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Börje Salming's 1978-1979 season

Points
73
Swedish flag#2NHL#28
Goals
17
Swedish flag#6NHL#106
Assists
56
Swedish flag#1NHL#12
Plus/minus
+31
Swedish flag#2NHL#17
Games
78
97%
97% of 80

Defenceman Börje Salming was 27 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for Toronto Maple Leafs. He played 78 of a possible 80 games and scored 17 goals and 56 assists for 73 points, 0.94 points per game. He finished second in the Swedish points race and finished 28th in the NHL. He also won the Swedish assist race. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 1 points.

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

1978-1979Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Börje Salming plays the 1978-1979 season for Toronto Maple Leafs

    TORToronto Maple Leafs

    Börje was 27 years old when the 1978-1979 season began. It was his 6th season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      TOR3–2PIT
      W
      game 1/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI7–10TOR
      W
      game 2/802
      His night
      +5P+5A
      +1+/-3SOG3PPP
      +5 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–4BOS
      L
      game 3/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF0–2TOR
      W
      game 4/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR0–1BUF
      L
      game 5/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI0–2TOR
      W
      game 6/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–5NYR
      L
      game 7/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–4TOR
      game 8/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR0–5PHI
      L
      game 9/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–3TOR
      L
      game 10/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • November 1978
    • The game
      TOR4–2LAK
      W
      game 11/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–1VAN
      W
      game 12/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–4CLR
      game 13/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR5–0STL
      W
      game 14/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–2CHI
      L
      game 15/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–3MTL
      L
      game 16/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–2TOR
      game 17/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR6–4BOS
      W
      game 18/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–3TOR
      W
      game 19/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG1SHP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–3AFM
      W
      game 20/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      16
      points
      Swedish flag#3NHL#39
      1
      goals
      Swedish flag#10NHL#221
      15
      assists
      Swedish flag#1NHL#7
      +8
      +/-
      NHL#16
      TOR
      10-7-0W-L-OT23Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR3–3NYR
      game 21/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR6–3TOR
      L
      game 22/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–8TOR
      W
      game 23/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-4SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR5–3MNS
      W
      game 24/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • December 1978
    • The game
      NYR2–5TOR
      W
      game 25/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–7PHI
      L
      game 26/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–1TOR
      L
      game 27/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–6PIT
      L
      game 28/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–2TOR
      L
      game 29/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-8SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–5BUF
      L
      game 30/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN1–5TOR
      W
      game 31/803
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–4TOR
      W
      game 32/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +4+/-7SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR6–7WSH
      L
      game 33/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +4+/-5SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    Milestone

    Börje Salming reaches 250 career assists

    in the game against Washington Capitals · December 17

    • The game
      MNS2–4TOR
      W
      game 34/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–3AFM
      L
      game 35/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-8SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR6–1STL
      W
      game 36/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–5NYI
      L
      game 37/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–1TOR
      game 38/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–5TOR
      game 39/802
      His night
      No points
      -5+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM4–1TOR
      L
      game 40/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      32
      points
      Swedish flag#3NHL#42
      8
      goals
      Swedish flag#4NHL#110
      24
      assists
      Swedish flag#3NHL#23
      +19
      +/-
      NHL#8
      TOR
      17-17-0W-L-OT40Points
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI5–3TOR
      L
      game 41/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN5–1TOR
      L
      game 42/803
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–2TOR
      game 43/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR2–4TOR
      W
      game 44/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–2CLR
      W
      game 45/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–3VAN
      game 46/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–2MNS
      game 48/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–4AFM
      L
      game 49/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–2WSH
      game 50/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–5TOR
      W
      game 51/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +4+/-7SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    • February 1979
    • The game
      MTL6–3TOR
      L
      game 52/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–6MNS
      L
      game 53/80
      His night
      +3P+3A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR5–2CHI
      W
      game 54/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–2TOR
      game 55/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK2–5TOR
      W
      game 56/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR6–2DET
      W
      game 57/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–5MNS
      L
      game 58/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–2TOR
      L
      game 59/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–3BUF
      L
      game 60/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8059 of 60 played
      52
      points
      Swedish flag#3NHL#37
      12
      goals
      Swedish flag#5NHL#107
      40
      assists
      Swedish flag#2NHL#13
      +24
      +/-
      NHL#10
      TOR
      24-25-0W-L-OT59Points
      Playoff spot
      10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      AFM6–4TOR
      L
      game 61/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • March 1979
    • The game
      TOR1–2MTL
      L
      game 62/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–4TOR
      W
      game 63/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–2NYR
      W
      game 64/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN0–2TOR
      W
      game 65/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–9TOR
      W
      game 66/80
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +2+/-6SOG3PPP
      +4 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT0–4TOR
      W
      game 67/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–1TOR
      L
      game 68/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–6NYI
      L
      game 69/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS4–6TOR
      W
      game 70/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–4BOS
      L
      game 71/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–2TOR
      L
      game 72/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–3TOR
      game 73/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-8SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–2DET
      L
      game 74/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–6TOR
      W
      game 75/802
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–6TOR
      W
      game 76/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • April 1979
    • The game
      TOR6–3BUF
      W
      game 77/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–3TOR
      game 78/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–6TOR
      W
      game 79/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Börje Salming closes the 1978-1979 season with 73 points

    TORToronto Maple Leafs
    Points
    73
    #2NHL#28
    Games
    78of 80
    98%
    Goals
    17
    #6NHL#106
    Assists
    56
    #1NHL#12
    P/GP
    0.94
    #3NHL#34
    +/-
    +31
    #2NHL#17
    Events
    56
    first among the Swedes in assists
    250
    career assists
    6 i rad
    games with a point · 7 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Toronto Maple Leafs are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Toronto Maple Leafs meet Atlanta Flames

    TORvsAFM
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    Swedes on Atlanta Flames
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      TOR2–1AFM
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead1–0againstAtlanta Flames
    • Game 2
      AFM4–7TOR
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    Toronto Maple Leafs knock Atlanta Flames out 2–0

    TOR2–0AFM
    Advance
    2Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    4 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Toronto Maple Leafs meet Montréal Canadiens

    TORvsMTL
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      TOR2–5MTL
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 2
      TOR1–5MTL
      L
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 3
      MTL4–3TOR
      L
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 4
      MTL5–4TOR
      L
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    Montréal Canadiens knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–0

    TOR0–4MTL
    Eliminated
    4Games1Points0Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Börje Salming ends the 1978-1979 playoffs with 1 points

    TORToronto Maple Leafs
    Points
    1
    #5NHL#114
    Games
    6
    Goals
    0
    #4NHL#109
    Assists
    1
    #4NHL#90
    P/GP
    0.17
    #4NHL#97
    +/-
    -2
    #6NHL#161
    AFM2–0→MTL0–4