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Phil Russell's 1978-1979 season

Points

NHL#129

Goals

NHL#183

Assists

NHL#96

Plus/minus

-5

NHL#281

Games

100% of 79

Defenceman Phil Russell was 26 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for Chicago Blackhawks och Atlanta Flames. He played all 79 games and scored 9 goals and 29 assists for 38 points, 0.48 points per game. He moved from Chicago Blackhawks to Atlanta Flames in March. In the playoffs he played 2 games for 0 points.

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

1978-1979Playoffs

Year 1978
48 years ago
Season opener
October 11
Phil Russell opens the 1978-1979 season with Chicago Blackhawks
CHIChicago Blackhawks
Phil was 26 years old when the 1978-1979 season began. It was his 7th season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.
- The game
  AFM4–4CHI
  October 11game 1/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-4SOG
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- The game
  VAN3–3CHI
  October 15game 2/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CHI4–2WSH
  W
  October 18game 3/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MNS2–6CHI
  W
  October 19game 4/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +3+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BOS5–6CHI
  W
  October 22game 5/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-5SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WSH2–2CHI
  October 25game 6/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
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- The game
  CHI2–7DET
  L
  October 28game 7/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL1–4CHI
  W
  October 29game 8/80
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-3SOG2PPP
  +2 points
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- November 1978
- The game
  VAN1–0CHI
  L
  November 1game 9/804
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CHI5–5STL
  November 4game 10/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  STL1–3CHI
  W
  November 5game 11/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-6SOG
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- The game
  TOR1–2CHI
  W
  November 8game 12/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CHI3–5AFM
  L
  November 10game 13/80
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  LAK4–1CHI
  L
  November 12game 14/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  CHI1–8NYR
  L
  November 15game 15/802
  His night
  No points
  -5+/-4SOG
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- The game
  CHI4–3PHI
  W
  November 16game 16/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CHI3–8CLR
  L
  November 18game 17/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -3+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  CHI3–4LAK
  L
  November 20game 18/80
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  CHI2–5VAN
  L
  November 21game 19/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CHI8–3MTL
  W
  November 25game 20/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +3+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- Checkpoint
  November 25
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 80
  9
  points
  NHL#147
  4
  goals
  NHL#107
  5
  assists
  NHL#158
  -4
  +/-
  NHL#102
  CHI
  8-8-0W-L-OT20Points
  9th in the whole NHL
- The game
  VAN1–1CHI
  November 29game 21/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- December 1978
- The game
  CHI2–5PIT
  L
  December 2game 22/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  CLR3–4CHI
  W
  December 3game 23/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  CHI2–4VAN
  L
  December 7game 24/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  CHI4–2STL
  W
  December 9game 25/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET3–3CHI
  December 10game 26/802
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-5SOG
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- The game
  BUF6–2CHI
  L
  December 13game 27/80
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CHI2–3BUF
  L
  December 14game 28/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
Milestone
Phil Russell reaches 50 career goals
in the game against Buffalo Sabres · December 14
- The game
  CHI1–5CLR
  L
  December 16game 29/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  PIT3–3CHI
  December 17game 30/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  MTL5–3CHI
  L
  December 20game 31/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  CHI1–5MTL
  L
  December 21game 32/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PHI2–5CHI
  W
  December 23game 33/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  STL3–4CHI
  W
  December 27game 34/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYR5–4CHI
  L
  December 30game 35/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
Year 1979
47 years ago
- The game
  BOS6–3CHI
  L
  January 3game 36/80
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CHI3–3BUF
  January 4game 37/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  CHI5–3TOR
  W
  January 6game 38/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  WSH3–5CHI
  W
  January 7game 39/802
  His night
  No points
  +3+/-8SOG
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- The game
  LAK0–3CHI
  W
  January 10game 40/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  January 10
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 80
  16
  points
  NHL#165
  6
  goals
  NHL#149
  10
  assists
  NHL#168
  -3
  +/-
  NHL#85
  CHI
  15-17-0W-L-OT38Points
  11th in the whole NHL
- The game
  CHI3–4MNS
  L
  January 13game 41/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-5SOG
