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Steve Jensen's 1978-1979 season

Points
31
NHL#164
Goals
23
NHL#67
Assists
8
NHL#281
Plus/minus
-28
NHL#430
Games
72
90%
90% of 80

Left winger Steve Jensen was 23 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for Los Angeles Kings. He played 72 of a possible 80 games and scored 23 goals and 8 assists for 31 points, 0.43 points per game. In the playoffs he played 2 games for 0 points.

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

1978-1979Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Steve Jensen plays the 1978-1979 season for Los Angeles Kings

    Steve was 23 years old when the 1978-1979 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 4th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      LAK6–4WSH
      W
      game 4/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK4–8MTL
      L
      game 5/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–7AFM
      L
      game 6/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • November 1978
    • The game
      PHI5–3LAK
      L
      game 11/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–8LAK
      W
      game 12/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK4–1CHI
      W
      game 13/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–2STL
      W
      game 14/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–6LAK
      W
      game 15/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–1LAK
      L
      game 16/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–4LAK
      W
      game 17/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET3–3LAK
      game 18/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK4–1MNS
      W
      game 19/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK2–4DET
      L
      game 20/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8013 of 20 played
      4
      points
      NHL#241
      4
      goals
      NHL#109
      0
      assists
      NHL#333
      LAK
      10-9-0W-L-OT21Points
      9th in the whole NHL
    • December 1978
    • The game
      DET2–5LAK
      W
      game 22/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–10LAK
      W
      game 23/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK0–4MNS
      L
      game 24/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–3BUF
      game 25/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM1–5LAK
      W
      game 26/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK5–5NYI
      game 27/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK7–8NYR
      L
      game 28/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      MTL5–2LAK
      L
      game 29/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–2CLR
      game 30/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT4–1LAK
      L
      game 31/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK0–2VAN
      L
      game 32/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–5PIT
      L
      game 33/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–3MTL
      game 34/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 goals
    Milestone

    Steve Jensen reaches 50 career goals

    in the game against Montréal Canadiens · December 28

    • The game
      VAN0–4LAK
      W
      game 35/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-6SOG
      +2 points
    Milestone

    Steve Jensen reaches 100 career points

    in the game against Vancouver Canucks · December 30

    • The game
      CLR3–5LAK
      W
      game 36/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–8WSH
      L
      game 37/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK5–4MTL
      W
      game 38/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK4–3PIT
      W
      game 39/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK0–3PHI
      L
      game 40/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8032 of 40 played
      13
      points
      NHL#187
      11
      goals
      NHL#71
      2
      assists
      NHL#318
      LAK
      17-17-0W-L-OT40Points
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK1–7NYI
      L
      game 41/801
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK0–3CHI
      L
      game 42/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK7–3DET
      W
      game 43/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      LAK6–3BOS
      W
      game 44/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL7–3LAK
      L
      game 45/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–2LAK
      L
      game 46/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–4LAK
      W
      game 47/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET6–6LAK
      game 48/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–5PIT
      L
      game 49/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK5–3BOS
      W
      game 50/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK1–7STL
      L
      game 51/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–5WSH
      L
      game 52/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • February 1979
    • The game
      NYR2–4LAK
      W
      game 53/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      LAK4–1CLR
      W
      game 54/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK3–2DET
      W
      game 55/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–2MTL
      game 56/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–5TOR
      L
      game 57/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI8–3LAK
      L
      game 58/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS1–3LAK
      W
      game 59/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–3LAK
      L
      game 60/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8052 of 60 played
      21
      points
      NHL#179
      17
      goals
      NHL#64
      4
      assists
      NHL#305
      LAK
      25-27-0W-L-OT58Points
      Playoff spot
      10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN0–2LAK
      W
      game 61/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–3LAK
      game 62/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • March 1979
    • The game
      CHI5–8LAK
      W
      game 63/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK3–2VAN
      W
      game 64/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK4–0PIT
      W
      game 65/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK4–6BUF
      L
      game 66/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–9TOR
      L
      game 67/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–6PHI
      L
      game 68/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–3LAK
      game 69/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      MTL1–3LAK
      W
      game 70/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM3–4LAK
      W
      game 71/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL3–3LAK
      game 72/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–2LAK
      L
      game 73/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      DET1–8LAK
      W
      game 74/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      LAK3–5AFM
      L
      game 75/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK5–4DET
      W
      game 76/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • April 1979
    • The game
      LAK4–5NYR
      L
      game 77/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–6WSH
      L
      game 78/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CLR4–4LAK
      game 79/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–7LAK
      W
      game 80/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Steve Jensen closes the 1978-1979 season with 31 points

    Points
    31
    NHL#164
    Games
    72of 80
    90%
    Goals
    23
    NHL#67
    Assists
    8
    NHL#281
    P/GP
    0.43
    NHL#198
    +/-
    -28
    NHL#430
    Events
    23
    career best in goals
    100
    career points
    50
    career assists
    50
    career goals
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Los Angeles Kings are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Los Angeles Kings meet New York Rangers

    LAKvsNYR
    Swedes on Los Angeles Kings
    No Swedes
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    • Game 1
      LAK1–7NYR
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • New York Rangerslead1–0againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 2
      NYR2–1LAK
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    Preliminary round

    New York Rangers knock Los Angeles Kings out 2–0

    LAK0–2NYR
    Eliminated
    2Games0Points0Goals0Assists