1978-1979 New York Rangers: 40-29-11
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Home record: 19-13-8 (161 goals scored, 140 allowed)
Road record: 21-16-3 (155 goals scored, 152 allowed)
Head Coach: Fred Shero
Power Play: 75/306 (24.5%)
Penalty Killing: 233/311 (74.9%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 9-12
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 232-202
316 goals scored (4th of 17 teams), 292 goals allowed (13th), 1214 PIM (7th)
NHL Averages: 3.50 goals/game (279.8 goals/team), 1159.7 PIM/team
Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/-
C 77 Phil Esposito 6'1 205 36 80 42 36 78 37 14 0 113 35 82 3 215 19.5 -1
RW 15 Anders Hedberg 5'11 175 27 80 33 45 78 33 6 0 121 41 72 11 214 15.4 +19
LW 16 Pat Hickey 6'1 190 25 80 34 41 75 56 8 0 107 29 78 8 193 17.6 +8
C 11 Ulf Nilsson 5'11 175 28 59 27 39 66 21 8 2 89 27 53 8 96 28.1 +17
C/RW 10 Ron Duguay 6'2 200 21 79 27 36 63 35 1 2 85 17 84 26 178 15.2 +10
D 27 Mike McEwen 6'1 185 22 80 20 38 58 35 7 0 121 38 91 18 204 9.8 +10
D 4 Ron Greschner 6'2 205 24 60 17 36 53 66 8 0 102 30 84 12 153 11.1 0
LW 8 Steve Vickers 6'0 180 27 66 13 34 47 24 4 0 67 17 64 7 86 15.1 -7
D 5 Carol Vadnais 6'1 185 33 77 8 37 45 86 4 1 116 37 111 46 149 5.4 +14
C 18 Walt Tkaczuk 6'0 185 31 77 15 27 42 38 4 0 73 8 80 35 134 11.2 +20
RW 14 Don Murdoch 5'11 180 22 40 15 21 36 6 4 0 54 19 41 0 133 11.3 -6
RW 24 Pierre Plante 6'1 190 27 70 6 25 31 37 0 0 53 4 63 25 84 7.1 +11
D 25 Mario Marois 5'11 190 21 71 5 26 31 153 1 0 106 25 72 9 115 4.3 +18
RW 19 Dean Talafous 6'4 180 25 68 13 16 29 29 2 2 45 6 53 19 88 14.8 +5
C 23 Lucien DeBlois 5'11 200 21 62 11 17 28 26 0 0 53 17 47 1 106 10.4 -10
D 26 Dave Maloney 6'1 195 22 76 11 17 28 151 1 2 83 1 108 43 83 13.3 +17
LW 12 Don Maloney 6'1 190 20 28 9 17 26 39 3 0 36 11 22 1 39 23.1 +4
D 3 Dave Farrish 6'1 195 22 71 1 19 20 61 0 0 80 2 105 24 96 1.0 -3
RW 17 Ed Johnstone 5'9 175 24 30 5 3 8 27 0 0 11 1 19 4 18 27.8 -5
LW 22 Nick Fotiu 6'2 210 26 71 3 5 8 190 0 0 22 1 18 0 51 5.9 +3
LW 20 Greg Polis 6'0 195 28 6 1 1 2 8 0 0 4 0 3 0 10 10.0 +1
D 32 Dan Clark 6'1 195 21 4 0 1 1 6 0 0 2 0 2 1 4 0.0 +1
RW 6 Mike Korney 6'3 195 25 18 0 1 1 18 0 0 14 2 11 3 20 0.0 +4
D 6 Dean Turner 6'2 215 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 --- -1
D 6 Tim Bothwell 6'3 190 23 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0.0 -1
RW 28 Mike McDougal 6'2 200 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- 0
D 2 Andre Dore 6'2 200 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 --- 0
LW 21 Frank Beaton 5'10 200 25 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 --- -1
G 31 Doug Soetaert 6'0 180 23 17 0 0 0 4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
G 1 Wayne Thomas 6'2 195 31 31 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
G 30 John Davidson 6'3 205 25 39 0 0 0 12 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
C 6 Bobby Sheehan 5'7 155 29 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
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Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO
G 30 John Davidson 25 39 2232 131 3.52 20 12 5 1030 .873 1 0
G 1 Wayne Thomas 31 31 1668 101 3.63 15 10 3 755 .866 0 1
G 31 Doug Soetaert 23 17 900 57 3.80 5 7 3 437 .870 2 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
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1978 Draft:
NHL WHA
Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games Games Team
2 26 LW Don Maloney 765 Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
3 43 C Ray Markham 14 Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
3 44 D Dean Turner 35 University of Michigan (NCAA) [pick acquired from LA]
4 59 RW Dave Silk 249 Boston University (NCAA) [pick acquired from PIT]
4 60 D Andre Dore 257 Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
5 76 RW Mike McDougall 61 Port Huron Flags (IHL)
6 93 D Tom Laidlaw 705 Northern Michigan Univ. (NCAA)
7 110 D Dan Clark 4 Milwaukee Admirals (IHL)
8 127 D Greg Kostenko Ohio State University (NCAA)
9 144 D Brian McDavid Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
10 161 G Mark Rodrigues Yale University (NCAA)
11 176 G Steve Weeks 290 Northern Michigan Univ. (NCAA)
12 192 LW Pierre Daigneault St. Laurent College (CIAU)
13 206 D Chris McLaughlin Dartmouth College (NCAA)
14 217 C Todd Johnson Boston University (NCAA)
15 223 C Dan McCarthy 5 Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
Traded draft picks:
#1 to PHI (Ken Linseman)
Transactions