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- The game
  CLR1–2CHI
  W
  January 17game 42/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-5SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CHI1–6AFM
  L
  January 19game 43/80
  His night
  No points
  -4+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CHI2–4NYI
  L
  January 20game 44/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYI2–1CHI
  L
  January 22game 45/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CHI5–0VAN
  W
  January 24game 46/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CHI1–4WSH
  L
  January 27game 47/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  STL7–2CHI
  L
  January 28game 48/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BOS2–2CHI
  January 31game 49/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- February 1979
- The game
  CHI1–6BOS
  L
  February 1game 50/80
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CHI4–2AFM
  W
  February 3game 51/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  NYI4–5CHI
  W
  February 4game 52/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR5–2CHI
  L
  February 12game 53/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-6SOG
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- The game
  AFM4–4CHI
  February 14game 54/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CHI5–1STL
  W
  February 17game 55/801
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-1SOG1PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  CLR3–5CHI
  W
  February 18game 56/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF2–3CHI
  W
  February 21game 57/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +3+/-1SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  CHI4–2BUF
  W
  February 22game 58/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CHI1–5PIT
  L
  February 24game 59/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  PIT2–2CHI
  February 25game 60/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 25
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 80
  26
  points
  NHL#138
  7
  goals
  NHL#175
  19
  assists
  NHL#115
  -5
  +/-
  NHL#97
  CHI
  23-26-0W-L-OT57Points
  Playoff spot
  11th in the whole NHL
- The game
  CHI4–4VAN
  February 28game 61/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- March 1979
- The game
  CHI4–0CLR
  W
  March 2game 62/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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Milestone
Phil Russell reaches 500 NHL games
in the game against Colorado Rockies · March 2
- The game
  CHI5–8LAK
  L
  March 3game 63/80
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  0+/-6SOG1PPP
  +3 points
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- The game
  CHI5–1PHI
  W
  March 8game 64/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CHI1–7NYI
  L
  March 10game 65/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CHI2–5NYR
  L
  March 11game 66/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  AFM6–4NYR
  W
  March 14game 68/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  AFM4–5PHI
  L
  March 15game 69/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  AFM1–2VAN
  L
  March 18game 70/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  AFM3–4LAK
  L
  March 20game 71/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  PHI4–1AFM
  L
  March 23game 72/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  STL2–8AFM
  W
  March 25game 73/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +3+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  MTL6–4AFM
  L
  March 27game 74/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  LAK3–5AFM
  W
  March 30game 75/80
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-0SOG
  View the game
- April 1979
- The game
  AFM7–2PIT
  W
  April 1game 76/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +3+/-3SOG
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  AFM2–3NYI
  L
  April 3game 77/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  AFM3–3NYR
  April 4game 78/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR2–9AFM
  W
  April 6game 79/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +3+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  AFM2–4PHI
  L
  April 8game 80/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
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The season in numbers
April 8
Phil Russell closes the 1978-1979 season with 38 points
CHIChicago Blackhawks AFMAtlanta Flames
Points
38
NHL#129
Games
79of 80
99%
Goals
9
NHL#183
Assists
29
NHL#96
P/GP
0.48
NHL#170
+/-
-5
NHL#281
Events
500
NHL games
50
career goals
4 i rad
games with a point · 6 pts
2 days later
Playoffs
April 10
Atlanta Flames are in the playoffs
Preliminary round
April 10
Atlanta Flames meet Toronto Maple Leafs
AFMvsTOR
Swedes on Atlanta Flames
No Swedes
Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
Börje Salming
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- Game 1
  TOR2–1AFM
  L
  April 101
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- Toronto Maple Leafslead1–0againstAtlanta Flames
- Game 2
  AFM4–7TOR
  L
  April 121
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-2SOG
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Preliminary round
April 12
Toronto Maple Leafs knock Atlanta Flames out 2–0
AFM0–2TOR
Eliminated
2Games0Points0Goals0Assists

Phil Russell opens the 1978-1979 season with Chicago Blackhawks

1/4 into the season

Phil Russell reaches 50 career goals

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Phil Russell reaches 500 NHL games

Phil Russell closes the 1978-1979 season with 38 points

Atlanta Flames are in the playoffs

Atlanta Flames meet Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs knock Atlanta Flames out 2–0