1978–79 Chicago Black Hawks season

1978–79 Chicago Black Hawks
Smythe Division Champions
Division 1st Smythe
1978–79 record 29–36–15
Goals for 244
Goals against 277
Team information
General Manager Bob Pulford
Coach Bob Pulford
Captain Keith Magnuson
Alternate captains None
Team leaders
<1977–78 1979–80>

The 1978–79 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 1977-78. In the 1978 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Black Hawks were swept by the Boston Bruins in four games in the quarter-finals.

Offseason

The Black Hawks had a very quiet off-season, however, Chicago did acquire goaltender 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.

Regular season

Chicago opened the season with a six-game unbeaten streak, going 3-0-3, 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 8-3-3, putting their record at 25-27-12, with 62 points, 14 ahead of the second place Vancouver Canucks. Chicago then fell into an eight-game winless streak (0-7-1), but still held a 10-point lead. Chicago then finished the season with a 29-36-15 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.

Final standings

Smythe Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
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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Game log

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TOctober 11, 19784–4 Atlanta Flames (1978–79) 0–0–1
2TOctober 15, 19783–3 Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) 0–0–2
3WOctober 18, 19784–2 @ Washington Capitals (1978–79) 1–0–2
4WOctober 19, 19786–2 Minnesota North Stars (1978–79) 2–0–2
5WOctober 22, 19786–5 Boston Bruins (1978–79) 3–0–2
6TOctober 25, 19782–2 Washington Capitals (1978–79) 3–0–3
7LOctober 28, 19782–7 @ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) 3–1–3
8WOctober 29, 19784–1 Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) 4–1–3
9LNovember 1, 19780–1 Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) 4–2–3
10TNovember 4, 19785–5 @ St. Louis Blues (1978–79) 4–2–4
11WNovember 5, 19783–1 St. Louis Blues (1978–79) 5–2–4
12WNovember 8, 19782–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79) 6–2–4
13LNovember 10, 19783–5 @ Atlanta Flames (1978–79) 6–3–4
14LNovember 12, 19781–4 Los Angeles Kings (1978–79) 6–4–4
15LNovember 15, 19781–8 @ New York Rangers (1978–79) 6–5–4
16WNovember 16, 19784–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) 7–5–4
17LNovember 18, 19783–8 @ Colorado Rockies (1978–79) 7–6–4
18LNovember 20, 19783–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (1978–79) 7–7–4
19LNovember 21, 19782–5 @ Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) 7–8–4
20WNovember 25, 19788–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) 8–8–4
21TNovember 29, 19781–1 Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) 8–8–5
22LDecember 2, 19782–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) 8–9–5
23WDecember 3, 19784–3 Colorado Rockies (1978–79) 9–9–5
24LDecember 7, 19782–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) 9–10–5
25WDecember 9, 19784–2 @ St. Louis Blues (1978–79) 10–10–5
26TDecember 10, 19783–3 Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) 10–10–6
27LDecember 13, 19782–6 Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) 10–11–6
28LDecember 14, 19782–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) 10–12–6
29LDecember 16, 19781–5 @ Colorado Rockies (1978–79) 10–13–6
30TDecember 17, 19783–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) 10–13–7
31LDecember 20, 19783–5 Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) 10–14–7
32LDecember 21, 19781–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) 10–15–7
33WDecember 23, 19785–2 Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) 11–15–7
34WDecember 27, 19784–3 St. Louis Blues (1978–79) 12–15–7
