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Bobby Smith's 1978-1979 season

Calder Memorial Trophy
Points
74
NHL#27
Goals
30
NHL#33
Assists
44
NHL#29
Plus/minus
-8
NHL#321
Games
80
100%
100% of 80

Centre Bobby Smith was 20 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Minnesota North Stars. He played all 80 games and scored 30 goals and 44 assists for 74 points, 0.93 points per game. Minnesota North Stars did not reach the playoffs. He won Calder Memorial Trophy, the first Swede ever to do it.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1978-1979
  1. NHL debut

    Bobby Smith makes his NHL debut

    MNSMinnesota North Stars2–5MTLMontréal Canadiens

    Bobby was 20 years old · Montreal Forum, Canada

    Other Swedes on the ice: Kent-Erik Andersson and Per-Olov Brasar.

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    • The game
      MNS2–5MTL
      L
      game 1/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      BUF5–2MNS
      L
      game 2/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
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    • The game
      VAN2–7MNS
      W
      game 3/805
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 points
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    Milestone

    Bobby Smith records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Vancouver Canucks · October 18

    Milestone

    Bobby Smith scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Vancouver Canucks · October 18

    • The game
      MNS2–6CHI
      L
      game 4/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      MNS4–4DET
      game 5/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      BOS2–2MNS
      game 6/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      CLR1–0MNS
      L
      game 7/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • November 1978
    • The game
      STL1–9MNS
      W
      game 8/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      BUF1–2MNS
      W
      game 9/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      MNS1–2BUF
      L
      game 10/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      MNS2–5NYI
      L
      game 11/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      MNS5–3NYR
      W
      game 12/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      MNS3–2VAN
      W
      game 13/806
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      MNS1–8LAK
      L
      game 14/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      WSH3–2MNS
      L
      game 15/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-8SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYR7–2MNS
      L
      game 16/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      MNS2–9BUF
      L
      game 17/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYI4–1MNS
      L
      game 18/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      MNS3–4PHI
      L
      game 19/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      LAK4–1MNS
      L
      game 20/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      11
      points
      NHL#109
      4
      goals
      NHL#107
      7
      assists
      NHL#101
      MNS
      5-13-0W-L-OT12Points
      16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR5–3MNS
      L
      game 21/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • December 1978
    • The game
      MNS4–3AFM
      W
      game 22/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      AFM3–5MNS
      W
      game 23/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      LAK0–4MNS
      W
      game 24/801
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      0+/-3SOG3PPP
      +3 points
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    • The game
      CLR0–3MNS
      W
      game 25/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      MNS4–4BOS
      game 26/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      MTL3–2MNS
      L
      game 27/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      MNS6–1WSH
      W
      game 28/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BUF5–2MNS
      L
      game 29/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      VAN3–5MNS
      W
      game 30/805
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
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    • The game
      MNS2–4TOR
      L
      game 31/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      PIT3–5MNS
      W
      game 32/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      MNS6–4STL
      W
      game 33/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
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    • The game
      WSH1–6MNS
      W
      game 34/804
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-7SOG
      +2 goals
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    • The game
      MNS2–7CLR
      L
      game 35/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      STL3–3MNS
      game 36/803
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-6SOG2PPP
      +3 points
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    • The game
      BOS5–2MNS
      L
      game 37/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      MNS1–3MTL
      L
      game 38/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      MNS2–2TOR
      game 39/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      MNS4–6BOS
      L
      game 40/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      32
      points
      NHL#59
      13
      goals
      NHL#58
      19
      assists
      NHL#58
      MNS
      14-21-0W-L-OT33Points
      13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI3–4MNS
      W
      game 41/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +2 points
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    • The game
      MNS8–1NYR
      W
      game 42/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      MNS0–5PIT
      L
      game 43/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      MNS3–5CLR
      L
      game 44/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      CLR3–3MNS
      game 45/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      TOR2–2MNS
      game 46/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      PHI1–3MNS
      W
      game 47/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
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    • The game
      MNS3–1BUF
      W
      game 48/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      MNS5–4NYI
      W
      game 49/803
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 goals
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    • February 1979
    • The game
      DET1–6MNS
      W
      game 50/802
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG2PPP
      +3 points
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    • The game
      BUF2–1MNS
      L
      game 51/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-9SOG
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    • The game
      TOR4–6MNS
      W
      game 52/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-7SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      VAN1–8MNS
      W
      game 53/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
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    • The game
      MNS5–6PIT
      L
      game 54/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
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    • The game
      BOS3–3MNS
      game 55/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
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    • The game
      MNS2–3PHI
      L
      game 56/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      TOR1–5MNS
      W
      game 57/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
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    • The game
      MNS2–2AFM
      game 58/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      AFM6–3MNS
      L
      game 59/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 points
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    • The game
      NYR4–4MNS
      game 60/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
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    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      56
      points
      NHL#31
      26
      goals
      NHL#23
      30
      assists
      NHL#50
      MNS
      23-27-0W-L-OT56Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • March 1979
    • The game
      MNS5–5BUF
      game 61/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      MNS0–5BOS
      L
      game 62/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      MNS4–5WSH
      L
      game 63/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      DET1–5MNS
      W
      game 64/802
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +4+/-0SOG
      +3 assists
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    • The game
      BOS4–3MNS
      L
      game 65/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      MNS2–8STL
      L
      game 66/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      MTL3–4MNS
      W
      game 67/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      MNS4–6TOR
      L
      game 68/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYI5–3MNS
      L
      game 69/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      PHI3–7MNS
      W
      game 70/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      MNS3–1CLR
      W
      game 71/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      MNS1–2VAN
      L
      game 72/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      PIT5–1MNS
      L
      game 73/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS4–7BOS
      L
      game 74/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–6TOR
      L
      game 75/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
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    • April 1979
    • The game
      MNS1–3DET
      L
      game 76/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      CHI3–4MNS
      W
      game 77/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-7SOG
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      MNS1–7CHI
      L
      game 78/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      MNS2–2VAN
      game 79/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      MNS1–7LAK
      L
      game 80/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
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    The season in numbers

    Bobby Smith closes the 1978-1979 season with 74 points

    MNSMinnesota North Stars
    Minnesota North Stars did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    74
    NHL#27
    Games
    80of 80
    100%
    Goals
    30
    NHL#33
    Assists
    44
    NHL#29
    P/GP
    0.93
    NHL#37
    +/-
    -8
    NHL#321
    Events
    50
    career points
    25
    career goals
    1
    First NHL assist
    6 i rad
    games with a point · 11 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    Honour

    Bobby Smith won Calder Memorial Trophy for 1978-1979

    Calder Memorial Trophy
    MNSMinnesota North Stars