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Rod Langway's 1978-1979 season

Points

NHL#325

Goals

NHL#279

Assists

NHL#328

Plus/minus

NHL#117

Games

56% of 80

Defenceman Rod Langway was 21 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens. He played 45 of a possible 80 games and scored 3 goals and 4 assists for 7 points, 0.16 points per game. In the playoffs he played 8 games for 0 points.

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

1978-1979Playoffs

Year 1978
48 years ago
NHL debut
October 11
Rod Langway makes his NHL debut in 5–⁠2 win against Minnesota North Stars
MNSMinnesota North Stars2–5MTLMontréal Canadiens
Rod was 21 years old · Montreal Forum, Canada
His first NHL game
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
-1
+/-
Swedes on the ice: Kent-Erik Andersson and Per-Olov Brasar.
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- The game
  MNS2–5MTL
  W
  October 11game 1/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CLR2–5MTL
  W
  October 14game 2/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–2PHI
  W
  October 15game 3/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  MTL1–3NYI
  L
  October 17game 4/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL5–7AFM
  L
  October 20game 5/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- November 1978
- The game
  MTL4–1DET
  W
  November 1game 10/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH2–4MTL
  W
  November 2game 11/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  MTL1–1BOS
  November 5game 13/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL6–0WSH
  W
  November 8game 14/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET3–8MTL
  W
  November 9game 15/802
  His night
  No points
  +4+/-1SOG
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- The game
  TOR2–3MTL
  W
  November 11game 16/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL6–1CLR
  W
  November 15game 17/80
  His night
  No points
  +3+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MTL4–2VAN
  W
  November 18game 19/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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Milestone
Rod Langway records his first NHL assist
in the game against Vancouver Canucks · November 18
- The game
  MTL3–2PIT
  W
  November 22game 20/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 22
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 8014 of 20 played
  1
  points
  NHL#317
  0
  goals
  NHL#277
  1
  assists
  NHL#289
  +9
  +/-
  NHL#15
  MTL
  13-5-0W-L-OT28Points
  3rd in the whole NHL
- The game
  PIT4–8MTL
  W
  November 23game 21/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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Milestone
Rod Langway scores his first NHL goal
in the game against Pittsburgh Penguins · November 23
- The game
  CHI8–3MTL
  L
  November 25game 22/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PHI0–3MTL
  W
  November 28game 23/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- December 1978
- The game
  BUF1–8MTL
  W
  December 2game 24/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  MTL4–1BUF
  W
  December 3game 25/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  MTL2–2DET
  December 6game 26/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PIT3–3MTL
  December 8game 27/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYI3–4MTL
  W
  December 10game 28/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL6–0STL
  W
  December 12game 29/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–2MNS
  W
  December 13game 30/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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Year 1979
47 years ago
- The game
  LAK5–4MTL
  L
  January 4game 39/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  VAN0–2MTL
  W
  January 6game 40/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- Checkpoint
  January 6
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8026 of 40 played
  2
  points
  NHL#339
  1
  goals
  NHL#280
  1
  assists
  NHL#338
  +4
  +/-
  NHL#39
  MTL
  27-8-0W-L-OT59Points
  3rd in the whole NHL
- The game
  MNS1–3MTL
  W
  January 8game 41/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL2–3PIT
  L
  January 10game 42/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BUF2–5MTL
  W
  January 13game 43/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL2–2VAN
  January 16game 44/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL7–3LAK
  W
  January 17game 45/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PHI5–5MTL
  January 20game 46/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- Checkpoint
  January 20
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8032 of 60 played
  2
  points
  NHL#365
  1
  goals
  NHL#311
  1
  assists
  NHL#364
  +3
  +/-
  NHL#47
  MTL
  42-10-0W-L-OT92Points
  Playoff spot
  1st in the whole NHL
- March 1979
- The game
  DET3–3MTL
  March 12game 67/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL3–4MNS
  L
  March 14game 68/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL1–3LAK
  L
  March 17game 69/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-5SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–1CLR
  W
  March 18game 70/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  NYI5–3MTL
  L
  March 22game 71/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH1–3MTL
  W
  March 24game 72/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MTL1–0NYR
  W
  March 25game 73/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL6–4AFM
  W
  March 27game 74/80
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +3 points
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- The game
  STL2–5MTL
  W
  March 29game 75/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PIT3–5MTL
  W
  March 31game 76/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- April 1979
- The game
  MTL3–3BOS
  April 1game 77/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  DET1–4MTL
  W
  April 4game 78/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH3–10MTL
  W
  April 7game 79/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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The season in numbers
April 7
Rod Langway closes the 1978-1979 season with 7 points
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Points
7
NHL#325
Games
45of 80
56%
Goals
3
NHL#279
Assists
4
NHL#328
P/GP
0.16
NHL#318
+/-
+6
NHL#117
Events
1
First NHL goal
1
First NHL point
1
First NHL assist
9 days later
Playoffs
April 16
Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs
Quarterfinal
April 16
Montréal Canadiens meet Toronto Maple Leafs
MTLvsTOR
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
No Swedes
Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
Börje Salming
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- Game 3
  MTL4–3TOR
  W
  April 211
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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Quarterfinal
April 22
Montréal Canadiens knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–0
MTL4–0TOR
Advance
1Games0Points0Goals0Assists
4 days later
Semifinal
April 26
Montréal Canadiens meet Boston Bruins
MTLvsBOS
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
No Swedes
Swedes on Boston Bruins
No Swedes
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- Game 3
  MTL1–2BOS
  L
  May 1
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstBoston Bruins
- Game 7
  BOS4–5MTL
  W
  May 10
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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Semifinal
May 10
Montréal Canadiens knock Boston Bruins out 4–3
MTL4–3BOS
Advance
2Games0Points0Goals0Assists
3 days later
Stanley Cup Final
May 13
Montréal Canadiens play the Stanley Cup Final against New York Rangers
MTLvsNYR
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
No Swedes
Swedes on New York Rangers
Anders Hedberg
Ulf Nilsson
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- Game 1
  NYR4–1MTL
  L
  May 132
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- New York Rangerslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 2
  NYR2–6MTL
  W
  May 152
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- Montréal Canadiensare1–1withNew York Rangers
- Game 3
  MTL4–1NYR
  W
  May 171
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstNew York Rangers
- Game 4
  MTL4–3NYR
  W
  May 191
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- Montréal Canadienslead3–1againstNew York Rangers
- Game 5
  NYR1–4MTL
  W
  May 211
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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May 21
Stanley Cup Champions
Montréal Canadiens
beat New York Rangers 4–1 in the final
5Games0Points0Goals0Assists
The run in numbers
May 21
Rod Langway ends the 1978-1979 playoffs with 0 points
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Points
0
NHL#167
Games
8
Goals
0
NHL#109
Assists
0
NHL#142
P/GP
0.00
+/-
-2
NHL#161
TOR4–0→BOS4–3→NYR4–1

Rod Langway makes his NHL debut in 5–⁠2 win against Minnesota North Stars

Rod Langway records his first NHL assist

1/4 into the season

Rod Langway scores his first NHL goal

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Rod Langway closes the 1978-1979 season with 7 points

Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs

Montréal Canadiens meet Toronto Maple Leafs

Montréal Canadiens knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–0

Montréal Canadiens meet Boston Bruins

Montréal Canadiens knock Boston Bruins out 4–3

Montréal Canadiens play the Stanley Cup Final against New York Rangers

Montréal Canadiens

Rod Langway ends the 1978-1979 playoffs with 0 points