Regular seasonWSH

Rolf Edberg's 1978-1979 season

Points

#6NHL#118

Goals

#7NHL#133

Assists

#8NHL#107

Plus/minus

+12

#6NHL#81

Games

95% of 80

Centre Rolf Edberg was 28 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Washington Capitals. He played 76 of a possible 80 games and scored 14 goals and 27 assists for 41 points, 0.54 points per game. That was 6th among the Swedes and 118th in the NHL. Washington Capitals did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1978-1979

Year 1978
48 years ago
NHL debut
October 11
Rolf Edberg makes his NHL debut in 4–⁠2 win against Los Angeles Kings
WSHWashington Capitals4–2LAKLos Angeles Kings
Rolf was 28 years old · The Forum, USA
His first NHL game
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
+/-
One other Swede was on the ice: Leif Svensson.
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- The game
  WSH4–2LAK
  W
  October 11game 1/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH3–3AFM
  October 13game 2/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-4SOG
  +2 assists
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Milestone
Rolf Edberg records his first NHL assist
in the game against Atlanta Flames · October 13
- The game
  AFM6–3WSH
  L
  October 14game 3/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  LAK6–4WSH
  L
  October 20game 5/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH1–5PIT
  L
  October 21game 6/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- November 1978
- The game
  PIT4–6WSH
  W
  November 1game 9/801
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +3 points
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Milestone
Rolf Edberg scores his first NHL goal
in the game against Pittsburgh Penguins · November 1
- The game
  WSH2–4MTL
  L
  November 2game 10/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH1–4NYI
  L
  November 4game 11/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  DET3–3WSH
  November 5game 12/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL6–0WSH
  L
  November 8game 13/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  WSH2–6BOS
  L
  November 9game 14/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BUF2–0WSH
  L
  November 11game 15/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  AFM7–8WSH
  W
  November 14game 16/801
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +3 points
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- The game
  WSH3–2MNS
  W
  November 15game 17/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-5SOG
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- The game
  NYI4–2WSH
  L
  November 17game 18/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH4–3STL
  W
  November 21game 19/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-5SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  STL3–1WSH
  L
  November 22game 20/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 22
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 8017 of 20 played
  10
  points
  #6NHL#113
  2
  goals
  #8NHL#165
  8
  assists
  #5NHL#69
  WSH
  5-12-0W-L-OT13Points
  14th in the whole NHL
- The game
  BOS5–5WSH
  November 25game 21/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WSH4–9NYR
  L
  November 26game 22/803
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +2+/-3SOG
  +3 points
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- The game
  WSH3–5PIT
  L
  November 29game 23/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- December 1978
- The game
  PIT7–4WSH
  L
  December 1game 24/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH2–5STL
  L
  December 2game 25/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WSH2–10LAK
  L
  December 4game 26/801
  His night
  No points
  -5+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH4–1CLR
  W
  December 5game 27/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH7–5VAN
  W
  December 9game 28/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CLR4–3WSH
  L
  December 12game 29/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-4SOG
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- The game
  WSH2–5BOS
  L
  December 14game 30/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MNS6–1WSH
  L
  December 15game 31/803
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
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- The game
  TOR6–7WSH
  W
  December 17game 32/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PHI4–4WSH
  December 19game 33/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH2–5PHI
  L
  December 21game 34/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH2–2DET
  December 23game 35/803
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH1–6MNS
  L
  December 27game 36/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH5–5TOR
  December 30game 37/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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Year 1979
47 years ago
- The game
  WSH4–1DET
  W
  January 6game 39/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  WSH3–5CHI
  L
  January 7game 40/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- Checkpoint
  January 7
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8036 of 40 played
  18
  points
  #6NHL#138
  4
  goals
  #10NHL#184
  14
  assists
  #5NHL#99
  WSH
  10-23-0W-L-OT27Points
  14th in the whole NHL
- The game
  PHI5–2WSH
  L
  January 9game 41/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  WSH2–6BUF
  L
  January 11game 42/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CLR1–8WSH
  W
  January 12game 43/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  VAN3–5WSH
  W
  January 14game 44/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  WSH2–6NYI
  L
  January 16game 45/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  DET1–5WSH
  W
  January 19game 46/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH5–2PIT
  W
  January 20game 47/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYR1–5WSH
  W
  January 24game 48/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  CHI1–4WSH
  W
  January 27game 49/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  TOR2–2WSH
  January 28game 50/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WSH4–7DET
  L
  January 30game 51/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  LAK3–5WSH
  W
  January 31game 52/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- February 1979
- The game
  VAN5–1WSH
  L
  February 3game 53/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL8–4WSH
  L
  February 4game 54/801
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  WSH9–3CLR
  W
  February 15game 55/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  WSH0–2MTL
  L
  February 17game 56/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  WSH6–6NYR
  February 18game 57/803
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +3+/-1SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  WSH3–5AFM
  L
  February 20game 58/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  DET4–3WSH
  L
  February 21game 59/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  BUF6–4WSH
  L
  February 24game 60/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 24
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8056 of 60 played
  26
  points
  #6NHL#137
  6
  goals
  #9NHL#192
  20
  assists
  #7NHL#107
  WSH
  18-33-0W-L-OT45Points
  14th in the whole NHL
- The game
  MTL8–5WSH
  L
  February 25game 61/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  WSH3–3LAK
  February 28game 62/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- March 1979
- The game
  WSH6–2VAN
  W
  March 2game 63/803
  His night
  +4P+2G+2A
  +4+/-3SOG
  +4 points
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- The game
  MNS4–5WSH
  W
  March 4game 64/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL2–2WSH
  March 5game 65/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  STL5–7WSH
  W
  March 10game 66/802
  His night
  +4P+4A
  +6+/-1SOG1PPP
  +4 assists
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- The game
  WSH3–3DET
  March 11game 67/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET4–1WSH
  L
  March 14game 68/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PIT5–2WSH
  L
  March 17game 69/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  WSH3–3BUF
  March 18game 70/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  NYR2–2WSH
  March 20game 71/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  WSH2–2PIT
  March 21game 72/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  WSH1–3MTL
  L
  March 24game 73/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  WSH4–7PHI
  L
  March 25game 74/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  WSH2–6TOR
  L
  March 28game 75/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BOS4–1WSH
  L
  March 31game 76/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- April 1979
- The game
  NYI4–6WSH
  W
  April 1game 77/803
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +1+/-4SOG1PPP
  +2 goals
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- The game
  LAK2–6WSH
  W
  April 3game 78/801
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +2+/-4SOG
  +2 goals
  View the game
- The game
  WSH3–10MTL
  L
  April 7game 79/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT2–5WSH
  W
  April 8game 80/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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The season in numbers
April 8
Rolf Edberg closes the 1978-1979 season with 41 points
WSHWashington Capitals
Washington Capitals did not reach the playoffs
Points
41
#6NHL#118
Games
76of 80
95%
Goals
14
#7NHL#133
Assists
27
#8NHL#107
P/GP
0.54
#6NHL#145
+/-
+12
#6NHL#81
Events
27
career best in assists
1
First NHL goal
1
First NHL point
1
First NHL assist

Rolf Edberg makes his NHL debut in 4–⁠2 win against Los Angeles Kings

Rolf Edberg records his first NHL assist

Rolf Edberg scores his first NHL goal

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Rolf Edberg closes the 1978-1979 season with 41 points