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Errol Thompson's 1977-1978 season

Points

NHL#104

Goals

NHL#65

Assists

NHL#124

Plus/minus

+12

NHL#90

Games

89% of 82

Left winger Errol Thompson was 27 years old when the 1977-1978 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for Toronto Maple Leafs och Detroit Red Wings. He played 73 of a possible 82 games and scored 22 goals and 23 assists for 45 points, 0.62 points per game. He moved from Toronto Maple Leafs to Detroit Red Wings in March. In the playoffs he played 7 games for 3 points.

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

1977-1978Playoffs

Year 1977
49 years ago
Season opener
October 13
Errol Thompson opens the 1977-1978 season with Toronto Maple Leafs
TORToronto Maple Leafs
Errol was 27 years old when the 1977-1978 season began. It was his 7th season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.
- The game
  TOR3–3DET
  October 13game 1/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BUF5–2TOR
  L
  October 15game 2/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
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- The game
  CLR4–5TOR
  W
  October 19game 3/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-5SOG
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- The game
  PHI1–6TOR
  W
  October 22game 4/801
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +3+/-3SOG1SHP
  +3 points
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- The game
  TOR6–3PHI
  W
  October 23game 5/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MTL2–2TOR
  October 26game 6/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET4–7TOR
  W
  October 29game 7/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- November 1977
- The game
  TOR5–1VAN
  W
  November 2game 8/801
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-4SOG
  +2 points
  View the game
Milestone
Errol Thompson reaches 100 career assists
in the game against Vancouver Canucks · November 2
- The game
  TOR2–4LAK
  L
  November 3game 9/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR5–2CLR
  W
  November 5game 10/801
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-3SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  TOR4–0AFM
  W
  November 9game 11/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  TOR3–1WSH
  W
  November 11game 12/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  TOR0–5MTL
  L
  November 12game 13/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH2–5TOR
  W
  November 16game 14/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR2–1BUF
  W
  November 17game 15/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS3–1TOR
  L
  November 19game 16/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  TOR3–2STL
  W
  November 23game 17/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WSH4–4TOR
  November 26game 18/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CLE2–3TOR
  W
  November 29game 19/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  TOR3–5CLE
  L
  November 30game 20/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- Checkpoint
  November 30
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 80
  16
  points
  NHL#51
  7
  goals
  NHL#47
  9
  assists
  NHL#64
  TOR
  12-5-0W-L-OT27Points
  6th in the whole NHL
- December 1977
- The game
  DET2–4TOR
  W
  December 3game 21/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS3–6TOR
  W
  December 7game 23/804
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-4SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  TOR3–2CLR
  W
  December 9game 24/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-5SOG
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- The game
  TOR3–0LAK
  W
  December 10game 25/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-5SOG
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- The game
  NYI2–3TOR
  W
  December 14game 26/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  TOR8–5MNS
  W
  December 16game 27/803
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  CHI1–7TOR
  W
  December 17game 28/801
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +3+/-4SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  STL4–4TOR
  December 19game 29/802
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-4SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  MTL3–2TOR
  L
  December 21game 30/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR6–2PIT
  W
  December 23game 31/801
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +2+/-2SOG
  +2 goals
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- The game
  PIT5–4TOR
  L
  December 26game 32/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-5SOG
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- The game
  TOR0–4CHI
  L
  December 28game 33/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  TOR5–0CLE
  W
  December 30game 34/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  AFM3–0TOR
  L
  December 31game 35/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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Year 1978
48 years ago
- The game
  CLR0–5TOR
  W
  January 4game 36/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  TOR1–2DET
  L
  January 5game 37/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN4–6TOR
  W
  January 7game 38/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  AFM5–2TOR
  L
  January 9game 39/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-2SOG
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  TOR4–3MNS
  W
  January 11game 40/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- Checkpoint
  January 11
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8039 of 40 played
  32
  points
  NHL#44
  14
  goals
  NHL#42
  18
  assists
  NHL#48
  TOR
  24-12-0W-L-OT52Points
  6th in the whole NHL
- The game
  TOR2–5CLE
  L
  January 13game 41/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CHI3–3TOR
  January 14game 42/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  TOR2–2STL
  January 17game 43/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  TOR3–3VAN
