1978–79 Chicago Blackhawks
Western Conference · Central Division · 29-36-0, 73 pts · Playoffs 0-4
The 1978–79 Chicago Blackhawks went 29-36-0 (73 points) in the Smythe Division and played 4 playoff games (0-4). Ivan Boldirev led the team with 63 points (28 G, 35 A). Tony Esposito had 24 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Boldirev | C | 65 | 28 | 35 | 63 | +9 | 25 | 9 | 190 | 14.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Mikita | C | 64 | 18 | 35 | 53 | +2 | 34 | 4 | 146 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murray | D | 79 | 19 | 32 | 51 | +4 | 36 | 4 | 219 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Bulley | L | 75 | 27 | 22 | 49 | +19 | 153 | 1 | 103 | 26.2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Marks | R | 79 | 20 | 23 | 43 | +1 | 35 | 4 | 149 | 13.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Reg Kerr | C | 72 | 15 | 24 | 39 | -8 | 50 | 2 | 108 | 13.9 | 0 | 0 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | R | 63 | 15 | 21 | 36 | -6 | 34 | 2 | 99 | 15.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Mulvey | R | 79 | 19 | 14 | 33 | -15 | 99 | 5 | 134 | 14.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Russell | D | 65 | 8 | 23 | 31 | -4 | 120 | 1 | 143 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Koroll | R | 77 | 12 | 18 | 30 | +2 | 20 | 1 | 108 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darcy Rota | L | 63 | 13 | 17 | 30 | -11 | 77 | 1 | 114 | 11.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Wilson | D | 56 | 5 | 21 | 26 | +4 | 37 | 2 | 136 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike O'connell | D | 48 | 4 | 22 | 26 | -1 | 20 | 1 | 83 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Alain Daigle | R | 74 | 11 | 14 | 25 | +2 | 55 | 0 | 80 | 13.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Higgins | R | 35 | 7 | 15 | 22 | +7 | 30 | 0 | 64 | 10.9 | 0 | 0 |
| David Logan | D | 76 | 1 | 13 | 14 | -10 | 176 | 0 | 77 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Lysiak | C | 14 | 0 | 10 | 10 | +3 | 14 | 0 | 27 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Walton | C | 26 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 16.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Harrison | C | 21 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 22 | 0 | 28 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | D | 46 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -14 | 15 | 0 | 30 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | R | 65 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -10 | 85 | 0 | 57 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Magnuson | D | 25 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 41 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Fox | D | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +9 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Phillipoff | L | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Ribble | D | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +7 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | D | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Hoffmeyer | D | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Savard | C | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Lecuyer | L | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles Zaharko | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Esposito | 62 | 62 | 24 | 28 | 0 | 2066 | .902 | 3.26 | 4 |
