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Nick Fotiu's 1978-1979 season

Points
8
NHL#316
Goals
3
NHL#279
Assists
5
NHL#316
Plus/minus
+3
NHL#143
Games
71
88%
88% of 80

Left winger Nick Fotiu was 26 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for New York Rangers. He played 71 of a possible 80 games and scored 3 goals and 5 assists for 8 points, 0.11 points per game. In the playoffs he played 4 games for 0 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

1978-1979Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Nick Fotiu plays the 1978-1979 season for New York Rangers

    NYRNew York Rangers

    Nick was 26 years old when the 1978-1979 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      PHI3–3NYR
      game 1/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR1–4NYR
      W
      game 2/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–3NYR
      game 3/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–2DET
      game 4/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–5NYI
      L
      game 5/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–5NYR
      W
      game 6/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–6NYR
      W
      game 7/806
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–1MTL
      W
      game 8/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–3NYR
      W
      game 9/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • November 1978
    • The game
      NYR3–0CLR
      W
      game 10/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR7–3LAK
      W
      game 11/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–2VAN
      W
      game 12/806
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS5–3NYR
      L
      game 13/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–3NYR
      L
      game 15/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI1–8NYR
      W
      game 16/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR7–2MNS
      W
      game 17/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM3–1NYR
      L
      game 18/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–3NYR
      game 19/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–9NYR
      W
      game 20/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8019 of 20 played
      1
      points
      NHL#322
      0
      goals
      NHL#280
      1
      assists
      NHL#297
      NYR
      12-4-0W-L-OT28Points
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR5–3AFM
      W
      game 21/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • December 1978
    • The game
      NYR2–5TOR
      L
      game 22/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–2NYR
      L
      game 23/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–2PHI
      W
      game 25/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–5DET
      L
      game 26/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–0NYR
      L
      game 27/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK7–8NYR
      W
      game 28/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–4BOS
      L
      game 29/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–1NYR
      L
      game 30/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–4NYR
      W
      game 32/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–9NYI
      L
      game 33/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–3AFM
      W
      game 34/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–6PHI
      L
      game 35/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–4CHI
      W
      game 36/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM6–5NYR
      L
      game 37/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–6NYR
      W
      game 38/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN4–6NYR
      W
      game 39/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8036 of 40 played
      6
      points
      NHL#276
      2
      goals
      NHL#247
      4
      assists
      NHL#274
      NYR
      23-13-0W-L-OT50Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR5–3CLR
      W
      game 41/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR6–4AFM
      W
      game 42/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS8–1NYR
      L
      game 43/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–5NYR
      W
      game 44/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–5NYR
      game 46/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–5WSH
      L
      game 47/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–4BUF
      W
      game 48/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR7–2NYI
      W
      game 49/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–3VAN
      W
      game 50/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–5CLR
      L
      game 51/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • February 1979
    • The game
      NYR2–4LAK
      L
      game 52/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–5NYR
      W
      game 53/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–4BUF
      L
      game 54/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–2PHI
      W
      game 55/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–7NYR
      W
      game 57/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–2TOR
      W
      game 58/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–3NYR
      W
      game 59/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–4STL
      L
      game 60/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8054 of 60 played
      8
      points
      NHL#293
      3
      goals
      NHL#254
      5
      assists
      NHL#290
      NYR
      34-20-0W-L-OT74Points
      Playoff spot
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR4–4MNS
      game 61/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • March 1979
    • The game
      BUF2–2NYR
      game 62/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–2NYR
      L
      game 63/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR6–3MTL
      W
      game 65/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–5NYR
      W
      game 66/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM6–4NYR
      L
      game 67/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–5NYI
      L
      game 69/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT5–1NYR
      L
      game 70/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–2WSH
      game 71/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR7–6CHI
      W
      game 72/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–0NYR
      L
      game 73/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–4NYR
      game 74/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • April 1979
    • The game
      NYR3–7PHI
      L
      game 76/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–5NYR
      W
      game 77/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM3–3NYR
      game 78/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–9AFM
      L
      game 79/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–2NYR
      L
      game 80/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Nick Fotiu closes the 1978-1979 season with 8 points

    NYRNew York Rangers
    Points
    8
    NHL#316
    Games
    71of 80
    89%
    Goals
    3
    NHL#279
    Assists
    5
    NHL#316
    P/GP
    0.11
    NHL#327
    +/-
    +3
    NHL#143
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Rangers are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    New York Rangers meet Los Angeles Kings

    NYRvsLAK
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    Swedes on Los Angeles Kings
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    2 days later
    Preliminary round

    New York Rangers knock Los Angeles Kings out 2–0

    NYR2–0LAK
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    4 days later
    Quarterfinal

    New York Rangers meet Philadelphia Flyers

    NYRvsPHI
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 2
      NYR7–1PHI
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • New York Rangersare1–1withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 3
      PHI1–5NYR
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead2–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 4
      PHI0–6NYR
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead3–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 5
      NYR8–3PHI
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    New York Rangers knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–1

    NYR4–1PHI
    Advance
    4Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    2 days later
    Semifinal

    New York Rangers meet New York Islanders

    NYRvsNYI
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    View the whole round
    12 days later
    Semifinal

    New York Rangers knock New York Islanders out 4–2

    NYR4–2NYI
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    5 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    New York Rangers play the Stanley Cup Final against Montréal Canadiens

    NYRvsMTL
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    8 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Montréal Canadiens knock New York Rangers out 4–1

    NYR1–4MTL
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Nick Fotiu ends the 1978-1979 playoffs with 0 points

    NYRNew York Rangers
    Points
    0
    NHL#167
    Games
    4
    Goals
    0
    NHL#109
    Assists
    0
    NHL#142
    P/GP
    0.00
    +/-
    0
    NHL#75
    LAK2–0→PHI4–1→NYI4–2→MTL1–4