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Dave Schultz's 1978-1979 season

Points

NHL#246

Goals

NHL#224

Assists

NHL#242

Plus/minus

-14

NHL#371

Games

92% of 81

Left winger Dave Schultz was 28 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Pittsburgh Penguins och Buffalo Sabres. He played 75 of a possible 81 games and scored 6 goals and 12 assists for 18 points, 0.24 points per game. He moved from Pittsburgh Penguins to Buffalo Sabres in February. In the playoffs he played 3 games for 2 points.

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

1978-1979Playoffs

Year 1978
48 years ago
Season opener
October 11
Dave Schultz opens the 1978-1979 season with Pittsburgh Penguins
PITPittsburgh Penguins
Dave was 28 years old when the 1978-1979 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.
- The game
  TOR3–2PIT
  L
  October 11game 1/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  PIT2–8BOS
  L
  October 12game 2/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BOS4–4PIT
  October 14game 3/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  NYI5–3PIT
  L
  October 18game 4/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PIT1–3PHI
  L
  October 19game 5/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH1–5PIT
  W
  October 21game 6/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  STL6–6PIT
  October 25game 7/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  AFM4–2PIT
  L
  October 28game 8/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- November 1978
- The game
  PIT4–6WSH
  L
  November 1game 10/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  DET3–7PIT
  W
  November 4game 12/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CLR3–6PIT
  W
  November 8game 13/80
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-3SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  PIT4–4BUF
  November 9game 14/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NYR2–1PIT
  L
  November 11game 15/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  PIT6–3VAN
  W
  November 16game 16/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PIT3–1LAK
  W
  November 18game 17/80
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-5SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  PHI3–1PIT
  L
  November 25game 20/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 25
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 8016 of 20 played
  7
  points
  NHL#177
  3
  goals
  NHL#137
  4
  assists
  NHL#182
  PIT
  5-12-0W-L-OT13Points
  15th in the whole NHL
- The game
  PIT2–8TOR
  L
  November 26game 21/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  WSH3–5PIT
  W
  November 29game 22/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- December 1978
- The game
  PIT7–4WSH
  W
  December 1game 23/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CHI2–5PIT
  W
  December 2game 24/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PIT3–3NYI
  December 5game 25/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR4–6PIT
  W
  December 6game 26/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PIT3–3MTL
  December 8game 27/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BUF4–4PIT
  December 9game 28/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  STL0–3PIT
  W
  December 13game 29/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PIT1–2PHI
  L
  December 14game 30/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN5–6PIT
  W
  December 16game 31/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PIT3–3CHI
  December 17game 32/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PIT4–1LAK
  W
  December 21game 33/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PIT3–5MNS
  L
  December 23game 34/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  LAK2–5PIT
  W
  December 27game 35/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  DET1–3PIT
  W
  December 30game 36/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  PIT5–4DET
  W
  December 31game 37/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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Year 1979
47 years ago
- The game
  VAN5–3PIT
  L
  January 3game 38/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PIT3–3AFM
  January 5game 39/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  LAK4–3PIT
  L
  January 6game 40/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- Checkpoint
  January 6
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8036 of 40 played
  12
  points
  NHL#193
  4
  goals
  NHL#184
  8
  assists
  NHL#189
  PIT
  15-17-0W-L-OT38Points
  10th in the whole NHL
- The game
  MTL2–3PIT
  W
  January 10game 41/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS3–5PIT
  W
  January 13game 42/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS0–5PIT
  W
  January 16game 44/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PIT1–4DET
  L
  January 17game 45/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  WSH5–2PIT
  L
  January 20game 46/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PIT1–4LAK
  L
  January 24game 47/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PIT3–5CLR
  L
  January 25game 48/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  LAK3–5PIT
  W
  January 27game 49/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL4–1PIT
  L
  January 31game 50/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- February 1979
- The game
  DET2–4PIT
  W
  February 3game 51/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PIT3–8DET
  L
  February 4game 52/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYI1–2BUF
  W
  February 14game 52/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYR3–4BUF
  W
  February 15game 53/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF3–6PIT
  L
  February 17game 54/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL5–2BUF
  L
  February 18game 55/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF2–3CHI
  L
  February 21game 56/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CHI4–2BUF
  L
  February 22game 57/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
Milestone
Dave Schultz reaches 500 NHL games
in the game against Chicago Blackhawks · February 22
- The game
  BUF6–4WSH
  W
  February 24game 58/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  TOR1–3BUF
  W
  February 26game 59/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- March 1979
- The game
  MNS5–5BUF
  March 1game 60/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- Checkpoint
  March 1
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8056 of 60 played
  16
  points
  NHL#223
  5
  goals
  NHL#213
  11
  assists
  NHL#218
  BUF
  25-23-0W-L-OT62Points
  Playoff spot
  7th in the whole NHL
- The game
  BUF2–2NYR
  March 3game 61/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PHI6–1BUF
  L
  March 4game 62/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-4SOG
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- The game
  BUF3–2NYI
  W
  March 6game 63/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  LAK4–6BUF
  W
  March 8game 64/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BUF5–5AFM
  March 10game 65/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  AFM4–9BUF
  W
  March 11game 66/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BUF4–1TOR
  W
  March 14game 67/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  VAN2–4BUF
  W
  March 15game 68/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BUF3–5PHI
  L
  March 17game 69/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WSH3–3BUF
  March 18game 70/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BUF3–2CLR
  W
  March 21game 71/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BUF3–2LAK
  W
  March 24game 73/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BUF4–2STL
  W
  March 26game 74/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BOS2–9BUF
  W
  March 28game 75/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BUF0–2NYI
  L
  March 31game 76/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- April 1979
- The game
  TOR6–3BUF
  L
  April 1game 77/801
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BUF9–3BOS
  W
  April 5game 78/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BUF2–6TOR
  L
  April 7game 79/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CLR5–5BUF
  April 8game 80/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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The season in numbers
April 8
Dave Schultz closes the 1978-1979 season with 18 points
PITPittsburgh Penguins BUFBuffalo Sabres
Points
18
NHL#246
Games
75of 80
94%
Goals
6
NHL#224
Assists
12
NHL#242
P/GP
0.24
NHL#288
+/-
-14
NHL#371
Events
500
NHL games
2 days later
Playoffs
April 10
Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs
Preliminary round
April 10
Buffalo Sabres meet Pittsburgh Penguins
BUFvsPIT
Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
No Swedes
Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  PIT4–3BUF
  L
  April 10
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- Pittsburgh Penguinslead1–0againstBuffalo Sabres
- Game 2
  BUF3–1PIT
  W
  April 12
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- Buffalo Sabresare1–1withPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 3
  PIT4–3BUF
  L
  April 14
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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Preliminary round
April 14
Pittsburgh Penguins knock Buffalo Sabres out 2–1
BUF1–2PIT
Eliminated
3Games2Points0Goals2Assists

Dave Schultz opens the 1978-1979 season with Pittsburgh Penguins

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

Dave Schultz reaches 500 NHL games

3/4 into the season

Dave Schultz closes the 1978-1979 season with 18 points

Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs

Buffalo Sabres meet Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins knock Buffalo Sabres out 2–1