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Dave Williams's 1978-1979 season

Points
39
NHL#125
Goals
19
NHL#92
Assists
20
NHL#157
Plus/minus
-7
NHL#305
Games
77
96%
96% of 80

Left winger Dave Williams was 24 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for Toronto Maple Leafs. He played 77 of a possible 80 games and scored 19 goals and 20 assists for 39 points, 0.51 points per game. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 0 points.

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

1978-1979Playoffs
  1. Season opener

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

    TORToronto Maple Leafs

    Dave 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
      TOR3–2PIT
      W
      game 1/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      NYI7–10TOR
      W
      game 2/803
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–4BOS
      L
      game 3/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF0–2TOR
      W
      game 4/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR0–1BUF
      L
      game 5/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI0–2TOR
      W
      game 6/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–5NYR
      L
      game 7/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–4TOR
      game 8/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR0–5PHI
      L
      game 9/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–3TOR
      L
      game 10/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • November 1978
    • The game
      TOR4–2LAK
      W
      game 11/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–1VAN
      W
      game 12/805
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–4CLR
      game 13/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR5–0STL
      W
      game 14/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–2CHI
      L
      game 15/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–3MTL
      L
      game 16/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–2TOR
      game 17/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR6–4BOS
      W
      game 18/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–3TOR
      W
      game 19/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–3AFM
      W
      game 20/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      11
      points
      NHL#92
      7
      goals
      NHL#44
      4
      assists
      NHL#171
      TOR
      10-7-0W-L-OT23Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR3–3NYR
      game 21/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR6–3TOR
      L
      game 22/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–8TOR
      W
      game 23/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR5–3MNS
      W
      game 24/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • December 1978
    • The game
      NYR2–5TOR
      W
      game 25/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    Milestone

    Dave Williams reaches 100 career assists

    in the game against New York Rangers · December 2

    • The game
      TOR2–7PHI
      L
      game 26/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–1TOR
      L
      game 27/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–6PIT
      L
      game 28/801
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–2TOR
      L
      game 29/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–5BUF
      L
      game 30/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN1–5TOR
      W
      game 31/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–3AFM
      L
      game 35/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR6–1STL
      W
      game 36/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–5NYI
      L
      game 37/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–1TOR
      game 38/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–5TOR
      game 39/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM4–1TOR
      L
      game 40/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8037 of 40 played
      21
      points
      NHL#111
      13
      goals
      NHL#47
      8
      assists
      NHL#185
      TOR
      17-17-0W-L-OT40Points
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI5–3TOR
      L
      game 41/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN5–1TOR
      L
      game 42/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–2TOR
      game 43/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR2–4TOR
      W
      game 44/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–2CLR
      W
      game 45/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–3VAN
      game 46/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–2LAK
      W
      game 47/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–2MNS
      game 48/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–4AFM
      L
      game 49/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–2WSH
      game 50/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–5TOR
      W
      game 51/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • February 1979
    • The game
      MTL6–3TOR
      L
      game 52/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–6MNS
      L
      game 53/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR5–2CHI
      W
      game 54/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–2TOR
      game 55/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK2–5TOR
      W
      game 56/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR6–2DET
      W
      game 57/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–5MNS
      L
      game 58/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–2TOR
      L
      game 59/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–3BUF
      L
      game 60/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8057 of 60 played
      27
      points
      NHL#131
      16
      goals
      NHL#69
      11
      assists
      NHL#214
      TOR
      24-25-0W-L-OT59Points
      Playoff spot
      10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      AFM6–4TOR
      L
      game 61/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • March 1979
    • The game
      TOR1–2MTL
      L
      game 62/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–4TOR
      W
      game 63/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–2NYR
      W
      game 64/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN0–2TOR
      W
      game 65/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–9TOR
      W
      game 66/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT0–4TOR
      W
      game 67/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–1TOR
      L
      game 68/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–6NYI
      L
      game 69/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS4–6TOR
      W
      game 70/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–4BOS
      L
      game 71/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–2TOR
      L
      game 72/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–3TOR
      game 73/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–2DET
      L
      game 74/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–6TOR
      W
      game 75/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–6TOR
      W
      game 76/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • April 1979
    • The game
      TOR6–3BUF
      W
      game 77/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–3TOR
      game 78/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–6TOR
      W
      game 79/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–6BOS
      L
      game 80/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Dave Williams closes the 1978-1979 season with 39 points

    TORToronto Maple Leafs
    Points
    39
    NHL#125
    Games
    77of 80
    96%
    Goals
    19
    NHL#92
    Assists
    20
    NHL#157
    P/GP
    0.51
    NHL#161
    +/-
    -7
    NHL#305
    Events
    100
    career assists
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 5 pts
    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
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      TOR2–1AFM
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead1–0againstAtlanta Flames
    • Game 2
      AFM4–7TOR
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    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
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      TOR2–5MTL
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 2
      TOR1–5MTL
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 3
      MTL4–3TOR
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 4
      MTL5–4TOR
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    Montréal Canadiens knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–0

    TOR0–4MTL
    Eliminated
    4Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Dave Williams ends the 1978-1979 playoffs with 0 points

    TORToronto Maple Leafs
    Points
    0
    NHL#167
    Games
    6
    Goals
    0
    NHL#109
    Assists
    0
    NHL#142
    P/GP
    0.00
    +/-
    -1
    NHL#117
    AFM2–0→MTL0–4