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Dean Talafous's 1977-1978 season

Points
29
NHL#181
Goals
13
NHL#150
Assists
16
NHL#202
Plus/minus
-16
NHL#372
Games
75
93%
93% of 80

Centre Dean Talafous was 24 years old when the 1977-1978 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for Minnesota North Stars. He played 75 of a possible 80 games and scored 13 goals and 16 assists for 29 points, 0.39 points per game. Minnesota North Stars did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1977-1978
  1. Season opener

    Dean Talafous plays the 1977-1978 season for Minnesota North Stars

    Dean was 24 years old when the 1977-1978 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 4th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      MNS3–7MTL
      L
      game 1/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN5–3MNS
      L
      game 2/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–5AFM
      L
      game 3/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CLE7–4MNS
      L
      game 4/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Dean Talafous reaches 50 career goals

    in the game against Cleveland Barons · October 20

    • The game
      DET4–2MNS
      L
      game 5/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS0–3MNS
      W
      game 7/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–3DET
      L
      game 8/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–7MNS
      W
      game 9/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • November 1977
    • The game
      NYI2–3MNS
      W
      game 10/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–2MNS
      L
      game 11/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      MNS5–3MTL
      W
      game 12/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +4+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      MNS2–2CHI
      game 13/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–4VAN
      L
      game 14/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MNS2–2LAK
      game 15/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–7MNS
      W
      game 16/803
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      CLR4–4MNS
      game 20/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8016 of 20 played
      11
      points
      NHL#94
      6
      goals
      NHL#55
      5
      assists
      NHL#137
      MNS
      5-12-0W-L-OT13Points
      16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      AFM3–4MNS
      W
      game 21/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • December 1977
    • The game
      MNS2–4BOS
      L
      game 22/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–0MNS
      L
      game 23/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS4–4NYR
      game 24/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS2–4NYI
      L
      game 25/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–6TOR
      L
      game 26/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF4–2MNS
      L
      game 27/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS3–8CHI
      L
      game 28/803
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–3MNS
      W
      game 29/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR8–5MNS
      L
      game 30/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–5CLR
      L
      game 31/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–8LAK
      L
      game 32/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS7–5VAN
      W
      game 33/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL0–1MNS
      W
      game 34/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–5PHI
      L
      game 35/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR5–3MNS
      L
      game 36/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      BOS3–1MNS
      L
      game 37/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL3–1MNS
      L
      game 38/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–3MNS
      L
      game 39/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–2MNS
      game 40/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8036 of 40 played
      18
      points
      NHL#134
      8
      goals
      NHL#113
      10
      assists
      NHL#156
      MNS
      9-26-0W-L-OT23Points
      18th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MNS2–5STL
      L
      game 41/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI5–2MNS
      L
      game 42/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–1MNS
      L
      game 43/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM4–3MNS
      L
      game 44/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS2–1BUF
      W
      game 45/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CLE2–1MNS
      L
      game 46/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS4–0WSH
      W
      game 47/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS4–7AFM
      L
      game 48/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • February 1978
    • The game
      MNS1–6PIT
      L
      game 49/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–2MNS
      L
      game 50/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MNS0–3NYR
      L
      game 51/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–3MNS
      W
      game 52/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CLR3–3MNS
      game 53/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS4–2PHI
      W
      game 54/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS4–5TOR
      L
      game 55/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–2WSH
      L
      game 56/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–4MNS
      W
      game 57/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS2–3CLR
      L
      game 58/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–5VAN
      L
      game 59/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–7STL
      L
      game 60/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8056 of 60 played
      23
      points
      NHL#174
      11
      goals
      NHL#130
      12
      assists
      NHL#198
      MNS
      14-40-0W-L-OT34Points
      18th in the whole NHL
    • March 1978
    • The game
      STL3–2MNS
      L
      game 61/804
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET3–1MNS
      L
      game 62/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–4DET
      L
      game 63/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–3MNS
      L
      game 64/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–2MNS
      L
      game 66/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–7BOS
      L
      game 67/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS4–4CLE
      game 68/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR7–7MNS
      game 69/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT1–7MNS
      W
      game 70/803
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      LAK3–1MNS
      L
      game 71/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–3MNS
      L
      game 72/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–6NYI
      L
      game 73/805
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–9MNS
      W
      game 74/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS3–7CLE
      L
      game 75/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • April 1978
    • The game
      MNS2–4CLR
      L
      game 76/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CLR3–5MNS
      W
      game 77/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–7PIT
      L
      game 78/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–4CHI
      L
      game 79/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–1PHI
      W
      game 80/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    The season in numbers

    Dean Talafous closes the 1977-1978 season with 29 points

    Minnesota North Stars did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    29
    NHL#181
    Games
    75of 80
    94%
    Goals
    13
    NHL#150
    Assists
    16
    NHL#202
    P/GP
    0.39
    NHL#209
    +/-
    -16
    NHL#372
    Events
    250
    NHL games
    50
    career goals