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Jean Potvin's 1977-1978 season

Points
28
NHL#184
Goals
4
NHL#256
Assists
24
NHL#117
Plus/minus
+6
NHL#120
Games
74
92%
92% of 80

Defenceman Jean Potvin was 28 years old when the 1977-1978 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for New York Islanders och Cleveland Barons. He played 74 of a possible 80 games and scored 4 goals and 24 assists for 28 points, 0.38 points per game. He moved from New York Islanders to Cleveland Barons in January. Cleveland Barons did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1977-1978
  1. Season opener

    Jean Potvin opens the 1977-1978 season with New York Islanders

    Jean was 28 years old when the 1977-1978 season began. It was his 6th season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYI2–3BUF
      L
      game 1/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BOS1–3NYI
      W
      game 2/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–3AFM
      game 5/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–7NYI
      W
      game 6/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI2–2LAK
      game 7/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–2VAN
      W
      game 8/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–4NYI
      W
      game 9/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • November 1977
    • The game
      AFM0–9NYI
      W
      game 10/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI2–3MNS
      L
      game 11/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–4NYI
      W
      game 12/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–5BOS
      L
      game 13/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–1NYI
      L
      game 14/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–2NYI
      game 15/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI6–0WSH
      W
      game 16/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–1NYI
      game 17/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–4PHI
      game 18/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN2–9NYI
      W
      game 19/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CLR2–4NYI
      W
      game 20/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8018 of 20 played
      5
      points
      NHL#197
      1
      goals
      NHL#204
      4
      assists
      NHL#154
      +3
      +/-
      NHL#40
      NYI
      9-5-0W-L-OT24Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI9–2MNS
      W
      game 21/804
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +3 assists
    • The game
      NYI2–5PIT
      L
      game 22/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–1DET
      W
      game 23/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–3CLR
      game 24/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • December 1977
    • The game
      NYI7–2STL
      W
      game 25/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS2–4NYI
      W
      game 26/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI4–0CHI
      W
      game 27/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET4–7NYI
      W
      game 28/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–3TOR
      L
      game 30/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BOS1–4NYI
      W
      game 31/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CLR1–9NYI
      W
      game 32/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–2VAN
      W
      game 35/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–3LAK
      W
      game 36/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–2NYI
      L
      game 37/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–4NYI
      W
      game 38/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CLE3–5NYI
      W
      game 39/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8034 of 40 played
      11
      points
      NHL#208
      1
      goals
      NHL#275
      10
      assists
      NHL#149
      +11
      +/-
      NHL#29
      NYI
      23-9-0W-L-OT54Points
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI3–5CLE
      W
      game 41/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–6CLE
      W
      game 42/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-7SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR2–5CLE
      W
      game 43/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CLE2–4PIT
      L
      game 44/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MTL7–4CLE
      L
      game 45/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CLE2–9BUF
      L
      game 46/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CLR4–9CLE
      W
      game 47/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +4+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CLE3–2BOS
      W
      game 48/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CLE0–5CHI
      L
      game 49/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG
    • The game
      CLE2–1MNS
      W
      game 50/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM6–2CLE
      L
      game 51/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • February 1978
    • The game
      DET0–2CLE
      W
      game 52/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI2–2CLE
      game 53/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CLE3–4DET
      L
      game 54/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF5–2CLE
      L
      game 55/80
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-4SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–1CLE
      L
      game 56/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–2CLE
      game 57/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM5–5CLE
      game 58/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN2–3CLE
      W
      game 59/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CLE3–5TOR
      L
      game 60/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8054 of 60 played
      17
      points
      NHL#202
      2
      goals
      NHL#266
      15
      assists
      NHL#142
      +10
      +/-
      NHL#38
    • The game
      CLE1–5MTL
      L
      game 61/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF13–3CLE
      L
      game 62/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CLE3–3VAN
      game 63/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CLE2–4LAK
      L
      game 64/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • March 1978
    • The game
      CLE2–2CLR
      game 65/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CLE3–9AFM
      L
      game 66/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CLE1–6NYR
      L
      game 67/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CLE2–5TOR
      L
      game 68/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CLR2–2CLE
      game 69/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS4–4CLE
      game 70/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CLE3–8WSH
      L
      game 71/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS5–3CLE
      L
      game 72/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–3CLE
      L
      game 73/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CLE4–4NYI
      game 74/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–7CLE
      W
      game 75/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      CLE5–3BUF
      W
      game 76/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • April 1978
    • The game
      CLE1–3STL
      L
      game 77/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–4CLE
      W
      game 78/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET5–5CLE
      game 79/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–2CLE
      L
      game 80/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Jean Potvin closes the 1977-1978 season with 28 points

    New York Islanders did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    28
    NHL#184
    Games
    74of 80
    93%
    Goals
    4
    NHL#256
    Assists
    24
    NHL#117
    P/GP
    0.38
    NHL#210
    +/-
    +6
    NHL#120