1978-1979 Winnipeg Jets team stats

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1978-1979 Winnipeg Jets: 39-35-6
Previous Season Home record: 22-15-4 (163 goals scored, 143 allowed) Road record: 17-20-2 (144 goals scored, 163 allowed) Head Coaches: Larry Hillman (28-27-6), Tom McVie (11-8-0) Power Play: 67/265 (25.3%) Penalty Killing: 217/274 (79.2%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 5-7 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 235-242 307 goals scored (2nd of 10 teams), 306 goals allowed (9th), 1342 PIM (4th) 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     11  Kent Nilsson         6'1   195   22   78   39   68  107    8   8   0   --   --   --   --  279  14.0   +1
LW    12  Morris Lukowich      5'9   170   22   80   65   34   99  119  16   0   --   --   --   --  278  23.4  +26
C     10  Peter Sullivan       5'9   165   27   80   46   40   86   24   9   2   --   --   --   --  220  20.9   -6
C      8  Terry Ruskowski      5'10  178   24   75   20   66   86  211   6   1   --   --   --   --  138  14.5  +13
RW    20  Willy Lindstrom      6'0   180   27   79   26   36   62   22  11   0   --   --   --   --  206  12.6   +7
RW    21  Rich Preston         6'0   185   26   80   28   32   60   88   6   1   --   --   --   --  177  15.8   -5
D      3  Barry Long           6'2   210   29   80    5   36   41   42   0   0   --   --   --   --  180   2.8   -2
LW    17  Bill Lesuk           5'9   187   32   79   17   15   32   44   0   0   --   --   --   --  106  16.0  -14
LW    22  Lyle Moffat          5'10  180   30   70   14   18   32   38   0   1   --   --   --   --   89  15.7  -14
LW    18  Bobby Guindon        5'9   175   28   71    8   18   26   21   0   0   --   --   --   --  130   6.2  -12
LW    16  John Gray            5'10  180   29   57   10   15   25   51   6   0   --   --   --   --   91  11.0   -7
D     23  Paul Terbenche       5'10  170   33   68    3   22   25   12   0   0   --   --   --   --   58   5.2   -1
D      2  Mike Amodeo          5'10  190   26   64    4   18   22   29   0   0   --   --   --   --   62   6.5   -1
D      7  Scott Campbell       6'3   205   21   74    3   15   18  248   0   0   --   --   --   --  108   2.8   +5
D     24  Paul MacKinnon       6'0   195   20   73    2   15   17   70   0   0   --   --   --   --   81   2.5   -3
LW    15  Glenn Hicks          5'10  177   20   69    6   10   16   48   0   0   --   --   --   --   59  10.2   -2
C     19  Roland Eriksson      6'3   190   24   33    5   10   15    2   3   0   --   --   --   --   55   9.1   -5
C     26  Steve West           5'0   165   26   18    3   11   14    6   1   0   --   --   --   --   24  12.5   +6
D      5  Kim Clackson         5'11  195   23   71    0   12   12  210   0   0   --   --   --   --   32   0.0   -6
LW     9  Bobby Hull           5'10  195   39    4    2    3    5    0   1   0   --   --   --   --   12  16.7   +1
D     25  Bill Davis           6'1   195   24    5    1    2    3    0   0   0   --   --   --   --    4  25.0   -2
D      4  Lars-Erik Sjoberg    5'8   179   34    9    0    3    3    2   0   0   --   --   --   --   15   0.0   -1
G     30  Gary Smith           6'4   215   34   11    0    3    3    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      6  Ted Green            5'10  200   38   20    0    2    2   16   0   0   --   --   --   --   13   0.0   -7
D     14  John Gibson          6'3   210   19    9    0    1    1    5   0   0   --   --   --   --    6   0.0   +1
G      1  Joe Daley            5'10  170   35   23    0    1    1    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     35  Markus Mattsson      6'0   180   21   52    0    1    1    4  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C     27  Rich Gosselin        5'8   150   22    3    0    0    0    0   0   0   --   --   --   --    1   0.0   -1
C     14  Dale Yakiwchuk       6'4   205   20    4    0    0    0    0   0   0   --   --   --   --    1   0.0   +1

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  Gary Smith           34   11   626   31  2.97   7   3   0  279   .889   1   0
G   35  Markus Mattsson      21   52  2990  181  3.63  25  21   3 1544   .883   3   0
G    1  Joe Daley            35   23  1256   90  4.30   7  11   3  695   .871   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

