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Danny Gare's 1978-1979 season

Points
67
NHL#36
Goals
27
NHL#44
Assists
40
NHL#40
Plus/minus
+17
NHL#56
Games
71
88%
88% of 80

Right winger Danny Gare was 24 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 71 of a possible 80 games and scored 27 goals and 40 assists for 67 points, 0.94 points per game. In the playoffs he played 3 games for 0 points.

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

1978-1979Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Danny Gare plays the 1978-1979 season for Buffalo Sabres

    Danny 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+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF5–2MNS
      W
      game 2/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET3–2BUF
      L
      game 3/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF0–2TOR
      L
      game 4/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR0–1BUF
      W
      game 5/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–3VAN
      L
      game 6/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF0–6LAK
      L
      game 7/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF7–7STL
      game 8/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • November 1978
    • The game
      BUF3–3PHI
      game 9/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF1–2MNS
      L
      game 10/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-8SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–2BUF
      W
      game 11/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–4BUF
      game 12/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–0WSH
      W
      game 13/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–4BUF
      game 14/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF2–2TOR
      game 15/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL2–6BUF
      W
      game 16/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-6SOG1SHP
      +2 points
    Milestone

    Danny Gare reaches 250 career points

    in the game against St. Louis Blues · November 16

    • The game
      BUF3–1DET
      W
      game 17/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–9BUF
      W
      game 18/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI3–2BUF
      L
      game 19/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–5BOS
      L
      game 20/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      13
      points
      NHL#80
      5
      goals
      NHL#79
      8
      assists
      NHL#70
      BUF
      7-7-0W-L-OT20Points
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CLR1–4BUF
      W
      game 21/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-8SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BOS4–3BUF
      L
      game 22/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • December 1978
    • The game
      BUF1–8MTL
      L
      game 23/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–1BUF
      L
      game 24/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK3–3BUF
      game 25/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-8SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BUF4–4PIT
      game 26/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR3–5BUF
      W
      game 27/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-9SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF6–2CHI
      W
      game 28/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–3BUF
      W
      game 29/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF5–2MNS
      W
      game 30/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      VAN3–6BUF
      W
      game 31/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF3–6NYR
      L
      game 32/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM4–5BUF
      W
      game 33/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF4–6BOS
      L
      game 34/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–3VAN
      game 36/803
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BOS7–3BUF
      L
      game 37/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-3SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      CHI3–3BUF
      game 38/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-8SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET3–4BUF
      W
      game 39/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8038 of 40 played
      35
      points
      NHL#34
      15
      goals
      NHL#37
      20
      assists
      NHL#47
      BUF
      16-14-0W-L-OT42Points
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR5–4BUF
      L
      game 46/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM5–2BUF
      L
      game 49/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
    • February 1979
    • The game
      BUF2–1MNS
      W
      game 50/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL1–3BUF
      W
      game 51/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–2BUF
      W
      game 52/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR3–4BUF
      W
      game 53/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF3–6PIT
      L
      game 54/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL5–2BUF
      L
      game 55/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF2–3CHI
      L
      game 56/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–2BUF
      L
      game 57/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF6–4WSH
      W
      game 58/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR1–3BUF
      W
      game 59/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • March 1979
    • The game
      MNS5–5BUF
      game 60/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8051 of 60 played
      44
      points
      NHL#67
      18
      goals
      NHL#63
      26
      assists
      NHL#66
      BUF
      25-23-0W-L-OT62Points
      Playoff spot
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF2–2NYR
      game 61/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI6–1BUF
      L
      game 62/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–2NYI
      W
      game 63/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–6BUF
      W
      game 64/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF5–5AFM
      game 65/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      AFM4–9BUF
      W
      game 66/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF4–1TOR
      W
      game 67/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      VAN2–4BUF
      W
      game 68/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-7SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF3–5PHI
      L
      game 69/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–3BUF
      game 70/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–2CLR
      W
      game 71/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-8SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–3VAN
      W
      game 72/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF3–2LAK
      W
      game 73/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF4–2STL
      W
      game 74/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS2–9BUF
      W
      game 75/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF0–2NYI
      L
      game 76/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • April 1979
    • The game
      TOR6–3BUF
      L
      game 77/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF9–3BOS
      W
      game 78/80
      His night
      +5P+3G+2A
      +4+/-5SOG
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      BUF2–6TOR
      L
      game 79/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CLR5–5BUF
      game 80/80
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +3 assists
    The season in numbers

    Danny Gare closes the 1978-1979 season with 67 points

    Points
    67
    NHL#36
    Games
    71of 80
    89%
    Goals
    27
    NHL#44
    Assists
    40
    NHL#40
    P/GP
    0.94
    NHL#31
    +/-
    +17
    NHL#56
    Events
    40
    career best in assists
    1
    hat trick
    250
    career points
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 9 pts
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Buffalo Sabres meet Pittsburgh Penguins

    BUFvsPIT
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      PIT4–3BUF
      L
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead1–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 2
      BUF3–1PIT
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Buffalo Sabresare1–1withPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 3
      PIT4–3BUF
      L
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    Preliminary round

    Pittsburgh Penguins knock Buffalo Sabres out 2–1

    BUF1–2PIT
    Eliminated
    3Games0Points0Goals0Assists