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Rick Smith's 1978-1979 season

Points

NHL#202

Goals

NHL#209

Assists

NHL#178

Plus/minus

+20

NHL#46

Games

81% of 80

Defenceman Rick Smith was 30 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 9th in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins. He played 65 of a possible 80 games and scored 7 goals and 18 assists for 25 points, 0.38 points per game. In the playoffs he played 11 games for 4 points.

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

1978-1979Playoffs

Year 1978
48 years ago
Season opener
October 12
Rick Smith plays the 1978-1979 season for Boston Bruins
BOSBoston Bruins
Rick was 30 years old when the 1978-1979 season began. It was his 7th season with the team. His 9th NHL season in all.
- The game
  PIT2–8BOS
  W
  October 12game 1/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +3+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS4–4PIT
  October 14game 2/80
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  0+/-3SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  TOR2–4BOS
  W
  October 15game 3/801
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS3–2LAK
  W
  October 18game 4/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS5–1VAN
  W
  October 20game 5/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS5–6CHI
  L
  October 22game 6/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-5SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  BOS7–2STL
  W
  October 24game 7/801
  His night
  No points
  +5+/-1SOG
  View the game
Milestone
Rick Smith reaches 500 NHL games
in the game against St. Louis Blues · October 24
- The game
  BOS2–2MNS
  October 25game 8/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BOS5–3TOR
  W
  October 28game 9/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +3+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- November 1978
- The game
  NYI1–4BOS
  W
  November 2game 10/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PHI7–3BOS
  L
  November 4game 11/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL1–1BOS
  November 5game 12/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH2–6BOS
  W
  November 9game 13/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  BOS1–7DET
  L
  November 11game 14/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS4–4BUF
  November 12game 15/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +3+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR6–4BOS
  L
  November 16game 16/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS6–2AFM
  W
  November 17game 17/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  STL2–5BOS
  W
  November 19game 18/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF2–5BOS
  W
  November 23game 19/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BOS5–5WSH
  November 25game 20/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- Checkpoint
  November 25
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 80
  12
  points
  NHL#98
  4
  goals
  NHL#107
  8
  assists
  NHL#79
  +21
  +/-
  NHL#1
  BOS
  11-4-0W-L-OT27Points
  4th in the whole NHL
- The game
  AFM2–4BOS
  W
  November 26game 21/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS4–3BUF
  W
  November 30game 22/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- December 1978
- The game
  PHI3–5BOS
  W
  December 2game 23/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  DET5–6BOS
  W
  December 7game 26/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS2–9PHI
  L
  December 9game 27/80
  His night
  No points
  -4+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MNS4–4BOS
  December 10game 28/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN3–7BOS
  W
  December 12game 29/803
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH2–5BOS
  W
  December 14game 30/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYR1–4BOS
  W
  December 16game 31/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS4–1NYR
  W
  December 17game 32/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CLR2–4BOS
  W
  December 21game 33/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS1–1TOR
  December 27game 35/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BOS1–6MTL
  L
  December 30game 36/80
  His night
  No points
  -4+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS7–3BUF
  W
  December 31game 37/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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Year 1979
47 years ago
- The game
  BOS6–3CHI
  W
  January 3game 38/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS5–3CLR
  W
  January 5game 39/80
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS5–2MNS
  W
  January 6game 40/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- Checkpoint
  January 6
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8037 of 40 played
  17
  points
  NHL#147
  4
  goals
  NHL#184
  13
  assists
  NHL#110
  +20
  +/-
  NHL#7
  BOS
  27-6-0W-L-OT61Points
  1st in the whole NHL
- The game
  AFM1–3BOS
  W
  January 22game 47/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYI4–2BOS
  L
  January 25game 48/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS1–3MTL
  L
  January 27game 49/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  LAK5–3BOS
  L
  January 28game 50/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  BOS2–2CHI
  January 31game 51/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- February 1979
