1978-79 New England Whalers Game-by-Game Results

World Hockey Association (WHA)
Team Record: 37-34-9 - 83 points
Finishing 4th in the WHA
Postseason: 5-5
Lost AVCO Cup semi-finals
Preliminary - Defeated Cincinnati Stingers 2-1
Semi-Finals - Lost to Edmonton Oilers 4-3
Coach: Bill Dineen (33-29-9)
Coach: Don Blackburn (4-5)
Location: Hartford, Connecticut
1978-79 New England Whalers Statistics
1978-79 New England Whalers Roster

The New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 37 wins and 34 losses and 9 ties for 83 points, finishing fourth in the WHA. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-5.

The Whalers netted 298 goals and conceded 287. Mark Howe scored 42 goals for New England, while Andre Lacroix tallied 30 or more, too. Mark Howe recorded 65 assists. John Garrett topped the squad with 20 wins, and Al Smith added 15 or more victories as well. Al Smith earned a 3.31 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.

Bill Dineen and Don Blackburn coached the team. The 1978-79 New England Whalers lost in the AVCO Cup semi-finals.

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Regular Season Goals For: 324
Regular Season Goals Against: 306

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 15, 1978 New England Whalers 6 at Quebec Nordiques 5 W 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0
October 17, 1978 New England Whalers 2 at Edmonton Oilers 1 W 0-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0
October 18, 1978 New England Whalers 4 at Winnipeg Jets 4 T 0-0-0 2-0-1 2-0-1 OT
October 21, 1978 Quebec Nordiques 1 at New England Whalers 7 W 1-0-0 2-0-1 3-0-1
October 22, 1978 New England Whalers 6 at Indianapolis Racers 3 W 1-0-0 3-0-1 4-0-1
October 24, 1978 New England Whalers 2 at Cincinnati Stingers 1 W 1-0-0 4-0-1 5-0-1
October 26, 1978 New England Whalers 5 at Quebec Nordiques 8 L 1-0-0 4-1-1 5-1-1
October 27, 1978 Winnipeg Jets 6 at New England Whalers 4 L 1-1-0 4-1-1 5-2-1
October 29, 1978 Cincinnati Stingers 7 at New England Whalers 4 L 1-2-0 4-1-1 5-3-1
November 3, 1978 Indianapolis Racers 3 at New England Whalers 6 W 2-2-0 4-1-1 6-3-1
November 4, 1978 New England Whalers 6 at Indianapolis Racers 6 T 2-2-0 4-1-2 6-3-2 OT
November 5, 1978 New England Whalers 4 at Cincinnati Stingers 5 L 2-2-0 4-2-2 6-4-2
November 9, 1978 Edmonton Oilers 1 at New England Whalers 6 W 3-2-0 4-2-2 7-4-2
November 11, 1978 Cincinnati Stingers 1 at New England Whalers 2 W 4-2-0 4-2-2 8-4-2
November 14, 1978 New England Whalers 5 at Birmingham Bulls 5 T 4-2-0 4-2-3 8-4-3 OT
November 15, 1978 New England Whalers 4 at Cincinnati Stingers 4 T 4-2-0 4-2-4 8-4-4 OT
November 17, 1978 New England Whalers 1 at Birmingham Bulls 7 L 4-2-0 4-3-4 8-5-4
November 18, 1978 Birmingham Bulls 3 at New England Whalers 2 L 4-3-0 4-3-4 8-6-4
November 22, 1978 Winnipeg Jets 2 at New England Whalers 5 W 5-3-0 4-3-4 9-6-4
November 25, 1978 Birmingham Bulls 2 at New England Whalers 5 W 6-3-0 4-3-4 10-6-4
November 26, 1978 Birmingham Bulls 3 at New England Whalers 9 W 7-3-0 4-3-4 11-6-4
November 29, 1978 New England Whalers 2 at Winnipeg Jets 4 L 7-3-0 4-4-4 11-7-4
December 1, 1978 New England Whalers 2 at Edmonton Oilers 8 L 7-3-0 4-5-4 11-8-4
December 3, 1978 New England Whalers 7 at Edmonton Oilers 0 W 7-3-0 5-5-4 12-8-4
December 5, 1978 New England Whalers 2 at Cincinnati Stingers 2 T 7-3-0 5-5-5 12-8-5 OT
December 7, 1978 Edmonton Oilers 3 at New England Whalers 5 W 8-3-0 5-5-5 13-8-5
December 9, 1978 Soviet All Stars 7 at New England Whalers 4 L 8-4-0 5-5-5 13-9-5
December 9, 1978 Quebec Nordiques 7 at New England Whalers 4 L 8-5-0 5-5-5 13-10-5
December 12, 1978 New England Whalers 6 at Quebec Nordiques 3 W 8-5-0 6-5-5 14-10-5
