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George Ferguson's 1978-1979 season

Points

NHL#88

Goals

NHL#78

Assists

NHL#96

Plus/minus

+10

NHL#90

Games

100% of 80

Centre George Ferguson was 26 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for Pittsburgh Penguins. He played all 80 games and scored 21 goals and 29 assists for 50 points, 0.63 points per game. 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 11
George Ferguson plays the 1978-1979 season for Pittsburgh Penguins
PITPittsburgh Penguins
George was 26 years old when the 1978-1979 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 7th NHL season in all.
- The game
  TOR3–2PIT
  L
  October 11game 1/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PIT2–8BOS
  L
  October 12game 2/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS4–4PIT
  October 14game 3/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYI5–3PIT
  L
  October 18game 4/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PIT1–3PHI
  L
  October 19game 5/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH1–5PIT
  W
  October 21game 6/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-7SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  STL6–6PIT
  October 25game 7/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  AFM4–2PIT
  L
  October 28game 8/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT2–3NYR
  L
  October 29game 9/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- November 1978
- The game
  PIT4–6WSH
  L
  November 1game 10/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PIT0–2AFM
  L
  November 3game 11/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET3–7PIT
  W
  November 4game 12/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +3+/-5SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CLR3–6PIT
  W
  November 8game 13/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT4–4BUF
  November 9game 14/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  NYR2–1PIT
  L
  November 11game 15/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-8SOG
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- The game
  PIT6–3VAN
  W
  November 16game 16/803
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-4SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  PIT3–1LAK
  W
  November 18game 17/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-5SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–2PIT
  L
  November 22game 18/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-6SOG
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- The game
  PIT4–8MTL
  L
  November 23game 19/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  PHI3–1PIT
  L
  November 25game 20/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 25
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 80
  11
  points
  NHL#109
  3
  goals
  NHL#137
  8
  assists
  NHL#79
  PIT
  5-12-0W-L-OT13Points
  15th in the whole NHL
- The game
  PIT2–8TOR
  L
  November 26game 21/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -3+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WSH3–5PIT
  W
  November 29game 22/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
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- December 1978
- The game
  PIT7–4WSH
  W
  December 1game 23/802
  His night
  +2P+2G
  0+/-2SOG
  +2 goals
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- The game
  CHI2–5PIT
  W
  December 2game 24/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PIT3–3NYI
  December 5game 25/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  TOR4–6PIT
  W
  December 6game 26/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PIT3–3MTL
  December 8game 27/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BUF4–4PIT
  December 9game 28/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  STL0–3PIT
  W
  December 13game 29/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  PIT1–2PHI
  L
  December 14game 30/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG1SHP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  VAN5–6PIT
  W
  December 16game 31/803
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-2SOG1SHP
  +2 points
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- The game
  PIT3–3CHI
  December 17game 32/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  PIT4–1LAK
  W
  December 21game 33/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  PIT3–5MNS
  L
  December 23game 34/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  LAK2–5PIT
  W
  December 27game 35/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +3+/-2SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  DET1–3PIT
  W
  December 30game 36/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  PIT5–4DET
  W
  December 31game 37/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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Year 1979
47 years ago
- The game
  VAN5–3PIT
  L
  January 3game 38/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG1SHP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PIT3–3AFM
  January 5game 39/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
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- The game
  LAK4–3PIT
  L
  January 6game 40/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
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- Checkpoint
  January 6
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 80
  24
  points
  NHL#95
  8
  goals
  NHL#114
  16
  assists
  NHL#73
  PIT
  15-17-0W-L-OT38Points
  10th in the whole NHL
- The game
  MTL2–3PIT
  W
  January 10game 41/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS3–5PIT
  W
  January 13game 42/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  PIT5–4BUF
  W
  January 14game 43/80
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +3 points
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- The game
  MNS0–5PIT
  W
  January 16game 44/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-5SOG
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- The game
  PIT1–4DET
  L
