Regular seasonBOS

Johnny Bucyk's 1977-1978 season

Points

NHL#247

Goals

NHL#237

Assists

NHL#235

Plus/minus

-1

NHL#209

Games

66% of 80

Left winger Johnny Bucyk was 42 years old when the 1977-1978 season began, his 14th in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins. He played 53 of a possible 80 games and scored 5 goals and 13 assists for 18 points, 0.34 points per game.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1977-1978Playoffs

Year 1977
49 years ago
Season opener
October 23
Johnny Bucyk plays the 1977-1978 season for Boston Bruins
BOSBoston Bruins
Johnny was 42 years old when the 1977-1978 season began. It was his 14th season with the team. His 14th NHL season in all.
A late start
October 23
Johnny Bucyk's season starts in game 6 of 80
Boston Bruins have played 5 games5 of 80 without him
- The game
  BOS3–3VAN
  October 23game 6/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- November 1977
- The game
  BUF4–1BOS
  L
  November 3game 10/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS2–5MTL
  L
  November 5game 11/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYI3–5BOS
  W
  November 6game 12/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  LAK2–5BOS
  W
  November 10game 13/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH0–6BOS
  W
  November 24game 20/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- Checkpoint
  November 24
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 806 of 20 played
  1
  points
  NHL#318
  0
  goals
  NHL#267
  1
  assists
  NHL#288
  BOS
  11-5-0W-L-OT26Points
  3rd in the whole NHL
- The game
  NYR2–3BOS
  W
  November 26game 21/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  STL1–4BOS
  W
  November 27game 22/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
  View the game
- December 1977
- The game
  MNS2–4BOS
  W
  December 1game 23/803
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS4–4CLE
  December 3game 24/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
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- The game
  TOR1–3BOS
  W
  December 4game 25/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PIT2–6BOS
  W
  December 10game 27/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS8–2NYR
  W
  December 11game 28/80
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +1+/-2SOG2PPP
  +2 goals
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- The game
  BOS4–6PHI
  L
  December 15game 29/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS1–4NYI
  L
  December 17game 30/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  CLE1–2BOS
  W
  December 18game 31/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CLR3–6BOS
  W
  December 21game 32/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PHI1–6BOS
  W
  December 23game 33/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS6–3WSH
  W
  December 27game 34/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS5–5CLE
  December 28game 35/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BOS7–0DET
  W
  December 31game 36/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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Year 1978
48 years ago
- The game
  BOS3–0CHI
  W
  January 4game 37/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS3–1MNS
  W
  January 7game 38/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  BOS3–5BUF
  L
  January 8game 39/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  NYR3–2BOS
  L
  January 10game 40/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  January 10
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8025 of 40 played
  7
  points
  NHL#265
  4
  goals
  NHL#179
  3
  assists
  NHL#302
  BOS
  25-9-0W-L-OT56Points
  3rd in the whole NHL
- The game
  LAK1–6BOS
  W
  January 12game 41/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS3–5MTL
  L
  January 14game 42/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CLR3–4BOS
  W
  January 26game 46/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT2–8BOS
  W
  January 29game 48/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- February 1978
- The game
  BOS8–1PIT
  W
  February 4game 51/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR3–3BOS
  February 5game 52/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BOS5–3DET
  W
  February 9game 53/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS4–2TOR
  W
  February 15game 54/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BOS3–2CLR
  W
  February 21game 56/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS6–4VAN
  W
  February 22game 57/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS4–2LAK
  W
  February 25game 58/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
Milestone
Johnny Bucyk reaches 400 career goals
in the game against Los Angeles Kings · February 25
- The game
  PHI4–4BOS
  February 28game 59/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- March 1978
- The game
  AFM3–4BOS
  W
  March 2game 60/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  March 2
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8038 of 60 played
  12
  points
  NHL#260
  5
  goals
  NHL#217
  7
  assists
  NHL#280
  BOS
  39-13-0W-L-OT86Points
  Playoff spot
  4th in the whole NHL
- The game
  VAN3–6BOS
  W
  March 5game 62/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS2–2DET
  March 9game 64/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BOS2–6PHI
  L
  March 11game 65/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  LAK3–9BOS
  W
  March 12game 66/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MNS2–7BOS
  W
  March 16game 67/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  TOR4–6BOS
  W
  March 19game 69/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS5–3CLE
  W
  March 21game 70/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CHI0–7BOS
  W
  March 23game 71/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS3–6AFM
  L
  March 25game 72/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT3–6BOS
  W
  March 30game 75/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- April 1978
- The game
  BOS1–7MTL
  L
  April 1game 76/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR3–8BOS
  W
  April 2game 77/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-3SOG
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  BUF5–2BOS
  L
  April 6game 78/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BOS3–1TOR
  W
  April 8game 79/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYI5–2BOS
  L
  April 9game 80/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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The season in numbers
April 9
Johnny Bucyk closes the 1977-1978 season with 18 points
BOSBoston Bruins
Points
18
NHL#247
Games
53of 80
66%
Goals
5
NHL#237
Assists
13
NHL#235
P/GP
0.34
NHL#223
+/-
-1
NHL#209
Events
400
career goals
8 days later
Playoffs
April 17
Boston Bruins are in the playoffs
Quarterfinal
April 17
Boston Bruins meet Chicago Blackhawks
BOSvsCHI
Swedes on Boston Bruins
No Swedes
Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
No Swedes
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6 days later
Quarterfinal
April 23
Boston Bruins knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–0
BOS4–0CHI
Advance
He did not play in this round
9 days later
Semifinal
May 2
Boston Bruins meet Philadelphia Flyers
BOSvsPHI
Swedes on Boston Bruins
No Swedes
Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
No Swedes
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9 days later
Semifinal
May 11
Boston Bruins knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–1
BOS4–1PHI
Advance
He did not play in this round
2 days later
Stanley Cup Final
May 13
Boston Bruins play the Stanley Cup Final against Montréal Canadiens
BOSvsMTL
Swedes on Boston Bruins
No Swedes
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
No Swedes
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12 days later
Stanley Cup Final
May 25
Montréal Canadiens knock Boston Bruins out 4–2
BOS2–4MTL
Eliminated
He did not play in this round
The run in numbers
May 25
Johnny Bucyk ends the 1977-1978 playoffs with 0 points
BOSBoston Bruins
Points
0
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
P/GP
—
+/-
0
CHI4–0→PHI4–1→MTL2–4

Johnny Bucyk plays the 1977-1978 season for Boston Bruins

Johnny Bucyk's season starts in game 6 of 80

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

Johnny Bucyk reaches 400 career goals

3/4 into the season

Johnny Bucyk closes the 1977-1978 season with 18 points

Boston Bruins are in the playoffs

Boston Bruins meet Chicago Blackhawks

Boston Bruins knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–0

Boston Bruins meet Philadelphia Flyers

Boston Bruins knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–1

Boston Bruins play the Stanley Cup Final against Montréal Canadiens

Montréal Canadiens knock Boston Bruins out 4–2

Johnny Bucyk ends the 1977-1978 playoffs with 0 points