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Tony McKegney's 1978-1979 season

Points
22
NHL#222
Goals
8
NHL#198
Assists
14
NHL#222
Plus/minus
-1
NHL#206
Games
52
65%
65% of 80

Left winger Tony McKegney was 20 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 52 of a possible 80 games and scored 8 goals and 14 assists for 22 points, 0.42 points per game. In the playoffs he played 2 games for 1 points.

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

1978-1979Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    Tony McKegney makes his NHL debut

    NYINew York Islanders2–2BUFBuffalo Sabres

    Tony was 20 years old · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, USA

    First NHL goalFirst NHL point

    Other Swedes on the ice: Stefan Persson and Robert Nyström.

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    • The game
      NYI2–2BUF
      game 1/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
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    Milestone

    Tony McKegney scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against New York Islanders · October 12

    • The game
      BUF5–2MNS
      W
      game 2/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      DET3–2BUF
      L
      game 3/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      BUF0–2TOR
      L
      game 4/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      TOR0–1BUF
      W
      game 5/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      BUF2–3VAN
      L
      game 6/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      BUF0–6LAK
      L
      game 7/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      BUF7–7STL
      game 8/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • November 1978
    • The game
      BUF3–3PHI
      game 9/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      BUF1–2MNS
      L
      game 10/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      MNS1–2BUF
      W
      game 11/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      PIT4–4BUF
      game 12/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      BUF2–0WSH
      W
      game 13/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      BOS4–4BUF
      game 14/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      BUF2–2TOR
      game 15/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      STL2–6BUF
      W
      game 16/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      BUF3–1DET
      W
      game 17/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      MNS2–9BUF
      W
      game 18/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      PHI3–2BUF
      L
      game 19/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      BUF2–5BOS
      L
      game 20/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      2
      points
      NHL#288
      2
      goals
      NHL#172
      0
      assists
      NHL#329
      BUF
      7-7-0W-L-OT20Points
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CLR1–4BUF
      W
      game 21/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      BOS4–3BUF
      L
      game 22/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • December 1978
    • The game
      BUF1–8MTL
      L
      game 23/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      MTL4–1BUF
      L
      game 24/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      LAK3–3BUF
      game 25/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      BUF4–4PIT
      game 26/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
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    Milestone

    Tony McKegney records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Pittsburgh Penguins · December 9

    • The game
      TOR3–5BUF
      W
      game 27/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
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    • The game
      BUF6–2CHI
      W
      game 28/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
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    • The game
      CHI2–3BUF
      W
      game 29/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      BUF5–2MNS
      W
      game 30/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      VAN3–6BUF
      W
      game 31/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BUF3–6NYR
      L
      game 32/802
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
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    • The game
      AFM4–5BUF
      W
      game 33/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BUF4–6BOS
      L
      game 34/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BUF5–2CLR
      W
      game 35/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BUF3–3VAN
      game 36/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      BOS7–3BUF
      L
      game 37/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      CHI3–3BUF
      game 38/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      DET3–4BUF
      W
      game 39/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
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    • The game
      BUF3–5AFM
      L
      game 40/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      18
      points
      NHL#140
      7
      goals
      NHL#136
      11
      assists
      NHL#151
      BUF
      16-14-0W-L-OT42Points
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WSH2–6BUF
      W
      game 41/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      BUF2–5MTL
      L
      game 42/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT5–4BUF
      L
      game 43/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BUF4–4PHI
      game 44/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      BUF2–1BOS
      W
      game 45/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      NYR5–4BUF
      L
      game 46/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      BUF6–3DET
      W
      game 47/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      MNS3–1BUF
      L
      game 48/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • February 1979
    • The game
      BUF2–1MNS
      W
      game 50/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      MTL5–2BUF
      L
      game 55/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8050 of 60 played
      21
      points
      NHL#185
      7
      goals
      NHL#176
      14
      assists
      NHL#174
      BUF
      25-23-0W-L-OT62Points
      Playoff spot
      7th in the whole NHL
    • April 1979
    • The game
      BUF2–6TOR
      L
      game 79/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      CLR5–5BUF
      game 80/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
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    The season in numbers

    Tony McKegney closes the 1978-1979 season with 22 points

    BUFBuffalo Sabres
    Points
    22
    NHL#222
    Games
    52of 80
    65%
    Goals
    8
    NHL#198
    Assists
    14
    NHL#222
    P/GP
    0.42
    NHL#203
    +/-
    -1
    NHL#206
    Events
    1
    First NHL assist
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL goal
    10 i rad
    games with a point · 15 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Buffalo Sabres meet Pittsburgh Penguins

    BUFvsPIT
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    No Swedes
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    • Game 2
      BUF3–1PIT
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • Buffalo Sabresare1–1withPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 3
      PIT4–3BUF
      L
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
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    Preliminary round

    Pittsburgh Penguins knock Buffalo Sabres out 2–1

    BUF1–2PIT
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round