Regular season and playoffsVAN

Dennis Kearns's 1978-1979 season

Points

NHL#147

Goals

NHL#279

Assists

NHL#83

Plus/minus

-23

NHL#413

Games

97% of 80

Defenceman Dennis Kearns was 33 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Vancouver Canucks. He played 78 of a possible 80 games and scored 3 goals and 31 assists for 34 points, 0.44 points per game. 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
Dennis Kearns plays the 1978-1979 season for Vancouver Canucks
VANVancouver Canucks
Dennis was 33 years old when the 1978-1979 season began. It was his 8th season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.
- The game
  CLR2–8VAN
  W
  October 11game 1/802
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +4+/-2SOG
  +3 assists
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- The game
  STL4–8VAN
  W
  October 13game 2/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  VAN3–3CHI
  October 15game 3/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  VAN6–8STL
  L
  October 17game 4/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN2–7MNS
  L
  October 18game 5/805
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BUF2–3VAN
  W
  October 22game 7/804
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  VAN2–6NYR
  L
  October 25game 8/806
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN2–5NYI
  L
  October 28game 9/806
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN5–2PHI
  W
  October 29game 10/804
  His night
  No points
  +3+/-0SOG
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- November 1978
- The game
  VAN1–0CHI
  W
  November 1game 11/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  TOR3–1VAN
  L
  November 3game 12/805
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  NYR5–2VAN
  L
  November 5game 13/806
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  VAN2–4AFM
  L
  November 7game 14/804
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN6–4DET
  W
  November 8game 15/806
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
Milestone
Dennis Kearns reaches 500 NHL games
in the game against Detroit Red Wings · November 8
- The game
  MNS3–2VAN
  L
  November 10game 16/806
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PHI4–0VAN
  L
  November 12game 17/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PIT6–3VAN
  L
  November 16game 18/803
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-4SOG
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- The game
  MTL4–2VAN
  L
  November 18game 19/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CHI2–5VAN
  W
  November 21game 20/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- Checkpoint
  November 21
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 8019 of 20 played
  7
  points
  NHL#163
  2
  goals
  NHL#161
  5
  assists
  NHL#138
  -3
  +/-
  NHL#96
  VAN
  7-12-0W-L-OT15Points
  11th in the whole NHL
- The game
  VAN7–2CLR
  W
  November 23game 21/803
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +3+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  NYI5–2VAN
  L
  November 25game 22/805
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN6–3STL
  W
  November 28game 23/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN1–1CHI
  November 29game 24/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- December 1978
- The game
  DET1–2VAN
  W
  December 1game 25/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  AFM0–3VAN
  W
  December 5game 26/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CHI2–4VAN
  W
  December 7game 27/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WSH7–5VAN
  L
  December 9game 28/805
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN3–7BOS
  L
  December 12game 29/803
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-0SOG
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- The game
  VAN1–5TOR
  L
  December 13game 30/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -3+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN5–6PIT
  L
  December 16game 31/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  VAN3–6BUF
  L
  December 17game 32/803
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  VAN3–5MNS
  L
  December 19game 33/805
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  VAN2–7DET
  L
  December 20game 34/805
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  LAK0–2VAN
  W
  December 23game 35/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF3–3VAN
  December 28game 36/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN0–4LAK
  L
  December 30game 37/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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Year 1979
47 years ago
- The game
  VAN0–9NYI
  L
  January 2game 38/804
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  VAN5–3PIT
  W
  January 3game 39/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  VAN4–6NYR
  L
  January 5game 40/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- Checkpoint
  January 5
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8039 of 40 played
  18
  points
  NHL#133
  3
  goals
  NHL#214
  15
  assists
  NHL#82
  -6
  +/-
  NHL#103
  VAN
  14-23-0W-L-OT31Points
  13th in the whole NHL
- The game
  VAN0–2MTL
  L
  January 6game 41/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  VAN5–1TOR
  W
  January 8game 42/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  STL3–4VAN
