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Rob Palmer's 1978-1979 season

Points
45
NHL#101
Goals
4
NHL#261
Assists
41
NHL#37
Plus/minus
-14
NHL#371
Games
78
97%
97% of 80

Defenceman Rob Palmer was 22 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for Los Angeles Kings. He played 78 of a possible 80 games and scored 4 goals and 41 assists for 45 points, 0.58 points per game. In the playoffs he played 2 games for 0 points.

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

1978-1979Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Rob Palmer plays the 1978-1979 season for Los Angeles Kings

    Rob was 22 years old when the 1978-1979 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      BOS3–2LAK
      L
      game 3/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK6–4WSH
      W
      game 4/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–8MTL
      L
      game 5/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Rob Palmer scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Montréal Canadiens · October 22

    • The game
      LAK2–7AFM
      L
      game 6/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF0–6LAK
      W
      game 7/80
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH1–5LAK
      W
      game 8/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • November 1978
    • The game
      TOR4–2LAK
      L
      game 9/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR7–3LAK
      L
      game 10/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PHI5–3LAK
      L
      game 11/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS1–8LAK
      W
      game 12/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      LAK4–1CHI
      W
      game 13/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK4–2STL
      W
      game 14/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL3–6LAK
      W
      game 15/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-1SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      PIT3–1LAK
      L
      game 16/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–4LAK
      W
      game 17/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      DET3–3LAK
      game 18/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK4–1MNS
      W
      game 19/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK2–4DET
      L
      game 20/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8018 of 20 played
      11
      points
      NHL#119
      3
      goals
      NHL#142
      8
      assists
      NHL#86
      +3
      +/-
      NHL#41
      LAK
      10-9-0W-L-OT21Points
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI5–5LAK
      game 21/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • December 1978
    • The game
      DET2–5LAK
      W
      game 22/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH2–10LAK
      W
      game 23/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK0–4MNS
      L
      game 24/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–3BUF
      game 25/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM1–5LAK
      W
      game 26/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK5–5NYI
      game 27/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK7–8NYR
      L
      game 28/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–2LAK
      L
      game 29/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK2–2CLR
      game 30/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-6SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–1LAK
      L
      game 31/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK0–2VAN
      L
      game 32/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–5PIT
      L
      game 33/80
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–3MTL
      game 34/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN0–4LAK
      W
      game 35/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CLR3–5LAK
      W
      game 36/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      LAK3–8WSH
      L
      game 37/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK5–4MTL
      W
      game 38/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK4–3PIT
      W
      game 39/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      LAK0–3PHI
      L
      game 40/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8038 of 40 played
      22
      points
      NHL#109
      3
      goals
      NHL#214
      19
      assists
      NHL#52
      +1
      +/-
      NHL#55
      LAK
      17-17-0W-L-OT40Points
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK1–7NYI
      L
      game 41/801
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK0–3CHI
      L
      game 42/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK7–3DET
      W
      game 43/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      LAK6–3BOS
      W
      game 44/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +4+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL7–3LAK
      L
      game 45/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR3–2LAK
      L
      game 46/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–4LAK
      W
      game 47/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET6–6LAK
      game 48/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      LAK3–5PIT
      L
      game 49/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-6SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      LAK5–3BOS
      W
      game 50/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–7STL
      L
      game 51/801
      His night
      No points
      -6+/-4SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–5WSH
      L
      game 52/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • February 1979
    • The game
      NYR2–4LAK
      W
      game 53/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–1CLR
      W
      game 54/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–2DET
      W
      game 55/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK2–2MTL
      game 56/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–5TOR
      L
      game 57/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI8–3LAK
      L
      game 58/802
      His night
      No points
      -7+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS1–3LAK
      W
      game 59/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      PHI4–3LAK
      L
      game 60/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8058 of 60 played
      34
      points
      NHL#100
      4
      goals
      NHL#228
      30
      assists
      NHL#44
      -18
      +/-
      NHL#136
      LAK
      25-27-0W-L-OT58Points
      Playoff spot
      10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN0–2LAK
      W
      game 61/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–3LAK
      game 62/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • March 1979
    • The game
      CHI5–8LAK
      W
      game 63/80
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      LAK3–2VAN
      W
      game 64/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK4–0PIT
      W
      game 65/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–6BUF
      L
      game 66/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–9TOR
      L
      game 67/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK3–6PHI
      L
      game 68/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–3LAK
      game 69/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–3LAK
      W
      game 70/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM3–4LAK
      W
      game 71/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL3–3LAK
      game 72/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–2LAK
      L
      game 73/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DET1–8LAK
      W
      game 74/801
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–5AFM
      L
      game 75/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK5–4DET
      W
      game 76/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • April 1979
    • The game
      LAK4–5NYR
      L
      game 77/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK2–6WSH
      L
      game 78/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CLR4–4LAK
      game 79/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–7LAK
      W
      game 80/80
      His night
      No points
      +4+/-1SOG
    The season in numbers

    Rob Palmer closes the 1978-1979 season with 45 points

    Points
    45
    NHL#101
    Games
    78of 80
    98%
    Goals
    4
    NHL#261
    Assists
    41
    NHL#37
    P/GP
    0.58
    NHL#124
    +/-
    -14
    NHL#371
    Events
    45
    career best in points
    4
    career best in goals
    41
    career best in assists
    100
    NHL games
    1
    First NHL goal
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 8 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Los Angeles Kings are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Los Angeles Kings meet New York Rangers

    LAKvsNYR
    Swedes on Los Angeles Kings
    No Swedes
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    • Game 1
      LAK1–7NYR
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • New York Rangerslead1–0againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 2
      NYR2–1LAK
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    Preliminary round

    New York Rangers knock Los Angeles Kings out 2–0

    LAK0–2NYR
    Eliminated
    2Games0Points0Goals0Assists