  January 17game 45/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  WSH5–2PIT
  L
  January 20game 46/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-5SOG
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- The game
  PIT1–4LAK
  L
  January 24game 47/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  PIT3–5CLR
  L
  January 25game 48/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  LAK3–5PIT
  W
  January 27game 49/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL4–1PIT
  L
  January 31game 50/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-5SOG
  +1 goal
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- February 1979
- The game
  DET2–4PIT
  W
  February 3game 51/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  PIT3–8DET
  L
  February 4game 52/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS5–6PIT
  W
  February 15game 53/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BUF3–6PIT
  W
  February 17game 54/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  PIT2–6DET
  L
  February 18game 55/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL1–3PIT
  W
  February 21game 56/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-7SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  PIT0–12MTL
  L
  February 22game 57/80
  His night
  No points
  -5+/-2SOG
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- The game
  CHI1–5PIT
  W
  February 24game 58/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PIT2–2CHI
  February 25game 59/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CLR3–5PIT
  W
  February 28game 60/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- Checkpoint
  February 28
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 80
  34
  points
  NHL#102
  14
  goals
  NHL#88
  20
  assists
  NHL#107
  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
  -1+/-0SOG
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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
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- The game
  PHI2–3PIT
  W
  March 10game 64/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT0–4TOR
  L
  March 11game 65/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-5SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT9–3VAN
  W
  March 13game 66/802
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-5SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  PIT3–3LAK
  March 14game 67/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT5–2WSH
  W
  March 17game 68/802
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT5–1NYR
  W
  March 18game 69/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WSH2–2PIT
  March 21game 70/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  PIT3–1BOS
  W
  March 22game 71/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  PIT3–3NYI
  March 24game 72/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYI2–2PIT
  March 25game 73/802
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +2+/-3SOG
  +2 goals
  View the game
- 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
  +3P+1G+2A
  +4+/-3SOG1SHP
  +3 points
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- The game
  PIT3–5MTL
  L
  March 31game 76/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- April 1979
- The game
  AFM7–2PIT
  L
  April 1game 77/80
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT3–2STL
  W
  April 3game 78/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET3–4PIT
  W
  April 7game 79/801
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  PIT2–5WSH
  L
  April 8game 80/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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The season in numbers
April 8
George Ferguson closes the 1978-1979 season with 50 points
PITPittsburgh Penguins
Points
50
NHL#88
Games
80of 80
100%
Goals
21
NHL#78
Assists
29
NHL#96
P/GP
0.63
NHL#105
+/-
+10
NHL#90
Events
4 i rad
games with a point · 5 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
George Ferguson
Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  PIT4–3BUF
  W
  April 10
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- Pittsburgh Penguinslead1–0againstBuffalo Sabres
- Game 2
  BUF3–1PIT
  L
  April 12
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- Pittsburgh Penguinsare1–1withBuffalo Sabres
- Game 3
  PIT4–3BUF
  W
  April 14
  His night
  +2P+2G
  0+/-3SOG
  +2 goals
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Preliminary round
April 14
Pittsburgh Penguins knock Buffalo Sabres out 2–1
PIT2–1BUF
Advance
He did not play in this round
2 days later
Quarterfinal
April 16
Pittsburgh Penguins meet Boston Bruins
PITvsBOS
Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
George Ferguson
Swedes on Boston Bruins
No Swedes
View the whole round
- Game 1
  PIT2–6BOS
  L
  April 16
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- Boston Bruinslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 2
  PIT3–4BOS
  L
  April 18
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- Boston Bruinslead2–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 3
  BOS2–1PIT
  L
  April 21
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- Boston Bruinslead3–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 4
  BOS4–1PIT
  L
  April 22
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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Quarterfinal
April 22
Boston Bruins knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–0
PIT0–4BOS
Eliminated
He did not play in this round
The run in numbers
April 22
George Ferguson ends the 1978-1979 playoffs with 3 points
PITPittsburgh Penguins
Points
3
NHL#73
Games
7
Goals
2
NHL#40
Assists
1
NHL#90
P/GP
0.43
NHL#59
+/-
0
NHL#75
Events
10
playoff goals
10
playoff assists
2 points
best game
BUF2–1→BOS0–4

George Ferguson plays the 1978-1979 season for Pittsburgh Penguins

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

George Ferguson closes the 1978-1979 season with 50 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

George Ferguson ends the 1978-1979 playoffs with 3 points