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Bobby Lalonde's 1978-1979 season

Points
56
NHL#65
Goals
24
NHL#59
Assists
32
NHL#77
Plus/minus
-3
NHL#253
Games
78
97%
97% of 80

Centre Bobby Lalonde was 27 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Atlanta Flames. He played 78 of a possible 80 games and scored 24 goals and 32 assists for 56 points, 0.72 points per game. In the playoffs he played 2 games for 1 points.

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

1978-1979Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Bobby Lalonde plays the 1978-1979 season for Atlanta Flames

    Bobby was 27 years old when the 1978-1979 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      AFM4–4CHI
      game 1/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH3–3AFM
      game 2/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      AFM6–3WSH
      W
      game 3/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CLR2–8AFM
      W
      game 4/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      MTL5–7AFM
      W
      game 5/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM5–2PHI
      W
      game 6/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK2–7AFM
      W
      game 7/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      NYI5–8AFM
      W
      game 8/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      AFM4–2PIT
      W
      game 9/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      AFM5–2STL
      W
      game 10/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • November 1978
    • The game
      PHI0–3AFM
      W
      game 11/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT0–2AFM
      W
      game 12/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM2–4MTL
      L
      game 13/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–4AFM
      W
      game 14/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI3–5AFM
      W
      game 15/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      AFM2–4NYI
      L
      game 16/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM7–8WSH
      L
      game 17/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET3–5AFM
      W
      game 18/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS6–2AFM
      L
      game 19/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM3–1NYR
      W
      game 20/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      16
      points
      NHL#36
      10
      goals
      NHL#14
      6
      assists
      NHL#107
      AFM
      14-4-0W-L-OT30Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR4–3AFM
      L
      game 21/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL1–4AFM
      W
      game 22/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM2–4BOS
      L
      game 23/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR5–3AFM
      L
      game 24/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • December 1978
    • The game
      MNS4–3AFM
      L
      game 25/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      AFM3–5MNS
      L
      game 26/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM0–3VAN
      L
      game 27/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      AFM4–3CLR
      W
      game 28/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      AFM1–5LAK
      L
      game 29/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      AFM5–5DET
      game 30/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–7AFM
      W
      game 32/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM4–7STL
      L
      game 33/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM4–5BUF
      L
      game 34/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Bobby Lalonde reaches 100 career goals

    in the game against Buffalo Sabres · December 21

    • The game
      TOR1–3AFM
      W
      game 35/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Bobby Lalonde reaches 250 career points

    in the game against Toronto Maple Leafs · December 22

    • The game
      NYR5–3AFM
      L
      game 36/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI10–4AFM
      L
      game 37/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM2–4NYI
      L
      game 38/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM6–5NYR
      W
      game 39/802
      His night
      +3P+3A
      0+/-0SOG3PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      AFM4–1TOR
      W
      game 40/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8039 of 40 played
      32
      points
      NHL#42
      14
      goals
      NHL#39
      18
      assists
      NHL#52
      AFM
      21-16-0W-L-OT45Points
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT3–3AFM
      game 41/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI4–1AFM
      L
      game 43/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR6–4AFM
      L
      game 44/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI0–5AFM
      W
      game 45/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      CHI1–6AFM
      W
      game 46/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      AFM4–3DET
      W
      game 47/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM1–3BOS
      L
      game 48/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM0–6MTL
      L
      game 49/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–4AFM
      W
      game 50/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET2–7AFM
      W
      game 51/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      AFM5–2BUF
      W
      game 52/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • February 1979
    • The game
      VAN1–4AFM
      W
      game 53/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI4–2AFM
      L
      game 54/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM4–7PHI
      L
      game 55/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM4–4CHI
      game 56/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM5–1CLR
      W
      game 57/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM6–4STL
      W
      game 58/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-4SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      WSH3–5AFM
      W
      game 59/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–2AFM
      game 60/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8058 of 60 played
      46
      points
      NHL#47
      20
      goals
      NHL#49
      26
      assists
      NHL#61
      AFM
      32-22-0W-L-OT70Points
      Playoff spot
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      AFM6–3MNS
      W
      game 61/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM6–4TOR
      W
      game 62/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • March 1979
    • The game
      NYI2–3AFM
      W
      game 63/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM2–4NYI
      L
      game 64/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–7AFM
      W
      game 65/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-2SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BUF5–5AFM
      game 66/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM4–9BUF
      L
      game 67/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM6–4NYR
      W
      game 68/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM4–5PHI
      L
      game 69/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      AFM1–2VAN
      L
      game 70/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM3–4LAK
      L
      game 71/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–1AFM
      L
      game 72/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL2–8AFM
      W
      game 73/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MTL6–4AFM
      L
      game 74/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–5AFM
      W
      game 75/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • April 1979
    • The game
      AFM7–2PIT
      W
      game 76/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    Milestone

    Bobby Lalonde reaches 500 NHL games

    in the game against Pittsburgh Penguins · April 1

    • The game
      AFM2–3NYI
      L
      game 77/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM3–3NYR
      game 78/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–9AFM
      W
      game 79/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-7SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      AFM2–4PHI
      L
      game 80/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    The season in numbers

    Bobby Lalonde closes the 1978-1979 season with 56 points

    Points
    56
    NHL#65
    Games
    78of 80
    98%
    Goals
    24
    NHL#59
    Assists
    32
    NHL#77
    P/GP
    0.72
    NHL#85
    +/-
    -3
    NHL#253
    Events
    56
    career best in points
    24
    career best in goals
    500
    NHL games
    250
    career points
    100
    career goals
    10 i rad
    games with a point · 13 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    Atlanta Flames are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Atlanta Flames meet Toronto Maple Leafs

    AFMvsTOR
    Swedes on Atlanta Flames
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 1
      TOR2–1AFM
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead1–0againstAtlanta Flames
    • Game 2
      AFM4–7TOR
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    Preliminary round

    Toronto Maple Leafs knock Atlanta Flames out 2–0

    AFM0–2TOR
    Eliminated
    2Games1Points1Goals0Assists