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Don Murdoch's 1977-1978 season

Points
55
NHL#68
Goals
27
NHL#39
Assists
28
NHL#97
Plus/minus
-6
NHL#284
Games
66
82%
82% of 80

Right winger Don Murdoch was 20 years old when the 1977-1978 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for New York Rangers. He played 66 of a possible 80 games and scored 27 goals and 28 assists for 55 points, 0.83 points per game. In the playoffs he played 3 games for 4 points.

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

1977-1978Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Don Murdoch plays the 1977-1978 season for New York Rangers

    Don was 20 years old when the 1977-1978 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      VAN3–6NYR
      W
      game 1/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYR0–5MTL
      L
      game 2/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–4NYR
      W
      game 3/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT3–3NYR
      game 4/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-8SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR2–7NYI
      L
      game 5/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MTL6–2NYR
      L
      game 6/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–0CLE
      W
      game 7/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      STL2–6NYR
      W
      game 8/80
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      NYR3–4AFM
      L
      game 9/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK5–3NYR
      L
      game 10/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • November 1977
    • The game
      NYR2–6CLR
      L
      game 11/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR5–1VAN
      W
      game 12/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–3LAK
      L
      game 13/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–8NYR
      W
      game 14/80
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +4 points
    • The game
      NYR1–3DET
      L
      game 15/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      AFM5–2NYR
      L
      game 16/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI2–5NYR
      W
      game 17/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR5–5PIT
      game 18/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      VAN3–0NYR
      L
      game 19/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CLR3–6NYR
      W
      game 20/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-6SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      21
      points
      NHL#12
      9
      goals
      NHL#17
      12
      assists
      NHL#17
      NYR
      8-10-0W-L-OT18Points
      10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR2–3BOS
      L
      game 21/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–3BUF
      L
      game 22/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–0STL
      W
      game 23/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • December 1977
    • The game
      NYR4–0MNS
      W
      game 24/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS4–4NYR
      game 25/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–3NYR
      game 26/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–7PHI
      L
      game 27/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS8–2NYR
      L
      game 28/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -4+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR2–2CHI
      game 29/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–5DET
      game 30/80
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–4CLE
      L
      game 31/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-7SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET2–6NYR
      W
      game 32/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH5–5NYR
      game 33/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CLE4–5NYR
      W
      game 34/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      PHI4–3NYR
      L
      game 35/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR3–3WSH
      game 36/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–2NYR
      game 37/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–3MNS
      W
      game 38/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR1–3CLR
      L
      game 39/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–3NYR
      L
      game 40/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      32
      points
      NHL#38
      14
      goals
      NHL#36
      18
      assists
      NHL#41
      NYR
      13-18-0W-L-OT35Points
      11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR5–4VAN
      W
      game 43/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +3+/-2SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      NYR3–0LAK
      W
      game 44/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR3–5AFM
      L
      game 45/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR1–3PIT
      L
      game 46/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR4–3NYR
      L
      game 47/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–6NYI
      L
      game 48/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • February 1978
    • The game
      NYR2–3TOR
      L
      game 55/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–3NYR
      L
      game 56/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Don Murdoch reaches 50 career goals

    in the game against Montréal Canadiens · February 12

    • The game
      VAN3–6NYR
      W
      game 57/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR2–3CHI
      L
      game 59/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI2–6NYR
      W
      game 60/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8051 of 60 played
      42
      points
      NHL#62
      20
      goals
      NHL#39
      22
      assists
      NHL#77
      NYR
      20-29-0W-L-OT51Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR6–3MTL
      W
      game 61/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    Milestone

    Don Murdoch reaches 100 career points

    in the game against Montréal Canadiens · February 25

    • The game
      AFM5–3NYR
      L
      game 62/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • March 1978
    • The game
      DET2–3NYR
      W
      game 63/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR4–1NYR
      L
      game 64/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CLE1–6NYR
      W
      game 65/80
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +2+/-6SOG1PPP
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      WSH2–8NYR
      W
      game 66/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      PHI2–2NYR
      game 67/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS6–3NYR
      L
      game 68/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–5NYR
      W
      game 74/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • April 1978
    • The game
      NYR0–6AFM
      L
      game 75/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–8BOS
      L
      game 76/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM4–2NYR
      L
      game 77/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR0–3PHI
      L
      game 78/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–7NYI
      L
      game 79/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–3NYR
      W
      game 80/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    The season in numbers

    Don Murdoch closes the 1977-1978 season with 55 points

    Points
    55
    NHL#68
    Games
    66of 80
    83%
    Goals
    27
    NHL#39
    Assists
    28
    NHL#97
    P/GP
    0.83
    NHL#46
    +/-
    -6
    NHL#284
    Events
    28
    career best in assists
    1
    hat trick
    100
    career points
    100
    NHL games
    50
    career assists
    50
    career goals
    11 i rad
    games with a point · 16 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Rangers are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    New York Rangers meet Buffalo Sabres

    NYRvsBUF
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      NYR1–4BUF
      L
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 2
      BUF3–4NYR
      W
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • New York Rangersare1–1withBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 3
      NYR1–4BUF
      L
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    Preliminary round

    Buffalo Sabres knock New York Rangers out 2–1

    NYR1–2BUF
    Eliminated
    3Games4Points1Goals3Assists