| Mike Veisor | 17 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 625 | .904 | 3.54 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 | vs VAN | T 3–3 | Final |
| Oct 18 | @ WSH | W 4–2 | Final |
| Oct 19 | vs MNS | W 6–2 | Final |
| Oct 22 | vs BOS | W 6–5 | Final |
| Oct 25 | vs WSH | T 2–2 | Final |
| Oct 28 | @ DET | L 2–7 | Final |
| Oct 29 | vs MTL | W 4–1 | Final |
| Nov 1 | vs VAN | L 0–1 | Final |
| Nov 4 | @ STL | T 5–5 | Final |
| Nov 5 | vs STL | W 3–1 | Final |
| Nov 8 | vs TOR | W 2–1 | Final |
| Nov 10 | @ AFM | L 3–5 | Final |
| Nov 12 | vs LAK | L 1–4 | Final |
| Nov 15 | @ NYR | L 1–8 | Final |
| Nov 16 | @ PHI | W 4–3 | Final |
| Nov 18 | @ CLR | L 3–8 | Final |
| Nov 20 | @ LAK | L 3–4 | Final |
| Nov 21 | @ VAN | L 2–5 | Final |
| Nov 25 | @ MTL | W 8–3 | Final |
| Nov 29 | vs VAN | T 1–1 | Final |
| Dec 2 | @ PIT | L 2–5 | Final |
| Dec 3 | vs CLR | W 4–3 | Final |
| Dec 7 | @ VAN | L 2–4 | Final |
| Dec 9 | @ STL | W 4–2 | Final |
| Dec 10 | vs DET | T 3–3 | Final |
| Dec 13 | vs BUF | L 2–6 | Final |
| Dec 14 | @ BUF | L 2–3 | Final |
| Dec 16 | @ CLR | L 1–5 | Final |
| Dec 17 | vs PIT | T 3–3 | Final |
| Dec 20 | vs MTL | L 3–5 | Final |
| Dec 21 | @ MTL | L 1–5 | Final |
| Dec 23 | vs PHI | W 5–2 | Final |
| Dec 27 | vs STL | W 4–3 | Final |
| Dec 30 | vs NYR | L 4–5 | Final |
| Jan 3 | vs BOS | L 3–6 | Final |
| Jan 4 | @ BUF | T 3–3 | Final |
| Jan 6 | @ TOR | W 5–3 | Final |
| Jan 7 | vs WSH | W 5–3 | Final |
| Jan 10 | vs LAK | W 3–0 | Final |
| Jan 13 | @ MNS | L 3–4 | Final |
| Jan 17 | vs CLR | W 2–1 | Final |
| Jan 19 | @ AFM | L 1–6 | Final |
| Jan 20 | @ NYI | L 2–4 | Final |
| Jan 22 | vs NYI | L 1–2 | Final |
| Jan 24 | @ VAN | W 5–0 | Final |
| Jan 27 | @ WSH | L 1–4 | Final |
| Jan 28 | vs STL | L 2–7 | Final |
| Jan 31 | vs BOS | T 2–2 | Final |
| Feb 1 | @ BOS | L 1–6 | Final |
| Feb 3 | @ AFM | W 4–2 | Final |
| Feb 4 | vs NYI | W 5–4 | Final |
| Feb 12 | vs TOR | L 2–5 | Final |
| Feb 14 | vs AFM | T 4–4 | Final |
| Feb 17 | @ STL | W 5–1 | Final |
| Feb 18 | vs CLR | W 5–3 | Final |
| Feb 21 | vs BUF | W 3–2 | Final |
| Feb 22 | @ BUF | W 4–2 | Final |
| Feb 24 | @ PIT | L 1–5 | Final |
| Feb 25 | vs PIT | T 2–2 | Final |
| Feb 28 | @ VAN | T 4–4 | Final |
| Mar 2 | @ CLR | W 4–0 | Final |
| Mar 3 | @ LAK | L 5–8 | Final |
| Mar 8 | @ PHI | W 5–1 | Final |
| Mar 10 | @ NYI | L 1–7 | Final |
| Mar 11 | @ NYR | L 2–5 | Final |
| Mar 14 | vs PHI | L 0–4 | Final |
| Mar 17 | @ BOS | L 2–4 | Final |
| Mar 18 | vs DET | L 2–4 | Final |
| Mar 20 | @ DET | L 3–5 | Final |
| Mar 21 | vs NYR | L 6–7 | Final |
| Mar 24 | @ TOR | T 3–3 | Final |
| Mar 25 | vs CLR | W 3–0 | Final |
| Mar 27 | @ CLR | T 1–1 | Final |
| Mar 29 | vs NYI | W 6–1 | Final |
| Apr 1 | vs VAN | T 2–2 | Final |
| Apr 3 | @ MNS | L 3–4 | Final |
| Apr 4 | vs MNS | W 7–1 | Final |
| Apr 7 | @ STL | L 1–4 | Final |
| Apr 8 | vs STL | W 3–2 | Final |
| Apr 16 | @ NYI | L 2–6 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 18 | @ NYI | L 0–1 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| Apr 20 | vs NYI | L 0–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 22 | vs NYI | L 1–3 | Final · Playoffs |