1978–79 Minnesota North Stars
28-40-0, 68 pts
The 1978–79 Minnesota North Stars went 28-40-0 (68 points) in the Adams Division. Bobby Smith led the team with 74 points (30 G, 44 A). Gilles Meloche had 20 wins in goal.
1992–931991–921990–911989–901988–891987–881986–871985–861984–851983–841982–831981–821980–811979–801978–791977–781976–771975–761974–751973–741972–731971–721970–711969–701968–691967–68
Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Smith | C | 79 | 30 | 44 | 74 | -6 | 39 | 9 | 241 | 12.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Al MacAdam | R | 68 | 24 | 34 | 58 | +2 | 28 | 6 | 134 | 17.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Young | C | 72 | 24 | 32 | 56 | -12 | 44 | 8 | 146 | 16.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Sharpley | C | 79 | 19 | 33 | 52 | -19 | 30 | 5 | 159 | 11.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Fidler | L | 58 | 22 | 26 | 48 | -25 | 42 | 4 | 155 | 14.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Sargent | D | 78 | 12 | 32 | 44 | -10 | 35 | 8 | 182 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Payne | L | 69 | 23 | 17 | 40 | -3 | 29 | 3 | 164 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | D | 70 | 9 | 28 | 37 | -12 | 145 | 5 | 201 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | C | 67 | 6 | 28 | 34 | -3 | 6 | 2 | 123 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Manery | R | 59 | 17 | 17 | 34 | -13 | 16 | 3 | 124 | 13.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | D | 79 | 4 | 26 | 30 | -20 | 147 | 1 | 190 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Zanussi | R | 64 | 14 | 16 | 30 | +4 | 82 | 3 | 98 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 |
| J.P. Parise | L | 56 | 13 | 9 | 22 | -12 | 45 | 1 | 72 | 18.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | D | 64 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -10 | 65 | 2 | 89 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | R | 76 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -23 | 50 | 0 | 67 | 11.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Polich | C | 73 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -13 | 18 | 0 | 66 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | R | 41 | 9 | 4 | 13 | -5 | 4 | 2 | 58 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | D | 44 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -4 | 48 | 0 | 35 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Maxwell | D | 23 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -11 | 46 | 0 | 31 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Butters | D | 49 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -13 | 47 | 0 | 17 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Pirus | R | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Carlson | L | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 40 | 0 | 18 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Roberts | R | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Hogaboam | C | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim McKenny | D | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
| John Baby | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Jackson | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Eaves | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Maruk | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Chicoine | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Arnason | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Meloche | 52 | 49 | 20 | 24 | 0 | 1466 | .885 | 3.30 | 2 |
| Gary Edwards | 25 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 625 | .867 | 3.74 | 0 |
| Pete Lopresti | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 157 | .822 | 4.88 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14 | vs BUF | L 2–5 | Final |
| Oct 18 | vs VAN | W 7–2 | Final |
| Oct 19 | @ CHI | L 2–6 | Final |
| Oct 21 | @ DET | T 4–4 | Final |
| Oct 25 | vs BOS | T 2–2 | Final |
| Oct 28 | vs CLR | L 0–1 | Final |
| Nov 1 | vs STL | W 9–1 | Final |
| Nov 4 | vs BUF | W 2–1 | Final |
| Nov 5 | @ BUF | L 1–2 | Final |
| Nov 7 | @ NYI | L 2–5 | Final |
| Nov 8 | @ NYR | W 5–3 | Final |
| Nov 10 | @ VAN | W 3–2 | Final |
| Nov 11 | @ LAK | L 1–8 | Final |
| Nov 15 | vs WSH | L 2–3 | Final |
| Nov 18 | vs NYR | L 2–7 | Final |
| Nov 19 | @ BUF | L 2–9 | Final |
| Nov 22 | vs NYI | L 1–4 | Final |
| Nov 24 | @ PHI | L 3–4 | Final |
| Nov 25 | vs LAK | L 1–4 | Final |
| Nov 29 | vs TOR | L 3–5 | Final |
| Dec 1 | @ AFM | W 4–3 | Final |
| Dec 2 | vs AFM | W 5–3 | Final |
| Dec 6 | vs LAK | W 4–0 | Final |
| Dec 9 | vs CLR | W 3–0 | Final |
| Dec 10 | @ BOS | T 4–4 | Final |
| Dec 13 | vs MTL | L 2–3 | Final |
| Dec 15 | @ WSH | W 6–1 | Final |
| Dec 16 | vs BUF | L 2–5 | Final |
| Dec 19 | vs VAN | W 5–3 | Final |
| Dec 20 | @ TOR | L 2–4 | Final |
| Dec 23 | vs PIT | W 5–3 | Final |
| Dec 26 | @ STL | W 6–4 | Final |
| Dec 27 | vs WSH | W 6–1 | Final |
| Dec 30 | @ CLR | L 2–7 | Final |
| Jan 3 | vs STL | T 3–3 | Final |
| Jan 6 | vs BOS | L 2–5 | Final |
| Jan 8 | @ MTL | L 1–3 | Final |
| Jan 10 | @ TOR | T 2–2 | Final |
| Jan 11 | @ BOS | L 4–6 | Final |
| Jan 13 | vs CHI | W 4–3 | Final |
| Jan 15 | @ NYR | W 8–1 | Final |
| Jan 16 | @ PIT | L 0–5 | Final |
| Jan 19 | @ CLR | L 3–5 | Final |
| Jan 20 | vs CLR | T 3–3 | Final |
| Jan 24 | vs TOR | T 2–2 | Final |
| Jan 27 | vs PHI | W 3–1 | Final |
| Jan 28 | @ BUF | W 3–1 | Final |
| Jan 30 | @ NYI | W 5–4 | Final |
| Feb 1 | vs DET | W 6–1 | Final |
| Feb 3 | vs BUF | L 1–2 | Final |
| Feb 4 | vs TOR | W 6–4 | Final |
| Feb 14 | vs VAN | W 8–1 | Final |
| Feb 15 | @ PIT | L 5–6 | Final |
| Feb 17 | vs BOS | T 3–3 | Final |
| Feb 18 | @ PHI | L 2–3 | Final |
| Feb 21 | vs TOR | W 5–1 | Final |
| Feb 23 | @ AFM | T 2–2 | Final |
| Feb 24 | vs AFM | L 3–6 | Final |
| Feb 28 | vs NYR | T 4–4 | Final |
| Mar 1 | @ BUF | T 5–5 | Final |
| Mar 3 | @ BOS | L 0–5 | Final |
| Mar 4 | @ WSH | L 4–5 | Final |
| Mar 7 | vs DET | W 5–1 | Final |
| Mar 10 | vs BOS | L 3–4 | Final |
| Mar 11 | @ STL | L 2–8 | Final |
| Mar 14 | vs MTL | W 4–3 | Final |
| Mar 17 | @ TOR | L 4–6 | Final |
| Mar 18 | vs NYI | L 3–5 | Final |
| Mar 21 | vs PHI | W 7–3 | Final |
| Mar 24 | @ CLR | W 3–1 | Final |
| Mar 25 | @ VAN | L 1–2 | Final |
| Mar 27 | vs PIT | L 1–5 | Final |
| Mar 29 | @ BOS | L 4–7 | Final |
| Mar 31 | @ TOR | L 2–6 | Final |
| Apr 1 | @ DET | L 1–3 | Final |
| Apr 3 | vs CHI | W 4–3 | Final |
| Apr 4 | @ CHI | L 1–7 | Final |
| Apr 6 | @ VAN | T 2–2 | Final |
| Apr 7 | @ LAK | L 1–7 | Final |