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Willi Plett's 1978-1979 season

Points
43
NHL#110
Goals
23
NHL#67
Assists
20
NHL#157
Plus/minus
+13
NHL#79
Games
74
92%
92% of 80

Right winger Willi Plett was 23 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for Atlanta Flames. He played 74 of a possible 80 games and scored 23 goals and 20 assists for 43 points, 0.58 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. Season opener

    Willi Plett plays the 1978-1979 season for Atlanta Flames

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

    • The game
      AFM4–4CHI
      game 1/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Willi Plett reaches 100 career points

    in the game against Chicago Blackhawks · October 11

    • The game
      WSH3–3AFM
      game 2/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM6–3WSH
      W
      game 3/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CLR2–8AFM
      W
      game 4/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-5SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      MTL5–7AFM
      W
      game 5/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      AFM5–2PHI
      W
      game 6/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK2–7AFM
      W
      game 7/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYI5–8AFM
      W
      game 8/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      AFM4–2PIT
      W
      game 9/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      AFM5–2STL
      W
      game 10/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • November 1978
    • The game
      PHI0–3AFM
      W
      game 11/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT0–2AFM
      W
      game 12/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM2–4MTL
      L
      game 13/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–4AFM
      W
      game 14/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–5AFM
      W
      game 15/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      AFM2–4NYI
      L
      game 16/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      AFM7–8WSH
      L
      game 17/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET3–5AFM
      W
      game 18/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      BOS6–2AFM
      L
      game 19/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM3–1NYR
      W
      game 20/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      14
      points
      NHL#54
      9
      goals
      NHL#17
      5
      assists
      NHL#135
      AFM
      14-4-0W-L-OT30Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR4–3AFM
      L
      game 21/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL1–4AFM
      W
      game 22/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM2–4BOS
      L
      game 23/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–3AFM
      L
      game 24/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • December 1978
    • The game
      MNS4–3AFM
      L
      game 25/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM3–5MNS
      L
      game 26/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      AFM0–3VAN
      L
      game 27/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      AFM4–3CLR
      W
      game 28/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM1–5LAK
      L
      game 29/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM5–5DET
      game 30/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      CLR3–5AFM
      W
      game 31/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–7AFM
      W
      game 32/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM4–7STL
      L
      game 33/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM4–5BUF
      L
      game 34/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–3AFM
      W
      game 35/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR5–3AFM
      L
      game 36/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI10–4AFM
      L
      game 37/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      AFM2–4NYI
      L
      game 38/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      AFM6–5NYR
      W
      game 39/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      AFM4–1TOR
      W
      game 40/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-6SOG
      +2 goals
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      24
      points
      NHL#88
      14
      goals
      NHL#39
      10
      assists
      NHL#157
      AFM
      21-16-0W-L-OT45Points
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT3–3AFM
      game 41/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–5AFM
      W
      game 42/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI4–1AFM
      L
      game 43/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR6–4AFM
      L
      game 44/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI0–5AFM
      W
      game 45/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–6AFM
      W
      game 46/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      AFM4–3DET
      W
      game 47/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM1–3BOS
      L
      game 48/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM0–6MTL
      L
      game 49/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–4AFM
      W
      game 50/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET2–7AFM
      W
      game 51/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      AFM5–2BUF
      W
      game 52/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • February 1979
    • The game
      VAN1–4AFM
      W
      game 53/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–2AFM
      L
      game 54/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      AFM4–7PHI
      L
      game 55/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM4–4CHI
      game 56/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      AFM5–1CLR
      W
      game 57/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      AFM6–4STL
      W
      game 58/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH3–5AFM
      W
      game 59/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–2AFM
      game 60/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      35
      points
      NHL#94
      19
      goals
      NHL#55
      16
      assists
      NHL#138
      AFM
      32-22-0W-L-OT70Points
      Playoff spot
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      AFM6–3MNS
      W
      game 61/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      AFM6–4TOR
      W
      game 62/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • March 1979
    • The game
      NYI2–3AFM
      W
      game 63/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM1–2VAN
      L
      game 70/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM3–4LAK
      L
      game 71/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      PHI4–1AFM
      L
      game 72/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL2–8AFM
      W
      game 73/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL6–4AFM
      L
      game 74/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–5AFM
      W
      game 75/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • April 1979
    • The game
      AFM7–2PIT
      W
      game 76/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM2–3NYI
      L
      game 77/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM3–3NYR
      game 78/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR2–9AFM
      W
      game 79/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM2–4PHI
      L
      game 80/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Willi Plett closes the 1978-1979 season with 43 points

    Points
    43
    NHL#110
    Games
    74of 80
    93%
    Goals
    23
    NHL#67
    Assists
    20
    NHL#157
    P/GP
    0.58
    NHL#121
    +/-
    +13
    NHL#79
    Events
    100
    career points
    50
    career assists
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 6 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    Atlanta Flames are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Atlanta Flames meet Toronto Maple Leafs

    AFMvsTOR
    Swedes on Atlanta Flames
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 1
      TOR2–1AFM
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead1–0againstAtlanta Flames
    • Game 2
      AFM4–7TOR
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    Preliminary round

    Toronto Maple Leafs knock Atlanta Flames out 2–0

    AFM0–2TOR
    Eliminated
    2Games1Points1Goals0Assists