Regular season and playoffsNYR

Steve Vickers's 1978-1979 season

Points

NHL#96

Goals

NHL#143

Assists

NHL#66

Plus/minus

-7

NHL#305

Games

82% of 80

Left winger Steve Vickers was 27 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for New York Rangers. He played 66 of a possible 80 games and scored 13 goals and 34 assists for 47 points, 0.71 points per game. In the playoffs he played 18 games for 8 points.

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

1978-1979Playoffs

Year 1978
48 years ago
Season opener
October 12
Steve Vickers plays the 1978-1979 season for New York Rangers
NYRNew York Rangers
Steve was 27 years old when the 1978-1979 season began. It was his 7th season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.
- The game
  PHI3–3NYR
  October 12game 1/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  VAN2–6NYR
  W
  October 25game 7/806
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  NYR2–1MTL
  W
  October 28game 8/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  PIT2–3NYR
  W
  October 29game 9/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- November 1978
- The game
  NYR3–0CLR
  W
  November 2game 10/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  NYR7–3LAK
  W
  November 4game 11/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR5–2VAN
  W
  November 5game 12/806
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MNS5–3NYR
  L
  November 8game 13/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYR2–1PIT
  W
  November 11game 14/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYI5–3NYR
  L
  November 12game 15/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CHI1–8NYR
  W
  November 15game 16/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYR7–2MNS
  W
  November 18game 17/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  AFM3–1NYR
  L
  November 19game 18/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  TOR3–3NYR
  November 22game 19/803
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  WSH4–9NYR
  W
  November 26game 20/804
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +2 points
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  November 26
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 8015 of 20 played
  11
  points
  NHL#119
  6
  goals
  NHL#71
  5
  assists
  NHL#161
  NYR
  12-4-0W-L-OT28Points
  5th in the whole NHL
- The game
  NYR5–3AFM
  W
  November 29game 21/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- December 1978
- The game
  NYR2–5TOR
  L
  December 2game 22/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS3–2NYR
  L
  December 3game 23/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  STL4–7NYR
  W
  December 6game 24/803
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +3 points
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- The game
  NYR5–2PHI
  W
  December 7game 25/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYR4–5DET
  L
  December 9game 26/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  PHI4–0NYR
  L
  December 10game 27/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  LAK7–8NYR
  W
  December 13game 28/802
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +3+/-2SOG1PPP
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  NYR1–4BOS
  L
  December 16game 29/802
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BOS4–1NYR
  L
  December 17game 30/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BUF3–6NYR
  W
  December 20game 31/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET2–4NYR
  W
  December 22game 32/804
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR4–9NYI
  L
  December 23game 33/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR5–3AFM
  W
  December 26game 34/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR5–6PHI
  L
  December 28game 35/802
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  -1+/-3SOG2PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  NYR5–4CHI
  W
  December 30game 36/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  AFM6–5NYR
  L
  December 31game 37/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
Year 1979
47 years ago
- The game
  MTL2–6NYR
  W
  January 3game 38/802
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  VAN4–6NYR
  W
  January 5game 39/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR5–3STL
  W
  January 9game 40/803
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  January 9
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8035 of 40 played
  29
  points
  NHL#69
  10
  goals
  NHL#86
  19
  assists
  NHL#54
  NYR
  23-13-0W-L-OT50Points
  4th in the whole NHL
- The game
  NYR5–3CLR
  W
  January 10game 41/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  NYR6–4AFM
  W
  January 14game 42/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYI3–5NYR
  W
  January 17game 44/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  NYR2–3STL
  L
  January 20game 45/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PHI5–5NYR
  January 21game 46/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR1–5WSH
  L
  January 24game 47/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYR4–5CLR
  L
  January 31game 51/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- February 1979
- The game
  NYR2–4LAK
  L
  February 3game 52/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR3–4BUF
  L
  February 15game 54/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  WSH6–6NYR
  February 18game 56/804
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  NYR1–4STL
  L
  February 27game 60/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  February 27
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8046 of 60 played
  34
  points
  NHL#101
  11
  goals
  NHL#125
  23
  assists
  NHL#86
  NYR
  34-20-0W-L-OT74Points
  Playoff spot
  4th in the whole NHL
- The game
  NYR4–4MNS
  February 28game 61/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- March 1979
- The game
  BUF2–2NYR
  March 3game 62/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  TOR4–2NYR
  L
  March 4game 63/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  CLR3–5NYR
  W
  March 7game 64/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
Milestone
Steve Vickers reaches 500 NHL games
in the game against Colorado Rockies · March 7
- The game
  NYR6–3MTL
  W
  March 10game 65/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  CHI2–5NYR
  W
