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Darcy Rota's 1978-1979 season

Points
44
NHL#107
Goals
22
NHL#76
Assists
22
NHL#137
Plus/minus
-7
NHL#305
Games
76
96%
96% of 79

Left winger Darcy Rota was 25 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for Chicago Blackhawks och Atlanta Flames. He played 76 of a possible 79 games and scored 22 goals and 22 assists for 44 points, 0.58 points per game. He moved from Chicago Blackhawks to Atlanta Flames in March. In the playoffs he played 2 games for 1 points.

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

1978-1979Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Darcy Rota opens the 1978-1979 season with Chicago Blackhawks

    Darcy was 25 years old when the 1978-1979 season began. It was his 6th season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      AFM4–4CHI
      game 1/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–3CHI
      game 2/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI4–2WSH
      W
      game 3/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–6CHI
      W
      game 4/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–6CHI
      W
      game 5/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–2CHI
      game 6/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–4CHI
      W
      game 8/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • November 1978
    • The game
      VAN1–0CHI
      L
      game 9/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–5STL
      game 10/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL1–3CHI
      W
      game 11/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–2CHI
      W
      game 12/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–5AFM
      L
      game 13/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–1CHI
      L
      game 14/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–8NYR
      L
      game 15/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI4–3PHI
      W
      game 16/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI3–8CLR
      L
      game 17/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–4LAK
      L
      game 18/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI2–5VAN
      L
      game 19/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI8–3MTL
      W
      game 20/80
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +2+/-5SOG
      HAT TRICK
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8019 of 20 played
      9
      points
      NHL#147
      6
      goals
      NHL#64
      3
      assists
      NHL#212
      CHI
      8-8-0W-L-OT20Points
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN1–1CHI
      game 21/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • December 1978
    • The game
      CHI2–5PIT
      L
      game 22/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CLR3–4CHI
      W
      game 23/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI2–4VAN
      L
      game 24/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–2STL
      W
      game 25/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET3–3CHI
      game 26/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF6–2CHI
      L
      game 27/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI2–3BUF
      L
      game 28/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–5CLR
      L
      game 29/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–3CHI
      game 30/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–3CHI
      L
      game 31/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Darcy Rota reaches 100 career assists

    in the game against Montréal Canadiens · December 20

    • The game
      CHI1–5MTL
      L
      game 32/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–5CHI
      W
      game 33/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL3–4CHI
      W
      game 34/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR5–4CHI
      L
      game 35/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS6–3CHI
      L
      game 36/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI3–3BUF
      game 37/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI5–3TOR
      W
      game 38/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–5CHI
      W
      game 39/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK0–3CHI
      W
      game 40/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8039 of 40 played
      18
      points
      NHL#140
      8
      goals
      NHL#117
      10
      assists
      NHL#168
      CHI
      15-17-0W-L-OT38Points
      11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI3–4MNS
      L
      game 41/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CLR1–2CHI
      W
      game 42/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–6AFM
      L
      game 43/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–4NYI
      L
      game 44/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–1CHI
      L
      game 45/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–0VAN
      W
      game 46/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      CHI1–4WSH
      L
      game 47/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL7–2CHI
      L
      game 48/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–2CHI
      game 49/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • February 1979
    • The game
      CHI1–6BOS
      L
      game 50/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI4–2AFM
      W
      game 51/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–5CHI
      W
      game 52/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR5–2CHI
      L
      game 53/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM4–4CHI
      game 54/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI5–1STL
      W
      game 55/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CLR3–5CHI
      W
      game 56/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–3CHI
      W
      game 57/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI4–2BUF
      W
      game 58/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–5PIT
      L
      game 59/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–2CHI
      game 60/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8059 of 60 played
      28
      points
      NHL#123
      13
      goals
      NHL#100
      15
      assists
      NHL#153
      CHI
      23-26-0W-L-OT57Points
      Playoff spot
      11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI4–4VAN
      game 61/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • March 1979
    • The game
      CHI4–0CLR
      W
      game 62/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–7NYI
      L
      game 65/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–5NYR
      L
      game 66/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM6–4NYR
      W
      game 68/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM4–5PHI
      L
      game 69/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM1–2VAN
      L
      game 70/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      AFM3–4LAK
      L
      game 71/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–1AFM
      L
      game 72/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      STL2–8AFM
      W
      game 73/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      MTL6–4AFM
      L
      game 74/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK3–5AFM
      W
      game 75/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • April 1979
    • The game
      AFM7–2PIT
      W
      game 76/80
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +2+/-5SOG
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      AFM2–3NYI
      L
      game 77/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      AFM3–3NYR
      game 78/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–9AFM
      W
      game 79/801
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      AFM2–4PHI
      L
      game 80/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    The season in numbers

    Darcy Rota closes the 1978-1979 season with 44 points

    Points
    44
    NHL#107
    Games
    76of 80
    95%
    Goals
    22
    NHL#76
    Assists
    22
    NHL#137
    P/GP
    0.58
    NHL#122
    +/-
    -7
    NHL#305
    Events
    2
    hat tricks
    100
    career assists
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 5 pts
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    Atlanta Flames are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Atlanta Flames meet Toronto Maple Leafs

    AFMvsTOR
    Swedes on Atlanta Flames
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 1
      TOR2–1AFM
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead1–0againstAtlanta Flames
    • Game 2
      AFM4–7TOR
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    Preliminary round

    Toronto Maple Leafs knock Atlanta Flames out 2–0

    AFM0–2TOR
    Eliminated
    2Games1Points0Goals1Assists