Regular season and playoffsNYR

Phil Esposito's 1977-1978 season

Points

NHL#15

Goals

NHL#13

Assists

NHL#23

Plus/minus

-21

NHL#405

Games

98% of 80

Centre Phil Esposito was 35 years old when the 1977-1978 season began, his 14th in the NHL, and played it for New York Rangers. He played 79 of a possible 80 games and scored 38 goals and 43 assists for 81 points, 1.03 points per game. In the playoffs he played 3 games for 1 points.

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

1977-1978Playoffs

Year 1977
49 years ago
Season opener
October 12
Phil Esposito plays the 1977-1978 season for New York Rangers
NYRNew York Rangers
Phil was 35 years old when the 1977-1978 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 14th NHL season in all.
- The game
  VAN3–6NYR
  W
  October 12game 1/80
  His night
  +4P+1G+3A
  +3+/-4SOG1PPP
  +4 points
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- The game
  NYR0–5MTL
  L
  October 15game 2/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYI2–4NYR
  W
  October 16game 3/802
  His night
  +3P+3A
  0+/-8SOG2PPP
  +3 assists
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- The game
  PIT3–3NYR
  October 19game 4/80
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  0+/-5SOG2PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  NYR2–7NYI
  L
  October 22game 5/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL6–2NYR
  L
  October 23game 6/80
  His night
  No points
  -4+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYR5–0CLE
  W
  October 25game 7/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-7SOG2PPP
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  STL2–6NYR
  W
  October 26game 8/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYR3–4AFM
  L
  October 29game 9/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-5SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  LAK5–3NYR
  L
  October 30game 10/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  -1+/-5SOG
  +2 assists
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- November 1977
- The game
  NYR2–6CLR
  L
  November 2game 11/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR5–1VAN
  W
  November 4game 12/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  NYR1–3LAK
  L
  November 5game 13/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF4–8NYR
  W
  November 9game 14/80
  His night
  +4P+2G+2A
  +3+/-4SOG1PPP
  +4 points
  View the game
Milestone
Phil Esposito reaches 750 career assists
in the game against Buffalo Sabres · November 9
- The game
  NYR1–3DET
  L
  November 12game 15/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  AFM5–2NYR
  L
  November 13game 16/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  CHI2–5NYR
  W
  November 16game 17/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYR5–5PIT
  November 19game 18/80
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +1+/-3SOG2PPP
  +3 points
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Milestone
Phil Esposito reaches 600 career goals
in the game against Pittsburgh Penguins · November 19
- The game
  VAN3–0NYR
  L
  November 20game 19/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CLR3–6NYR
  W
  November 23game 20/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- Checkpoint
  November 23
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 80
  26
  points
  NHL#5
  8
  goals
  NHL#24
  18
  assists
  NHL#3
  NYR
  8-10-0W-L-OT18Points
  10th in the whole NHL
- The game
  NYR2–3BOS
  L
  November 26game 21/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
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- The game
  NYR2–3BUF
  L
  November 27game 22/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYR4–0STL
  W
  November 30game 23/801
  His night
  +3P+3G
  +1+/-8SOG2PPP
  HAT TRICK
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- December 1977
- The game
  NYR4–0MNS
  W
  December 3game 24/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS4–4NYR
  December 4game 25/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
Milestone
Phil Esposito reaches 1,000 NHL games
in the game against Minnesota North Stars · December 4
- The game
  PHI3–3NYR
  December 7game 26/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-6SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  NYR4–7PHI
  L
  December 8game 27/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  -1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  BOS8–2NYR
  L
  December 11game 28/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYR2–2CHI
  December 14game 29/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-6SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  NYR5–5DET
  December 15game 30/80
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +2+/-3SOG1PPP
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  NYR2–4CLE
  L
  December 17game 31/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH5–5NYR
  December 21game 33/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CLE4–5NYR
  W
  December 23game 34/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PHI4–3NYR
  L
  December 28game 35/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYR3–3WSH
  December 30game 36/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BUF2–2NYR
  December 31game 37/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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Year 1978
48 years ago
- The game
  NYR5–3MNS
  W
  January 4game 38/803
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  NYR1–3CLR
  L
  January 7game 39/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT5–3NYR
  L
  January 9game 40/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  January 9
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8039 of 40 played
  43
  points
  NHL#9
  15
  goals
  NHL#31
  28
  assists
  NHL#9
  NYR
  13-18-0W-L-OT35Points
  11th in the whole NHL
- The game
  NYR3–2BOS
  W
  January 10game 41/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  NYR1–4PHI
  L
  January 14game 42/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR5–4VAN
  W
