1978β79 Chicago Black Hawks | |
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Smythe Division champions | |
Division | 1st Smythe |
1978β79 record | 29β36β15 |
Goals for | 244 |
Goals against | 277 |
Team information | |
General manager | Bob Pulford |
Coach | Bob Pulford |
Captain | Keith Magnuson |
Alternate captains | None |
The 1978β79 Chicago Black Hawks season was the 53rd season of operation of the Chicago Black Hawks in the National Hockey League. The club was coming off a first-place finish in the Smythe Division in 1977β78. In the 1978 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Black Hawks were swept by the Boston Bruins in four games in the quarter-finals.
The Black Hawks had a very quiet off-season, however, Chicago did acquire 21-year-old goaltender Murray Bannerman from the Vancouver Canucks to complete an earlier trade that sent Pit Martin to the Canucks. Bannerman spent the previous season with the Fort Wayne Komets of the IHL, and did appear in a game with Vancouver, allowing no goals in a period of action.
In a couple of minor trades, Chicago traded away Pierre Plante to the Minnesota North Stars to complete an earlier deal, and in a separate trade, Chicago traded Thomas Gradin to the Vancouver Canucks for the Canucks second round draft pick in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft.
Chicago opened the season with a six-game unbeaten streak, going 3β0β3, before suffering their first loss. The Hawks would struggle after their hot start, as Chicago saw their record fall to 17-24-9 at the start of February, however, despite their poor record, the Black Hawks were in first place in the Smythe Division. The Black Hawks turned their fortunes around in their next 14 games, going 8β3β3, putting their record at 25β27β12, with 62 points, 14 ahead of the second place Vancouver Canucks. Chicago then fell into an eight-game winless streak (0β7β1), but still held a 10-point lead. Chicago then finished the season with a 29β36β15 record, earning 73 points, and winning the Smythe Division for the second season in a row, and seventh division title in the past ten seasons.
Offensively, the Black Hawks were led by Ivan Boldirev, who led the club with 29 goals and 64 points in 66 games. Stan Mikita had 19 goals and a team high 36 assists for 55 points to finish second in team scoring. Defenceman Bob Murray scored 19 goals and 51 points to lead the Black Hawks blueline. Defenceman Dave Logan had a team high 175 penalty minutes, while winger Ted Bulley led Chicago with a +18 rating.
In goal, Tony Esposito saw the majority of playing time, going 24-28-11 with a 3.27 GAA, while earning four shutouts.
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Chicago Black Hawks | 80 | 29 | 36 | 15 | 244 | 277 | 73 |
Vancouver Canucks | 80 | 25 | 42 | 13 | 217 | 291 | 63 |
St. Louis Blues | 80 | 18 | 50 | 12 | 249 | 348 | 48 |
Colorado Rockies | 80 | 15 | 53 | 12 | 210 | 331 | 42 |
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | T | October 11, 1978 | 4β4 | Atlanta Flames ( 1978β79) | 0β0β1 |
2 | T | October 15, 1978 | 3β3 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1978β79) | 0β0β2 |
3 | W | October 18, 1978 | 4β2 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 1β0β2 |
4 | W | October 19, 1978 | 6β2 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1978β79) | 2β0β2 |
5 | W | October 22, 1978 | 6β5 | Boston Bruins ( 1978β79) | 3β0β2 |
6 | T | October 25, 1978 | 2β2 | Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 3β0β3 |
7 | L | October 28, 1978 | 2β7 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1978β79) | 3β1β3 |
8 | W | October 29, 1978 | 4β1 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1978β79) | 4β1β3 |
9 | L | November 1, 1978 | 0β1 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1978β79) | 4β2β3 |
