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Dave Schultz's 1977-1978 season

Points
36
NHL#146
Goals
11
NHL#168
Assists
25
NHL#111
Plus/minus
-8
NHL#303
Games
74
91%
91% of 81

Left winger Dave Schultz was 27 years old when the 1977-1978 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for Los Angeles Kings och Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 74 of a possible 81 games and scored 11 goals and 25 assists for 36 points, 0.49 points per game. He moved from Los Angeles Kings to Pittsburgh Penguins in November. Pittsburgh Penguins did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1977-1978
  1. Season opener

    Dave Schultz opens the 1977-1978 season with Los Angeles Kings

    Dave was 27 years old when the 1977-1978 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      CLE0–2LAK
      W
      game 1/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET2–4LAK
      W
      game 2/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK0–0NYI
      game 3/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–3LAK
      L
      game 5/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–3VAN
      L
      game 6/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK5–3MTL
      W
      game 8/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK5–3NYR
      W
      game 9/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • November 1977
    • The game
      LAK2–7STL
      L
      game 10/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT1–3DET
      L
      game 10/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–5AFM
      L
      game 11/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–4NYI
      L
      game 12/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CLE3–5PIT
      W
      game 13/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI4–7PIT
      W
      game 14/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–3BUF
      game 15/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–7MNS
      L
      game 16/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–5PIT
      game 17/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–3VAN
      game 18/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT3–5LAK
      L
      game 19/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI2–5PIT
      W
      game 20/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8019 of 20 played
      7
      points
      NHL#177
      3
      goals
      NHL#134
      4
      assists
      NHL#183
      PIT
      6-10-0W-L-OT16Points
      14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT1–9MTL
      L
      game 21/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET4–6PIT
      W
      game 22/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • December 1977
    • The game
      BUF4–4PIT
      game 23/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–2WSH
      W
      game 24/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT3–3CLR
      game 25/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK5–3PIT
      L
      game 26/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–6BOS
      L
      game 27/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM5–1PIT
      L
      game 28/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–3STL
      L
      game 29/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–5PIT
      W
      game 30/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–3BUF
      game 31/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR6–2PIT
      L
      game 32/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–2PIT
      game 34/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–4MTL
      L
      game 35/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      CLE3–6PIT
      W
      game 36/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT2–3WSH
      L
      game 37/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–8PIT
      W
      game 38/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK3–3PIT
      game 39/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT5–3NYR
      W
      game 40/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8038 of 40 played
      19
      points
      NHL#115
      6
      goals
      NHL#147
      13
      assists
      NHL#92
      PIT
      13-18-0W-L-OT35Points
      10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL8–6PIT
      L
      game 41/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT4–4PHI
      game 42/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Dave Schultz reaches 100 career assists

    in the game against Philadelphia Flyers · January 12

    • The game
      CLE2–4PIT
      W
      game 43/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PIT0–1AFM
      L
      game 44/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH5–2PIT
      L
      game 45/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR1–3PIT
      W
      game 46/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–3PIT
      game 47/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–3DET
      W
      game 49/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • February 1978
    • The game
      MNS1–6PIT
      W
      game 50/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–2CLR
      W
      game 52/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–3LAK
      game 53/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–2PIT
      W
      game 54/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–1PIT
      game 55/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–2CHI
      game 56/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–4STL
      W
      game 57/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–4BUF
      game 60/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8054 of 60 played
      25
      points
      NHL#155
      7
      goals
      NHL#179
      18
      assists
      NHL#122
      PIT
      20-24-0W-L-OT56Points
      Playoff spot
      10th in the whole NHL
    • March 1978
    • The game
      MTL5–2PIT
      L
      game 61/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–6NYI
      L
      game 62/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI3–3PIT
      game 63/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CLR3–5PIT
      W
      game 64/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN3–1PIT
      L
      game 65/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR7–1PIT
      L
      game 66/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT2–4LAK
      L
      game 67/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–7VAN
      L
      game 68/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–2TOR
      W
      game 69/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT1–9CHI
      L
      game 70/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT1–7MNS
      L
      game 71/803
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CLR5–2PIT
      L
      game 72/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET2–2PIT
      game 73/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–6MTL
      L
      game 74/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–6BOS
      L
      game 75/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • April 1978
    • The game
      TOR3–6PIT
      W
      game 76/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–7PIT
      W
      game 77/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT4–6DET
      L
      game 78/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH6–4PIT
      L
      game 79/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT3–2CLE
      W
      game 80/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Dave Schultz closes the 1977-1978 season with 36 points

    Los Angeles Kings did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    36
    NHL#146
    Games
    74of 80
    93%
    Goals
    11
    NHL#168
    Assists
    25
    NHL#111
    P/GP
    0.49
    NHL#159
    +/-
    -8
    NHL#303
    Events
    36
    career best in points
    25
    career best in assists
    100
    career assists
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 5 pts