06-05-1978 | signed Ulf Nilsson as a free agent |
06-05-1978 | signed Anders Hedberg as a free agent |
06-08-1978 | signed Tim Bothwell as a free agent |
07-1978 | Dallas Smith and Ken Hodge retired |
07-06-1978 | suspended Don Murdoch for the entire season for drug violation (later reduced to 40 games) |
07-17-1978 | signed Dean Talafous as a free agent |
07-28-1978 | signed Frank Beaton as a free agent |
10-02-1978 | claimed Pierre Plante on waivers from Red Wings |
10-09-1978 | Canadiens claimed Dan Newman on waivers |
10-09-1978 | claimed Mike Korney on waivers from Canadiens |
11-1978 | sold Don Awrey to Rockies |
12-01-1978 | signed Bobby Sheehan as a free agent |
01-1979 | released Benoit Gosselin and Mike Keating |
01-15-1979 | Capitals claimed Greg Polis on waivers |
03-12-1979 | traded future considerations to Sabres for Jocelyn Guevremont |
06-09-1979 | reclaimed the rights to Jim Mayer prior to expansion draft |
06-09-1979 | reclaimed the rights to Warren Miller prior to expansion draft |
06-13-1979 | Nordiques selected Dave Farrish in expansion draft |
06-13-1979 | Nordiques selected Pierre Plante in expansion draft |
06-13-1979 | Jets selected Lindsay Middlebrook in expansion draft |
06-13-1979 | Whalers selected Nick Fotiu in expansion draft |
07-02-1979 | traded Hardy Astrom to Rockies for Bill Lochead |
07-25-1979 | traded Wayne Dillon to Jets for future considerations |
08-1979 | released Mike Korney and Greg Hickey |
Playoff Results: Click on the date to view the game summary.
Date Opponent Result
Round 1
04/10/1979 vs Los Angeles Kings W 7-1
04/12/1979 at Los Angeles Kings W 2-1 (OT)
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Round 2
04/16/1979 at Philadelphia Flyers L 2-3 (OT)
04/18/1979 at Philadelphia Flyers W 7-1
04/20/1979 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 5-1
04/22/1979 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 6-0
04/24/1979 at Philadelphia Flyers W 8-3
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Semifinals
04/26/1979 at New York Islanders W 4-1
04/28/1979 at New York Islanders L 3-4 (OT)
05/01/1979 vs New York Islanders W 3-1
05/03/1979 vs New York Islanders L 2-3 (OT)
05/05/1979 at New York Islanders W 4-3
05/08/1979 vs New York Islanders W 2-1
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Stanley Cup Finals
05/13/1979 at Montreal Canadiens W 4-1
05/15/1979 at Montreal Canadiens L 2-6
05/17/1979 vs Montreal Canadiens L 1-4
05/19/1979 vs Montreal Canadiens L 3-4 (OT)
05/21/1979 at Montreal Canadiens L 1-4
Playoff Stats:
Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/-
C 77 Phil Esposito 6'1 205 36 18 8 12 20 20 2 0
LW 12 Don Maloney 6'1 190 20 18 7 13 20 19 0 0
D 27 Mike McEwen 6'1 185 22 18 2 11 13 8 2 0
D 4 Ron Greschner 6'2 205 24 18 7 5 12 16 4 1
RW 14 Don Murdoch 5'11 180 22 18 7 5 12 12 3 0
C 18 Walt Tkaczuk 6'0 185 31 18 4 7 11 10 0 1
D 5 Carol Vadnais 6'1 185 33 18 2 9 11 13 0 0
C/RW 10 Ron Duguay 6'2 200 21 18 5 4 9 11 0 1
RW 15 Anders Hedberg 5'11 175 27 18 4 5 9 12 0 1
LW 16 Pat Hickey 6'1 190 25 18 1 7 8 6 0 0
LW 8 Steve Vickers 6'0 180 27 18 5 3 8 13 1 0
C 6 Bobby Sheehan 5'7 155 29 15 4 3 7 8 1 0
D 26 Dave Maloney 6'1 195 22 17 3 4 7 45 0 1
D 25 Mario Marois 5'11 190 21 18 0 6 6 29 0 0
RW 24 Pierre Plante 6'1 190 27 18 0 6 6 20 0 0
RW 17 Ed Johnstone 5'9 175 24 17 5 0 5 10 0 1
D 3 Dave Farrish 6'1 195 22 7 0 2 2 14 0 0
C 23 Lucien DeBlois 5'11 200 21 9 2 0 2 4 1 0
C 11 Ulf Nilsson 5'11 175 28 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
LW 22 Nick Fotiu 6'2 210 26 4 0 0 0 6 0 0
G 30 John Davidson 6'3 205 25 18 0 0 0 6 0 0
LW 21 Frank Beaton 5'10 200 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 6 Tim Bothwell 6'3 190 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 32 Dan Clark 6'1 195 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 2 Andre Dore 6'2 200 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 6 Mike Korney 6'3 195 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 28 Mike McDougal 6'2 200 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 20 Greg Polis 6'0 195 28 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
G 31 Doug Soetaert 6'0 180 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 19 Dean Talafous 6'4 180 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
G 1 Wayne Thomas 6'2 195 31 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 6 Dean Turner 6'2 215 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO
G 30 John Davidson 25 18 1106 42 2.28 11 7 537 .922 0 1
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