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1978-1979 New York Rangers: 40-29-11
Previous Season Next Season 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
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
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
06-05-1978signed Ulf Nilsson as a free agent
06-05-1978signed Anders Hedberg as a free agent
06-08-1978signed Tim Bothwell as a free agent
07-1978Dallas Smith and Ken Hodge retired
07-06-1978suspended Don Murdoch for the entire season for drug violation (later reduced to 40 games)
07-17-1978signed Dean Talafous as a free agent
07-28-1978signed Frank Beaton as a free agent
10-02-1978claimed Pierre Plante on waivers from Red Wings
10-09-1978Canadiens claimed Dan Newman on waivers
10-09-1978claimed Mike Korney on waivers from Canadiens
11-1978sold Don Awrey to Rockies
12-01-1978signed Bobby Sheehan as a free agent
01-1979released Benoit Gosselin and Mike Keating
01-15-1979Capitals claimed Greg Polis on waivers
03-12-1979traded future considerations to Sabres for Jocelyn Guevremont
06-09-1979reclaimed the rights to Jim Mayer prior to expansion draft
06-09-1979reclaimed the rights to Warren Miller prior to expansion draft
06-13-1979Nordiques selected Dave Farrish in expansion draft
06-13-1979Nordiques selected Pierre Plante in expansion draft
06-13-1979Jets selected Lindsay Middlebrook in expansion draft
06-13-1979Whalers selected Nick Fotiu in expansion draft
07-02-1979traded Hardy Astrom to Rockies for Bill Lochead
07-25-1979traded Wayne Dillon to Jets for future considerations
08-1979released 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) -------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------- 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
Game Log:   Click on the date to view the game summary.
   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
10/12/1978   vs Philadelphia Flyers       T   3-3     0-0-1
10/15/1978   vs Colorado Rockies          W   4-1     1-0-1
10/18/1978   vs Detroit Red Wings         T   3-3     1-0-2
10/19/1978   at Detroit Red Wings         T   2-2     1-0-3
10/21/1978   at New York Islanders        L   3-5     1-1-3
10/22/1978   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   5-2     2-1-3
10/25/1978   vs Vancouver Canucks         W   6-2     3-1-3
10/28/1978   at Montreal Canadiens        W   2-1     4-1-3
10/29/1978   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       W   3-2     5-1-3
11/02/1978   at Colorado Rockies          W   3-0     6-1-3
11/04/1978   at Los Angeles Kings         W   7-3     7-1-3
11/05/1978   at Vancouver Canucks         W   5-2     8-1-3
11/08/1978   vs Minnesota North Stars     L   3-5     8-2-3
11/11/1978   at Pittsburgh Penguins       W   2-1     9-2-3
11/12/1978   vs New York Islanders        L   3-5     9-3-3
11/15/1978   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   8-1     10-3-3
11/18/1978   at Minnesota North Stars     W   7-2     11-3-3
11/19/1978   vs Atlanta Flames            L   1-3     11-4-3
11/22/1978   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       T   3-3     11-4-4
11/26/1978   vs Washington Capitals       W   9-4     12-4-4
11/29/1978   at Atlanta Flames            W   5-3     13-4-4
12/02/1978   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L   2-5     13-5-4
12/03/1978   vs Boston Bruins             L   2-3     13-6-4
12/06/1978   vs St. Louis Blues           W   7-4     14-6-4
12/07/1978   at Philadelphia Flyers       W   5-2     15-6-4
12/09/1978   at Detroit Red Wings         L   4-5     15-7-4
12/10/1978   vs Philadelphia Flyers       L   0-4     15-8-4
12/13/1978   vs Los Angeles Kings         W   8-7     16-8-4
12/16/1978   at Boston Bruins             L   1-4     16-9-4
12/17/1978   vs Boston Bruins             L   1-4     16-10-4
12/20/1978   vs Buffalo Sabres            W   6-3     17-10-4
12/22/1978   vs Detroit Red Wings         W   4-2     18-10-4
12/23/1978   at New York Islanders        L   4-9     18-11-4
12/26/1978   at Atlanta Flames            W   5-3     19-11-4
12/28/1978   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   5-6     19-12-4
12/30/1978   at Chicago Black Hawks       W   5-4     20-12-4
12/31/1978   vs Atlanta Flames            L   5-6     20-13-4
01/03/1979   vs Montreal Canadiens        W   6-2     21-13-4
01/05/1979   vs Vancouver Canucks         W   6-4     22-13-4
01/09/1979   at St. Louis Blues           W   5-3     23-13-4
   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
01/10/1979   at Colorado Rockies          W   5-3     24-13-4
01/14/1979   at Atlanta Flames            W   6-4     25-13-4
01/15/1979   vs Minnesota North Stars     L   1-8     25-14-4
01/17/1979   vs New York Islanders        W   5-3     26-14-4
01/20/1979   at St. Louis Blues           L   2-3     26-15-4
01/21/1979   vs Philadelphia Flyers       T   5-5     26-15-5
01/24/1979   at Washington Capitals       L   1-5     26-16-5
01/25/1979   at Buffalo Sabres            W   5-4     27-16-5
01/27/1979   at New York Islanders        W   7-2     28-16-5
01/30/1979   at Vancouver Canucks         W   5-3     29-16-5
01/31/1979   at Colorado Rockies          L   4-5     29-17-5
02/03/1979   at Los Angeles Kings         L   2-4     29-18-5
02/14/1979   vs Boston Bruins             W   5-1     30-18-5
02/15/1979   at Buffalo Sabres            L   3-4     30-19-5
02/17/1979   at Philadelphia Flyers       W   4-2     31-19-5
02/18/1979   vs Washington Capitals       T   6-6     31-19-6
02/21/1979   vs St. Louis Blues           W   7-3     32-19-6
02/24/1979   at Toronto Maple Leafs       W   4-2     33-19-6
02/25/1979   vs New York Islanders        W   3-2     34-19-6
02/27/1979   at St. Louis Blues           L   1-4     34-20-6
02/28/1979   at Minnesota North Stars     T   4-4     34-20-7
03/03/1979   vs Buffalo Sabres            T   2-2     34-20-8
03/04/1979   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       L   2-4     34-21-8
03/07/1979   vs Colorado Rockies          W   5-3     35-21-8
03/10/1979   at Montreal Canadiens        W   6-3     36-21-8
03/11/1979   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   5-2     37-21-8
03/14/1979   vs Atlanta Flames            L   4-6     37-22-8
03/15/1979   at Boston Bruins             W   7-4     38-22-8
03/17/1979   at New York Islanders        L   2-5     38-23-8
03/18/1979   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       L   1-5     38-24-8
03/20/1979   at Washington Capitals       T   2-2     38-24-9
03/21/1979   at Chicago Black Hawks       W   7-6     39-24-9
03/25/1979   vs Montreal Canadiens        L   0-1     39-25-9
03/27/1979   vs Philadelphia Flyers       T   4-4     39-25-10
03/28/1979   at Pittsburgh Penguins       L   1-7     39-26-10
04/01/1979   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   3-7     39-27-10
04/02/1979   vs Los Angeles Kings         W   5-4     40-27-10
04/04/1979   vs Atlanta Flames            T   3-3     40-27-11
04/06/1979   at Atlanta Flames            L   2-9     40-28-11
04/08/1979   vs New York Islanders        L   2-5     40-29-11

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