  January 19game 44/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-4SOG
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- The game
  TOR1–2LAK
  L
  January 21game 45/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  TOR4–3NYR
  W
  January 25game 46/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  TOR2–4NYI
  L
  January 26game 47/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  TOR7–5AFM
  W
  January 28game 48/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- February 1978
- The game
  BUF2–2TOR
  February 1game 49/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  DET2–2TOR
  February 4game 50/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-5SOG
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- The game
  STL4–5TOR
  W
  February 8game 52/802
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +3+/-6SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  NYR2–3TOR
  W
  February 11game 53/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  TOR4–2BUF
  W
  February 13game 54/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  BOS4–2TOR
  L
  February 15game 55/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS4–5TOR
  W
  February 18game 56/804
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  CLE3–5TOR
  W
  February 22game 57/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  TOR3–4NYI
  L
  February 28game 60/803
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 28
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8056 of 60 played
  38
  points
  NHL#81
  16
  goals
  NHL#66
  22
  assists
  NHL#86
  TOR
  33-17-0W-L-OT76Points
  Playoff spot
  6th in the whole NHL
- March 1978
- The game
  PHI2–3TOR
  W
  March 1game 61/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  VAN3–4TOR
  W
  March 4game 62/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  TOR4–1NYR
  W
  March 5game 63/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  DET3–3LAK
  March 16game 67/801
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +2+/-4SOG
  +2 goals
  View the game
- The game
  DET5–4VAN
  W
  March 18game 68/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET4–6CLR
  L
  March 19game 69/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  AFM1–4DET
  W
  March 22game 70/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET2–2PIT
  March 25game 71/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  DET4–1WSH
  W
  March 26game 72/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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Milestone
Errol Thompson reaches 250 career points
in the game against Washington Capitals · March 26
- The game
  BUF0–7DET
  W
  March 28game 73/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  LAK4–0DET
  L
  March 30game 74/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- April 1978
- The game
  DET0–2CHI
  L
  April 1game 75/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYI5–2DET
  L
  April 2game 76/803
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  DET5–5CLE
  April 5game 77/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT4–6DET
  W
  April 6game 78/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET1–5MTL
  L
  April 8game 79/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL0–4DET
  W
  April 9game 80/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
The season in numbers
April 9
Errol Thompson closes the 1977-1978 season with 45 points
TORToronto Maple Leafs DETDetroit Red Wings
Points
45
NHL#104
Games
73of 80
91%
Goals
22
NHL#65
Assists
23
NHL#124
P/GP
0.62
NHL#108
+/-
+12
NHL#90
Events
250
career points
100
career assists
5 i rad
games with a point · 8 pts
2 days later
Playoffs
April 11
Detroit Red Wings are in the playoffs
Preliminary round
April 11
Detroit Red Wings meet Atlanta Flames
DETvsAFM
Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
Thommie Bergman
Swedes on Atlanta Flames
No Swedes
View the whole round
- Game 1
  DET5–3AFM
  W
  April 111
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- Detroit Red Wingslead1–0againstAtlanta Flames
- Game 2
  AFM2–3DET
  W
  April 131
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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Preliminary round
April 13
Detroit Red Wings knock Atlanta Flames out 2–0
DET2–0AFM
Advance
2Games1Points1Goals0Assists
4 days later
Quarterfinal
April 17
Detroit Red Wings meet Montréal Canadiens
DETvsMTL
Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
Thommie Bergman
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
No Swedes
View the whole round
- Game 1
  DET2–6MTL
  L
  April 171
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstDetroit Red Wings
- Game 2
  DET4–2MTL
  W
  April 191
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-9SOG
  +1 goal
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- Detroit Red Wingsare1–1withMontréal Canadiens
- Game 3
  MTL4–2DET
  L
  April 211
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstDetroit Red Wings
- Game 4
  MTL8–0DET
  L
  April 231
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- Montréal Canadienslead3–1againstDetroit Red Wings
- Game 5
  DET2–4MTL
  L
  April 251
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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Quarterfinal
April 25
Montréal Canadiens knock Detroit Red Wings out 4–1
DET1–4MTL
Eliminated
5Games2Points1Goals1Assists
The run in numbers
April 25
Errol Thompson ends the 1977-1978 playoffs with 3 points
TORToronto Maple Leafs DETDetroit Red Wings
Points
3
NHL#68
Games
7
Goals
2
NHL#39
Assists
1
NHL#85
P/GP
0.43
NHL#55
+/-
-6
NHL#215
Events
10
playoff points
AFM2–0→MTL1–4

Errol Thompson opens the 1977-1978 season with Toronto Maple Leafs

Errol Thompson reaches 100 career assists

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Errol Thompson reaches 250 career points

Errol Thompson closes the 1977-1978 season with 45 points

Detroit Red Wings are in the playoffs

Detroit Red Wings meet Atlanta Flames

Detroit Red Wings knock Atlanta Flames out 2–0

Detroit Red Wings meet Montréal Canadiens

Montréal Canadiens knock Detroit Red Wings out 4–1

Errol Thompson ends the 1977-1978 playoffs with 3 points