  W
  January 11game 43/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN3–3STL
  January 13game 44/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN3–5WSH
  L
  January 14game 45/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL2–2VAN
  January 16game 46/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  TOR3–3VAN
  January 19game 47/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CHI5–0VAN
  L
  January 24game 48/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  VAN2–2CLR
  January 27game 50/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYR5–3VAN
  L
  January 30game 51/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- February 1979
- The game
  VAN1–4AFM
  L
  February 1game 52/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  VAN5–1WSH
  W
  February 3game 53/804
  His night
  No points
  +3+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN1–6BOS
  L
  February 4game 54/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  VAN3–3STL
  February 13game 55/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  VAN1–8MNS
  L
  February 14game 56/802
  His night
  No points
  -4+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYI5–3VAN
  L
  February 17game 57/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PHI3–3VAN
  February 20game 58/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CLR0–3VAN
  W
  February 22game 59/802
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-3SOG2PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  BOS4–3VAN
  L
  February 24game 60/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 24
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8058 of 60 played
  24
  points
  NHL#161
  3
  goals
  NHL#253
  21
  assists
  NHL#98
  -10
  +/-
  NHL#114
  VAN
  19-32-0W-L-OT47Points
  Playoff spot
  13th in the whole NHL
- The game
  VAN0–2LAK
  L
  February 26game 61/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  CHI4–4VAN
  February 28game 62/802
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +2 assists
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Milestone
Dennis Kearns reaches 250 career assists
in the game against Chicago Blackhawks · February 28
- The game
  WSH6–2VAN
  L
  March 2game 63/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  LAK3–2VAN
  L
  March 4game 64/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN0–2TOR
  L
  March 7game 65/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  VAN1–11MTL
  L
  March 8game 66/802
  His night
  No points
  -4+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CLR3–1VAN
  L
  March 10game 67/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PIT9–3VAN
  L
  March 13game 68/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN2–4BUF
  L
  March 15game 69/802
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN4–1CLR
  W
  March 16game 70/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  AFM1–2VAN
  W
  March 18game 71/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  STL1–1VAN
  March 21game 72/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BUF4–3VAN
  L
  March 23game 73/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MNS1–2VAN
  W
  March 25game 74/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET2–5VAN
  W
  March 27game 75/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  VAN0–5PHI
  L
  March 29game 76/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN2–0CLR
  W
  March 31game 77/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-0SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- April 1979
- The game
  VAN2–2CHI
  April 1game 78/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CLR1–2VAN
  W
  April 3game 79/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MNS2–2VAN
  April 6game 80/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
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The season in numbers
April 6
Dennis Kearns closes the 1978-1979 season with 34 points
VANVancouver Canucks
Points
34
NHL#147
Games
78of 80
98%
Goals
3
NHL#279
Assists
31
NHL#83
P/GP
0.44
NHL#193
+/-
-23
NHL#413
Events
500
NHL games
250
career assists
4 i rad
games with a point · 4 pts
4 days later
Playoffs
April 10
Vancouver Canucks are in the playoffs
Preliminary round
April 10
Vancouver Canucks meet Philadelphia Flyers
VANvsPHI
Swedes on Vancouver Canucks
Thomas Gradin
Lars Lindgren
Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
No Swedes
View the whole round
- Game 1
  VAN3–2PHI
  W
  April 102
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- Vancouver Canuckslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
- Game 2
  PHI6–4VAN
  L
  April 122
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- Vancouver Canucksare1–1withPhiladelphia Flyers
- Game 3
  VAN2–7PHI
  L
  April 142
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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Preliminary round
April 14
Philadelphia Flyers knock Vancouver Canucks out 2–1
VAN1–2PHI
Eliminated
3Games2Points1Goals1Assists

Dennis Kearns plays the 1978-1979 season for Vancouver Canucks

Dennis Kearns reaches 500 NHL games

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Dennis Kearns reaches 250 career assists

Dennis Kearns closes the 1978-1979 season with 34 points

Vancouver Canucks are in the playoffs

Vancouver Canucks meet Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers knock Vancouver Canucks out 2–1