35LDecember 30, 19784–5 New York Rangers (1978–79) 12–16–7
36LJanuary 3, 19793–6 Boston Bruins (1978–79) 12–17–7
37TJanuary 4, 19793–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) 12–17–8
38WJanuary 6, 19795–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79) 13–17–8
39WJanuary 7, 19795–3 Washington Capitals (1978–79) 14–17–8
40WJanuary 10, 19793–0 Los Angeles Kings (1978–79) 15–17–8
41LJanuary 13, 19793–4 @ Minnesota North Stars (1978–79) 15–18–8
42WJanuary 17, 19792–1 Colorado Rockies (1978–79) 16–18–8
43LJanuary 19, 19791–6 @ Atlanta Flames (1978–79) 16–19–8
44LJanuary 20, 19792–4 @ New York Islanders (1978–79) 16–20–8
45LJanuary 22, 19791–2 New York Islanders (1978–79) 16–21–8
46WJanuary 24, 19795–0 @ Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) 17–21–8
47LJanuary 27, 19791–4 @ Washington Capitals (1978–79) 17–22–8
48LJanuary 28, 19792–7 St. Louis Blues (1978–79) 17–23–8
49TJanuary 31, 19792–2 Boston Bruins (1978–79) 17–23–9
50LFebruary 1, 19791–6 @ Boston Bruins (1978–79) 17–24–9
51WFebruary 3, 19794–2 @ Atlanta Flames (1978–79) 18–24–9
52WFebruary 4, 19795–4 New York Islanders (1978–79) 19–24–9
53LFebruary 12, 19792–5 Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79) 19–25–9
54TFebruary 14, 19794–4 Atlanta Flames (1978–79) 19–25–10
55WFebruary 17, 19795–1 @ St. Louis Blues (1978–79) 20–25–10
56WFebruary 18, 19795–3 Colorado Rockies (1978–79) 21–25–10
57WFebruary 21, 19793–2 Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) 22–25–10
58WFebruary 22, 19794–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) 23–25–10
59LFebruary 24, 19791–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) 23–26–10
60TFebruary 25, 19792–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) 23–26–11
61TFebruary 28, 19794–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) 23–26–12
62WMarch 2, 19794–0 @ Colorado Rockies (1978–79) 24–26–12
63LMarch 3, 19795–8 @ Los Angeles Kings (1978–79) 24–27–12
64WMarch 8, 19795–1 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) 25–27–12
65LMarch 10, 19791–7 @ New York Islanders (1978–79) 25–28–12
66LMarch 11, 19792–5 @ New York Rangers (1978–79) 25–29–12
67LMarch 14, 19790–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) 25–30–12
68LMarch 17, 19792–4 @ Boston Bruins (1978–79) 25–31–12
69LMarch 18, 19792–4 Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) 25–32–12
70LMarch 20, 19793–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) 25–33–12
71LMarch 21, 19796–7 New York Rangers (1978–79) 25–34–12
72TMarch 24, 19793–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79) 25–34–13
73WMarch 25, 19793–0 Colorado Rockies (1978–79) 26–34–13
74TMarch 27, 19791–1 @ Colorado Rockies (1978–79) 26–34–14
75WMarch 29, 19796–1 New York Islanders (1978–79) 27–34–14
76TApril 1, 19792–2 Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) 27–34–15
77LApril 3, 19793–4 @ Minnesota North Stars (1978–79) 27–35–15
78WApril 4, 19797–1 Minnesota North Stars (1978–79) 28–35–15
79LApril 7, 19791–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1978–79) 28–36–15
80WApril 8, 19793–2 St. Louis Blues (1978–79) 29–36–15

Playoffs

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 51-15-14, 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 6-2. 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 1-0 victory, and a 2-0 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 4-0 to take a 3-0 series lead. The Islanders would complete the sweep in the fourth game, winning 3-1, and sending the Blackhawks to their sixteenth consecutive playoff loss.

New York Islanders 4, Chicago Black Hawks 0

# Date Visitor Score Home Record
1 April 16 Chicago Black Hawks 2–6 New York Islanders 0-1
2 April 18 Chicago Black Hawks 0–1 New York Islanders 0-2
3 April 20 New York Islanders 4–0 Chicago Black Hawks 0-3
4 April 22 New York Islanders 3–1 Chicago Black Hawks 0-4

