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Peter Mahovlich's 1978-1979 season

Points
53
NHL#78
Goals
14
NHL#133
Assists
39
NHL#46
Plus/minus
-11
NHL#345
Games
60
75%
75% of 80

Centre Peter Mahovlich was 31 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 14th in the NHL, and played it for Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 60 of a possible 80 games and scored 14 goals and 39 assists for 53 points, 0.88 points per game. In the playoffs he played 2 games for 1 points.

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

1978-1979Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Peter Mahovlich plays the 1978-1979 season for Pittsburgh Penguins

    Peter was 32 years old when the 1978-1979 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 14th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      TOR3–2PIT
      L
      game 1/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–8BOS
      L
      game 2/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS4–4PIT
      game 3/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYI5–3PIT
      L
      game 4/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–3PHI
      L
      game 5/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH1–5PIT
      W
      game 6/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      STL6–6PIT
      game 7/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-7SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      AFM4–2PIT
      L
      game 8/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT2–3NYR
      L
      game 9/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • November 1978
    • The game
      PIT4–6WSH
      L
      game 10/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT0–2AFM
      L
      game 11/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      DET3–7PIT
      W
      game 12/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CLR3–6PIT
      W
      game 13/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT4–4BUF
      game 14/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–1PIT
      L
      game 15/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PIT6–3VAN
      W
      game 16/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–1LAK
      W
      game 17/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–2PIT
      L
      game 18/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT4–8MTL
      L
      game 19/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–1PIT
      L
      game 20/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      15
      points
      NHL#65
      3
      goals
      NHL#137
      12
      assists
      NHL#24
      PIT
      5-12-0W-L-OT13Points
      15th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT2–8TOR
      L
      game 21/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–5PIT
      W
      game 22/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • December 1978
    • The game
      PIT7–4WSH
      W
      game 23/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CHI2–5PIT
      W
      game 24/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–3NYI
      game 25/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR4–6PIT
      W
      game 26/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT3–3MTL
      game 27/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF4–4PIT
      game 28/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL0–3PIT
      W
      game 29/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT1–2PHI
      L
      game 30/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN5–6PIT
      W
      game 31/803
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-8SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    Milestone

    Peter Mahovlich reaches 750 NHL games

    in the game against Vancouver Canucks · December 16

    • The game
      PIT3–3CHI
      game 32/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT4–1LAK
      W
      game 33/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–5MNS
      L
      game 34/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–5PIT
      W
      game 35/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET1–3PIT
      W
      game 36/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–4DET
      W
      game 37/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      VAN5–3PIT
      L
      game 38/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–3AFM
      game 39/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK4–3PIT
      L
      game 40/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      34
      points
      NHL#36
      9
      goals
      NHL#99
      25
      assists
      NHL#22
      PIT
      15-17-0W-L-OT38Points
      10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL2–3PIT
      W
      game 41/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–5PIT
      W
      game 42/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT5–4BUF
      W
      game 43/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MNS0–5PIT
      W
      game 44/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT1–4DET
      L
      game 45/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-5SOG
    • The game
      WSH5–2PIT
      L
      game 46/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • February 1979
    • The game
      DET2–4PIT
      W
      game 51/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT3–8DET
      L
      game 52/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS5–6PIT
      W
      game 53/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–6PIT
      W
      game 54/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT2–6DET
      L
      game 55/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL1–3PIT
      W
      game 56/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT0–12MTL
      L
      game 57/80
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–5PIT
      W
      game 58/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT2–2CHI
      game 59/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CLR3–5PIT
      W
      game 60/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8056 of 60 played
      49
      points
      NHL#47
      12
      goals
      NHL#111
      37
      assists
      NHL#20
      PIT
      26-25-0W-L-OT61Points
      Playoff spot
      8th in the whole NHL
    • March 1979
    • The game
      PIT4–8STL
      L
      game 61/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-6SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT7–2CLR
      W
      game 62/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK4–0PIT
      L
      game 63/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–3PIT
      W
      game 64/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    The season in numbers

    Peter Mahovlich closes the 1978-1979 season with 53 points

    Points
    53
    NHL#78
    Games
    60of 80
    75%
    Goals
    14
    NHL#133
    Assists
    39
    NHL#46
    P/GP
    0.88
    NHL#49
    +/-
    -11
    NHL#345
    Events
    750
    NHL games
    7 i rad
    games with a point · 9 pts
    1 month later
    Playoffs

    Pittsburgh Penguins are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Pittsburgh Penguins meet Buffalo Sabres

    PITvsBUF
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    4 days later
    Preliminary round

    Pittsburgh Penguins knock Buffalo Sabres out 2–1

    PIT2–1BUF
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    2 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Pittsburgh Penguins meet Boston Bruins

    PITvsBOS
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    • Game 3
      BOS2–1PIT
      L
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • Boston Bruinslead3–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 4
      BOS4–1PIT
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    Quarterfinal

    Boston Bruins knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–0

    PIT0–4BOS
    Eliminated
    2Games1Points0Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Peter Mahovlich ends the 1978-1979 playoffs with 1 points

    Points
    1
    NHL#114
    Games
    2
    Goals
    0
    NHL#109
    Assists
    1
    NHL#90
    P/GP
    0.50
    +/-
    0
    NHL#75
    BUF2–1→BOS0–4