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Gary McAdam's 1978-1979 season

Points

NHL#202

Goals

NHL#162

Assists

NHL#222

Plus/minus

-2

NHL#232

Games

85% of 80

Right winger Gary McAdam was 22 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres och Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 68 of a possible 80 games and scored 11 goals and 14 assists for 25 points, 0.37 points per game. He moved from Buffalo Sabres to Pittsburgh Penguins in February. In the playoffs he played 7 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
Gary McAdam opens the 1978-1979 season with Buffalo Sabres
BUFBuffalo Sabres
Gary was 22 years old when the 1978-1979 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 4th NHL season in all.
- The game
  NYI2–2BUF
  October 12game 1/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BUF5–2MNS
  W
  October 14game 2/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET3–2BUF
  L
  October 15game 3/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BUF0–2TOR
  L
  October 18game 4/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  TOR0–1BUF
  W
  October 19game 5/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF2–3VAN
  L
  October 22game 6/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BUF0–6LAK
  L
  October 26game 7/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BUF7–7STL
  October 28game 8/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- November 1978
- The game
  BUF3–3PHI
  November 2game 9/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PIT4–4BUF
  November 9game 12/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BUF2–0WSH
  W
  November 11game 13/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BUF2–2TOR
  November 15game 15/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  STL2–6BUF
  W
  November 16game 16/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BUF3–1DET
  W
  November 18game 17/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS2–9BUF
  W
  November 19game 18/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  PHI3–2BUF
  L
  November 22game 19/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- Checkpoint
  November 22
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 8016 of 20 played
  3
  points
  NHL#262
  1
  goals
  NHL#225
  2
  assists
  NHL#240
  BUF
  7-7-0W-L-OT20Points
  8th in the whole NHL
- The game
  CLR1–4BUF
  W
  November 26game 21/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- December 1978
- The game
  BUF1–8MTL
  L
  December 2game 23/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL4–1BUF
  L
  December 3game 24/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  LAK3–3BUF
  December 7game 25/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BUF4–4PIT
  December 9game 26/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  TOR3–5BUF
  W
  December 10game 27/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BUF6–2CHI
  W
  December 13game 28/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  CHI2–3BUF
  W
  December 14game 29/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BUF5–2MNS
  W
  December 16game 30/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN3–6BUF
  W
  December 17game 31/803
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  0+/-4SOG1PPP
  +3 points
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- The game
  BUF3–6NYR
  L
  December 20game 32/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  AFM4–5BUF
  W
  December 21game 33/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  BUF4–6BOS
  L
  December 23game 34/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -3+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BUF5–2CLR
  W
  December 27game 35/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  BUF3–3VAN
  December 28game 36/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS7–3BUF
  L
  December 31game 37/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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Year 1979
47 years ago
- The game
  BUF3–5AFM
  L
  January 9game 40/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- Checkpoint
  January 9
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8033 of 40 played
  9
  points
  NHL#239
  5
  goals
  NHL#165
  4
  assists
  NHL#274
  BUF
  16-14-0W-L-OT42Points
  7th in the whole NHL
- The game
  WSH2–6BUF
  W
  January 11game 41/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BUF2–5MTL
  L
  January 13game 42/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PIT5–4BUF
  L
  January 14game 43/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF4–4PHI
  January 18game 44/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BUF2–1BOS
  W
  January 20game 45/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BUF6–3DET
  W
  January 27game 47/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS3–1BUF
  L
  January 28game 48/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- February 1979
- The game
  MNS5–6PIT
  W
  February 15game 53/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF3–6PIT
  W
  February 17game 54/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  PIT2–6DET
  L
  February 18game 55/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  MTL1–3PIT
  W
  February 21game 56/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  PIT0–12MTL