Player stats

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Boldirev, IvanIvan Boldirev C 66 29 35 64 2571004
Mikita, StanStan Mikita C/RW 65 19 36 55 343401
Murray, BobBob Murray D 79 19 32 51 384410
Bulley, TedTed Bulley LW 75 27 23 50 15318108
Marks, JohnJohn Marks LW 80 21 24 45 352402
Kerr, RegReg Kerr LW 73 16 24 40 50-7224
Bordeleau, J.P.J.P. Bordeleau RW 63 15 21 36 34-7212
Mulvey, GrantGrant Mulvey RW 80 19 15 34 99-14501
Koroll, CliffCliff Koroll RW 78 12 19 31 203122
Russell, PhilPhil Russell D 66 8 23 31 122-7111
Rota, DarcyDarcy Rota LW 63 13 17 30 77-10101
Wilson, DougDoug Wilson D 56 5 21 26 374210
O'Connell, MikeMike O'Connell D 48 4 22 26 20-1100
Daigle, AlainAlain Daigle RW 74 11 14 25 552000
Higgins, TimTim Higgins RW 36 7 16 23 306001
Logan, DaveDave Logan D 76 1 14 15 176-9000
Lysiak, TomTom Lysiak C 14 0 10 10 143000
Walton, MikeMike Walton C 26 6 3 9 4-4301
Harrison, JimJim Harrison C 21 4 5 9 22-6000
Hicks, DougDoug Hicks D 44 1 8 9 15-12000
Kelly, BobBob Kelly LW 63 2 5 7 85-10000
Magnuson, KeithKeith Magnuson D 26 1 4 5 41-4000
Fox, GregGreg Fox D 14 0 5 5 169000
Orr, BobbyBobby Orr D 6 2 2 4 42000
Ribble, PatPat Ribble D 12 1 3 4 87001
Phillipoff, HaroldHarold Phillipoff LW 14 0 4 4 6-4000
Hoffmeyer, BobBob Hoffmeyer D 6 0 2 2 5-4000
Lecuyer, DougDoug Lecuyer LW 2 1 0 1 0-1000
Esposito, TonyTony Esposito G 63 0 1 1 20000
Savard, JeanJean Savard C 11 0 1 1 9-2000
Veisor, MikeMike Veisor G 17 0 1 1 00000
Zaharko, MilesMiles Zaharko D 1 0 0 0 00000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Esposito, TonyTony Esposito 3780 63 24 28 11 206 3.27 4
Veisor, MikeMike Veisor 1020 17 5 8 4 60 3.53 0
Team: 4800 80 29 36 15 266 3.32 4

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Kerr, RegReg Kerr LW 4 1 0 1 5000
Murray, BobBob Murray D 4 1 0 1 6000
Walton, MikeMike Walton C 4 1 0 1 0000
Bordeleau, J.P.J.P. Bordeleau RW 4 0 1 1 2000
Fox, GregGreg Fox D 4 0 1 1 0000
Paterson, RickRick Paterson C 1 0 1 1 0000
Phillipoff, HaroldHarold Phillipoff LW 4 0 1 1 7000
Bowman, KirkKirk Bowman LW 2 0 0 0 0000
Bulley, TedTed Bulley LW 2 0 0 0 0000
Daigle, AlainAlain Daigle RW 4 0 0 0 0000
Esposito, TonyTony Esposito G 4 0 0 0 0000
Higgins, TimTim Higgins RW 4 0 0 0 0000
Kelly, BobBob Kelly LW 4 0 0 0 9000
Koroll, CliffCliff Koroll RW 4 0 0 0 0000
Logan, DaveDave Logan D 4 0 0 0 2000
Lysiak, TomTom Lysiak C 4 0 0 0 2000
Marks, JohnJohn Marks LW 4 0 0 0 2000
Mulvey, GrantGrant Mulvey RW 1 0 0 0 2000
O'Connell, MikeMike O'Connell D 4 0 0 0 4000
Ribble, PatPat Ribble D 4 0 0 0 4000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Esposito, TonyTony Esposito 243 4 0 4 14 3.46 0
Team: 243 4 0 4 14 3.46 0

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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;

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 163, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
  2. ↑ "1978-79 Chicago Black Hawks Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-16.

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