10 | T | November 4, 1978 | 5β5 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1978β79) | 4β2β4 |
11 | W | November 5, 1978 | 3β1 | St. Louis Blues ( 1978β79) | 5β2β4 |
12 | W | November 8, 1978 | 2β1 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1978β79) | 6β2β4 |
13 | L | November 10, 1978 | 3β5 | @ Atlanta Flames ( 1978β79) | 6β3β4 |
14 | L | November 12, 1978 | 1β4 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 6β4β4 |
15 | L | November 15, 1978 | 1β8 | @ New York Rangers ( 1978β79) | 6β5β4 |
16 | W | November 16, 1978 | 4β3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1978β79) | 7β5β4 |
17 | L | November 18, 1978 | 3β8 | @ Colorado Rockies ( 1978β79) | 7β6β4 |
18 | L | November 20, 1978 | 3β4 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 7β7β4 |
19 | L | November 21, 1978 | 2β5 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1978β79) | 7β8β4 |
20 | W | November 25, 1978 | 8β3 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1978β79) | 8β8β4 |
21 | T | November 29, 1978 | 1β1 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1978β79) | 8β8β5 |
22 | L | December 2, 1978 | 2β5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 8β9β5 |
23 | W | December 3, 1978 | 4β3 | Colorado Rockies ( 1978β79) | 9β9β5 |
24 | L | December 7, 1978 | 2β4 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1978β79) | 9β10β5 |
25 | W | December 9, 1978 | 4β2 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1978β79) | 10β10β5 |
26 | T | December 10, 1978 | 3β3 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1978β79) | 10β10β6 |
27 | L | December 13, 1978 | 2β6 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1978β79) | 10β11β6 |
28 | L | December 14, 1978 | 2β3 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1978β79) | 10β12β6 |
29 | L | December 16, 1978 | 1β5 | @ Colorado Rockies ( 1978β79) | 10β13β6 |
30 | T | December 17, 1978 | 3β3 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 10β13β7 |
31 | L | December 20, 1978 | 3β5 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1978β79) | 10β14β7 |
32 | L | December 21, 1978 | 1β5 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1978β79) | 10β15β7 |
33 | W | December 23, 1978 | 5β2 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1978β79) | 11β15β7 |
34 | W | December 27, 1978 | 4β3 | St. Louis Blues ( 1978β79) | 12β15β7 |
35 | L | December 30, 1978 | 4β5 | New York Rangers ( 1978β79) | 12β16β7 |
36 | L | January 3, 1979 | 3β6 | Boston Bruins ( 1978β79) | 12β17β7 |
37 | T | January 4, 1979 | 3β3 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1978β79) | 12β17β8 |
38 | W | January 6, 1979 | 5β3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1978β79) | 13β17β8 |
39 | W | January 7, 1979 | 5β3 | Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 14β17β8 |
40 | W | January 10, 1979 | 3β0 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 15β17β8 |
41 | L | January 13, 1979 | 3β4 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1978β79) | 15β18β8 |
42 | W | January 17, 1979 | 2β1 | Colorado Rockies ( 1978β79) | 16β18β8 |
43 | L | January 19, 1979 | 1β6 | @ Atlanta Flames ( 1978β79) | 16β19β8 |
44 | L | January 20, 1979 | 2β4 | @ New York Islanders ( 1978β79) | 16β20β8 |
45 | L | January 22, 1979 | 1β2 | New York Islanders ( 1978β79) | 16β21β8 |
46 | W | January 24, 1979 | 5β0 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1978β79) | 17β21β8 |
47 | L | January 27, 1979 | 1β4 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 17β22β8 |
48 | L | January 28, 1979 | 2β7 | St. Louis Blues ( 1978β79) | 17β23β8 |
49 | T | January 31, 1979 | 2β2 | Boston Bruins ( 1978β79) | 17β23β9 |
50 | L | February 1, 1979 | 1β6 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1978β79) | 17β24β9 |
51 | W | February 3, 1979 | 4β2 | @ Atlanta Flames ( 1978β79) | 18β24β9 |
52 | W | February 4, 1979 | 5β4 | New York Islanders ( 1978β79) | 19β24β9 |
