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Nick Libett's 1978-1979 season

Points
34
NHL#147
Goals
15
NHL#123
Assists
19
NHL#165
Plus/minus
+4
NHL#131
Games
68
85%
85% of 80

Left winger Nick Libett was 32 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 12th in the NHL, and played it for Detroit Red Wings. He played 68 of a possible 80 games and scored 15 goals and 19 assists for 34 points, 0.50 points per game. Detroit Red Wings did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1978-1979
  1. Season opener

    Nick Libett plays the 1978-1979 season for Detroit Red Wings

    DETDetroit Red Wings

    Nick was 32 years old when the 1978-1979 season began. It was his 12th season with the team. His 12th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      STL5–4DET
      L
      game 1/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      PHI3–1DET
      L
      game 2/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–2BUF
      W
      game 3/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–3NYR
      game 4/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–2DET
      game 5/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS4–4DET
      game 6/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR4–5DET
      W
      game 7/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–2CLR
      W
      game 8/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–7DET
      W
      game 9/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • November 1978
    • The game
      MTL4–1DET
      L
      game 10/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–7PIT
      L
      game 11/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–3WSH
      game 12/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN6–4DET
      L
      game 13/806
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1SHP
      +2 points
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    • The game
      DET3–8MTL
      L
      game 14/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -4+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–7DET
      W
      game 15/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–5AFM
      L
      game 16/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–1DET
      L
      game 17/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–4PHI
      L
      game 18/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–3LAK
      game 19/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 points
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    • The game
      DET0–4STL
      L
      game 20/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      10
      points
      NHL#131
      3
      goals
      NHL#137
      7
      assists
      NHL#101
      DET
      5-10-0W-L-OT15Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK2–4DET
      W
      game 21/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      DET2–2CLR
      game 22/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • December 1978
    • The game
      DET1–2VAN
      L
      game 23/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–5LAK
      L
      game 24/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–2DET
      game 25/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–6BOS
      L
      game 26/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–5DET
      W
      game 27/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–3CHI
      game 28/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM5–5DET
      game 29/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–4NYI
      L
      game 30/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–4TOR
      L
      game 31/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–0DET
      L
      game 32/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–7DET
      W
      game 33/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–4NYR
      L
      game 34/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–2DET
      game 35/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–2DET
      game 36/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–2DET
      L
      game 37/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–3PIT
      L
      game 38/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT5–4DET
      L
      game 39/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–1DET
      L
      game 40/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      18
      points
      NHL#136
      6
      goals
      NHL#144
      12
      assists
      NHL#132
      DET
      8-21-0W-L-OT27Points
      15th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET3–4BUF
      L
      game 41/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–5DET
      game 42/804
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–3PHI
      game 43/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-5SOG2PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK7–3DET
      L
      game 44/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–4DET
      W
      game 45/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–5WSH
      L
      game 46/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM4–3DET
      L
      game 47/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET6–6LAK
      game 48/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF6–3DET
      L
      game 49/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–7AFM
      L
      game 50/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–7DET
      W
      game 51/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • February 1979
    • The game
      DET1–6MNS
      L
      game 52/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–4PIT
      L
      game 53/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–8DET
      W
      game 54/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–2DET
      L
      game 55/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–6DET
      W
      game 56/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR6–2DET
      L
      game 57/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–3WSH
      W
      game 58/804
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–3NYI
      L
      game 59/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR1–8DET
      W
      game 60/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
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    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      32
      points
      NHL#106
      14
      goals
      NHL#85
      18
      assists
      NHL#123
      DET
      14-32-0W-L-OT42Points
      15th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL6–5DET
      L
      game 61/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • March 1979
    • The game
      DET2–5VAN
      L
      game 74/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–8LAK
      L
      game 75/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK5–4DET
      L
      game 76/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • April 1979
    • The game
      MNS1–3DET
      W
      game 77/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–4MTL
      L
      game 78/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–4PIT
      L
      game 79/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    Milestone

    Nick Libett reaches 250 career assists

    in the game against Pittsburgh Penguins · April 7

    • The game
      MTL0–1DET
      W
      game 80/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Nick Libett closes the 1978-1979 season with 34 points

    DETDetroit Red Wings
    Detroit Red Wings did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    34
    NHL#147
    Games
    68of 80
    85%
    Goals
    15
    NHL#123
    Assists
    19
    NHL#165
    P/GP
    0.50
    NHL#162
    +/-
    +4
    NHL#131
    Events
    250
    career assists
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 5 pts