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Mel Bridgman's 1978-1979 season

Points

NHL#56

Goals

NHL#59

Assists

NHL#63

Plus/minus

+14

NHL#73

Games

95% of 80

Centre Mel Bridgman was 23 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for Philadelphia Flyers. He played 76 of a possible 80 games and scored 24 goals and 35 assists for 59 points, 0.78 points per game. In the playoffs he played 8 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
Mel Bridgman plays the 1978-1979 season for Philadelphia Flyers
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Mel was 23 years old when the 1978-1979 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 4th NHL season in all.
- The game
  PHI3–3NYR
  October 12game 1/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1SHP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PHI3–1DET
  W
  October 14game 2/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–2PHI
  L
  October 15game 3/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PIT1–3PHI
  W
  October 19game 4/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PHI0–2TOR
  L
  October 21game 5/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
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- The game
  AFM5–2PHI
  L
  October 22game 6/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
Milestone
Mel Bridgman reaches 100 career assists
in the game against Atlanta Flames · October 22
- The game
  PHI4–4NYI
  October 24game 7/802
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +3+/-2SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  TOR0–5PHI
  W
  October 26game 8/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN5–2PHI
  L
  October 29game 9/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- November 1978
- The game
  PHI0–3AFM
  L
  November 1game 10/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BUF3–3PHI
  November 2game 11/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PHI7–3BOS
  W
  November 4game 12/80
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +3+/-2SOG
  +2 goals
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- The game
  CLR4–6PHI
  W
  November 5game 13/80
  His night
  +4P+1G+3A
  +3+/-4SOG
  +4 points
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- The game
  PHI5–3LAK
  W
  November 8game 14/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PHI2–2CLR
  November 10game 15/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-4SOG
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- The game
  PHI4–0VAN
  W
  November 12game 16/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CHI4–3PHI
  L
  November 16game 17/80
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-4SOG
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- The game
  PHI2–8NYI
  L
  November 18game 18/802
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-2SOG
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- The game
  DET3–4PHI
  W
  November 19game 19/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  PHI3–2BUF
  W
  November 22game 20/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- Checkpoint
  November 22
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 80
  15
  points
  NHL#54
  5
  goals
  NHL#73
  10
  assists
  NHL#40
  PHI
  9-7-0W-L-OT22Points
  7th in the whole NHL
- The game
  MNS3–4PHI
  W
  November 24game 21/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  PHI3–1PIT
  W
  November 25game 22/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  PHI0–3MTL
  L
  November 28game 23/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  STL0–3PHI
  W
  November 30game 24/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- December 1978
- The game
  PHI3–5BOS
  L
  December 2game 25/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR2–7PHI
  W
  December 3game 26/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYR5–2PHI
  L
  December 7game 27/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS2–9PHI
  W
  December 9game 28/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PHI4–0NYR
  W
  December 10game 29/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PIT1–2PHI
  W
  December 14game 30/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  PHI2–7AFM
  L
  December 16game 31/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  STL1–4PHI
  W
  December 17game 32/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PHI4–4WSH
  December 19game 33/802
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  WSH2–5PHI
  W
  December 21game 34/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  PHI2–5CHI
  L
  December 23game 35/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  PHI2–2DET
  December 26game 36/802
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-5SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  NYR5–6PHI
  W
  December 28game 37/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  PHI3–6STL
  L
  December 30game 38/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
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Year 1979
47 years ago
- The game
  NYI2–3PHI
  W
  January 4game 39/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PHI1–5NYI
  L
  January 6game 40/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- Checkpoint
  January 6
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 80
  30
  points
  NHL#56
  11
  goals
  NHL#71
  19
  assists
  NHL#47
  PHI
  20-14-0W-L-OT46Points
  5th in the whole NHL
- The game
  LAK0–3PHI
  W
  January 7game 41/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PHI5–2WSH
  W
  January 9game 42/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  DET3–3PHI
  January 11game 43/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  NYI1–1PHI
  January 14game 44/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PHI0–5AFM
  L
  January 16game 45/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  BUF4–4PHI
  January 18game 46/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  PHI5–5MTL
  January 20game 47/80
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +2+/-3SOG
  +3 points
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- The game
  PHI5–5NYR