53 | L | February 12, 1979 | 2β5 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1978β79) | 19β25β9 |
54 | T | February 14, 1979 | 4β4 | Atlanta Flames ( 1978β79) | 19β25β10 |
55 | W | February 17, 1979 | 5β1 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1978β79) | 20β25β10 |
56 | W | February 18, 1979 | 5β3 | Colorado Rockies ( 1978β79) | 21β25β10 |
57 | W | February 21, 1979 | 3β2 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1978β79) | 22β25β10 |
58 | W | February 22, 1979 | 4β2 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1978β79) | 23β25β10 |
59 | L | February 24, 1979 | 1β5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 23β26β10 |
60 | T | February 25, 1979 | 2β2 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 23β26β11 |
61 | T | February 28, 1979 | 4β4 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1978β79) | 23β26β12 |
62 | W | March 2, 1979 | 4β0 | @ Colorado Rockies ( 1978β79) | 24β26β12 |
63 | L | March 3, 1979 | 5β8 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 24β27β12 |
64 | W | March 8, 1979 | 5β1 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1978β79) | 25β27β12 |
65 | L | March 10, 1979 | 1β7 | @ New York Islanders ( 1978β79) | 25β28β12 |
66 | L | March 11, 1979 | 2β5 | @ New York Rangers ( 1978β79) | 25β29β12 |
67 | L | March 14, 1979 | 0β4 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1978β79) | 25β30β12 |
68 | L | March 17, 1979 | 2β4 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1978β79) | 25β31β12 |
69 | L | March 18, 1979 | 2β4 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1978β79) | 25β32β12 |
70 | L | March 20, 1979 | 3β5 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1978β79) | 25β33β12 |
71 | L | March 21, 1979 | 6β7 | New York Rangers ( 1978β79) | 25β34β12 |
72 | T | March 24, 1979 | 3β3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1978β79) | 25β34β13 |
73 | W | March 25, 1979 | 3β0 | Colorado Rockies ( 1978β79) | 26β34β13 |
74 | T | March 27, 1979 | 1β1 | @ Colorado Rockies ( 1978β79) | 26β34β14 |
75 | W | March 29, 1979 | 6β1 | New York Islanders ( 1978β79) | 27β34β14 |
76 | T | April 1, 1979 | 2β2 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1978β79) | 27β34β15 |
77 | L | April 3, 1979 | 3β4 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1978β79) | 27β35β15 |
78 | W | April 4, 1979 | 7β1 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1978β79) | 28β35β15 |
79 | L | April 7, 1979 | 1β4 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1978β79) | 28β36β15 |
80 | W | April 8, 1979 | 3β2 | St. Louis Blues ( 1978β79) | 29β36β15 |
Since the Hawks won their division, they were given a bye in the NHL preliminary round, and advanced straight to the NHL quarter-finals. Their first round opponent was the New York Islanders, who finished with the best record in the NHL, going 51β15β14, earning 116 points and winning the Patrick Division. The series opened with two games at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Long Island, New York, with the Islanders, led by a Mike Bossy hat trick, easily defeated Chicago 6β2. The second game was decided in overtime, after the two teams played through three scoreless periods. The Islanders Mike Bossy scored his fourth goal of the series in overtime to give New York the 1β0 victory, and a 2β0 series lead. Black Hawks goaltender Tony Esposito made 39 saves in the loss, while Islanders goaltender Billy Smith stopped all 22 shots he faced. The series moved to Chicago Stadium for the next two games. In the third game, the Islanders once again shutout the Black Hawks, this time with goaltender Chico Resch making 21 saves for the shutout, as New York defeated the Hawks 4β0 to take a 3β0 series lead. The Islanders would complete the sweep in the fourth game, winning 3β1, and sending the Blackhawks to their sixteenth consecutive playoff loss.
