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Ed Kea's 1977-1978 season

Points
26
NHL#190
Goals
3
NHL#278
Assists
23
NHL#124
Plus/minus
+25
NHL#51
Games
60
75%
75% of 80

Defenceman Ed Kea was 29 years old when the 1977-1978 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for Atlanta Flames. He played 60 of a possible 80 games and scored 3 goals and 23 assists for 26 points, 0.43 points per game. In the playoffs he played 1 game for 0 points.

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

1977-1978Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Ed Kea plays the 1977-1978 season for Atlanta Flames

    Ed was 29 years old when the 1977-1978 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 5th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      AFM2–2BOS
      game 1/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL1–3AFM
      W
      game 2/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS1–5AFM
      W
      game 3/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI3–3AFM
      game 4/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM2–5PIT
      L
      game 5/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM2–2STL
      game 6/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH6–2AFM
      L
      game 7/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • November 1977
    • The game
      BOS6–3AFM
      L
      game 14/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM5–2NYR
      W
      game 15/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF6–2AFM
      L
      game 16/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET3–5AFM
      W
      game 17/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM0–4PHI
      L
      game 18/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–4AFM
      W
      game 19/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM2–2WSH
      game 20/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8014 of 20 played
      5
      points
      NHL#207
      0
      goals
      NHL#266
      5
      assists
      NHL#131
      +2
      +/-
      NHL#49
      AFM
      7-7-0W-L-OT20Points
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK4–4AFM
      game 21/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      AFM3–4MNS
      L
      game 22/803
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
    • December 1977
    • The game
      AFM2–3VAN
      L
      game 23/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM1–4LAK
      L
      game 24/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM2–2MTL
      game 25/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN2–2AFM
      game 26/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH1–5AFM
      W
      game 27/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM5–1PIT
      W
      game 28/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CLE6–3AFM
      L
      game 29/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI4–3AFM
      L
      game 30/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM0–3CHI
      L
      game 31/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM2–2VAN
      game 32/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM6–2CLR
      W
      game 33/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–2AFM
      L
      game 34/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL4–5AFM
      W
      game 35/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM3–0TOR
      W
      game 36/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM2–2BUF
      game 37/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–1AFM
      L
      game 38/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI3–5AFM
      W
      game 39/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM5–2TOR
      W
      game 40/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +5+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8034 of 40 played
      11
      points
      NHL#207
      2
      goals
      NHL#226
      9
      assists
      NHL#163
      +5
      +/-
      NHL#41
      AFM
      14-15-0W-L-OT39Points
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CLR2–4AFM
      W
      game 41/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-6SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      LAK8–4AFM
      L
      game 42/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      AFM3–5PHI
      L
      game 43/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT0–1AFM
      W
      game 44/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–5AFM
      W
      game 45/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM4–3MNS
      W
      game 46/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MTL5–2AFM
      L
      game 47/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR7–5AFM
      L
      game 48/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM6–2CLE
      W
      game 49/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MNS4–7AFM
      W
      game 50/803
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +4+/-4SOG
      +3 assists
    • February 1978
    • The game
      NYI5–2AFM
      L
      game 51/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CLR2–2AFM
      game 52/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM4–2VAN
      W
      game 53/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM4–2LAK
      W
      game 54/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM2–3CLR
      L
      game 55/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      AFM2–2CHI
      game 56/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8050 of 60 played
      24
      points
      NHL#154
      2
      goals
      NHL#266
      22
      assists
      NHL#75
      +18
      +/-
      NHL#25
      AFM
      22-22-0W-L-OT60Points
      Playoff spot
      8th in the whole NHL
    • March 1978
    • The game
      VAN3–8AFM
      W
      game 67/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–4AFM
      W
      game 68/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM4–4CLR
      game 69/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM6–2STL
      W
      game 70/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM5–2NYI
      W
      game 71/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM1–4DET
      L
      game 72/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL3–5AFM
      W
      game 73/801
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–6AFM
      W
      game 74/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–7AFM
      W
      game 75/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • April 1978
    • The game
      NYR0–6AFM
      W
      game 76/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    The season in numbers

    Ed Kea closes the 1977-1978 season with 26 points

    Points
    26
    NHL#190
    Games
    60of 80
    75%
    Goals
    3
    NHL#278
    Assists
    23
    NHL#124
    P/GP
    0.43
    NHL#189
    +/-
    +25
    NHL#51
    Events
    23
    career best in assists
    250
    NHL games
    10 days later
    Playoffs

    Atlanta Flames are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Atlanta Flames meet Detroit Red Wings

    AFMvsDET
    Swedes on Atlanta Flames
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    • Game 2
      AFM2–3DET
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    Preliminary round

    Detroit Red Wings knock Atlanta Flames out 2–0

    AFM0–2DET
    Eliminated
    1Games0Points0Goals0Assists