Regular season and playoffsMTL

Serge Savard's 1977-1978 season

Points

NHL#112

Goals

NHL#201

Assists

NHL#65

Plus/minus

+62

NHL#5

Games

96% of 80

Defenceman Serge Savard was 31 years old when the 1977-1978 season began, his 12th in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens. He played 77 of a possible 80 games and scored 8 goals and 34 assists for 42 points, 0.55 points per game. In the playoffs he played 15 games for 8 points.

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

1977-1978Playoffs

Year 1977
49 years ago
Season opener
October 12
Serge Savard plays the 1977-1978 season for Montréal Canadiens
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Serge was 31 years old when the 1977-1978 season began. It was his 12th season with the team. His 12th NHL season in all.
- The game
  MNS3–7MTL
  W
  October 12game 1/803
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYR0–5MTL
  W
  October 15game 2/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL2–0BOS
  W
  October 16game 3/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL5–3WSH
  W
  October 19game 4/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL2–2DET
  October 20game 5/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL6–2NYR
  W
  October 23game 6/80
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH1–5MTL
  W
  October 24game 7/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MTL2–2TOR
  October 26game 8/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  LAK5–3MTL
  L
  October 29game 9/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BUF4–0MTL
  L
  October 30game 10/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
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- November 1977
- The game
  AFM2–2MTL
  November 2game 11/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS2–5MTL
  W
  November 5game 12/80
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  MNS5–3MTL
  L
  November 7game 13/803
  His night
  +2P+2A
  -3+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  MTL5–1NYI
  W
  November 10game 14/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR0–5MTL
  W
  November 12game 15/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL3–2CHI
  W
  November 13game 16/80
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-4SOG
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- The game
  MTL4–1CLR
  W
  November 16game 17/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL4–2LAK
  W
  November 19game 18/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  MTL1–2CLE
  L
  November 23game 19/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BUF1–4MTL
  W
  November 24game 20/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 24
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 80
  10
  points
  NHL#99
  2
  goals
  NHL#158
  8
  assists
  NHL#64
  +13
  +/-
  NHL#9
  MTL
  13-4-0W-L-OT29Points
  1st in the whole NHL
- The game
  DET1–3MTL
  W
  November 26game 21/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PIT1–9MTL
  W
  November 29game 22/80
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-0SOG
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- December 1977
- The game
  MTL1–3BUF
  L
  December 1game 23/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CHI2–3MTL
  W
  December 3game 24/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL5–1CLE
  W
  December 12game 28/80
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL2–3MNS
  L
  December 14game 29/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–5PIT
  L
  December 17game 30/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MTL2–0PHI
  W
  December 18game 31/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–2TOR
  W
  December 21game 32/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYI5–7MTL
  W
  December 23game 33/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CLE3–5MTL
  W
  December 27game 34/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PIT3–4MTL
  W
  December 29game 35/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL4–2NYI
  W
  December 31game 36/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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Year 1978
48 years ago
- The game
  MTL2–0STL
  W
  January 3game 37/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MTL4–1AFM
  W
  January 4game 38/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PHI3–3MTL
  January 9game 39/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL8–6PIT
  W
  January 11game 40/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- Checkpoint
  January 11
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8037 of 40 played
  13
  points
  NHL#183
  2
  goals
  NHL#233
  11
  assists
  NHL#132
  +16
  +/-
  NHL#20
  MTL
  28-7-0W-L-OT61Points
  1st in the whole NHL
- The game
  MTL6–1DET
  W
  January 12game 41/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS3–5MTL
  W
  January 14game 42/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL7–4CLE
  W
  January 18game 43/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +3+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MTL1–1PHI
  January 19game 44/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN1–8MTL
  W
  January 21game 45/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +4+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MTL5–2AFM
  W
  January 26game 46/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  LAK3–6MTL
  W
  January 28game 47/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL5–3CLR
  W
  January 31game 48/80
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-2SOG
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- February 1978
- The game
  MTL4–4VAN
  February 2game 49/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL5–5LAK
  February 4game 50/80
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  0+/-4SOG2PPP
  +3 points
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- The game
  CHI3–3MTL
  February 9game 51/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  STL3–7MTL
  W
  February 11game 52/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL5–3NYR
  W
  February 12game 53/80
  His night
  No points
  +3+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MTL6–2STL
  W
  February 15game 54/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +3+/-1SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  MTL8–2WSH
  W
  February 17game 55/80
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CLR4–9MTL
  W
  February 18game 56/80
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +2+/-4SOG2PPP
  +3 points
  View the game
Milestone
Serge Savard reaches 250 career assists
in the game against Colorado Rockies · February 18
- The game
  BUF2–4MTL
  W
  February 20game 57/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CLE1–5MTL
  W
  February 23game 58/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYR6–3MTL
  L
  February 25game 59/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYI1–2MTL
  W
  February 26game 60/802