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record |
1 | April 16 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β6 | New York Islanders | 0β1 |
2 | April 18 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0β1 | New York Islanders | 0β2 |
3 | April 20 | New York Islanders | 4β0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0β3 |
4 | April 22 | New York Islanders | 3β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0β4 |
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Ivan Boldirev | C | 66 | 29 | 35 | 64 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
Stan Mikita | C/RW | 65 | 19 | 36 | 55 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Bob Murray | D | 79 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Ted Bulley | LW | 75 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 153 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
John Marks | LW | 80 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Reg Kerr | LW | 73 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 50 | -7 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
J.P. Bordeleau | RW | 63 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 34 | -7 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Grant Mulvey | RW | 80 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 99 | -14 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Cliff Koroll | RW | 78 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Phil Russell | D | 66 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 122 | -7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Darcy Rota | LW | 63 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 77 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Doug Wilson | D | 56 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Mike O'Connell | D | 48 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 20 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Alain Daigle | RW | 74 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tim Higgins | RW | 36 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Dave Logan | D | 76 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 176 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Lysiak | C | 14 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Walton | C | 26 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | -4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Jim Harrison | C | 21 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Hicks | D | 44 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 15 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Kelly | LW | 63 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 85 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Keith Magnuson | D | 26 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 41 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Fox | D | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Orr | D | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pat Ribble | D | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Harold Phillipoff | LW | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Hoffmeyer | D | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Lecuyer | LW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tony Esposito | G | 63 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jean Savard | C | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Veisor | G | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Miles Zaharko | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Tony Esposito | 3780 | 63 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 206 | 3.27 | 4 |
Mike Veisor | 1020 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 60 | 3.53 | 0 |
Team: | 4800 | 80 | 29 | 36 | 15 | 266 | 3.32 | 4 |
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Reg Kerr | LW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Murray | D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Walton | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. P. Bordeleau | RW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Fox | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Paterson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Harold Phillipoff | LW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kirk Bowman | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ted Bulley | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alain Daigle | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tony Esposito | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tim Higgins | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Kelly | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cliff Koroll | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Logan | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Lysiak | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Marks | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Grant Mulvey | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike O'Connell | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pat Ribble | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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Tony Esposito | 243 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 3.46 | 0 |
Team: | 243 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 3.46 | 0 |
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;
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Chicago's draft picks at the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 10 | Tim Higgins | Canada | Ottawa 67's (OMJHL) |
2 | 29 | Doug Lecuyer | Canada | Portland Winterhawks (WCHL) |
3 | 46 | Rick Paterson | Canada | Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) |
4 | 63 | Brian Young | Canada | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
5 | 79 | Mark Murphy | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL) |
6 | 96 | Dave Feamster | United States | Colorado College (WCHA) |
7 | 113 | Dave Mancuso | Canada | Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL) |
8 | 130 | Sandy Ross | Canada | Colgate University (ECAC) |
9 | 147 | Mark Locken | Canada | Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL) |
10 | 164 | Glenn Van | United States | Colorado College (WCHA) |
11 | 179 | Darryl Sutter | Canada | Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL) |
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1978β79 Chicago Black Hawks | |
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Smythe Division champions | |
Division | 1st Smythe |
1978β79 record | 29β36β15 |
Goals for | 244 |
Goals against | 277 |
Team information | |
General manager | Bob Pulford |
Coach | Bob Pulford |
Captain | Keith Magnuson |
Alternate captains | None |
The 1978β79 Chicago Black Hawks season was the 53rd season of operation of the Chicago Black Hawks in the National Hockey League. The club was coming off a first-place finish in the Smythe Division in 1977β78. In the 1978 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Black Hawks were swept by the Boston Bruins in four games in the quarter-finals.
The Black Hawks had a very quiet off-season, however, Chicago did acquire 21-year-old goaltender Murray Bannerman from the Vancouver Canucks to complete an earlier trade that sent Pit Martin to the Canucks. Bannerman spent the previous season with the Fort Wayne Komets of the IHL, and did appear in a game with Vancouver, allowing no goals in a period of action.
In a couple of minor trades, Chicago traded away Pierre Plante to the Minnesota North Stars to complete an earlier deal, and in a separate trade, Chicago traded Thomas Gradin to the Vancouver Canucks for the Canucks second round draft pick in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft.
Chicago opened the season with a six-game unbeaten streak, going 3β0β3, before suffering their first loss. The Hawks would struggle after their hot start, as Chicago saw their record fall to 17-24-9 at the start of February, however, despite their poor record, the Black Hawks were in first place in the Smythe Division. The Black Hawks turned their fortunes around in their next 14 games, going 8β3β3, putting their record at 25β27β12, with 62 points, 14 ahead of the second place Vancouver Canucks. Chicago then fell into an eight-game winless streak (0β7β1), but still held a 10-point lead. Chicago then finished the season with a 29β36β15 record, earning 73 points, and winning the Smythe Division for the second season in a row, and seventh division title in the past ten seasons.