  March 11game 66/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  AFM6–4NYR
  L
  March 14game 67/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
Milestone
Steve Vickers reaches 250 career assists
in the game against Atlanta Flames · March 14
- The game
  NYR7–4BOS
  W
  March 15game 68/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYR2–5NYI
  L
  March 17game 69/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT5–1NYR
  L
  March 18game 70/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR2–2WSH
  March 20game 71/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR7–6CHI
  W
  March 21game 72/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  MTL1–0NYR
  L
  March 25game 73/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PHI4–4NYR
  March 27game 74/801
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR1–7PIT
  L
  March 28game 75/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- April 1979
- The game
  NYR3–7PHI
  L
  April 1game 76/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  LAK4–5NYR
  W
  April 2game 77/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-0SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  AFM3–3NYR
  April 4game 78/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR2–9AFM
  L
  April 6game 79/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYI5–2NYR
  L
  April 8game 80/803
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +2 points
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The season in numbers
April 8
Steve Vickers closes the 1978-1979 season with 47 points
NYRNew York Rangers
Points
47
NHL#96
Games
66of 80
83%
Goals
13
NHL#143
Assists
34
NHL#66
P/GP
0.71
NHL#87
+/-
-7
NHL#305
Events
500
NHL games
250
career assists
8 i rad
games with a point · 12 pts
2 days later
Playoffs
April 10
New York Rangers are in the playoffs
Preliminary round
April 10
New York Rangers meet Los Angeles Kings
NYRvsLAK
Swedes on New York Rangers
Anders Hedberg
Swedes on Los Angeles Kings
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  LAK1–7NYR
  W
  April 101
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- New York Rangerslead1–0againstLos Angeles Kings
- Game 2
  NYR2–1LAK
  W
  April 121
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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Preliminary round
April 12
New York Rangers knock Los Angeles Kings out 2–0
NYR2–0LAK
Advance
2Games1Points1Goals0Assists
4 days later
Quarterfinal
April 16
New York Rangers meet Philadelphia Flyers
NYRvsPHI
Swedes on New York Rangers
Anders Hedberg
Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
No Swedes
View the whole round
- Game 1
  NYR2–3PHI
  L
  April 161
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
- Game 2
  NYR7–1PHI
  W
  April 181
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- New York Rangersare1–1withPhiladelphia Flyers
- Game 3
  PHI1–5NYR
  W
  April 201
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead2–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
- Game 4
  PHI0–6NYR
  W
  April 221
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead3–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
- Game 5
  NYR8–3PHI
  W
  April 241
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +3+/-1SOG
  +2 points
  View the game
Quarterfinal
April 24
New York Rangers knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–1
NYR4–1PHI
Advance
5Games3Points2Goals1Assists
2 days later
Semifinal
April 26
New York Rangers meet New York Islanders
NYRvsNYI
Swedes on New York Rangers
Anders Hedberg
Swedes on New York Islanders
Robert Nyström
Stefan Persson
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- Game 1
  NYR4–1NYI
  W
  April 263
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead1–0againstNew York Islanders
- Game 2
  NYR3–4NYI
  L
  April 283
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- May 1979
- New York Rangersare1–1withNew York Islanders
- Game 3
  NYI1–3NYR
  W
  May 13
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead2–1againstNew York Islanders
- Game 4
  NYI3–2NYR
  L
  May 33
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- New York Rangersare2–2withNew York Islanders
- Game 5
  NYR4–3NYI
  W
  May 53
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead3–2againstNew York Islanders
- Game 6
  NYI1–2NYR
  W
  May 83
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
Semifinal
May 8
New York Rangers knock New York Islanders out 4–2
NYR4–2NYI
Advance
6Games2Points1Goals1Assists
5 days later
Stanley Cup Final
May 13
New York Rangers play the Stanley Cup Final against Montréal Canadiens
NYRvsMTL
Swedes on New York Rangers
Anders Hedberg
Ulf Nilsson
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
No Swedes
View the whole round
- Game 1
  NYR4–1MTL
  W
  May 132
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 2
  NYR2–6MTL
  L
  May 152
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- New York Rangersare1–1withMontréal Canadiens
- Game 3
  MTL4–1NYR
  L
  May 171
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstNew York Rangers
- Game 4
  MTL4–3NYR
  L
  May 191
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- Montréal Canadienslead3–1againstNew York Rangers
- Game 5
  NYR1–4MTL
  L
  May 211
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
Stanley Cup Final
May 21
Montréal Canadiens knock New York Rangers out 4–1
NYR1–4MTL
Eliminated
5Games2Points1Goals1Assists
The run in numbers
May 21
Steve Vickers ends the 1978-1979 playoffs with 8 points
NYRNew York Rangers
Points
8
NHL#23
Games
18
Goals
5
NHL#11
Assists
3
NHL#46
P/GP
0.44
NHL#57
+/-
+4
NHL#22
Events
2 points
best game
LAK2–0→PHI4–1→NYI4–2→MTL1–4

Steve Vickers plays the 1978-1979 season for New York Rangers

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Steve Vickers reaches 500 NHL games

Steve Vickers reaches 250 career assists

Steve Vickers closes the 1978-1979 season with 47 points

New York Rangers are in the playoffs

New York Rangers meet Los Angeles Kings

New York Rangers knock Los Angeles Kings out 2–0

New York Rangers meet Philadelphia Flyers

New York Rangers knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–1

New York Rangers meet New York Islanders

New York Rangers knock New York Islanders out 4–2

New York Rangers play the Stanley Cup Final against Montréal Canadiens

Montréal Canadiens knock New York Rangers out 4–1

Steve Vickers ends the 1978-1979 playoffs with 8 points