  January 21game 48/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PHI1–3MNS
  L
  January 27game 49/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MTL7–3PHI
  L
  January 29game 50/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- February 1979
- The game
  NYI4–1PHI
  L
  February 1game 51/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  AFM4–7PHI
  W
  February 4game 52/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  -1+/-4SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  PHI2–2TOR
  February 14game 53/801
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  BOS3–5PHI
  W
  February 15game 54/80
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +2+/-3SOG1PPP
  +3 points
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- The game
  NYR4–2PHI
  L
  February 17game 55/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MNS2–3PHI
  W
  February 18game 56/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PHI3–3VAN
  February 20game 57/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  PHI5–3CLR
  W
  February 23game 58/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PHI4–3LAK
  W
  February 24game 59/80
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +2 points
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- March 1979
- The game
  PHI4–4BOS
  March 1game 60/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- Checkpoint
  March 1
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 80
  45
  points
  NHL#60
  16
  goals
  NHL#71
  29
  assists
  NHL#52
  PHI
  27-19-0W-L-OT68Points
  6th in the whole NHL
- The game
  PHI3–4TOR
  L
  March 3game 61/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PHI6–1BUF
  W
  March 4game 62/80
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +3+/-3SOG
  +2 goals
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- The game
  CLR0–5PHI
  W
  March 6game 63/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  CHI5–1PHI
  L
  March 8game 64/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PHI2–3PIT
  L
  March 10game 65/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  LAK3–6PHI
  W
  March 11game 66/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PHI3–7MNS
  L
  March 21game 71/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PHI4–1AFM
  W
  March 23game 72/80
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  WSH4–7PHI
  W
  March 25game 73/802
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  PHI4–4NYR
  March 27game 74/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  VAN0–5PHI
  W
  March 29game 75/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PHI4–2STL
  W
  March 31game 76/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- April 1979
- The game
  NYR3–7PHI
  W
  April 1game 77/801
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +3+/-5SOG1SHP
  +3 points
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- The game
  NYI3–1PHI
  L
  April 5game 78/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PHI2–9NYI
  L
  April 7game 79/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  AFM2–4PHI
  W
  April 8game 80/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
The season in numbers
April 8
Mel Bridgman closes the 1978-1979 season with 59 points
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Points
59
NHL#56
Games
76of 80
95%
Goals
24
NHL#59
Assists
35
NHL#63
P/GP
0.78
NHL#67
+/-
+14
NHL#73
Events
250
NHL games
100
career assists
6 i rad
games with a point · 10 pts
2 days later
Playoffs
April 10
Philadelphia Flyers are in the playoffs
Preliminary round
April 10
Philadelphia Flyers meet Vancouver Canucks
PHIvsVAN
Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
Mel Bridgman
Swedes on Vancouver Canucks
Thomas Gradin
Lars Lindgren
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- Game 1
  VAN3–2PHI
  L
  April 102
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- Vancouver Canuckslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
- Game 2
  PHI6–4VAN
  W
  April 122
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- Philadelphia Flyersare1–1withVancouver Canucks
- Game 3
  VAN2–7PHI
  W
  April 142
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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Preliminary round
April 14
Philadelphia Flyers knock Vancouver Canucks out 2–1
PHI2–1VAN
Advance
He did not play in this round
2 days later
Quarterfinal
April 16
Philadelphia Flyers meet New York Rangers
PHIvsNYR
Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
Mel Bridgman
Swedes on New York Rangers
Anders Hedberg
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- Game 1
  NYR2–3PHI
  W
  April 161
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
- Game 2
  NYR7–1PHI
  L
  April 181
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-2SOG
  View the game
- Philadelphia Flyersare1–1withNew York Rangers
- Game 3
  PHI1–5NYR
  L
  April 201
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead2–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
- Game 4
  PHI0–6NYR
  L
  April 221
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead3–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
- Game 5
  NYR8–3PHI
  L
  April 241
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
Quarterfinal
April 24
New York Rangers knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–1
PHI1–4NYR
Eliminated
He did not play in this round
The run in numbers
April 24
Mel Bridgman ends the 1978-1979 playoffs with 3 points
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Points
3
NHL#73
Games
8
Goals
1
NHL#60
Assists
2
NHL#63
P/GP
0.38
NHL#68
+/-
-7
NHL#224
Events
25
playoff points
VAN2–1→NYR1–4

Mel Bridgman plays the 1978-1979 season for Philadelphia Flyers

Mel Bridgman reaches 100 career assists

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Mel Bridgman closes the 1978-1979 season with 59 points

Philadelphia Flyers are in the playoffs

Philadelphia Flyers meet Vancouver Canucks

Philadelphia Flyers knock Vancouver Canucks out 2–1

Philadelphia Flyers meet New York Rangers

New York Rangers knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–1

Mel Bridgman ends the 1978-1979 playoffs with 3 points