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Dale McCourt's 1977-1978 season

Points
72
NHL#26
Goals
33
NHL#22
Assists
39
NHL#36
Plus/minus
+10
NHL#98
Games
76
95%
95% of 80

Centre Dale McCourt was 20 years old when the 1977-1978 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Detroit Red Wings. He played 76 of a possible 80 games and scored 33 goals and 39 assists for 72 points, 0.95 points per game. In the playoffs he played 7 games for 6 points.

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

1977-1978Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    Dale McCourt makes his NHL debut

    TORToronto Maple Leafs3–3DETDetroit Red Wings

    Dale was 20 years old · Detroit Olympia, USA

    First NHL assistFirst NHL point

    One other Swede was on the ice: Börje Salming.

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    • The game
      TOR3–3DET
      game 1/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    Milestone

    Dale McCourt records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Toronto Maple Leafs · October 13

    • The game
      DET2–4LAK
      L
      game 2/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
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    Milestone

    Dale McCourt scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Los Angeles Kings · October 15

    • The game
      DET2–3VAN
      L
      game 3/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      MTL2–2DET
      game 4/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      DET4–2MNS
      W
      game 5/803
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +3 assists
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    • The game
      DET4–3PIT
      W
      game 6/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      MNS1–3DET
      W
      game 7/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–7TOR
      L
      game 8/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • November 1977
    • The game
      PIT1–3DET
      W
      game 9/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      CLE4–3DET
      L
      game 10/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–1CLE
      W
      game 11/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–1DET
      game 12/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–3DET
      W
      game 13/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      DET0–3PHI
      L
      game 14/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–10DET
      W
      game 15/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +4+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–5AFM
      L
      game 16/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–1STL
      W
      game 17/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–4DET
      W
      game 18/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–3MTL
      L
      game 19/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–1DET
      L
      game 20/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      18
      points
      NHL#30
      5
      goals
      NHL#79
      13
      assists
      NHL#13
      DET
      9-8-0W-L-OT21Points
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET4–6PIT
      L
      game 21/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
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    • December 1977
    • The game
      DET2–4TOR
      L
      game 22/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      DET1–6BUF
      L
      game 23/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–1DET
      L
      game 24/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–6BOS
      L
      game 25/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–7NYI
      L
      game 26/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–5DET
      game 27/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–2STL
      W
      game 28/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–6NYR
      L
      game 29/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–3DET
      L
      game 30/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–3WSH
      L
      game 31/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR2–5DET
      W
      game 32/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–3BUF
      game 33/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS7–0DET
      L
      game 34/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–2DET
      W
      game 35/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–4DET
      W
      game 36/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      DET6–3WSH
      W
      game 37/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL6–1DET
      L
      game 38/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–6DET
      W
      game 39/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–4CLR
      game 40/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      32
      points
      NHL#54
      10
      goals
      NHL#93
      22
      assists
      NHL#29
      DET
      15-19-0W-L-OT36Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI2–4DET
      W
      game 41/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
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    • The game
      DET1–7BOS
      L
      game 42/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      WSH3–6DET
      W
      game 43/80
      His night
      +4P+3G+1A
      +3+/-9SOG2PPP
      HAT TRICK
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    • The game
      DET1–6CHI
      L
      game 44/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–3DET
      game 45/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT5–3DET
      L
      game 46/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • February 1978
    • The game
      DET0–2CLE
      L
      game 47/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–2TOR
      game 48/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      CLE3–4DET
      W
      game 49/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–1LAK
      W
      game 50/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–3DET
      L
      game 51/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–8NYI
      L
      game 52/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-5SOG1SHP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN3–8DET
      W
      game 53/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      AFM3–5DET
      W
      game 54/80
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +2+/-7SOG2PPP
      HAT TRICK
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    • The game
      DET2–4PHI
      L
      game 55/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK1–5DET
      W
      game 56/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–4DET
      W
      game 57/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–2AFM
      game 58/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–1DET
      L
      game 59/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8059 of 60 played
      54
      points
      NHL#25
      23
      goals
      NHL#28
      31
      assists
      NHL#30
      DET
      23-28-0W-L-OT55Points
      11th in the whole NHL
    • March 1978
    • The game
      BOS2–2DET
      game 64/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      CLR4–5DET
      W
      game 65/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN4–4DET
      game 66/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–3LAK
      game 67/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–4VAN
      W
      game 68/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–6CLR
      L
      game 69/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM1–4DET
      W
      game 70/801
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +4+/-5SOG
      HAT TRICK
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–2PIT
      game 71/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–1WSH
      W
      game 72/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-3SOG3PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF0–7DET
      W
      game 73/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–0DET
      L
      game 74/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • April 1978
    • The game
      DET0–2CHI
      L
      game 75/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–2DET
      L
      game 76/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–5CLE
      game 77/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-5SOG2PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–6DET
      W
      game 78/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–5MTL
      L
      game 79/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL0–4DET
      W
      game 80/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Dale McCourt closes the 1977-1978 season with 72 points

    DETDetroit Red Wings
    Points
    72
    NHL#26
    Games
    76of 80
    95%
    Goals
    33
    NHL#22
    Assists
    39
    NHL#36
    P/GP
    0.95
    NHL#28
    +/-
    +10
    NHL#98
    Events
    33
    career best in goals
    3
    hat tricks
    50
    career points
    25
    career goals
    1
    First NHL assist
    8 i rad
    games with a point · 13 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    Detroit Red Wings are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Detroit Red Wings meet Atlanta Flames

    DETvsAFM
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    Swedes on Atlanta Flames
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      DET5–3AFM
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingslead1–0againstAtlanta Flames
    • Game 2
      AFM2–3DET
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    Detroit Red Wings knock Atlanta Flames out 2–0

    DET2–0AFM
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    4 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Detroit Red Wings meet Montréal Canadiens

    DETvsMTL
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      DET2–6MTL
      L
      1
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 2
      DET4–2MTL
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingsare1–1withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 3
      MTL4–2DET
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 4
      MTL8–0DET
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–1againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 5
      DET2–4MTL
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    Montréal Canadiens knock Detroit Red Wings out 4–1

    DET1–4MTL
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Dale McCourt ends the 1977-1978 playoffs with 6 points

    DETDetroit Red Wings
    Points
    6
    NHL#34
    Games
    7
    Goals
    4
    NHL#16
    Assists
    2
    NHL#54
    P/GP
    0.86
    NHL#14
    +/-
    0
    NHL#71
    Events
    1
    First playoff assist
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff goal
    4 i rad
    games with a point
    2 points
    best game
    AFM2–0→MTL1–4