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Tom Lysiak's 1978-1979 season

Points
68
NHL#35
Goals
23
NHL#67
Assists
45
NHL#24
Plus/minus
+19
NHL#53
Games
66
80%
80% of 82

Centre Tom Lysiak was 25 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for Atlanta Flames och Chicago Blackhawks. He played 66 of a possible 82 games and scored 23 goals and 45 assists for 68 points, 1.03 points per game. He moved from Atlanta Flames to Chicago Blackhawks in March. In the playoffs he played 4 games for 0 points.

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

1978-1979Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Tom Lysiak opens the 1978-1979 season with Atlanta Flames

    Tom was 25 years old when the 1978-1979 season began. It was his 6th season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      AFM4–4CHI
      game 1/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH3–3AFM
      game 2/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      AFM6–3WSH
      W
      game 3/802
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +2+/-6SOG
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      CLR2–8AFM
      W
      game 4/80
      His night
      +4P+4A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +4 assists
    • The game
      MTL5–7AFM
      W
      game 5/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +4+/-5SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      AFM5–2PHI
      W
      game 6/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK2–7AFM
      W
      game 7/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      NYI5–8AFM
      W
      game 8/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Tom Lysiak reaches 250 career assists

    in the game against New York Islanders · October 27

    • The game
      AFM4–2PIT
      W
      game 9/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM5–2STL
      W
      game 10/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • November 1978
    • The game
      PHI0–3AFM
      W
      game 11/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT0–2AFM
      W
      game 12/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      AFM2–4MTL
      L
      game 13/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      VAN2–4AFM
      W
      game 14/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI3–5AFM
      W
      game 15/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-6SOG
    • The game
      AFM2–4NYI
      L
      game 16/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      AFM7–8WSH
      L
      game 17/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET3–5AFM
      W
      game 18/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BOS6–2AFM
      L
      game 19/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM3–1NYR
      W
      game 20/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      24
      points
      NHL#5
      11
      goals
      NHL#7
      13
      assists
      NHL#10
      AFM
      14-4-0W-L-OT30Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR4–3AFM
      L
      game 21/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-8SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL1–4AFM
      W
      game 22/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      AFM2–4BOS
      L
      game 23/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–3AFM
      L
      game 24/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • December 1978
    • The game
      MNS4–3AFM
      L
      game 25/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM3–5MNS
      L
      game 26/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM0–3VAN
      L
      game 27/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM4–3CLR
      W
      game 28/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      AFM1–5LAK
      L
      game 29/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      AFM5–5DET
      game 30/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CLR3–5AFM
      W
      game 31/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      PHI2–7AFM
      W
      game 32/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM4–7STL
      L
      game 33/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      AFM4–5BUF
      L
      game 34/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      TOR1–3AFM
      W
      game 35/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYR5–3AFM
      L
      game 36/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI10–4AFM
      L
      game 37/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM2–4NYI
      L
      game 38/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM6–5NYR
      W
      game 39/802
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +1+/-3SOG3PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      AFM4–1TOR
      W
      game 40/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      48
      points
      NHL#9
      20
      goals
      NHL#10
      28
      assists
      NHL#11
      AFM
      21-16-0W-L-OT45Points
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF3–5AFM
      W
      game 42/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–1AFM
      L
      game 43/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR6–4AFM
      L
      game 44/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI0–5AFM
      W
      game 45/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CHI1–6AFM
      W
      game 46/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      AFM4–3DET
      W
      game 47/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8046 of 60 played
      53
      points
      NHL#33
      22
      goals
      NHL#35
      31
      assists
      NHL#36
      AFM
      32-22-0W-L-OT70Points
      Playoff spot
      5th in the whole NHL
    • February 1979
    • The game
      AFM6–4TOR
      W
      game 62/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • March 1979
    • The game
      NYI2–3AFM
      W
      game 63/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM2–4NYI
      L
      game 64/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS5–7AFM
      W
      game 65/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF5–5AFM
      game 66/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      AFM4–9BUF
      L
      game 67/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–0CHI
      L
      game 67/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–4BOS
      L
      game 68/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET4–2CHI
      L
      game 69/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–5DET
      L
      game 70/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYR7–6CHI
      L
      game 71/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–3TOR
      game 72/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CLR0–3CHI
      W
      game 73/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–1CLR
      game 74/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–6CHI
      W
      game 75/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • April 1979
    • The game
      VAN2–2CHI
      game 76/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–4MNS
      L
      game 77/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS1–7CHI
      W
      game 78/802
      His night
      +5P+5A
      +3+/-1SOG2PPP
      +5 assists
    • The game
      CHI1–4STL
      L
      game 79/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL2–3CHI
      W
      game 80/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Tom Lysiak closes the 1978-1979 season with 68 points

    Points
    68
    NHL#35
    Games
    66of 80
    83%
    Goals
    23
    NHL#67
    Assists
    45
    NHL#24
    P/GP
    1.03
    NHL#24
    +/-
    +19
    NHL#53
    Events
    1
    hat trick
    250
    career assists
    6 i rad
    games with a point · 14 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    8 days later
    Playoffs

    Chicago Blackhawks are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    Chicago Blackhawks meet New York Islanders

    CHIvsNYI
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    • Game 1
      CHI2–6NYI
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 2
      CHI0–1NYI
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • New York Islanderslead2–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 3
      NYI4–0CHI
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • New York Islanderslead3–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 4
      NYI3–1CHI
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
    Quarterfinal

    New York Islanders knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–0

    CHI0–4NYI
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Tom Lysiak ends the 1978-1979 playoffs with 0 points

    Points
    0
    NHL#167
    Games
    4
    Goals
    0
    NHL#109
    Assists
    0
    NHL#142
    P/GP
    0.00
    +/-
    -5
    NHL#210
    NYI0–4