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Ed Kea's 1978-1979 season

Points
24
NHL#212
Goals
6
NHL#224
Assists
18
NHL#178
Plus/minus
-2
NHL#232
Games
53
66%
66% of 80

Defenceman Ed Kea was 30 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for Atlanta Flames. He played 53 of a possible 80 games and scored 6 goals and 18 assists for 24 points, 0.45 points per game. In the playoffs he played 2 games for 0 points.

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

1978-1979Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Ed Kea plays the 1978-1979 season for Atlanta Flames

    Ed was 30 years old when the 1978-1979 season began. It was his 6th season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      AFM4–4CHI
      game 1/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–3AFM
      game 2/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      AFM6–3WSH
      W
      game 3/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      CLR2–8AFM
      W
      game 4/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–7AFM
      W
      game 5/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 805 of 20 played
      3
      points
      NHL#250
      1
      goals
      NHL#217
      2
      assists
      NHL#231
      +4
      +/-
      NHL#28
      AFM
      14-4-0W-L-OT30Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • December 1978
    • The game
      AFM4–7STL
      L
      game 33/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM4–5BUF
      L
      game 34/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–3AFM
      W
      game 35/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–3AFM
      L
      game 36/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI10–4AFM
      L
      game 37/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      AFM2–4NYI
      L
      game 38/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM6–5NYR
      W
      game 39/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM4–1TOR
      W
      game 40/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8013 of 40 played
      4
      points
      NHL#299
      1
      goals
      NHL#277
      3
      assists
      NHL#292
      -4
      +/-
      NHL#90
      AFM
      21-16-0W-L-OT45Points
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT3–3AFM
      game 41/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–5AFM
      W
      game 42/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–1AFM
      L
      game 43/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR6–4AFM
      L
      game 44/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI0–5AFM
      W
      game 45/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–6AFM
      W
      game 46/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM4–3DET
      W
      game 47/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM1–3BOS
      L
      game 48/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM0–6MTL
      L
      game 49/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–4AFM
      W
      game 50/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET2–7AFM
      W
      game 51/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      AFM5–2BUF
      W
      game 52/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Ed Kea reaches 100 career points

    in the game against Buffalo Sabres · January 31

    • The game
      VAN1–4AFM
      W
      game 53/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–2AFM
      L
      game 54/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      AFM4–7PHI
      L
      game 55/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM4–4CHI
      game 56/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      AFM5–1CLR
      W
      game 57/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM6–4STL
      W
      game 58/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–5AFM
      W
      game 59/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–2AFM
      game 60/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8033 of 60 played
      12
      points
      NHL#261
      4
      goals
      NHL#227
      8
      assists
      NHL#246
      -11
      +/-
      NHL#115
      AFM
      32-22-0W-L-OT70Points
      Playoff spot
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      AFM6–3MNS
      W
      game 61/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM6–4TOR
      W
      game 62/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • March 1979
    • The game
      NYI2–3AFM
      W
      game 63/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM2–4NYI
      L
      game 64/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      BOS5–7AFM
      W
      game 65/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF5–5AFM
      game 66/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM4–9BUF
      L
      game 67/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM6–4NYR
      W
      game 68/801
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM4–5PHI
      L
      game 69/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM1–2VAN
      L
      game 70/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM3–4LAK
      L
      game 71/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–1AFM
      L
      game 72/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL2–8AFM
      W
      game 73/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL6–4AFM
      L
      game 74/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–5AFM
      W
      game 75/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • April 1979
    • The game
      AFM7–2PIT
      W
      game 76/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM2–3NYI
      L
      game 77/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM3–3NYR
      game 78/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR2–9AFM
      W
      game 79/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM2–4PHI
      L
      game 80/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    The season in numbers

    Ed Kea closes the 1978-1979 season with 24 points

    Points
    24
    NHL#212
    Games
    53of 80
    66%
    Goals
    6
    NHL#224
    Assists
    18
    NHL#178
    P/GP
    0.45
    NHL#183
    +/-
    -2
    NHL#232
    Events
    100
    career points
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    Atlanta Flames are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Atlanta Flames meet Toronto Maple Leafs

    AFMvsTOR
    Swedes on Atlanta Flames
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 1
      TOR2–1AFM
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead1–0againstAtlanta Flames
    • Game 2
      AFM4–7TOR
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    Preliminary round

    Toronto Maple Leafs knock Atlanta Flames out 2–0

    AFM0–2TOR
    Eliminated
    2Games0Points0Goals0Assists