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Regular seasonNYR

Dan Clark's 1978-1979 season

Points
1
NHL#395
Goals
0
NHL#379
Assists
1
NHL#383
Plus/minus
+1
NHL#166
Games
4
5%
5% of 80

Defenceman Dan Clark was 20 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for New York Rangers. He played 4 of a possible 80 games and scored 0 goals and 1 assists for 1 points, 0.25 points per game.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1978-1979Playoffs
  1. A late start

    Dan Clark's season starts in game 31 of 80

    New York Rangers have played 30 games30 of 80 without him
    NHL debut

    Dan Clark makes his NHL debut in 6–⁠3 win against Buffalo Sabres

    BUFBuffalo Sabres3–6NYRNew York Rangers

    Dan was 21 years old · Madison Square Garden, USA

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    1
    Assists
    1
    Points
    +1
    +/-
    First NHL assistFirst NHL point

    Swedes on the ice: Anders Hedberg and Ulf Nilsson.

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    • The game
      BUF3–6NYR
      W
      game 31/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 801 of 40 played
      1
      points
      NHL#357
      0
      goals
      NHL#326
      1
      assists
      NHL#341
      +1
      +/-
      NHL#57
      NYR
      23-13-0W-L-OT50Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    Milestone

    Dan Clark records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Buffalo Sabres · December 20

    • The game
      STL3–7NYR
      W
      game 57/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
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    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 802 of 60 played
      1
      points
      NHL#378
      0
      goals
      NHL#357
      1
      assists
      NHL#365
      0
      +/-
      NHL#66
      NYR
      34-20-0W-L-OT74Points
      Playoff spot
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF2–2NYR
      game 62/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      CHI2–5NYR
      W
      game 66/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Dan Clark closes the 1978-1979 season with 1 points

    NYRNew York Rangers
    Points
    1
    NHL#395
    Games
    4of 80
    5%
    Goals
    0
    NHL#379
    Assists
    1
    NHL#383
    P/GP
    0.25
    +/-
    +1
    NHL#166
    Events
    1
    career best in points
    1
    career best in assists
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL assist
    30 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Rangers are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    New York Rangers meet Los Angeles Kings

    NYRvsLAK
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    Swedes on Los Angeles Kings
    No Swedes
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    2 days later
    Preliminary round

    New York Rangers knock Los Angeles Kings out 2–0

    NYR2–0LAK
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    4 days later
    Quarterfinal

    New York Rangers meet Philadelphia Flyers

    NYRvsPHI
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
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    8 days later
    Quarterfinal

    New York Rangers knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–1

    NYR4–1PHI
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    2 days later
    Semifinal

    New York Rangers meet New York Islanders

    NYRvsNYI
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    Swedes on New York Islanders
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    12 days later
    Semifinal

    New York Rangers knock New York Islanders out 4–2

    NYR4–2NYI
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    5 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    New York Rangers play the Stanley Cup Final against Montréal Canadiens

    NYRvsMTL
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
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    8 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Montréal Canadiens knock New York Rangers out 4–1

    NYR1–4MTL
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Dan Clark ends the 1978-1979 playoffs with 0 points

    NYRNew York Rangers
    Points
    0
    Games
    0
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    0
    P/GP
    —
    +/-
    0
    LAK2–0→PHI4–1→NYI4–2→MTL1–4