Offensively, the Black Hawks were led by Ivan Boldirev, who led the club with 29 goals and 64 points in 66 games. Stan Mikita had 19 goals and a team high 36 assists for 55 points to finish second in team scoring. Defenceman Bob Murray scored 19 goals and 51 points to lead the Black Hawks blueline. Defenceman Dave Logan had a team high 175 penalty minutes, while winger Ted Bulley led Chicago with a +18 rating.
In goal, Tony Esposito saw the majority of playing time, going 24-28-11 with a 3.27 GAA, while earning four shutouts.
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Chicago Black Hawks | 80 | 29 | 36 | 15 | 244 | 277 | 73 |
Vancouver Canucks | 80 | 25 | 42 | 13 | 217 | 291 | 63 |
St. Louis Blues | 80 | 18 | 50 | 12 | 249 | 348 | 48 |
Colorado Rockies | 80 | 15 | 53 | 12 | 210 | 331 | 42 |
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | T | October 11, 1978 | 4β4 | Atlanta Flames ( 1978β79) | 0β0β1 |
2 | T | October 15, 1978 | 3β3 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1978β79) | 0β0β2 |
3 | W | October 18, 1978 | 4β2 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 1β0β2 |
4 | W | October 19, 1978 | 6β2 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1978β79) | 2β0β2 |
5 | W | October 22, 1978 | 6β5 | Boston Bruins ( 1978β79) | 3β0β2 |
6 | T | October 25, 1978 | 2β2 | Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 3β0β3 |
7 | L | October 28, 1978 | 2β7 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1978β79) | 3β1β3 |
8 | W | October 29, 1978 | 4β1 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1978β79) | 4β1β3 |
9 | L | November 1, 1978 | 0β1 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1978β79) | 4β2β3 |
10 | T | November 4, 1978 | 5β5 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1978β79) | 4β2β4 |
11 | W | November 5, 1978 | 3β1 | St. Louis Blues ( 1978β79) | 5β2β4 |
12 | W | November 8, 1978 | 2β1 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1978β79) | 6β2β4 |
13 | L | November 10, 1978 | 3β5 | @ Atlanta Flames ( 1978β79) | 6β3β4 |
14 | L | November 12, 1978 | 1β4 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 6β4β4 |
15 | L | November 15, 1978 | 1β8 | @ New York Rangers ( 1978β79) | 6β5β4 |
16 | W | November 16, 1978 | 4β3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1978β79) | 7β5β4 |
17 | L | November 18, 1978 | 3β8 | @ Colorado Rockies ( 1978β79) | 7β6β4 |
18 | L | November 20, 1978 | 3β4 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 7β7β4 |
19 | L | November 21, 1978 | 2β5 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1978β79) | 7β8β4 |
20 | W | November 25, 1978 | 8β3 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1978β79) | 8β8β4 |
21 | T | November 29, 1978 | 1β1 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1978β79) | 8β8β5 |
22 | L | December 2, 1978 | 2β5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 8β9β5 |
23 | W | December 3, 1978 | 4β3 | Colorado Rockies ( 1978β79) | 9β9β5 |
24 | L | December 7, 1978 | 2β4 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1978β79) | 9β10β5 |
25 | W | December 9, 1978 | 4β2 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1978β79) | 10β10β5 |
26 | T | December 10, 1978 | 3β3 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1978β79) | 10β10β6 |
27 | L | December 13, 1978 | 2β6 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1978β79) | 10β11β6 |
28 | L | December 14, 1978 | 2β3 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1978β79) | 10β12β6 |
29 | L | December 16, 1978 | 1β5 | @ Colorado Rockies ( 1978β79) | 10β13β6 |
30 | T | December 17, 1978 | 3β3 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 10β13β7 |
31 | L | December 20, 1978 | 3β5 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1978β79) | 10β14β7 |
32 | L | December 21, 1978 | 1β5 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1978β79) | 10β15β7 |
33 | W | December 23, 1978 | 5β2 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1978β79) | 11β15β7 |
34 | W | December 27, 1978 | 4β3 | St. Louis Blues ( 1978β79) | 12β15β7 |
35 | L | December 30, 1978 | 4β5 | New York Rangers ( 1978β79) | 12β16β7 |
36 | L | January 3, 1979 | 3β6 | Boston Bruins ( 1978β79) | 12β17β7 |
37 | T | January 4, 1979 | 3β3 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1978β79) | 12β17β8 |
38 | W | January 6, 1979 | 5β3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1978β79) | 13β17β8 |
39 | W | January 7, 1979 | 5β3 | Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 14β17β8 |
40 | W | January 10, 1979 | 3β0 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 15β17β8 |
41 | L | January 13, 1979 | 3β4 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1978β79) | 15β18β8 |
