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Gord Lane's 1978-1979 season

Points
18
NHL#246
Goals
3
NHL#279
Assists
15
NHL#210
Plus/minus
-16
NHL#383
Games
64
80%
80% of 80

Defenceman Gord Lane was 25 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for Washington Capitals. He played 64 of a possible 80 games and scored 3 goals and 15 assists for 18 points, 0.28 points per game. Washington Capitals did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1978-1979
  1. Season opener

    Gord Lane plays the 1978-1979 season for Washington Capitals

    Gord was 25 years old when the 1978-1979 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 4th NHL season in all.

    A late start

    Gord Lane's season starts in game 7 of 80

    Washington Capitals have played 6 games6 of 80 without him
    • The game
      WSH2–2CHI
      game 7/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • November 1978
    • The game
      WSH2–6BOS
      L
      game 14/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–0WSH
      L
      game 15/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM7–8WSH
      W
      game 16/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH3–2MNS
      W
      game 17/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–2WSH
      L
      game 18/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–3STL
      W
      game 19/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      STL3–1WSH
      L
      game 20/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 808 of 20 played
      3
      points
      NHL#259
      0
      goals
      NHL#277
      3
      assists
      NHL#202
      +1
      +/-
      NHL#51
      WSH
      5-12-0W-L-OT13Points
      14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS5–5WSH
      game 21/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–9NYR
      L
      game 22/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–5PIT
      L
      game 23/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • December 1978
    • The game
      PIT7–4WSH
      L
      game 24/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–5STL
      L
      game 25/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–10LAK
      L
      game 26/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–1CLR
      W
      game 27/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      WSH7–5VAN
      W
      game 28/805
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CLR4–3WSH
      L
      game 29/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–5BOS
      L
      game 30/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS6–1WSH
      L
      game 31/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–5PHI
      L
      game 34/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–2DET
      game 35/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH1–6MNS
      L
      game 36/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH5–5TOR
      game 37/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–8WSH
      W
      game 38/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–1DET
      W
      game 39/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH3–5CHI
      L
      game 40/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8026 of 40 played
      7
      points
      NHL#263
      0
      goals
      NHL#323
      7
      assists
      NHL#209
      -5
      +/-
      NHL#96
      WSH
      10-23-0W-L-OT27Points
      14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI5–2WSH
      L
      game 41/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–6BUF
      L
      game 42/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CLR1–8WSH
      W
      game 43/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–5WSH
      W
      game 44/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–6NYI
      L
      game 45/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET1–5WSH
      W
      game 46/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH5–2PIT
      W
      game 47/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–5WSH
      W
      game 48/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI1–4WSH
      W
      game 49/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–2WSH
      game 50/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH4–7DET
      L
      game 51/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK3–5WSH
      W
      game 52/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • February 1979
    • The game
      VAN5–1WSH
      L
      game 53/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL8–4WSH
      L
      game 54/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH9–3CLR
      W
      game 55/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH0–2MTL
      L
      game 56/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH6–6NYR
      game 57/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH3–5AFM
      L
      game 58/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET4–3WSH
      L
      game 59/804
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF6–4WSH
      L
      game 60/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8046 of 60 played
      14
      points
      NHL#238
      0
      goals
      NHL#357
      14
      assists
      NHL#168
      -9
      +/-
      NHL#110
      WSH
      18-33-0W-L-OT45Points
      14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL8–5WSH
      L
      game 61/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–3LAK
      game 62/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • March 1979
    • The game
      WSH6–2VAN
      W
      game 63/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS4–5WSH
      W
      game 64/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL2–2WSH
      game 65/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL5–7WSH
      W
      game 66/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH3–3DET
      game 67/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET4–1WSH
      L
      game 68/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–2WSH
      L
      game 69/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–3BUF
      game 70/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR2–2WSH
      game 71/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–2PIT
      game 72/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WSH1–3MTL
      L
      game 73/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–7PHI
      L
      game 74/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH2–6TOR
      L
      game 75/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–1WSH
      L
      game 76/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • April 1979
    • The game
      NYI4–6WSH
      W
      game 77/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–6WSH
      W
      game 78/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    The season in numbers

    Gord Lane closes the 1978-1979 season with 18 points

    Washington Capitals did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    18
    NHL#246
    Games
    64of 80
    80%
    Goals
    3
    NHL#279
    Assists
    15
    NHL#210
    P/GP
    0.28
    NHL#263
    +/-
    -16
    NHL#383