11-01-1978	Bobby Hull retired
02-1979	signed Gary Smith as a free agent
04-16-1979	signed John Markell as a free agent

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

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Semifinals
04/23/1979   at Quebec Nordiques          W   6-3 
04/25/1979   at Quebec Nordiques          W   9-2 
04/27/1979   vs Quebec Nordiques          W   9-5 
04/29/1979   vs Quebec Nordiques          W   6-2 
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Finals
05/11/1979   at Edmonton Oilers           W   3-1 
05/13/1979   at Edmonton Oilers           W   3-2 
05/15/1979   vs Edmonton Oilers           L   3-8 
05/16/1979   vs Edmonton Oilers           W   3-2 
05/18/1979   at Edmonton Oilers           L  2-10 
05/20/1979   vs Edmonton Oilers           W   7-3

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- RW 20 Willy Lindstrom 6'0 180 27 10 10 5 15 9 -- -- LW 12 Morris Lukowich 5'9 170 22 10 8 7 15 21 -- -- C 11 Kent Nilsson 6'1 195 22 10 3 11 14 4 -- -- C 10 Peter Sullivan 5'9 165 27 10 5 9 14 2 -- -- C 8 Terry Ruskowski 5'10 178 24 8 1 12 13 23 -- -- RW 21 Rich Preston 6'0 185 26 10 8 5 13 15 -- -- D 24 Paul MacKinnon 6'0 195 20 10 2 5 7 4 -- -- C 26 Steve West 5'0 165 26 6 2 3 5 2 -- -- D 5 Kim Clackson 5'11 195 23 9 0 5 5 28 0 0 C 19 Roland Eriksson 6'3 190 24 10 1 4 5 0 -- -- D 3 Barry Long 6'2 210 29 10 2 3 5 0 -- -- LW 17 Bill Lesuk 5'9 187 32 10 1 3 4 6 -- -- LW 22 Lyle Moffat 5'10 180 30 10 3 1 4 22 -- -- LW 18 Bobby Guindon 5'9 175 28 7 2 1 3 0 -- -- D 4 Lars-Erik Sjoberg 5'8 179 34 10 1 2 3 4 -- -- LW 15 Glenn Hicks 5'10 177 20 7 1 1 2 4 -- -- D 7 Scott Campbell 6'3 205 21 10 0 2 2 25 0 0 D 23 Paul Terbenche 5'10 170 33 10 1 1 2 4 -- -- G 30 Gary Smith 6'4 215 34 10 0 1 1 4 0 0 LW 16 John Gray 5'10 180 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 1 Joe Daley 5'10 170 35 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 2 Mike Amodeo 5'10 190 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 25 Bill Davis 6'1 195 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 14 John Gibson 6'3 210 19 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 27 Rich Gosselin 5'8 150 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 6 Ted Green 5'10 200 38 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 9 Bobby Hull 5'10 195 39 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 35 Markus Mattsson 6'0 180 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 14 Dale Yakiwchuk 6'4 205 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 30 Gary Smith 34 10 563 35 3.73 8 2 .000 0 0 G 1 Joe Daley 35 3 37 3 4.86 0 0 .000 0 0