42 | W | January 17, 1979 | 2β1 | Colorado Rockies ( 1978β79) | 16β18β8 |
43 | L | January 19, 1979 | 1β6 | @ Atlanta Flames ( 1978β79) | 16β19β8 |
44 | L | January 20, 1979 | 2β4 | @ New York Islanders ( 1978β79) | 16β20β8 |
45 | L | January 22, 1979 | 1β2 | New York Islanders ( 1978β79) | 16β21β8 |
46 | W | January 24, 1979 | 5β0 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1978β79) | 17β21β8 |
47 | L | January 27, 1979 | 1β4 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 17β22β8 |
48 | L | January 28, 1979 | 2β7 | St. Louis Blues ( 1978β79) | 17β23β8 |
49 | T | January 31, 1979 | 2β2 | Boston Bruins ( 1978β79) | 17β23β9 |
50 | L | February 1, 1979 | 1β6 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1978β79) | 17β24β9 |
51 | W | February 3, 1979 | 4β2 | @ Atlanta Flames ( 1978β79) | 18β24β9 |
52 | W | February 4, 1979 | 5β4 | New York Islanders ( 1978β79) | 19β24β9 |
53 | L | February 12, 1979 | 2β5 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1978β79) | 19β25β9 |
54 | T | February 14, 1979 | 4β4 | Atlanta Flames ( 1978β79) | 19β25β10 |
55 | W | February 17, 1979 | 5β1 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1978β79) | 20β25β10 |
56 | W | February 18, 1979 | 5β3 | Colorado Rockies ( 1978β79) | 21β25β10 |
57 | W | February 21, 1979 | 3β2 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1978β79) | 22β25β10 |
58 | W | February 22, 1979 | 4β2 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1978β79) | 23β25β10 |
59 | L | February 24, 1979 | 1β5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 23β26β10 |
60 | T | February 25, 1979 | 2β2 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 23β26β11 |
61 | T | February 28, 1979 | 4β4 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1978β79) | 23β26β12 |
62 | W | March 2, 1979 | 4β0 | @ Colorado Rockies ( 1978β79) | 24β26β12 |
63 | L | March 3, 1979 | 5β8 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 24β27β12 |
64 | W | March 8, 1979 | 5β1 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1978β79) | 25β27β12 |
65 | L | March 10, 1979 | 1β7 | @ New York Islanders ( 1978β79) | 25β28β12 |
66 | L | March 11, 1979 | 2β5 | @ New York Rangers ( 1978β79) | 25β29β12 |
67 | L | March 14, 1979 | 0β4 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1978β79) | 25β30β12 |
68 | L | March 17, 1979 | 2β4 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1978β79) | 25β31β12 |
69 | L | March 18, 1979 | 2β4 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1978β79) | 25β32β12 |
70 | L | March 20, 1979 | 3β5 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1978β79) | 25β33β12 |
71 | L | March 21, 1979 | 6β7 | New York Rangers ( 1978β79) | 25β34β12 |
72 | T | March 24, 1979 | 3β3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1978β79) | 25β34β13 |
73 | W | March 25, 1979 | 3β0 | Colorado Rockies ( 1978β79) | 26β34β13 |
74 | T | March 27, 1979 | 1β1 | @ Colorado Rockies ( 1978β79) | 26β34β14 |
75 | W | March 29, 1979 | 6β1 | New York Islanders ( 1978β79) | 27β34β14 |
76 | T | April 1, 1979 | 2β2 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1978β79) | 27β34β15 |
77 | L | April 3, 1979 | 3β4 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1978β79) | 27β35β15 |
78 | W | April 4, 1979 | 7β1 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1978β79) | 28β35β15 |
79 | L | April 7, 1979 | 1β4 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1978β79) | 28β36β15 |
80 | W | April 8, 1979 | 3β2 | St. Louis Blues ( 1978β79) | 29β36β15 |
Since the Hawks won their division, they were given a bye in the NHL preliminary round, and advanced straight to the NHL quarter-finals. Their first round opponent was the New York Islanders, who finished with the best record in the NHL, going 51β15β14, earning 116 points and winning the Patrick Division. The series opened with two games at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Long Island, New York, with the Islanders, led by a Mike Bossy hat trick, easily defeated Chicago 6β2. The second game was decided in overtime, after the two teams played through three scoreless periods. The Islanders Mike Bossy scored his fourth goal of the series in overtime to give New York the 1β0 victory, and a 2β0 series lead. Black Hawks goaltender Tony Esposito made 39 saves in the loss, while Islanders goaltender Billy Smith stopped all 22 shots he faced. The series moved to Chicago Stadium for the next two games. In the third game, the Islanders once again shutout the Black Hawks, this time with goaltender Chico Resch making 21 saves for the shutout, as New York defeated the Hawks 4β0 to take a 3β0 series lead. The Islanders would complete the sweep in the fourth game, winning 3β1, and sending the Blackhawks to their sixteenth consecutive playoff loss.
