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Mike Walton's 1977-1978 season

Points
66
NHL#36
Goals
29
NHL#32
Assists
37
NHL#47
Plus/minus
-26
NHL#425
Games
65
81%
81% of 80

Centre Mike Walton was 32 years old when the 1977-1978 season began, his 11th in the NHL, and played it for Vancouver Canucks. He played 65 of a possible 80 games and scored 29 goals and 37 assists for 66 points, 1.02 points per game. Vancouver Canucks did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1977-1978
  1. Season opener

    Mike Walton plays the 1977-1978 season for Vancouver Canucks

    Mike was 32 years old when the 1977-1978 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 11th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      VAN3–6NYR
      L
      game 1/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -3+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      VAN4–4CLR
      game 2/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN5–3MNS
      W
      game 3/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DET2–3VAN
      W
      game 4/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BOS3–3VAN
      game 5/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK1–3VAN
      W
      game 6/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI3–2VAN
      L
      game 7/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CLR6–2VAN
      L
      game 8/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • November 1977
    • The game
      TOR5–1VAN
      L
      game 9/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–1VAN
      L
      game 10/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–3PHI
      L
      game 11/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–6CLR
      L
      game 12/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN6–8STL
      L
      game 13/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      MNS2–4VAN
      W
      game 14/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CLE4–5VAN
      W
      game 15/80
      His night
      +3P+3G
      0+/-5SOG
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      VAN4–4BOS
      game 16/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      VAN2–9NYI
      L
      game 17/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN3–0NYR
      W
      game 18/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–3VAN
      game 19/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CHI2–2VAN
      game 20/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      25
      points
      NHL#9
      13
      goals
      NHL#5
      12
      assists
      NHL#20
      VAN
      6-9-0W-L-OT17Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI3–0VAN
      L
      game 21/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • December 1977
    • The game
      AFM2–3VAN
      W
      game 22/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN6–2CHI
      W
      game 23/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      VAN5–2WSH
      W
      game 24/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–2AFM
      game 25/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN2–7MTL
      L
      game 26/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN0–3BUF
      L
      game 27/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM2–2VAN
      game 31/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS7–5VAN
      L
      game 32/803
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      -1+/-1SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      NYI4–2VAN
      L
      game 33/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL4–6VAN
      W
      game 40/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8031 of 40 played
      36
      points
      NHL#25
      18
      goals
      NHL#16
      18
      assists
      NHL#48
      VAN
      12-19-0W-L-OT33Points
      13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CLR3–3VAN
      game 41/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYR5–4VAN
      L
      game 42/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR3–3VAN
      game 43/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–8MTL
      L
      game 44/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–2BUF
      game 45/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI6–2VAN
      L
      game 46/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      STL3–8VAN
      W
      game 47/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      WSH2–4VAN
      W
      game 48/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Mike Walton reaches 500 NHL games

    in the game against Washington Capitals · January 31

    • The game
      MTL4–4VAN
      game 49/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–1VAN
      L
      game 50/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM4–2VAN
      L
      game 51/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–5PHI
      L
      game 52/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN2–3MNS
      L
      game 53/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–8DET
      L
      game 54/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–2WSH
      W
      game 55/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      VAN3–6NYR
      L
      game 56/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–3CLE
      L
      game 57/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN3–4STL
      L
      game 58/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS6–4VAN
      L
      game 59/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-0SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MNS1–5VAN
      W
      game 60/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8051 of 60 played
      52
      points
      NHL#26
      23
      goals
      NHL#23
      29
      assists
      NHL#35
      VAN
      16-31-0W-L-OT45Points
      Playoff spot
      13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CLE3–3VAN
      game 61/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • March 1978
    • The game
      CHI2–3VAN
      W
      game 62/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–4TOR
      L
      game 63/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN3–1PIT
      W
      game 67/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–4DET
      game 68/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–7VAN
      W
      game 69/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-2SOG3PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      VAN1–3CLR
      L
      game 70/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET5–4VAN
      L
      game 71/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL5–1VAN
      L
      game 72/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF2–2VAN
      game 73/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–4CHI
      L
      game 74/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • April 1978
    • The game
      STL2–3VAN
      W
      game 78/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK5–5VAN
      game 79/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      0+/-3SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      VAN3–5LAK
      L
      game 80/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -4+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Mike Walton closes the 1977-1978 season with 66 points

    Vancouver Canucks did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    66
    NHL#36
    Games
    65of 80
    81%
    Goals
    29
    NHL#32
    Assists
    37
    NHL#47
    P/GP
    1.02
    NHL#21
    +/-
    -26
    NHL#425
    Events
    66
    career best in points
    37
    career best in assists
    1
    hat trick
    500
    NHL games
    8 i rad
    games with a point · 12 pts