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Clark Gillies's 1978-1979 season

Points
91
NHL#9
Goals
35
NHL#17
Assists
56
NHL#12
Plus/minus
+57
NHL#5
Games
75
93%
93% of 80

Left winger Clark Gillies was 24 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for New York Islanders. He played 75 of a possible 80 games and scored 35 goals and 56 assists for 91 points, 1.21 points per game. In the playoffs he played 10 games for 3 points.

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

1978-1979Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Clark Gillies plays the 1978-1979 season for New York Islanders

    Clark was 24 years old when the 1978-1979 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 5th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYI2–2BUF
      game 1/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI7–10TOR
      L
      game 2/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    Milestone

    Clark Gillies reaches 250 career points

    in the game against Toronto Maple Leafs · October 14

    • The game
      MTL1–3NYI
      W
      game 3/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI5–3PIT
      W
      game 4/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR3–5NYI
      W
      game 5/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI4–4NYI
      game 6/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYI5–8AFM
      L
      game 7/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–5NYI
      W
      game 8/806
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      CLR5–8NYI
      W
      game 9/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • November 1978
    • The game
      NYI1–4BOS
      L
      game 10/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH1–4NYI
      W
      game 11/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–5NYI
      W
      game 12/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM2–4NYI
      W
      game 13/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI5–3NYR
      W
      game 14/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      CLR2–2NYI
      game 15/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI4–2WSH
      W
      game 16/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI2–8NYI
      W
      game 17/802
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +4+/-4SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      NYI7–1CLR
      W
      game 18/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–1MNS
      W
      game 19/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI5–2VAN
      W
      game 20/805
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      20
      points
      NHL#26
      7
      goals
      NHL#51
      13
      assists
      NHL#19
      NYI
      14-3-0W-L-OT31Points
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI5–5LAK
      game 21/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • December 1978
    • The game
      NYI5–2CLR
      W
      game 22/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT3–3NYI
      game 23/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-9SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL1–7NYI
      W
      game 24/803
      His night
      +4P+4A
      +4+/-4SOG
      +4 assists
    • The game
      NYI3–2TOR
      W
      game 25/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYI3–4MTL
      L
      game 26/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK5–5NYI
      game 27/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET1–4NYI
      W
      game 28/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–2STL
      game 29/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI3–0DET
      W
      game 30/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL1–5NYI
      W
      game 31/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR4–9NYI
      W
      game 32/804
      His night
      +4P+4A
      +3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +4 assists
    • The game
      TOR1–5NYI
      W
      game 33/803
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-7SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      NYI10–4AFM
      W
      game 34/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-5SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      AFM2–4NYI
      W
      game 35/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      VAN0–9NYI
      W
      game 36/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYI2–3PHI
      L
      game 37/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      PHI1–5NYI
      W
      game 38/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK1–7NYI
      W
      game 39/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYI5–5DET
      game 40/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      55
      points
      NHL#7
      15
      goals
      NHL#38
      40
      assists
      NHL#2
      NYI
      27-5-0W-L-OT62Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI4–1AFM
      W
      game 41/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYI1–1PHI
      game 42/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–6NYI
      W
      game 43/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYI3–5NYR
      L
      game 44/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI2–4NYI
      W
      game 45/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYI2–1CHI
      W
      game 46/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI4–2BOS
      W
      game 47/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR7–2NYI
      L
      game 48/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS5–4NYI
      L
      game 49/803
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • February 1979
    • The game
      NYI4–1PHI
      W
      game 50/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS4–4NYI
      game 51/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–5CHI
      L
      game 52/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      CLR1–6NYI
      W
      game 53/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI1–2BUF
      L
      game 54/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYI5–3VAN
      W
      game 55/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI8–3LAK
      W
      game 56/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +3+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      STL1–6NYI
      W
      game 57/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DET1–3NYI
      W
      game 58/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–3NYR
      L
      game 59/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -2+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      MTL3–7NYI
      W
      game 60/802
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +3+/-4SOG
      HAT TRICK
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      80
      points
      NHL#7
      30
      goals
      NHL#10
      50
      assists
      NHL#6
      NYI
      39-11-0W-L-OT88Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • March 1979
    • The game
      NYI2–3AFM
      L
      game 61/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM2–4NYI
      W
      game 62/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR2–6NYI
      W
      game 68/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–5NYI
      W
      game 69/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI5–3MNS
      W
      game 70/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYI5–3MTL
      W
      game 71/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–3NYI
      game 72/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI2–2PIT
      game 73/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–6CHI
      L
      game 74/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BUF0–2NYI
      W
      game 75/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • April 1979
    • The game
      NYI4–6WSH
      L
      game 76/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-7SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      AFM2–3NYI
      W
      game 77/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI3–1PHI
      W
      game 78/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI2–9NYI
      W
      game 79/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI5–2NYR
      W
      game 80/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    The season in numbers

    Clark Gillies closes the 1978-1979 season with 91 points

    Points
    91
    NHL#9
    Games
    75of 80
    94%
    Goals
    35
    NHL#17
    Assists
    56
    NHL#12
    P/GP
    1.21
    NHL#11
    +/-
    +57
    NHL#5
    Events
    91
    career best in points
    56
    career best in assists
    1
    hat trick
    250
    career points
    13 i rad
    games with a point · 25 pts
    8 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Islanders are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    New York Islanders meet Chicago Blackhawks

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

    New York Islanders knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–0

    NYI4–0CHI
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    4 days later
    Semifinal

    New York Islanders meet New York Rangers

    NYIvsNYR
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    • Game 1
      NYR4–1NYI
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • New York Rangerslead1–0againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 2
      NYR3–4NYI
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • May 1979
    • New York Islandersare1–1withNew York Rangers
    • Game 3
      NYI1–3NYR
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • New York Rangerslead2–1againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 4
      NYI3–2NYR
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • New York Islandersare2–2withNew York Rangers
    • Game 5
      NYR4–3NYI
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • New York Rangerslead3–2againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 6
      NYI1–2NYR
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    Semifinal

    New York Rangers knock New York Islanders out 4–2

    NYI2–4NYR
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Clark Gillies ends the 1978-1979 playoffs with 3 points

    Points
    3
    NHL#73
    Games
    10
    Goals
    1
    NHL#60
    Assists
    2
    NHL#63
    P/GP
    0.30
    NHL#80
    +/-
    +2
    NHL#44
    Events
    50
    playoff games
    25
    playoff points
    CHI4–0→NYR2–4