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Dave Burrows's 1978-1979 season

Points
13
NHL#283
Goals
2
NHL#307
Assists
11
NHL#252
Plus/minus
-10
NHL#335
Games
65
81%
81% of 80

Defenceman Dave Burrows was 29 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Toronto Maple Leafs. He played 65 of a possible 80 games and scored 2 goals and 11 assists for 13 points, 0.20 points per game. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 1 points.

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

1978-1979Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Dave Burrows plays the 1978-1979 season for Toronto Maple Leafs

    Dave was 29 years old when the 1978-1979 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 8th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      TOR3–2PIT
      W
      game 1/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI7–10TOR
      W
      game 2/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–4BOS
      L
      game 3/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF0–2TOR
      W
      game 4/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR0–1BUF
      L
      game 5/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI0–2TOR
      W
      game 6/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • November 1978
    • The game
      TOR4–3AFM
      W
      game 20/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 807 of 20 played
      1
      points
      NHL#315
      0
      goals
      NHL#274
      1
      assists
      NHL#283
      +2
      +/-
      NHL#39
      TOR
      10-7-0W-L-OT23Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR3–3NYR
      game 21/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CLR6–3TOR
      L
      game 22/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT2–8TOR
      W
      game 23/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR5–3MNS
      W
      game 24/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • December 1978
    • The game
      NYR2–5TOR
      W
      game 25/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–7PHI
      L
      game 26/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–1TOR
      L
      game 27/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–6PIT
      L
      game 28/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI3–2TOR
      L
      game 29/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–5BUF
      L
      game 30/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–5TOR
      W
      game 31/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET2–4TOR
      W
      game 32/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR6–7WSH
      L
      game 33/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -5+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS2–4TOR
      W
      game 34/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–5NYI
      L
      game 37/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS1–1TOR
      game 38/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH5–5TOR
      game 39/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM4–1TOR
      L
      game 40/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8025 of 40 played
      7
      points
      NHL#259
      1
      goals
      NHL#277
      6
      assists
      NHL#217
      -4
      +/-
      NHL#90
      TOR
      17-17-0W-L-OT40Points
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI5–3TOR
      L
      game 41/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN5–1TOR
      L
      game 42/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–2TOR
      game 43/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CLR2–4TOR
      W
      game 44/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR3–2CLR
      W
      game 45/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–3VAN
      game 46/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–2LAK
      W
      game 47/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–2MNS
      game 48/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–4AFM
      L
      game 49/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–2WSH
      game 50/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL1–5TOR
      W
      game 51/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • February 1979
    • The game
      MTL6–3TOR
      L
      game 52/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–6MNS
      L
      game 53/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR5–2CHI
      W
      game 54/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–2TOR
      game 55/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK2–5TOR
      W
      game 56/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR6–2DET
      W
      game 57/803
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–5MNS
      L
      game 58/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–2TOR
      L
      game 59/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–3BUF
      L
      game 60/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8045 of 60 played
      10
      points
      NHL#284
      2
      goals
      NHL#290
      8
      assists
      NHL#248
      -16
      +/-
      NHL#133
      TOR
      24-25-0W-L-OT59Points
      Playoff spot
      10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      AFM6–4TOR
      L
      game 61/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • March 1979
    • The game
      TOR1–2MTL
      L
      game 62/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–4TOR
      W
      game 63/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–2NYR
      W
      game 64/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN0–2TOR
      W
      game 65/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–9TOR
      W
      game 66/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT0–4TOR
      W
      game 67/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–1TOR
      L
      game 68/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–6NYI
      L
      game 69/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS4–6TOR
      W
      game 70/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–4BOS
      L
      game 71/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET4–2TOR
      L
      game 72/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–3TOR
      game 73/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR1–2DET
      L
      game 74/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–6TOR
      W
      game 75/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS2–6TOR
      W
      game 76/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • April 1979
    • The game
      TOR6–3BUF
      W
      game 77/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–3TOR
      game 78/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–6TOR
      W
      game 79/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR3–6BOS
      L
      game 80/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    The season in numbers

    Dave Burrows closes the 1978-1979 season with 13 points

    Points
    13
    NHL#283
    Games
    65of 80
    81%
    Goals
    2
    NHL#307
    Assists
    11
    NHL#252
    P/GP
    0.20
    NHL#304
    +/-
    -10
    NHL#335
    Events
    25
    career goals
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    Toronto Maple Leafs are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Toronto Maple Leafs meet Atlanta Flames

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

    Toronto Maple Leafs knock Atlanta Flames out 2–0

    TOR2–0AFM
    Advance
    2Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    4 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Toronto Maple Leafs meet Montréal Canadiens

    TORvsMTL
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      TOR2–5MTL
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 2
      TOR1–5MTL
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 3
      MTL4–3TOR
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 4
      MTL5–4TOR
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    Quarterfinal

    Montréal Canadiens knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–0

    TOR0–4MTL
    Eliminated
    4Games1Points0Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Dave Burrows ends the 1978-1979 playoffs with 1 points

    Points
    1
    NHL#114
    Games
    6
    Goals
    0
    NHL#109
    Assists
    1
    NHL#90
    P/GP
    0.17
    NHL#97
    +/-
    -3
    NHL#184
    Events
    25
    playoff games
    AFM2–0→MTL0–4