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Bobby Clarke's 1978-1979 season

Points
73
NHL#28
Goals
16
NHL#113
Assists
57
NHL#9
Plus/minus
+12
NHL#81
Games
80
100%
100% of 80

Centre Bobby Clarke was 29 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 10th in the NHL, and played it for Philadelphia Flyers. He played all 80 games and scored 16 goals and 57 assists for 73 points, 0.91 points per game. In the playoffs he played 8 games for 6 points.

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

1978-1979Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Bobby Clarke plays the 1978-1979 season for Philadelphia Flyers

    PHIPhiladelphia Flyers

    Bobby was 29 years old when the 1978-1979 season began. It was his 10th season with the team. His 10th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      PHI3–3NYR
      game 1/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–1DET
      W
      game 2/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–2PHI
      L
      game 3/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–3PHI
      W
      game 4/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI0–2TOR
      L
      game 5/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM5–2PHI
      L
      game 6/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–4NYI
      game 7/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR0–5PHI
      W
      game 8/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN5–2PHI
      L
      game 9/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • November 1978
    • The game
      PHI0–3AFM
      L
      game 10/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–3PHI
      game 11/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI7–3BOS
      W
      game 12/80
      His night
      +3P+3A
      0+/-1SOG3PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR4–6PHI
      W
      game 13/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–3LAK
      W
      game 14/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–2CLR
      game 15/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–0VAN
      W
      game 16/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–3PHI
      L
      game 17/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–8NYI
      L
      game 18/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–4PHI
      W
      game 19/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–2BUF
      W
      game 20/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      22
      points
      NHL#12
      3
      goals
      NHL#126
      19
      assists
      NHL#2
      PHI
      9-7-0W-L-OT22Points
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MNS3–4PHI
      W
      game 21/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–1PIT
      W
      game 22/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI0–3MTL
      L
      game 23/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL0–3PHI
      W
      game 24/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-5SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • December 1978
    • The game
      PHI3–5BOS
      L
      game 25/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–7PHI
      W
      game 26/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–2PHI
      L
      game 27/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–9PHI
      W
      game 28/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +4+/-3SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–0NYR
      W
      game 29/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–2PHI
      W
      game 30/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–7AFM
      L
      game 31/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–4PHI
      W
      game 32/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-3SOG1SHP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–4WSH
      game 33/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–5PHI
      W
      game 34/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–5CHI
      L
      game 35/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–2DET
      game 36/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–6PHI
      W
      game 37/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–6STL
      L
      game 38/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–3PHI
      W
      game 39/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–5NYI
      L
      game 40/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      40
      points
      NHL#22
      11
      goals
      NHL#71
      29
      assists
      NHL#11
      PHI
      20-14-0W-L-OT46Points
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK0–3PHI
      W
      game 41/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–2WSH
      W
      game 42/802
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-0SOG2PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–3PHI
      game 43/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1SHP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–1PHI
      game 44/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI0–5AFM
      L
      game 45/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–4PHI
      game 46/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–5MTL
      game 47/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–5NYR
      game 48/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–3MNS
      L
      game 49/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL7–3PHI
      L
      game 50/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • February 1979
    • The game
      NYI4–1PHI
      L
      game 51/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM4–7PHI
      W
      game 52/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–2TOR
      game 53/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–5PHI
      W
      game 54/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–2PHI
      L
      game 55/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–3PHI
      W
      game 56/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–3VAN
      game 57/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    Milestone

    Bobby Clarke reaches 750 NHL games

    in the game against Vancouver Canucks · February 20

    • The game
      PHI5–3CLR
      W
      game 58/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–3LAK
      W
      game 59/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • March 1979
    • The game
      PHI4–4BOS
      game 60/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      59
      points
      NHL#22
      14
      goals
      NHL#90
      45
      assists
      NHL#9
      PHI
      27-19-0W-L-OT68Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI3–4TOR
      L
      game 61/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI6–1BUF
      W
      game 62/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR0–5PHI
      W
      game 63/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI5–1PHI
      L
      game 64/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–3PIT
      L
      game 65/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–6PHI
      W
      game 66/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–0CHI
      W
      game 67/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM4–5PHI
      W
      game 68/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–5PHI
      W
      game 69/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–5PHI
      W
      game 70/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–7MNS
      L
      game 71/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–1AFM
      W
      game 72/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–7PHI
      W
      game 73/802
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-0SOG1SHP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–4NYR
      game 74/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN0–5PHI
      W
      game 75/801
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-0SOG
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–2STL
      W
      game 76/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • April 1979
    • The game
      NYR3–7PHI
      W
      game 77/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–1PHI
      L
      game 78/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–9NYI
      L
      game 79/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM2–4PHI
      W
      game 80/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Bobby Clarke closes the 1978-1979 season with 73 points

    PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
    Points
    73
    NHL#28
    Games
    80of 80
    100%
    Goals
    16
    NHL#113
    Assists
    57
    NHL#9
    P/GP
    0.91
    NHL#40
    +/-
    +12
    NHL#81
    Events
    750
    NHL games
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 6 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    Philadelphia Flyers are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Philadelphia Flyers meet Vancouver Canucks

    PHIvsVAN
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Vancouver Canucks
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      VAN3–2PHI
      L
      2
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Vancouver Canuckslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 2
      PHI6–4VAN
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyersare1–1withVancouver Canucks
    • Game 3
      VAN2–7PHI
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    Philadelphia Flyers knock Vancouver Canucks out 2–1

    PHI2–1VAN
    Advance
    3Games6Points2Goals4Assists
    2 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Philadelphia Flyers meet New York Rangers

    PHIvsNYR
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYR2–3PHI
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 2
      NYR7–1PHI
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyersare1–1withNew York Rangers
    • Game 3
      PHI1–5NYR
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead2–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 4
      PHI0–6NYR
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead3–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 5
      NYR8–3PHI
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -6+/-4SOG
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    New York Rangers knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–1

    PHI1–4NYR
    Eliminated
    5Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Bobby Clarke ends the 1978-1979 playoffs with 6 points

    PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
    Points
    6
    NHL#38
    Games
    8
    Goals
    2
    NHL#40
    Assists
    4
    NHL#32
    P/GP
    0.75
    NHL#21
    +/-
    -8
    NHL#227
    Events
    2 points
    best game
    VAN2–1→NYR1–4