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Bob Murray's 1978-1979 season

Points
51
NHL#84
Goals
19
NHL#92
Assists
32
NHL#77
Plus/minus
+4
NHL#131
Games
79
98%
98% of 80

Defenceman Bob Murray was 23 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for Chicago Blackhawks. He played 79 of a possible 80 games and scored 19 goals and 32 assists for 51 points, 0.65 points per game. In the playoffs he played 4 games for 1 points.

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

1978-1979Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Bob Murray plays the 1978-1979 season for Chicago Blackhawks

    Bob was 23 years old when the 1978-1979 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 4th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      AFM4–4CHI
      game 1/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–3CHI
      game 2/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CHI4–2WSH
      W
      game 3/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS2–6CHI
      W
      game 4/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS5–6CHI
      W
      game 5/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–2CHI
      game 6/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      CHI2–7DET
      L
      game 7/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–4CHI
      W
      game 8/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • November 1978
    • The game
      VAN1–0CHI
      L
      game 9/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–5STL
      game 10/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      STL1–3CHI
      W
      game 11/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      TOR1–2CHI
      W
      game 12/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI3–5AFM
      L
      game 13/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–1CHI
      L
      game 14/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–8NYR
      L
      game 15/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI4–3PHI
      W
      game 16/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI3–8CLR
      L
      game 17/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI3–4LAK
      L
      game 18/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–5VAN
      L
      game 19/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI8–3MTL
      W
      game 20/80
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      15
      points
      NHL#65
      4
      goals
      NHL#107
      11
      assists
      NHL#36
      +4
      +/-
      NHL#33
      CHI
      8-8-0W-L-OT20Points
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN1–1CHI
      game 21/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • December 1978
    • The game
      CHI2–5PIT
      L
      game 22/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CLR3–4CHI
      W
      game 23/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI2–4VAN
      L
      game 24/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI4–2STL
      W
      game 25/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET3–3CHI
      game 26/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF6–2CHI
      L
      game 27/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-7SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–3BUF
      L
      game 28/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–5CLR
      L
      game 29/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–3CHI
      game 30/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL5–3CHI
      L
      game 31/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI1–5MTL
      L
      game 32/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–5CHI
      W
      game 33/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-7SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL3–4CHI
      W
      game 34/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR5–4CHI
      L
      game 35/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS6–3CHI
      L
      game 36/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI3–3BUF
      game 37/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–3TOR
      W
      game 38/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH3–5CHI
      W
      game 39/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK0–3CHI
      W
      game 40/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      27
      points
      NHL#85
      9
      goals
      NHL#102
      18
      assists
      NHL#66
      +4
      +/-
      NHL#41
      CHI
      15-17-0W-L-OT38Points
      11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI3–4MNS
      L
      game 41/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CLR1–2CHI
      W
      game 42/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–6AFM
      L
      game 43/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–4NYI
      L
      game 44/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI5–0VAN
      W
      game 46/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI1–4WSH
      L
      game 47/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      STL7–2CHI
      L
      game 48/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–2CHI
      game 49/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • February 1979
    • The game
      CHI1–6BOS
      L
      game 50/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–2AFM
      W
      game 51/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI4–5CHI
      W
      game 52/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-7SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR5–2CHI
      L
      game 53/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      AFM4–4CHI
      game 54/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI5–1STL
      W
      game 55/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CLR3–5CHI
      W
      game 56/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF2–3CHI
      W
      game 57/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–2BUF
      W
      game 58/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +4+/-3SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      CHI1–5PIT
      L
      game 59/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–2CHI
      game 60/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-5SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8059 of 60 played
      38
      points
      NHL#85
      15
      goals
      NHL#78
      23
      assists
      NHL#83
      +8
      +/-
      NHL#38
      CHI
      23-26-0W-L-OT57Points
      Playoff spot
      11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI4–4VAN
      game 61/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    • March 1979
    • The game
      CHI4–0CLR
      W
      game 62/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–8LAK
      L
      game 63/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -5+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI5–1PHI
      W
      game 64/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +5+/-4SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      CHI1–7NYI
      L
      game 65/802
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-4SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–5NYR
      L
      game 66/801
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–0CHI
      L
      game 67/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–4BOS
      L
      game 68/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET4–2CHI
      L
      game 69/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI3–5DET
      L
      game 70/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Bob Murray reaches 100 career points

    in the game against Detroit Red Wings · March 20

    • The game
      NYR7–6CHI
      L
      game 71/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-7SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–3TOR
      game 72/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CLR0–3CHI
      W
      game 73/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–1CLR
      game 74/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI1–6CHI
      W
      game 75/802
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-3SOG
    • April 1979
    • The game
      VAN2–2CHI
      game 76/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI3–4MNS
      L
      game 77/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS1–7CHI
      W
      game 78/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI1–4STL
      L
      game 79/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      STL2–3CHI
      W
      game 80/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-7SOG
      +2 points
    The season in numbers

    Bob Murray closes the 1978-1979 season with 51 points

    Points
    51
    NHL#84
    Games
    79of 80
    99%
    Goals
    19
    NHL#92
    Assists
    32
    NHL#77
    P/GP
    0.65
    NHL#102
    +/-
    +4
    NHL#131
    Events
    19
    career best in goals
    250
    NHL games
    100
    career points
    50
    career assists
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 4 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    8 days later
    Playoffs

    Chicago Blackhawks are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    Chicago Blackhawks meet New York Islanders

    CHIvsNYI
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    • Game 1
      CHI2–6NYI
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 2
      CHI0–1NYI
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • New York Islanderslead2–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 3
      NYI4–0CHI
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
    • New York Islanderslead3–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 4
      NYI3–1CHI
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-6SOG
    Quarterfinal

    New York Islanders knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–0

    CHI0–4NYI
    Eliminated
    4Games1Points1Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Bob Murray ends the 1978-1979 playoffs with 1 points

    Points
    1
    NHL#114
    Games
    4
    Goals
    1
    NHL#60
    Assists
    0
    NHL#142
    P/GP
    0.25
    +/-
    -2
    NHL#161
    NYI0–4