Regular season and playoffsNYI

Ed Westfall's 1978-1979 season

Points

NHL#264

Goals

NHL#239

Assists

NHL#252

Plus/minus

NHL#176

Games

68% of 80

Right winger Ed Westfall was 38 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 15th in the NHL, and played it for New York Islanders. He played 55 of a possible 80 games and scored 5 goals and 11 assists for 16 points, 0.29 points per game. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 3 points.

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

1978-1979Playoffs

Year 1978
48 years ago
Season opener
October 12
Ed Westfall plays the 1978-1979 season for New York Islanders
NYINew York Islanders
Ed was 38 years old when the 1978-1979 season began. It was his 7th season with the team. His 15th NHL season in all.
- The game
  NYI2–2BUF
  October 12game 1/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYI7–10TOR
  L
  October 14game 2/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL1–3NYI
  W
  October 17game 3/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  NYI5–3PIT
  W
  October 18game 4/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
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- The game
  NYR3–5NYI
  W
  October 21game 5/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PHI4–4NYI
  October 24game 6/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NYI5–8AFM
  L
  October 27game 7/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  VAN2–5NYI
  W
  October 28game 8/806
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CLR5–8NYI
  W
  October 31game 9/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- November 1978
- The game
  NYI1–4BOS
  L
  November 2game 10/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH1–4NYI
  W
  November 4game 11/804
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG1SHP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MNS2–5NYI
  W
  November 7game 12/804
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 7
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 8012 of 20 played
  3
  points
  NHL#268
  2
  goals
  NHL#179
  1
  assists
  NHL#295
  NYI
  14-3-0W-L-OT31Points
  2nd in the whole NHL
- The game
  NYI5–5LAK
  November 29game 21/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- December 1978
- The game
  NYI5–2CLR
  W
  December 2game 22/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  STL1–7NYI
  W
  December 7game 24/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYI3–2TOR
  W
  December 9game 25/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYI3–4MTL
  L
  December 10game 26/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  LAK5–5NYI
  December 12game 27/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET1–4NYI
  W
  December 14game 28/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NYI2–2STL
  December 16game 29/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  NYI3–0DET
  W
  December 17game 30/804
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  STL1–5NYI
  W
  December 21game 31/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYR4–9NYI
  W
  December 23game 32/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR1–5NYI
  W
  December 26game 33/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NYI10–4AFM
  W
  December 28game 34/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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Year 1979
47 years ago
- The game
  PHI1–5NYI
  W
  January 6game 38/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  LAK1–7NYI
  W
  January 9game 39/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  NYI5–5DET
  January 10game 40/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- Checkpoint
  January 10
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8028 of 40 played
  10
  points
  NHL#232
  2
  goals
  NHL#249
  8
  assists
  NHL#194
  NYI
  27-5-0W-L-OT62Points
  1st in the whole NHL
- The game
  NYI4–1AFM
  W
  January 12game 41/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NYI1–1PHI
  January 14game 42/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  NYI3–5NYR
  L
  January 17game 44/804
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NYI2–1CHI
  W
  January 22game 46/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NYI4–2BOS
  W
  January 25game 47/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  NYR7–2NYI
  L
  January 27game 48/804
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MNS5–4NYI
  L
  January 30game 49/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -3+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- February 1979
- The game
  NYI4–1PHI
  W
  February 1game 50/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS4–4NYI
  February 3game 51/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NYI4–5CHI
  L
  February 4game 52/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NYI1–2BUF
  L
  February 14game 54/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NYI5–3VAN
  W
  February 17game 55/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYI8–3LAK
  W
  February 19game 56/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  STL1–6NYI
  W
  February 22game 57/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  DET1–3NYI
  W
  February 24game 58/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NYI2–3NYR
  L
  February 25game 59/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–7NYI
  W
  February 27game 60/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 27
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8045 of 60 played
  14
  points
  NHL#239
  5
  goals
  NHL#211
  9
  assists
  NHL#235
  NYI
  39-11-0W-L-OT88Points
  Playoff spot
  2nd in the whole NHL
- March 1979
- The game
  NYI2–3AFM
  L
  March 2game 61/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  AFM2–4NYI
  W
  March 3game 62/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BUF3–2NYI
  L
  March 6game 63/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  CHI1–7NYI
  W
  March 10game 65/802
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  NYI4–4BOS
  March 11game 66/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS2–7NYI
  W
  March 13game 67/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- April 1979
- The game
  AFM2–3NYI
  W
  April 3game 77/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYI3–1PHI
  W
  April 5game 78/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PHI2–9NYI
  W
  April 7game 79/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NYI5–2NYR
  W
  April 8game 80/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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The season in numbers
April 8
Ed Westfall closes the 1978-1979 season with 16 points
NYINew York Islanders
Points
16
NHL#264
Games
55of 80
69%
Goals
5
NHL#239
Assists
11
NHL#252
P/GP
0.29
NHL#259
+/-
0
NHL#176
8 days later
Playoffs
April 16
New York Islanders are in the playoffs
Quarterfinal
April 16
New York Islanders meet Chicago Blackhawks
NYIvsCHI
Swedes on New York Islanders
Stefan Persson
Robert Nyström
Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  CHI2–6NYI
  W
  April 162
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- New York Islanderslead1–0againstChicago Blackhawks
- Game 2
  CHI0–1NYI
  W
  April 182
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- New York Islanderslead2–0againstChicago Blackhawks
- Game 3
  NYI4–0CHI
  W
  April 202
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-0SOG
  +2 assists
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- New York Islanderslead3–0againstChicago Blackhawks
- Game 4
  NYI3–1CHI
  W
  April 222
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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Quarterfinal
April 22
New York Islanders knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–0
NYI4–0CHI
Advance
4Games3Points1Goals2Assists
4 days later
Semifinal
April 26
New York Islanders meet New York Rangers
NYIvsNYR
Swedes on New York Islanders
Robert Nyström
Stefan Persson
Swedes on New York Rangers
Anders Hedberg
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- Game 1
  NYR4–1NYI
  L
  April 263
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- New York Rangerslead1–0againstNew York Islanders
- Game 2
  NYR3–4NYI
  W
  April 283
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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Semifinal
May 8
New York Rangers knock New York Islanders out 4–2
NYI2–4NYR
Eliminated
2Games0Points0Goals0Assists
The run in numbers
May 8
Ed Westfall ends the 1978-1979 playoffs with 3 points
NYINew York Islanders
Points
3
NHL#73
Games
6
Goals
1
NHL#60
Assists
2
NHL#63
P/GP
0.50
NHL#46
+/-
+2
NHL#44
Events
2 points
best game
CHI4–0→NYR2–4

Ed Westfall plays the 1978-1979 season for New York Islanders

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Ed Westfall closes the 1978-1979 season with 16 points

New York Islanders are in the playoffs

New York Islanders meet Chicago Blackhawks

New York Islanders knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–0

New York Islanders meet New York Rangers

New York Rangers knock New York Islanders out 4–2

Ed Westfall ends the 1978-1979 playoffs with 3 points