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-3SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 26
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8057 of 60 played
  29
  points
  NHL#119
  7
  goals
  NHL#179
  22
  assists
  NHL#81
  +41
  +/-
  NHL#6
  MTL
  43-8-0W-L-OT95Points
  Playoff spot
  1st in the whole NHL
- The game
  DET3–9MTL
  W
  February 28game 61/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +4+/-2SOG
  +2 assists
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- March 1978
- The game
  MTL5–2PIT
  W
  March 1game 62/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PHI1–7MTL
  W
  March 4game 63/80
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +2+/-0SOG2PPP
  +3 assists
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- The game
  MTL1–2BUF
  L
  March 6game 64/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  WSH3–4MTL
  W
  March 8game 65/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR1–4MTL
  W
  March 9game 66/801
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  LAK3–5MTL
  W
  March 11game 67/80
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL5–2MNS
  W
  March 13game 68/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL6–2CHI
  W
  March 15game 69/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG1SHP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL6–3LAK
  W
  March 18game 70/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MTL5–1VAN
  W
  March 20game 71/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CLR3–5MTL
  W
  March 23game 72/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WSH0–5MTL
  W
  March 25game 73/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL2–2BOS
  March 26game 74/80
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PIT2–6MTL
  W
  March 29game 75/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- April 1978
- The game
  BOS1–7MTL
  W
  April 1game 76/80
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL4–4WSH
  April 2game 77/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-3SOG1SHP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  MTL6–3TOR
  W
  April 5game 78/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  DET1–5MTL
  W
  April 8game 79/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL0–4DET
  L
  April 9game 80/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
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The season in numbers
April 9
Serge Savard closes the 1977-1978 season with 42 points
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Points
42
NHL#112
Games
77of 80
96%
Goals
8
NHL#201
Assists
34
NHL#65
P/GP
0.55
NHL#136
+/-
+62
NHL#5
Events
250
career assists
5 i rad
games with a point · 7 pts
8 days later
Playoffs
April 17
Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs
Quarterfinal
April 17
Montréal Canadiens meet Detroit Red Wings
MTLvsDET
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
No Swedes
Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
Thommie Bergman
View the whole round
- Game 1
  DET2–6MTL
  W
  April 171
  His night
  No points
  +4+/-2SOG
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- Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstDetroit Red Wings
- Game 2
  DET4–2MTL
  L
  April 191
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- Montréal Canadiensare1–1withDetroit Red Wings
- Game 3
  MTL4–2DET
  W
  April 211
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +3+/-3SOG
  +2 assists
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- Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstDetroit Red Wings
- Game 4
  MTL8–0DET
  W
  April 231
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +3+/-1SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- Montréal Canadienslead3–1againstDetroit Red Wings
- Game 5
  DET2–4MTL
  W
  April 251
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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Quarterfinal
April 25
Montréal Canadiens knock Detroit Red Wings out 4–1
MTL4–1DET
Advance
5Games4Points0Goals4Assists
7 days later
Semifinal
May 2
Montréal Canadiens meet Toronto Maple Leafs
MTLvsTOR
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
No Swedes
Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
No Swedes
View the whole round
- Game 1
  TOR3–5MTL
  W
  May 2
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +3+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
- Game 2
  TOR2–3MTL
  W
  May 4
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
- Game 3
  MTL6–1TOR
  W
  May 6
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-3SOG
  View the game
- Montréal Canadienslead3–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
- Game 4
  MTL2–0TOR
  W
  May 9
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
  View the game
Semifinal
May 9
Montréal Canadiens knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–0
MTL4–0TOR
Advance
4Games1Points1Goals0Assists
4 days later
Stanley Cup Final
May 13
Montréal Canadiens play the Stanley Cup Final against Boston Bruins
MTLvsBOS
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
No Swedes
Swedes on Boston Bruins
No Swedes
View the whole round
- Game 1
  BOS1–4MTL
  W
  May 13
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
- Game 2
  BOS2–3MTL
  W
  May 16
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstBoston Bruins
- Game 3
  MTL0–4BOS
  L
  May 18
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstBoston Bruins
- Game 4
  MTL3–4BOS
  L
  May 21
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-2SOG
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- Montréal Canadiensare2–2withBoston Bruins
- Game 5
  BOS1–4MTL
  W
  May 23
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +1+/-2SOG2PPP
  +3 assists
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- Montréal Canadienslead3–2againstBoston Bruins
- Game 6
  MTL4–1BOS
  W
  May 25
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG
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May 25
Stanley Cup Champions
Montréal Canadiens
beat Boston Bruins 4–2 in the final
6Games3Points0Goals3Assists
The run in numbers
May 25
Serge Savard ends the 1977-1978 playoffs with 8 points
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Points
8
NHL#25
Games
15
Goals
1
NHL#63
Assists
7
NHL#15
P/GP
0.53
NHL#45
+/-
+21
NHL#1
Events
100
playoff games
3 points
best game
DET4–1→TOR4–0→BOS4–2

Serge Savard plays the 1977-1978 season for Montréal Canadiens

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

Serge Savard reaches 250 career assists

3/4 into the season

Serge Savard closes the 1977-1978 season with 42 points

Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs

Montréal Canadiens meet Detroit Red Wings

Montréal Canadiens knock Detroit Red Wings out 4–1

Montréal Canadiens meet Toronto Maple Leafs

Montréal Canadiens knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–0

Montréal Canadiens play the Stanley Cup Final against Boston Bruins

Montréal Canadiens

Serge Savard ends the 1977-1978 playoffs with 8 points