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Ron Zanussi's 1977-1978 season

Points
32
NHL#165
Goals
15
NHL#134
Assists
17
NHL#188
Plus/minus
-20
NHL#396
Games
68
85%
85% of 80

Right winger Ron Zanussi was 21 years old when the 1977-1978 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Minnesota North Stars. He played 68 of a possible 80 games and scored 15 goals and 17 assists for 32 points, 0.47 points per game. Minnesota North Stars did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1977-1978
  1. A late start

    Ron Zanussi's season starts in game 7 of 80

    Minnesota North Stars have played 6 games6 of 80 without him
    NHL debut

    Ron Zanussi makes his NHL debut in 3–⁠0 win against Boston Bruins

    Ron was 21 years old · Metropolitan Sports Center, USA

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    1
    Assists
    1
    Points
    0
    +/-
    First NHL assistFirst NHL point

    Swedes on the ice: Roland Eriksson, Kent-Erik Andersson and Per-Olov Brasar.

    • The game
      BOS0–3MNS
      W
      game 7/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Ron Zanussi records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Boston Bruins · October 26

    • The game
      MNS1–3DET
      L
      game 8/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Ron Zanussi scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Detroit Red Wings · October 27

    • The game
      WSH4–7MNS
      W
      game 9/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • November 1977
    • The game
      NYI2–3MNS
      W
      game 10/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–2MNS
      L
      game 11/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS5–3MTL
      W
      game 12/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–2CHI
      game 13/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–4VAN
      L
      game 14/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–2LAK
      game 15/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT4–7MNS
      W
      game 16/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI7–2MNS
      L
      game 17/803
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–4AFM
      L
      game 18/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI9–2MNS
      L
      game 19/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CLR4–4MNS
      game 20/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8014 of 20 played
      6
      points
      NHL#194
      5
      goals
      NHL#73
      1
      assists
      NHL#292
      MNS
      5-12-0W-L-OT13Points
      16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      AFM3–4MNS
      W
      game 21/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • December 1977
    • The game
      MNS2–4BOS
      L
      game 22/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–0MNS
      L
      game 23/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS4–4NYR
      game 24/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–4NYI
      L
      game 25/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS3–6TOR
      L
      game 26/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–2MNS
      L
      game 27/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS3–8CHI
      L
      game 28/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–3MNS
      W
      game 29/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR8–5MNS
      L
      game 30/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS1–5CLR
      L
      game 31/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–8LAK
      L
      game 32/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–5PHI
      L
      game 35/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–3MNS
      L
      game 36/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–1MNS
      L
      game 37/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL3–1MNS
      L
      game 38/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–3MNS
      L
      game 39/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–2MNS
      game 40/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8032 of 40 played
      10
      points
      NHL#229
      6
      goals
      NHL#153
      4
      assists
      NHL#283
      MNS
      9-26-0W-L-OT23Points
      18th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MNS2–5STL
      L
      game 41/804
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI5–2MNS
      L
      game 42/805
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–1MNS
      L
      game 43/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM4–3MNS
      L
      game 44/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–1BUF
      W
      game 45/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CLE2–1MNS
      L
      game 46/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS4–0WSH
      W
      game 47/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      MNS4–7AFM
      L
      game 48/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • February 1978
    • The game
      MNS1–6PIT
      L
      game 49/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF4–2MNS
      L
      game 50/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS0–3NYR
      L
      game 51/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–3MNS
      W
      game 52/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CLR3–3MNS
      game 53/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MNS4–2PHI
      W
      game 54/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS4–5TOR
      L
      game 55/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MNS1–2WSH
      L
      game 56/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–4MNS
      W
      game 57/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8049 of 60 played
      18
      points
      NHL#200
      9
      goals
      NHL#150
      9
      assists
      NHL#238
      MNS
      14-40-0W-L-OT34Points
      18th in the whole NHL
    • March 1978
    • The game
      DET3–1MNS
      L
      game 62/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–4DET
      L
      game 63/803
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      CHI4–3MNS
      L
      game 64/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–1STL
      game 65/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–2MNS
      L
      game 66/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-7SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–7BOS
      L
      game 67/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS4–4CLE
      game 68/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR7–7MNS
      game 69/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT1–7MNS
      W
      game 70/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK3–1MNS
      L
      game 71/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–3MNS
      L
      game 72/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS3–6NYI
      L
      game 73/805
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–9MNS
      W
      game 74/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MNS3–7CLE
      L
      game 75/803
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • April 1978
    • The game
      MNS2–4CLR
      L
      game 76/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CLR3–5MNS
      W
      game 77/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS2–7PIT
      L
      game 78/803
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      MNS2–4CHI
      L
      game 79/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–1PHI
      W
      game 80/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    The season in numbers

    Ron Zanussi closes the 1977-1978 season with 32 points

    Minnesota North Stars did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    32
    NHL#165
    Games
    68of 80
    85%
    Goals
    15
    NHL#134
    Assists
    17
    NHL#188
    P/GP
    0.47
    NHL#168
    +/-
    -20
    NHL#396
    Events
    15
    career best in goals
    1
    First NHL goal
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL assist
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 4 pts