1978-1979 Edmonton Oilers team stats

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1978-1979 Edmonton Oilers: 48-30-2
Previous Season Home record: 29-11-1 (192 goals scored, 120 allowed) Road record: 19-19-1 (148 goals scored, 146 allowed) Head Coach: Glen Sather Power Play: 70/276 (25.4%) Penalty Killing: 226/288 (78.5%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 9-6 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 261-198 340 goals scored (1st of 10 teams), 266 goals allowed (5th), 1220 PIM (5th) WHA Averages: 3.71 goals/game (267.3 goals/team), 1274.3 PIM/team



Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
C     99  Wayne Gretzky        6'0   185   17   72   43   61  104   19   9   0   --   --   --   --  253  17.0  +23
RW    14  Blair MacDonald      5'10  180   25   80   34   37   71   44   3   4   --   --   --   --  259  13.1  +35
C     18  Brett Callighen      5'11  182   25   71   31   39   70   79  12   0   --   --   --   --  161  19.3  +29
C      7  Ron Chipperfield     5'11  186   24   55   32   37   69   47   6   0   --   --   --   --  181  17.7  +25
RW    19  Bill Flett           6'1   205   35   73   28   36   64   14   9   0   --   --   --   --  170  16.5  +26
C     10  Dennis Sobchuk       6'2   176   24   74   26   37   63   31   6   1   --   --   --   --  183  14.2  +24
C     21  Stan Weir            6'1   180   26   68   31   30   61   20   3   0   --   --   --   --  132  23.5  +24
D      4  Joe Micheletti       6'0   185   24   72   14   33   47   85   3   0   --   --   --   --  155   9.0  +10
D      6  Paul Shmyr           5'11  170   32   80    8   39   47  119   0   0   --   --   --   --  133   6.0  +37
D      3  Al Hamilton          6'1   195   32   80    6   38   44   38   2   0   --   --   --   --  153   3.9  +22
C     23  Steve Carlson        6'3   180   23   73   18   22   40   50   4   3   --   --   --   --   71  25.4  +15
LW    24  Peter Driscoll       6'0   190   24   69   17   23   40  115   3   0   --   --   --   --   93  18.3  +16
LW    12  Dave Hunter          5'11  195   20   72    7   25   32  134   0   0   --   --   --   --   71   9.9   +7
D      5  Claire Alexander     6'1   175   33   54    8   23   31   16   2   1   --   --   --   --  148   5.4   -5
D     26  Dave Langevin        6'2   200   24   77    6   21   27   76   3   0   --   --   --   --  130   4.6  +33
LW    27  Dave Semenko         6'3   200   21   77   10   14   24  158   2   0   --   --   --   --   56  17.9  -12
D     20  John Hughes          5'11  200   24   41    2   15   17   82   0   0   --   --   --   --   43   4.7  +22
C     11  Doug Berry           6'1   190   21   29    6    3    9    4   1   0   --   --   --   --   30  20.0   -9
LW    17  Garnet "Ace" Bailey  5'11  192   30   38    5    4    9   22   1   0   --   --   --   --   26  19.2   -8
G     28  Dave Dryden          6'1   186   37   63    0    8    8    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      8  Risto Siltanen       5'9   158   20   20    3    4    7    4   0   0   --   --   --   --   36   8.3   +4
RW     9  Bill Goldsworthy     6'0   190   34   17    4    2    6   14   0   0   --   --   --   --   27  14.8   -3
D     15  Jim Neilson          6'2   205   38   35    0    5    5   18   0   0   --   --   --   --   13   0.0   +5
LW    16  Pierre Guite         6'2   190   26   12    1    1    2    8   1   0   --   --   --   --   10  10.0   -5
G     31  Eddie Mio            5'10  180   24   22    0    1    1    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      8  Rudy Tajcnar         5'11  200   30    2    0    0    0    0   0   0   --   --   --   --    0   ---   -4
RW    25  Jim Mayer            6'0   190   24    2    0    0    0    0   0   0   --   --   --   --    1   0.0   -2
G     35  Hannu Kamppuri       6'0   175   21    2    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     30  Ed Walsh             5'10  180   27    3    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW     8  Wes George           6'3   220   20    3    0    0    0   11   0   0   --   --   --   --    1   0.0   +1
D      2  Cal Sandbeck         6'1   218   22    6    0    0    0    2   0   0   --   --   --   --    3   0.0   -2
RW    16  Bengt Gustafsson     6'0   185   20    0    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

Skater data: GP: Games played; G: Goals scored; A: Assists; Pts: Total points; PIM: Penalties in minutes; PP: Power play goals; SH: Shorthanded goals; TGF: Total goals on ice for; PGF: Power play goals on ice for; TGA: Total goals on ice against; PGA: Power play goals on ice against; S: Shots taken; S%: Shooting percentage


