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Rick Bowness's 1977-1978 season

Points
19
NHL#234
Goals
8
NHL#201
Assists
11
NHL#261
Plus/minus
-8
NHL#303
Games
61
76%
76% of 80

Right winger Rick Bowness was 22 years old when the 1977-1978 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for Detroit Red Wings. He played 61 of a possible 80 games and scored 8 goals and 11 assists for 19 points, 0.31 points per game. In the playoffs he played 4 games for 0 points.

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

1977-1978Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Rick Bowness plays the 1977-1978 season for Detroit Red Wings

    Rick was 22 years old when the 1977-1978 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 3rd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      TOR3–3DET
      game 1/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Rick Bowness scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Toronto Maple Leafs · October 13

    • The game
      DET2–4LAK
      L
      game 2/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET2–3VAN
      L
      game 3/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL2–2DET
      game 4/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET4–2MNS
      W
      game 5/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET4–3PIT
      W
      game 6/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS1–3DET
      W
      game 7/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET4–7TOR
      L
      game 8/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • November 1977
    • The game
      PIT1–3DET
      W
      game 9/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CLE4–3DET
      L
      game 10/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–3DET
      W
      game 13/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL1–10DET
      W
      game 15/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET2–1STL
      W
      game 17/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI1–4DET
      W
      game 18/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8014 of 20 played
      7
      points
      NHL#177
      3
      goals
      NHL#134
      4
      assists
      NHL#187
      DET
      9-8-0W-L-OT21Points
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET4–6PIT
      L
      game 21/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • December 1977
    • The game
      DET2–4TOR
      L
      game 22/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET1–6BUF
      L
      game 23/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–1DET
      L
      game 24/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET4–6BOS
      L
      game 25/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET3–3BUF
      game 33/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET6–3WSH
      W
      game 37/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL6–1DET
      L
      game 38/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–6DET
      W
      game 39/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET4–4CLR
      game 40/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8024 of 40 played
      8
      points
      NHL#262
      4
      goals
      NHL#188
      4
      assists
      NHL#292
      DET
      15-19-0W-L-OT36Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI2–4DET
      W
      game 41/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET1–7BOS
      L
      game 42/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–6DET
      W
      game 43/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET1–6CHI
      L
      game 44/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–3DET
      L
      game 46/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • February 1978
    • The game
      DET0–2CLE
      L
      game 47/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET2–2TOR
      game 48/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CLE3–4DET
      W
      game 49/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET2–1LAK
      W
      game 50/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET5–8NYI
      L
      game 52/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–8DET
      W
      game 53/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM3–5DET
      W
      game 54/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET2–4PHI
      L
      game 55/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–5DET
      W
      game 56/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH1–4DET
      W
      game 57/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET2–2AFM
      game 58/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL3–1DET
      L
      game 59/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET3–9MTL
      L
      game 60/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8042 of 60 played
      12
      points
      NHL#259
      6
      goals
      NHL#203
      6
      assists
      NHL#297
      DET
      23-28-0W-L-OT55Points
      11th in the whole NHL
    • March 1978
    • The game
      DET2–3NYR
      L
      game 61/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET3–1MNS
      W
      game 62/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–4DET
      W
      game 63/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS2–2DET
      game 64/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CLR4–5DET
      W
      game 65/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–4DET
      game 66/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET3–3LAK
      game 67/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET5–4VAN
      W
      game 68/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET4–6CLR
      L
      game 69/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM1–4DET
      W
      game 70/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET2–2PIT
      game 71/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET4–1WSH
      W
      game 72/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–0DET
      L
      game 74/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • April 1978
    • The game
      DET0–2CHI
      L
      game 75/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI5–2DET
      L
      game 76/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET5–5CLE
      game 77/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT4–6DET
      W
      game 78/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET1–5MTL
      L
      game 79/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL0–4DET
      W
      game 80/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    The season in numbers

    Rick Bowness closes the 1977-1978 season with 19 points

    Points
    19
    NHL#234
    Games
    61of 80
    76%
    Goals
    8
    NHL#201
    Assists
    11
    NHL#261
    P/GP
    0.31
    NHL#242
    +/-
    -8
    NHL#303
    Events
    8
    career best in goals
    1
    First NHL goal
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    Detroit Red Wings are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Detroit Red Wings meet Atlanta Flames

    DETvsAFM
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    Swedes on Atlanta Flames
    No Swedes
    • Game 2
      AFM2–3DET
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    Preliminary round

    Detroit Red Wings knock Atlanta Flames out 2–0

    DET2–0AFM
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    4 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Detroit Red Wings meet Montréal Canadiens

    DETvsMTL
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      DET2–6MTL
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 2
      DET4–2MTL
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Detroit Red Wingsare1–1withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 3
      MTL4–2DET
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    Quarterfinal

    Montréal Canadiens knock Detroit Red Wings out 4–1

    DET1–4MTL
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Rick Bowness ends the 1977-1978 playoffs with 0 points

    Points
    0
    NHL#151
    Games
    4
    Goals
    0
    NHL#101
    Assists
    0
    NHL#130
    P/GP
    0.00
    +/-
    0
    NHL#71
    AFM2–0→MTL1–4