
      NHL#159
      5
      assists
      NHL#290
      PIT
      26-25-0W-L-OT61Points
      Playoff spot
      8th in the whole NHL
    • March 1979
    • The game
      PIT7–2CLR
      W
      game 62/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–0PIT
      L
      game 63/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–3PIT
      W
      game 64/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT0–4TOR
      L
      game 65/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT9–3VAN
      W
      game 66/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–3LAK
      game 67/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT5–2WSH
      W
      game 68/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT5–1NYR
      W
      game 69/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–2PIT
      game 70/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–1BOS
      W
      game 71/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–3NYI
      game 72/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–2PIT
      game 73/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT5–1MNS
      W
      game 74/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–7PIT
      W
      game 75/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–5MTL
      L
      game 76/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • April 1979
    • The game
      AFM7–2PIT
      L
      game 77/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Blair Chapman closes the 1978-1979 season with 18 points

    PITPittsburgh Penguins
    Points
    18
    NHL#246
    Games
    71of 80
    89%
    Goals
    10
    NHL#172
    Assists
    8
    NHL#281
    P/GP
    0.25
    NHL#283
    +/-
    -12
    NHL#349
    Events
    50
    career assists
    9 days later
    Playoffs

    Pittsburgh Penguins are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Pittsburgh Penguins meet Buffalo Sabres

    PITvsBUF
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      PIT4–3BUF
      W
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead1–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 2
      BUF3–1PIT
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinsare1–1withBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 3
      PIT4–3BUF
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    Pittsburgh Penguins knock Buffalo Sabres out 2–1

    PIT2–1BUF
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    2 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Pittsburgh Penguins meet Boston Bruins

    PITvsBOS
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      PIT2–6BOS
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 2
      PIT3–4BOS
      L
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead2–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 3
      BOS2–1PIT
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead3–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 4
      BOS4–1PIT
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    Boston Bruins knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–0

    PIT0–4BOS
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Blair Chapman ends the 1978-1979 playoffs with 1 points

    PITPittsburgh Penguins
    Points
    1
    NHL#114
    Games
    7
    Goals
    1
    NHL#60
    Assists
    0
    NHL#142
    P/GP
    0.14
    NHL#102
    +/-
    -2
    NHL#161
    BUF2–1→BOS0–4