  January 17game 43/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR3–0LAK
  W
  January 18game 44/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-4SOG
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  NYR3–5AFM
  L
  January 20game 45/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-5SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  NYR1–3PIT
  L
  January 22game 46/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-6SOG
  View the game
- The game
  TOR4–3NYR
  L
  January 25game 47/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  NYR2–6NYI
  L
  January 28game 48/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-7SOG
  View the game
- The game
  LAK4–1NYR
  L
  January 29game 49/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- February 1978
- The game
  NYI7–6NYR
  L
  February 1game 50/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYR2–2STL
  February 4game 51/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  CLR3–6NYR
  W
  February 5game 52/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MNS0–3NYR
  W
  February 8game 53/803
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-4SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  NYR0–2BUF
  L
  February 9game 54/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  NYR2–3TOR
  L
  February 11game 55/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-5SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL5–3NYR
  L
  February 12game 56/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  VAN3–6NYR
  W
  February 15game 57/80
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  CLR4–4NYR
  February 19game 58/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-7SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  NYR2–3CHI
  L
  February 22game 59/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-6SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CHI2–6NYR
  W
  February 23game 60/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-5SOG
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  February 23
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8059 of 60 played
  56
  points
  NHL#17
  22
  goals
  NHL#28
  34
  assists
  NHL#19
  NYR
  20-29-0W-L-OT51Points
  12th in the whole NHL
- The game
  NYR6–3MTL
  W
  February 25game 61/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  AFM5–3NYR
  L
  February 27game 62/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- March 1978
- The game
  DET2–3NYR
  W
  March 1game 63/80
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +2+/-5SOG
  +2 goals
  View the game
- The game
  TOR4–1NYR
  L
  March 5game 64/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CLE1–6NYR
  W
  March 8game 65/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-4SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  WSH2–8NYR
  W
  March 12game 66/80
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +2+/-8SOG2PPP
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  PHI2–2NYR
  March 15game 67/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  BOS6–3NYR
  L
  March 18game 68/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -3+/-5SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  NYR7–7MNS
  March 19game 69/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-5SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  NYR6–1STL
  W
  March 22game 70/801
  His night
  +2P+2G
  0+/-4SOG2PPP
  +2 goals
  View the game
- The game
  NYR11–4WSH
  W
  March 24game 71/80
  His night
  +4P+3G+1A
  +2+/-4SOG3PPP
  HAT TRICK
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- The game
  NYR5–2TOR
  W
  March 25game 72/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  STL2–5NYR
  W
  March 27game 73/801
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-3SOG
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  NYI1–5NYR
  W
  March 29game 74/802
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-5SOG
  +2 points
  View the game
- April 1978
- The game
  NYR0–6AFM
  L
  April 1game 75/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR3–8BOS
  L
  April 2game 76/80
  His night
  No points
  -6+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  AFM4–2NYR
  L
  April 5game 77/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  -1+/-3SOG2PPP
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  NYR0–3PHI
  L
  April 6game 78/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR2–7NYI
  L
  April 8game 79/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CHI2–3NYR
  W
  April 9game 80/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
The season in numbers
April 9
Phil Esposito closes the 1977-1978 season with 81 points
NYRNew York Rangers
Points
81
NHL#15
Games
79of 80
99%
Goals
38
NHL#13
Assists
43
NHL#23
P/GP
1.03
NHL#20
+/-
-21
NHL#405
Events
2
hat tricks
1,000
NHL games
750
career assists
600
career goals
10 i rad
games with a point · 19 pts
5 i rad
games with a goal
2 days later
Playoffs
April 11
New York Rangers are in the playoffs
Preliminary round
April 11
New York Rangers meet Buffalo Sabres
NYRvsBUF
Swedes on New York Rangers
No Swedes
Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
No Swedes
View the whole round
- Game 1
  NYR1–4BUF
  L
  April 11
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
- Game 2
  BUF3–4NYR
  W
  April 13
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
  View the game
- New York Rangersare1–1withBuffalo Sabres
- Game 3
  NYR1–4BUF
  L
  April 15
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
Preliminary round
April 15
Buffalo Sabres knock New York Rangers out 2–1
NYR1–2BUF
Eliminated
3Games1Points0Goals1Assists

Phil Esposito plays the 1977-1978 season for New York Rangers

Phil Esposito reaches 750 career assists

Phil Esposito reaches 600 career goals

1/4 into the season

Phil Esposito reaches 1,000 NHL games

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Phil Esposito closes the 1977-1978 season with 81 points

New York Rangers are in the playoffs

New York Rangers meet Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres knock New York Rangers out 2–1