Pos  #  Goalie              Age   GP   Min   GA   GAA   W   L   T  Sht    Pct  EN  SO
G   28  Dave Dryden          37   63  3531  170  2.89  41  17   2 1544   .890   4   3
G   30  Ed Walsh             27    3   144    9  3.75   0   2   0   55   .836   0   0
G   31  Eddie Mio            24   22  1068   71  3.99   7  10   0  482   .853   2   1
G   35  Hannu Kamppuri       21    2    90   10  6.67   0   1   0   48   .792   0   0

Goalie data: GP: Games played; Min: Minutes played; GA: Goals allowed; GAA: Goals allowed per 60 minutes; W: Wins; L: Losses; T: Ties; Sht: Shots faced; Pct: Save percentage; EN: Empty net goals allowed; SO: Shutouts

1978 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team

Traded draft picks:


Transactions

11-1978	traded Wes George, $700,000 and future considerations to Racers for Wayne Gretzky, Peter Driscoll and Ed Mio
12-1978	signed John Hughes as a free agent
12-1978	Racers returned the rights to Wes George

Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Semifinals
04/26/1979   vs New England Whalers       W   6-2 
04/27/1979   vs New England Whalers       W   9-5 
04/29/1979   at New England Whalers       L   1-4 
05/01/1979   at New England Whalers       L   4-5 
05/03/1979   vs New England Whalers       W   5-2 
05/06/1979   at New England Whalers       L   4-8 
05/08/1979   vs New England Whalers       W   6-3 
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Finals
05/11/1979   vs Winnipeg Jets             L   1-3 
05/13/1979   vs Winnipeg Jets             L   2-3 
05/15/1979   at Winnipeg Jets             W   8-3 
05/16/1979   at Winnipeg Jets             L   2-3 
05/18/1979   vs Winnipeg Jets             W  10-2 
05/20/1979   at Winnipeg Jets             L   3-7

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- C 99 Wayne Gretzky 6'0 185 17 13 10 10 20 2 -- -- C 7 Ron Chipperfield 5'11 186 24 13 9 10 19 8 -- -- RW 14 Blair MacDonald 5'10 180 25 13 8 10 18 6 -- -- C 18 Brett Callighen 5'11 182 25 13 5 10 15 15 -- -- C 10 Dennis Sobchuk 6'2 176 24 12 6 6 12 4 -- -- D 8 Risto Siltanen 5'9 158 20 11 0 9 9 4 0 0 D 3 Al Hamilton 6'1 195 32 13 4 5 9 4 -- -- D 4 Joe Micheletti 6'0 185 24 13 0 9 9 2 0 0 RW 19 Bill Flett 6'1 205 35 10 5 2 7 2 -- -- LW 24 Peter Driscoll 6'0 190 24 13 1 6 7 8 -- -- C 21 Stan Weir 6'1 180 26 13 2 5 7 2 -- -- LW 27 Dave Semenko 6'3 200 21 11 4 2 6 29 -- -- D 6 Paul Shmyr 5'11 170 32 13 1 5 6 23 -- -- LW 12 Dave Hunter 5'11 195 20 13 3 2 5 42 -- -- RW 16 Bengt Gustafsson 6'0 185 20 2 1 2 3 0 -- -- RW 9 Bill Goldsworthy 6'0 190 34 4 1 1 2 11 -- -- C 23 Steve Carlson 6'3 180 23 11 1 1 2 12 -- -- G 28 Dave Dryden 6'1 186 37 13 0 1 1 0 0 0 D 20 John Hughes 5'11 200 24 13 1 0 1 35 -- -- D 26 Dave Langevin 6'2 200 24 13 0 1 1 25 0 0 LW 17 Garnet "Ace" Bailey 5'11 192 30 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 G 31 Eddie Mio 5'10 180 24 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 5 Claire Alexander 6'1 175 33 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 11 Doug Berry 6'1 190 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 8 Wes George 6'3 220 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 16 Pierre Guite 6'2 190 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 35 Hannu Kamppuri 6'0 175 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 25 Jim Mayer 6'0 190 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 15 Jim Neilson 6'2 205 38 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 2 Cal Sandbeck 6'1 218 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 8 Rudy Tajcnar 5'11 200 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 30 Ed Walsh 5'10 180 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 28 Dave Dryden 37 13 687 42 3.67 6 7 .000 0 G 31 Eddie Mio 24 3 90 6 4.00 0 0 .000 0

Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date Opponent Result Record 10/13/1978 vs Cincinnati Stingers W 3-2 1-0-0 10/17/1978 vs New England Whalers L 1-2 1-1-0 10/20/1978 at Indianapolis Racers W 4-3 2-1-0 10/21/1978 at Cincinnati Stingers L 3-4 2-2-0 10/22/1978 at Winnipeg Jets W 6-2 3-2-0 10/24/1978 vs Birmingham Bulls L 2-3 3-3-0 10/29/1978 vs Quebec Nordiques L 2-6 3-4-0 10/31/1978 vs Quebec Nordiques L 4-5 3-5-0 11/03/1978 vs Winnipeg Jets W 4-3 4-5-0 11/05/1978 at Quebec Nordiques L 0-2 4-6-0 11/08/1978 at Quebec Nordiques W 6-5 5-6-0 11/09/1978 at New England Whalers L 1-6 5-7-0 11/11/1978 at Birmingham Bulls W 5-3 6-7-0 11/12/1978 at Cincinnati Stingers L 3-5 6-8-0 11/17/1978 vs Indianapolis Racers W 6-1 7-8-0 11/19/1978 vs Cincinnati Stingers W 6-3 8-8-0 11/21/1978 vs Quebec Nordiques W 4-1 9-8-0 11/24/1978 vs Quebec Nordiques W 4-3 10-8-0 11/28/1978 vs Indianapolis Racers W 8-2 11-8-0 12/01/1978 vs New England Whalers W 8-2 12-8-0 12/03/1978 vs New England Whalers L 0-7 12-9-0 12/06/1978 at Quebec Nordiques L 3-6 12-10-0 12/07/1978 at New England Whalers L 3-5 12-11-0 12/09/1978 at Birmingham Bulls L 2-6 12-12-0 12/10/1978 at Indianapolis Racers L 4-6 12-13-0 12/12/1978 at Cincinnati Stingers W 5-2 13-13-0 12/15/1978 vs Soviet All Stars W 5-3 14-13-0 12/19/1978 at Birmingham Bulls W 5-2 15-13-0 12/22/1978 vs Winnipeg Jets L 4-5 15-14-0 12/26/1978 at Winnipeg Jets L 3-5 15-15-0 12/27/1978 vs Winnipeg Jets W 5-3 16-15-0 12/30/1978 vs Czech All Stars W 5-1 17-15-0 01/09/1979 at Winnipeg Jets L 3-4 17-16-0 01/13/1979 at New England Whalers W 3-0 18-16-0 01/16/1979 vs Winnipeg Jets W 3-1 19-16-0 01/17/1979 at Winnipeg Jets W 6-3 20-16-0 01/19/1979 vs Birmingham Bulls W 11-3 21-16-0 01/21/1979 vs Birmingham Bulls L 3-4 21-17-0 01/23/1979 vs New England Whalers W 5-1 22-17-0 01/26/1979 vs Cincinnati Stingers L 2-5 22-18-0

Date Opponent Result Record 01/28/1979 vs Cincinnati Stingers W 3-0 23-18-0 01/31/1979 at Winnipeg Jets L 3-6 23-19-0 02/02/1979 at Winnipeg Jets L 2-4 23-20-0 02/04/1979 at Quebec Nordiques L 3-6 23-21-0 02/06/1979 vs Birmingham Bulls W 6-2 24-21-0 02/07/1979 vs Cincinnati Stingers W 8-5 25-21-0 02/09/1979 vs Quebec Nordiques W 3-0 26-21-0 02/11/1979 vs Birmingham Bulls W 4-3 27-21-0 02/13/1979 vs Quebec Nordiques W 6-1 28-21-0 02/16/1979 at New England Whalers W 4-2 29-21-0 02/18/1979 at Birmingham Bulls W 6-3 30-21-0 02/20/1979 vs New England Whalers W 8-2 31-21-0 02/23/1979 vs Cincinnati Stingers W 3-1 32-21-0 02/25/1979 vs Birmingham Bulls W 5-4 33-21-0 02/27/1979 vs New England Whalers T 1-1 33-21-1 03/02/1979 vs Cincinnati Stingers W 5-2 34-21-1 03/03/1979 at Cincinnati Stingers W 6-4 35-21-1 03/06/1979 at Quebec Nordiques L 3-4 35-22-1 03/07/1979 at Quebec Nordiques L 3-6 35-23-1 03/09/1979 at Birmingham Bulls T 4-4 35-23-2 03/11/1979 at Birmingham Bulls W 4-0 36-23-2 03/13/1979 at Cincinnati Stingers L 1-5 36-24-2 03/16/1979 vs Quebec Nordiques W 6-1 37-24-2 03/18/1979 vs Quebec Nordiques L 2-7 37-25-2 03/20/1979 vs Finland All Stars W 8-4 38-25-2 03/21/1979 at Winnipeg Jets W 7-4 39-25-2 03/23/1979 vs Winnipeg Jets L 4-6 39-26-2 03/25/1979 at Cincinnati Stingers W 6-5 40-26-2 03/28/1979 at Quebec Nordiques L 0-3 40-27-2 03/30/1979 at New England Whalers W 3-1 41-27-2 04/01/1979 at New England Whalers W 5-3 42-27-2 04/03/1979 at Cincinnati Stingers W 5-1 43-27-2 04/04/1979 at Quebec Nordiques L 2-4 43-28-2 04/06/1979 vs New England Whalers W 7-2 44-28-2 04/08/1979 vs Birmingham Bulls W 5-4 45-28-2 04/10/1979 vs Winnipeg Jets L 4-6 45-29-2 04/13/1979 at Birmingham Bulls W 6-4 46-29-2 04/14/1979 at Birmingham Bulls L 6-7 46-30-2 04/15/1979 at New England Whalers W 4-1 47-30-2 04/18/1979 vs Winnipeg Jets W 9-3 48-30-2

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