Regular seasonDET

Willie Huber's 1978-1979 season

Points

NHL#164

Goals

NHL#209

Assists

NHL#123

Plus/minus

-24

NHL#415

Games

85% of 80

Defenceman Willie Huber was 20 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Detroit Red Wings. He played 68 of a possible 80 games and scored 7 goals and 24 assists for 31 points, 0.46 points per game. Detroit Red Wings did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1978-1979

Year 1978
48 years ago
NHL debut
October 11
Willie Huber makes his NHL debut in 4–⁠5 loss against St. Louis Blues
STLSt. Louis Blues5–4DETDetroit Red Wings
Willie was 20 years old · Detroit Olympia, USA
His first NHL game
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
-1
+/-
Swedes on the ice: Inge Hammarström, Dan Labraaten and Thommie Bergman.
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- The game
  STL5–4DET
  L
  October 11game 1/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
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- The game
  PHI3–1DET
  L
  October 14game 2/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  DET3–2BUF
  W
  October 15game 3/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  DET3–3NYR
  October 18game 4/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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Milestone
Willie Huber records his first NHL assist
in the game against New York Rangers · October 18
- The game
  NYR2–2DET
  October 19game 5/804
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MNS4–4DET
  October 21game 6/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CLR4–5DET
  W
  October 25game 7/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  DET5–2CLR
  W
  October 27game 8/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CHI2–7DET
  W
  October 28game 9/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- November 1978
- The game
  MTL4–1DET
  L
  November 1game 10/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET3–7PIT
  L
  November 4game 11/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  DET3–3WSH
  November 5game 12/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  VAN6–4DET
  L
  November 8game 13/806
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 8
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 8013 of 20 played
  1
  points
  NHL#321
  0
  goals
  NHL#278
  1
  assists
  NHL#295
  0
  +/-
  NHL#62
  DET
  5-10-0W-L-OT15Points
  12th in the whole NHL
- December 1978
- The game
  MTL2–2DET
  December 6game 25/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  DET5–6BOS
  L
  December 7game 26/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYR4–5DET
  W
  December 9game 27/804
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET3–3CHI
  December 10game 28/802
  His night
  +2P+2A
  -1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  AFM5–5DET
  December 13game 29/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET1–4NYI
  L
  December 14game 30/804
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-5SOG
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- The game
  DET2–4TOR
  L
  December 16game 31/803
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-3SOG
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- The game
  NYI3–0DET
  L
  December 17game 32/804
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  VAN2–7DET
  W
  December 20game 33/805
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  0+/-2SOG3PPP
  +3 points
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Milestone
Willie Huber scores his first NHL goal
in the game against Vancouver Canucks · December 20
- The game
  DET2–4NYR
  L
  December 22game 34/804
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  WSH2–2DET
  December 23game 35/804
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  PHI2–2DET
  December 26game 36/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MTL5–2DET
  L
  December 27game 37/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  DET1–3PIT
  L
  December 30game 38/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-6SOG
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- The game
  PIT5–4DET
  L
  December 31game 39/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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Year 1979
47 years ago
- The game
  WSH4–1DET
  L
  January 6game 40/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- Checkpoint
  January 6
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8029 of 40 played
  11
  points
  NHL#210
  3
  goals
  NHL#214
  8
  assists
  NHL#189
  -13
  +/-
  NHL#123
  DET
  8-21-0W-L-OT27Points
  15th in the whole NHL
- The game
  DET3–4BUF
  L
  January 7game 41/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYI5–5DET
  January 10game 42/804
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  DET3–3PHI
  January 11game 43/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  LAK7–3DET
  L
  January 13game 44/802
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  -2+/-6SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  PIT1–4DET
  W
  January 17game 45/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-5SOG
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- The game
  DET1–5WSH
  L
  January 19game 46/803
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-6SOG
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- The game
  AFM4–3DET
  L
  January 20game 47/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  DET6–6LAK
  January 25game 48/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  BUF6–3DET
  L
  January 27game 49/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  DET2–7AFM
  L
  January 28game 50/802
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-6SOG
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- The game
  WSH4–7DET
  W
  January 30game 51/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- February 1979
- The game
  DET1–6MNS
  L
  February 1game 52/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET2–4PIT
  L
  February 3game 53/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  PIT3–8DET
  W
  February 4game 54/802
  His night
  +4P+2G+2A
  +2+/-4SOG2PPP
  +4 points
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- The game
  LAK3–2DET
  L
  February 14game 55/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PIT2–6DET
  W
  February 18game 56/802
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +3+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  TOR6–2DET
  L
  February 19game 57/803
  His night
  +2P+2A
  -2+/-4SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  DET4–3WSH
  W
  February 21game 58/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET1–3NYI
  L
  February 24game 59/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CLR1–8DET
  W
  February 25game 60/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- Checkpoint
  February 25
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8049 of 60 played
  26
  points
  NHL#138
  6
  goals
  NHL#192
  20
  assists
  NHL#107
  -14
  +/-
  NHL#131
  DET
  14-32-0W-L-OT42Points
  15th in the whole NHL
- The game
  STL6–5DET
  L
  February 28game 61/803
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- March 1979
- The game
  DET5–3MTL
  W
  March 3game 62/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-4SOG
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- The game
  BOS6–4DET
  L
  March 4game 63/802
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET1–5MNS
  L
  March 7game 64/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-5SOG
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- The game
  WSH3–3DET
  March 11game 65/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET3–3MTL
  March 12game 66/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET4–1WSH
  W
  March 14game 67/803
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  DET3–1STL
  W
  March 17game 68/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET4–2CHI
  W
  March 18game 69/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CHI3–5DET
  W
  March 20game 70/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET4–2TOR
  W
  March 21game 71/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET2–5BOS
  L
  March 24game 72/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  TOR1–2DET
  W
  March 25game 73/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  DET2–5VAN
  L
  March 27game 74/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET1–8LAK
  L
  March 28game 75/801
  His night
  No points
  -5+/-0SOG
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- The game
  LAK5–4DET
  L
  March 31game 76/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- April 1979
- The game
  MNS1–3DET
  W
  April 1game 77/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  DET1–4MTL
  L
  April 4game 78/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET3–4PIT
  L
  April 7game 79/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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The season in numbers
April 7
Willie Huber closes the 1978-1979 season with 31 points
DETDetroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings did not reach the playoffs
Points
31
NHL#164
Games
68of 80
85%
Goals
7
NHL#209
Assists
24
NHL#123
P/GP
0.46
NHL#181
+/-
-24
NHL#415
Events
1
First NHL goal
1
First NHL point
1
First NHL assist
5 i rad
games with a point · 10 pts

Willie Huber makes his NHL debut in 4–⁠5 loss against St. Louis Blues

Willie Huber records his first NHL assist

1/4 into the season

Willie Huber scores his first NHL goal

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Willie Huber closes the 1978-1979 season with 31 points