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Ryan Walter's 1978-1979 season

Points

NHL#65

Goals

NHL#39

Assists

NHL#101

Plus/minus

NHL#176

Games

86% of 80

Centre Ryan Walter was 20 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Washington Capitals. He played 69 of a possible 80 games and scored 28 goals and 28 assists for 56 points, 0.81 points per game. Washington Capitals did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1978-1979

Year 1978
48 years ago
A late start
October 25
Ryan Walter's season starts in game 7 of 80
Washington Capitals have played 6 games6 of 80 without him
NHL debut
October 25
Ryan Walter makes his NHL debut
WSHWashington Capitals2–2CHIChicago Blackhawks
Ryan was 20 years old · Chicago Stadium, USA
First NHL assistFirst NHL point
One other Swede was on the ice: Leif Svensson.
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- The game
  WSH2–2CHI
  October 25game 7/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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Milestone
Ryan Walter records his first NHL assist
in the game against Chicago Blackhawks · October 25
- The game
  WSH1–5LAK
  L
  October 28game 8/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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Milestone
Ryan Walter scores his first NHL goal
in the game against Los Angeles Kings · October 28
- The game
  PIT4–6WSH
  W
  November 1game 9/802
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  WSH2–4MTL
  L
  November 2game 10/802
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  WSH1–4NYI
  L
  November 4game 11/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET3–3WSH
  November 5game 12/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  MTL6–0WSH
  L
  November 8game 13/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH2–6BOS
  L
  November 9game 14/802
  His night
  +2P+2G
  0+/-7SOG1PPP
  +2 goals
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- The game
  BUF2–0WSH
  L
  November 11game 15/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  AFM7–8WSH
  W
  November 14game 16/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH3–2MNS
  W
  November 15game 17/804
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 15
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 8011 of 20 played
  8
  points
  NHL#150
  5
  goals
  NHL#73
  3
  assists
  NHL#202
  WSH
  5-12-0W-L-OT13Points
  14th in the whole NHL
- The game
  BOS5–5WSH
  November 25game 21/802
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  WSH4–9NYR
  L
  November 26game 22/804
  His night
  No points
  -4+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH3–5PIT
  L
  November 29game 23/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- December 1978
- The game
  PIT7–4WSH
  L
  December 1game 24/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  WSH2–5STL
  L
  December 2game 25/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
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- The game
  WSH2–10LAK
  L
  December 4game 26/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WSH4–1CLR
  W
  December 5game 27/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH7–5VAN
  W
  December 9game 28/805
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +3+/-1SOG
  +3 assists
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- The game
  CLR4–3WSH
  L
  December 12game 29/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH2–5BOS
  L
  December 14game 30/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PHI4–4WSH
  December 19game 33/802
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-0SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  WSH2–5PHI
  L
  December 21game 34/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  WSH2–2DET
  December 23game 35/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WSH1–6MNS
  L
  December 27game 36/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  WSH5–5TOR
  December 30game 37/803
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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Year 1979
47 years ago
- The game
  LAK3–8WSH
  W
  January 3game 38/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  WSH4–1DET
  W
  January 6game 39/804
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  WSH3–5CHI
  L
  January 7game 40/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
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- Checkpoint
  January 7
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8029 of 40 played
  25
  points
  NHL#91
  11
  goals
  NHL#71
  14
  assists
  NHL#99
  WSH
  10-23-0W-L-OT27Points
  14th in the whole NHL
- The game
  PHI5–2WSH
  L
  January 9game 41/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-4SOG
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- The game
  WSH2–6BUF
  L
  January 11game 42/802
  His night
  +2P+2G
  0+/-6SOG
  +2 goals
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- The game
  CLR1–8WSH
  W
  January 12game 43/802
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +2+/-7SOG1PPP
  +3 points
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- The game
  VAN3–5WSH
  W
  January 14game 44/803
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +3+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  WSH2–6NYI
  L
  January 16game 45/803
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  DET1–5WSH
  W
  January 19game 46/803
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  WSH5–2PIT
  W
  January 20game 47/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NYR1–5WSH
  W
  January 24game 48/803
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  CHI1–4WSH
  W
  January 27game 49/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  TOR2–2WSH
  January 28game 50/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  WSH4–7DET
  L
  January 30game 51/804
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  LAK3–5WSH
  W
  January 31game 52/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-5SOG
  +1 goal
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- February 1979
- The game
  VAN5–1WSH
  L
  February 3game 53/804
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL8–4WSH
  L
  February 4game 54/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WSH9–3CLR
  W
  February 15game 55/802
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +3+/-3SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  WSH0–2MTL
  L
  February 17game 56/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  WSH6–6NYR
  February 18game 57/804
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  WSH3–5AFM
  L
  February 20game 58/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET4–3WSH
  L
  February 21game 59/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  BUF6–4WSH
  L
  February 24game 60/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 24
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8049 of 60 played
  42
  points
  NHL#69
  24
  goals
  NHL#32
  18
  assists
  NHL#121
  WSH
  18-33-0W-L-OT45Points
  14th in the whole NHL
- The game
  MTL8–5WSH
  L
  February 25game 61/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WSH3–3LAK
  February 28game 62/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- March 1979
- The game
  WSH6–2VAN
  W
  March 2game 63/804
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MNS4–5WSH
  W
  March 4game 64/803
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-3SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  MTL2–2WSH
  March 5game 65/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  STL5–7WSH
  W
  March 10game 66/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  WSH3–3DET
  March 11game 67/803
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  DET4–1WSH
  L
  March 14game 68/803
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-6SOG
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- The game
  PIT5–2WSH
  L
  March 17game 69/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  WSH3–3BUF
  March 18game 70/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  NYR2–2WSH
  March 20game 71/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-6SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WSH2–2PIT
  March 21game 72/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  WSH1–3MTL
  L
  March 24game 73/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  WSH4–7PHI
  L
  March 25game 74/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -3+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WSH2–6TOR
  L
  March 28game 75/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS4–1WSH
  L
  March 31game 76/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- April 1979
- The game
  NYI4–6WSH
  W
  April 1game 77/804
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  LAK2–6WSH
  W
  April 3game 78/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WSH3–10MTL
  L
  April 7game 79/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PIT2–5WSH
  W
  April 8game 80/802
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +1+/-5SOG2PPP
  +2 goals
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The season in numbers
April 8
Ryan Walter closes the 1978-1979 season with 56 points
WSHWashington Capitals
Washington Capitals did not reach the playoffs
Points
56
NHL#65
Games
69of 80
86%
Goals
28
NHL#39
Assists
28
NHL#101
P/GP
0.81
NHL#62
+/-
0
NHL#176
Events
50
career points
25
career goals
1
First NHL assist
5 i rad
games with a point · 9 pts
5 i rad
games with a goal

Ryan Walter's season starts in game 7 of 80

Ryan Walter makes his NHL debut

Ryan Walter records his first NHL assist

Ryan Walter scores his first NHL goal

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Ryan Walter closes the 1978-1979 season with 56 points