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/13/1978 at Birmingham Bulls W 5-4 1-0-0 10/14/1978 at Indianapolis Racers W 6-3 2-0-0 10/15/1978 vs Cincinnati Stingers L 3-4 2-1-0 10/18/1978 vs New England Whalers T 4-4 2-1-1 10/22/1978 vs Edmonton Oilers L 2-6 2-2-1 10/25/1978 vs Birmingham Bulls W 7-2 3-2-1 10/27/1978 at New England Whalers W 6-4 4-2-1 10/28/1978 at Indianapolis Racers L 2-3 4-3-1 10/29/1978 vs Indianapolis Racers T 3-3 4-3-2 11/03/1978 at Edmonton Oilers L 3-4 4-4-2 11/05/1978 vs Indianapolis Racers W 6-2 5-4-2 11/07/1978 at Quebec Nordiques W 2-1 6-4-2 11/09/1978 at Birmingham Bulls L 5-6 6-5-2 11/10/1978 at Cincinnati Stingers L 2-3 6-6-2 11/12/1978 vs Quebec Nordiques L 4-6 6-7-2 11/15/1978 at Quebec Nordiques L 2-5 6-8-2 11/17/1978 vs Cincinnati Stingers W 10-6 7-8-2 11/19/1978 vs Indianapolis Racers W 5-2 8-8-2 11/22/1978 at New England Whalers L 2-5 8-9-2 11/23/1978 at Indianapolis Racers W 5-1 9-9-2 11/26/1978 at Quebec Nordiques T 2-2 9-9-3 11/29/1978 vs New England Whalers W 4-2 10-9-3 12/01/1978 vs Cincinnati Stingers L 5-6 10-10-3 12/03/1978 at Quebec Nordiques L 3-5 10-11-3 12/07/1978 at Indianapolis Racers W 9-4 11-11-3 12/10/1978 vs Quebec Nordiques T 4-4 11-11-4 12/14/1978 vs Soviet All Stars L 3-4 11-12-4 12/17/1978 vs Cincinnati Stingers W 6-3 12-12-4 12/22/1978 at Edmonton Oilers W 5-4 13-12-4 12/26/1978 vs Edmonton Oilers W 5-3 14-12-4 12/27/1978 at Edmonton Oilers L 3-5 14-13-4 01/01/1979 vs Czech All Stars T 3-3 14-13-5 01/07/1979 vs Quebec Nordiques W 3-2 15-13-5 01/09/1979 vs Edmonton Oilers W 4-3 16-13-5 01/12/1979 at Birmingham Bulls W 3-1 17-13-5 01/13/1979 at Birmingham Bulls W 3-1 18-13-5 01/14/1979 at New England Whalers W 4-2 19-13-5 01/16/1979 at Edmonton Oilers L 1-3 19-14-5 01/17/1979 vs Edmonton Oilers L 3-6 19-15-5 01/19/1979 vs Cincinnati Stingers L 2-7 19-16-5

Date Opponent Result Record 01/20/1979 at Quebec Nordiques L 1-10 19-17-5 01/21/1979 vs Quebec Nordiques W 3-1 20-17-5 01/24/1979 at Cincinnati Stingers T 5-5 20-17-6 01/27/1979 at Quebec Nordiques W 4-2 21-17-6 01/28/1979 at New England Whalers L 6-8 21-18-6 01/30/1979 at New England Whalers L 2-5 21-19-6 01/31/1979 vs Edmonton Oilers W 6-3 22-19-6 02/02/1979 vs Edmonton Oilers W 4-2 23-19-6 02/04/1979 vs Cincinnati Stingers W 8-1 24-19-6 02/07/1979 vs Birmingham Bulls W 3-2 25-19-6 02/09/1979 at Cincinnati Stingers L 0-4 25-20-6 02/10/1979 at New England Whalers L 2-7 25-21-6 02/14/1979 at Cincinnati Stingers W 5-1 26-21-6 02/16/1979 at Birmingham Bulls L 1-2 26-22-6 02/17/1979 at Cincinnati Stingers L 4-6 26-23-6 02/18/1979 vs New England Whalers L 1-7 26-24-6 02/20/1979 at Cincinnati Stingers L 2-5 26-25-6 02/21/1979 vs New England Whalers W 5-2 27-25-6 02/23/1979 at Birmingham Bulls L 1-9 27-26-6 02/25/1979 at New England Whalers W 7-5 28-26-6 02/27/1979 vs Birmingham Bulls L 2-5 28-27-6 03/02/1979 vs New England Whalers L 1-4 28-28-6 03/06/1979 at Birmingham Bulls L 4-5 28-29-6 03/07/1979 at Cincinnati Stingers W 5-3 29-29-6 03/11/1979 vs Quebec Nordiques W 7-2 30-29-6 03/14/1979 vs Quebec Nordiques L 2-4 30-30-6 03/16/1979 vs Cincinnati Stingers W 5-3 31-30-6 03/18/1979 vs Birmingham Bulls W 4-2 32-30-6 03/21/1979 vs Edmonton Oilers L 4-7 32-31-6 03/23/1979 at Edmonton Oilers W 6-4 33-31-6 03/28/1979 vs Cincinnati Stingers W 6-3 34-31-6 03/30/1979 vs Quebec Nordiques L 0-2 34-32-6 04/01/1979 at Quebec Nordiques W 7-3 35-32-6 04/04/1979 vs New England Whalers L 2-4 35-33-6 04/06/1979 vs Birmingham Bulls L 1-2 35-34-6 04/08/1979 vs New England Whalers W 6-4 36-34-6 04/10/1979 at Edmonton Oilers W 6-4 37-34-6 04/11/1979 vs Birmingham Bulls W 2-1 38-34-6 04/15/1979 vs Birmingham Bulls W 5-4 39-34-6 04/18/1979 at Edmonton Oilers L 3-9 39-35-6

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