  L
  February 22game 57/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  CHI1–5PIT
  W
  February 24game 58/80
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-3SOG
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- The game
  PIT2–2CHI
  February 25game 59/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  CLR3–5PIT
  W
  February 28game 60/80
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 28
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8048 of 60 played
  14
  points
  NHL#243
  7
  goals
  NHL#176
  7
  assists
  NHL#269
  PIT
  26-25-0W-L-OT61Points
  Playoff spot
  8th in the whole NHL
- March 1979
- The game
  PIT4–8STL
  L
  March 3game 61/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  PIT7–2CLR
  W
  March 4game 62/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  LAK4–0PIT
  L
  March 7game 63/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PHI2–3PIT
  W
  March 10game 64/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PIT0–4TOR
  L
  March 11game 65/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  PIT9–3VAN
  W
  March 13game 66/802
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +3+/-6SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  PIT3–3LAK
  March 14game 67/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PIT5–2WSH
  W
  March 17game 68/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PIT5–1NYR
  W
  March 18game 69/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH2–2PIT
  March 21game 70/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  PIT3–1BOS
  W
  March 22game 71/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  PIT3–3NYI
  March 24game 72/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  NYI2–2PIT
  March 25game 73/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PIT5–1MNS
  W
  March 27game 74/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYR1–7PIT
  W
  March 28game 75/801
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +4+/-3SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  PIT3–5MTL
  L
  March 31game 76/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
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- April 1979
- The game
  AFM7–2PIT
  L
  April 1game 77/80
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PIT3–2STL
  W
  April 3game 78/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET3–4PIT
  W
  April 7game 79/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PIT2–5WSH
  L
  April 8game 80/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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The season in numbers
April 8
Gary McAdam closes the 1978-1979 season with 25 points
BUFBuffalo Sabres PITPittsburgh Penguins
Points
25
NHL#202
Games
68of 80
85%
Goals
11
NHL#162
Assists
14
NHL#222
P/GP
0.37
NHL#229
+/-
-2
NHL#232
Events
250
NHL games
50
career assists
5 i rad
games with a point · 6 pts
2 days later
Playoffs
April 10
Pittsburgh Penguins are in the playoffs
Preliminary round
April 10
Pittsburgh Penguins meet Buffalo Sabres
PITvsBUF
Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
No Swedes
Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  PIT4–3BUF
  W
  April 10
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- Pittsburgh Penguinslead1–0againstBuffalo Sabres
- Game 2
  BUF3–1PIT
  L
  April 12
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
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- Pittsburgh Penguinsare1–1withBuffalo Sabres
- Game 3
  PIT4–3BUF
  W
  April 14
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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Preliminary round
April 14
Pittsburgh Penguins knock Buffalo Sabres out 2–1
PIT2–1BUF
Advance
3Games2Points1Goals1Assists
2 days later
Quarterfinal
April 16
Pittsburgh Penguins meet Boston Bruins
PITvsBOS
Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
No Swedes
Swedes on Boston Bruins
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  PIT2–6BOS
  L
  April 16
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- Boston Bruinslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 2
  PIT3–4BOS
  L
  April 18
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- Boston Bruinslead2–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 3
  BOS2–1PIT
  L
  April 21
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- Boston Bruinslead3–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 4
  BOS4–1PIT
  L
  April 22
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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Quarterfinal
April 22
Boston Bruins knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–0
PIT0–4BOS
Eliminated
4Games1Points1Goals0Assists
The run in numbers
April 22
Gary McAdam ends the 1978-1979 playoffs with 3 points
BUFBuffalo Sabres PITPittsburgh Penguins
Points
3
NHL#73
Games
7
Goals
2
NHL#40
Assists
1
NHL#90
P/GP
0.43
NHL#59
+/-
-1
NHL#117
BUF2–1→BOS0–4

Gary McAdam opens the 1978-1979 season with Buffalo Sabres

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Gary McAdam closes the 1978-1979 season with 25 points

Pittsburgh Penguins are in the playoffs

Pittsburgh Penguins meet Buffalo Sabres

Pittsburgh Penguins knock Buffalo Sabres out 2–1

Pittsburgh Penguins meet Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–0

Gary McAdam ends the 1978-1979 playoffs with 3 points