- The game
  CHI1–6BOS
  W
  February 1game 52/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS4–4NYI
  February 3game 53/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  VAN1–6BOS
  W
  February 4game 54/802
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  BOS1–5NYR
  L
  February 14game 55/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS3–5PHI
  L
  February 15game 56/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS3–3MNS
  February 17game 57/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BOS5–3CLR
  W
  February 20game 58/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS1–3LAK
  L
  February 21game 59/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BOS4–3VAN
  W
  February 24game 60/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 24
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8051 of 60 played
  21
  points
  NHL#179
  4
  goals
  NHL#228
  17
  assists
  NHL#132
  +23
  +/-
  NHL#12
  BOS
  34-16-0W-L-OT78Points
  Playoff spot
  3rd in the whole NHL
- The game
  CLR4–2BOS
  L
  February 27game 61/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- March 1979
- The game
  PHI4–4BOS
  March 1game 62/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYR7–4BOS
  L
  March 15game 69/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  CHI2–4BOS
  W
  March 17game 70/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  TOR3–4BOS
  W
  March 19game 71/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PIT3–1BOS
  L
  March 22game 72/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET2–5BOS
  W
  March 24game 73/802
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BOS2–9BUF
  L
  March 28game 74/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS4–7BOS
  W
  March 29game 75/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS4–1WSH
  W
  March 31game 76/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- April 1979
- The game
  MTL3–3BOS
  April 1game 77/80
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  BOS3–3TOR
  April 4game 78/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BUF9–3BOS
  L
  April 5game 79/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  TOR3–6BOS
  W
  April 8game 80/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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The season in numbers
April 8
Rick Smith closes the 1978-1979 season with 25 points
BOSBoston Bruins
Points
25
NHL#202
Games
65of 80
81%
Goals
7
NHL#209
Assists
18
NHL#178
P/GP
0.38
NHL#220
+/-
+20
NHL#46
Events
500
NHL games
5 i rad
games with a point · 5 pts
8 days later
Playoffs
April 16
Boston Bruins are in the playoffs
Quarterfinal
April 16
Boston Bruins meet Pittsburgh Penguins
BOSvsPIT
Swedes on Boston Bruins
No Swedes
Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  PIT2–6BOS
  W
  April 16
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- Boston Bruinslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 2
  PIT3–4BOS
  W
  April 18
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-3SOG
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- Boston Bruinslead2–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 3
  BOS2–1PIT
  W
  April 21
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- Boston Bruinslead3–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 4
  BOS4–1PIT
  W
  April 22
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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Quarterfinal
April 22
Boston Bruins knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–0
BOS4–0PIT
Advance
4Games1Points0Goals1Assists
4 days later
Semifinal
April 26
Boston Bruins meet Montréal Canadiens
BOSvsMTL
Swedes on Boston Bruins
No Swedes
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  BOS2–4MTL
  L
  April 26
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
- Game 2
  BOS2–5MTL
  L
  April 28
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- May 1979
- Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstBoston Bruins
- Game 3
  MTL1–2BOS
  W
  May 1
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstBoston Bruins
- Game 4
  MTL3–4BOS
  W
  May 3
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- Boston Bruinsare2–2withMontréal Canadiens
- Game 5
  BOS1–5MTL
  L
  May 5
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-1SOG
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- Montréal Canadienslead3–2againstBoston Bruins
- Game 6
  MTL2–5BOS
  W
  May 8
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- Boston Bruinsare3–3withMontréal Canadiens
- Game 7
  BOS4–5MTL
  L
  May 10
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-0SOG
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Semifinal
May 10
Montréal Canadiens knock Boston Bruins out 4–3
BOS3–4MTL
Eliminated
7Games3Points0Goals3Assists
The run in numbers
May 10
Rick Smith ends the 1978-1979 playoffs with 4 points
BOSBoston Bruins
Points
4
NHL#57
Games
11
Goals
0
NHL#109
Assists
4
NHL#32
P/GP
0.36
NHL#71
+/-
+2
NHL#44
PIT4–0→MTL3–4

Rick Smith plays the 1978-1979 season for Boston Bruins

Rick Smith reaches 500 NHL games

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Rick Smith closes the 1978-1979 season with 25 points

Boston Bruins are in the playoffs

Boston Bruins meet Pittsburgh Penguins

Boston Bruins knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–0

Boston Bruins meet Montréal Canadiens

Montréal Canadiens knock Boston Bruins out 4–3

Rick Smith ends the 1978-1979 playoffs with 4 points