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record |
1 | April 16 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β6 | New York Islanders | 0β1 |
2 | April 18 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0β1 | New York Islanders | 0β2 |
3 | April 20 | New York Islanders | 4β0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0β3 |
4 | April 22 | New York Islanders | 3β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0β4 |
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ivan Boldirev | C | 66 | 29 | 35 | 64 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
Stan Mikita | C/RW | 65 | 19 | 36 | 55 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Bob Murray | D | 79 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Ted Bulley | LW | 75 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 153 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
John Marks | LW | 80 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Reg Kerr | LW | 73 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 50 | -7 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
J.P. Bordeleau | RW | 63 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 34 | -7 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Grant Mulvey | RW | 80 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 99 | -14 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Cliff Koroll | RW | 78 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Phil Russell | D | 66 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 122 | -7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Darcy Rota | LW | 63 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 77 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Doug Wilson | D | 56 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Mike O'Connell | D | 48 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 20 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Alain Daigle | RW | 74 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tim Higgins | RW | 36 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Dave Logan | D | 76 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 176 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Lysiak | C | 14 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Walton | C | 26 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | -4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Jim Harrison | C | 21 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Hicks | D | 44 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 15 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Kelly | LW | 63 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 85 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Keith Magnuson | D | 26 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 41 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Fox | D | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Orr | D | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pat Ribble | D | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Harold Phillipoff | LW | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Hoffmeyer | D | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Lecuyer | LW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tony Esposito | G | 63 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jean Savard | C | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Veisor | G | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Miles Zaharko | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tony Esposito | 3780 | 63 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 206 | 3.27 | 4 |
Mike Veisor | 1020 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 60 | 3.53 | 0 |
Team: | 4800 | 80 | 29 | 36 | 15 | 266 | 3.32 | 4 |
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reg Kerr | LW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Murray | D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Walton | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. P. Bordeleau | RW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Fox | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Paterson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Harold Phillipoff | LW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kirk Bowman | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ted Bulley | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alain Daigle | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tony Esposito | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tim Higgins | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Kelly | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cliff Koroll | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Logan | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Lysiak | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Marks | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Grant Mulvey | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike O'Connell | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pat Ribble | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tony Esposito | 243 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 3.46 | 0 |
Team: | 243 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 3.46 | 0 |
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;
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Chicago's draft picks at the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 10 | Tim Higgins | Canada | Ottawa 67's (OMJHL) |
2 | 29 | Doug Lecuyer | Canada | Portland Winterhawks (WCHL) |
3 | 46 | Rick Paterson | Canada | Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) |
4 | 63 | Brian Young | Canada | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
5 | 79 | Mark Murphy | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL) |
6 | 96 | Dave Feamster | United States | Colorado College (WCHA) |
7 | 113 | Dave Mancuso | Canada | Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL) |
8 | 130 | Sandy Ross | Canada | Colgate University (ECAC) |
9 | 147 | Mark Locken | Canada | Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL) |
10 | 164 | Glenn Van | United States | Colorado College (WCHA) |
11 | 179 | Darryl Sutter | Canada | Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL) |
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