December 12, 1978 New England Whalers 7 at Indianapolis Racers 4 W 8-5-0 7-5-5 15-10-5
December 14, 1978 New England Whalers 4 at Winnipeg Jets 3 W 8-5-0 8-5-5 16-10-5
December 16, 1978 Quebec Nordiques 1 at New England Whalers 2 W 9-5-0 8-5-5 17-10-5
December 17, 1978 New England Whalers 2 at Birmingham Bulls 2 T 9-5-0 8-5-6 17-10-6 OT
December 17, 1978 New England Whalers 4 at Quebec Nordiques 4 T 9-5-0 8-5-7 17-10-7 OT
December 23, 1978 Birmingham Bulls 3 at New England Whalers 4 W 10-5-0 8-5-7 18-10-7
December 27, 1978 Czechoslovakia 4 at New England Whalers 10 W 11-5-0 8-5-7 19-10-7
December 27, 1978 Edmonton Oilers 4 at New England Whalers 10 W 12-5-0 8-5-7 20-10-7
December 29, 1978 Birmingham Bulls 0 at New England Whalers 5 W 13-5-0 8-5-7 21-10-7
December 30, 1978 New England Whalers 1 at Cincinnati Stingers 2 L 13-5-0 8-6-7 21-11-7
January 7, 1979 Cincinnati Stingers 4 at New England Whalers 5 W 14-5-0 8-6-7 22-11-7
January 13, 1979 Edmonton Oilers 3 at New England Whalers 0 L 14-6-0 8-6-7 22-12-7
January 14, 1979 Winnipeg Jets 4 at New England Whalers 2 L 14-7-0 8-6-7 22-13-7
January 18, 1979 Quebec Nordiques 4 at New England Whalers 2 L 14-8-0 8-6-7 22-14-7
January 20, 1979 Cincinnati Stingers 1 at New England Whalers 3 W 15-8-0 8-6-7 23-14-7
January 23, 1979 New England Whalers 1 at Edmonton Oilers 5 L 15-8-0 8-7-7 23-15-7
January 26, 1979 New England Whalers 4 at Birmingham Bulls 5 L 15-8-0 8-8-7 23-16-7
January 28, 1979 Winnipeg Jets 6 at New England Whalers 8 W 16-8-0 8-8-7 24-16-7
January 30, 1979 Winnipeg Jets 2 at New England Whalers 5 W 17-8-0 8-8-7 25-16-7
February 2, 1979 Quebec Nordiques 1 at New England Whalers 4 W 18-8-0 8-8-7 26-16-7
February 3, 1979 New England Whalers 2 at Birmingham Bulls 2 T 18-8-0 8-8-8 26-16-8 OT
February 6, 1979 New England Whalers 5 at Quebec Nordiques 3 W 18-8-0 9-8-8 27-16-8
February 10, 1979 Winnipeg Jets 2 at New England Whalers 7 W 19-8-0 9-8-8 28-16-8
February 11, 1979 New England Whalers 2 at Cincinnati Stingers 5 L 19-8-0 9-9-8 28-17-8
February 14, 1979 Birmingham Bulls 7 at New England Whalers 4 L 19-9-0 9-9-8 28-18-8
February 16, 1979 Edmonton Oilers 4 at New England Whalers 2 L 19-10-0 9-9-8 28-19-8
February 17, 1979 Quebec Nordiques 1 at New England Whalers 4 W 20-10-0 9-9-8 29-19-8
February 18, 1979 New England Whalers 7 at Winnipeg Jets 1 W 20-10-0 10-9-8 30-19-8
February 20, 1979 New England Whalers 2 at Edmonton Oilers 8 L 20-10-0 10-10-8 30-20-8
February 21, 1979 New England Whalers 2 at Winnipeg Jets 5 L 20-10-0 10-11-8 30-21-8
February 23, 1979 Quebec Nordiques 4 at New England Whalers 5 W 21-10-0 10-11-8 31-21-8 OT
February 24, 1979 New England Whalers 0 at Quebec Nordiques 6 L 21-10-0 10-12-8 31-22-8
February 25, 1979 Winnipeg Jets 7 at New England Whalers 5 L 21-11-0 10-12-8 31-23-8
February 27, 1979 New England Whalers 1 at Edmonton Oilers 1 T 21-11-0 10-12-9 31-23-9 OT
March 2, 1979 New England Whalers 4 at Winnipeg Jets 1 W 21-11-0 11-12-9 32-23-9
March 4, 1979 Cincinnati Stingers 4 at New England Whalers 3 L 21-12-0 11-12-9 32-24-9 OT
March 9, 1979 Quebec Nordiques 3 at New England Whalers 1 L 21-13-0 11-12-9 32-25-9
March 11, 1979 New England Whalers 2 at Cincinnati Stingers 1 W 21-13-0 12-12-9 33-25-9
March 13, 1979 New England Whalers 4 at Birmingham Bulls 3 W 21-13-0 13-12-9 34-25-9
March 15, 1979 Birmingham Bulls 4 at New England Whalers 3 L 21-14-0 13-12-9 34-26-9 OT
March 16, 1979 New England Whalers 5 at Birmingham Bulls 5 T 21-14-0 13-12-10 34-26-10 OT
March 18, 1979 Cincinnati Stingers 4 at New England Whalers 1 L 21-15-0 13-12-10 34-27-10
March 20, 1979 New England Whalers 7 at Quebec Nordiques 6 W 21-15-0 14-12-10 35-27-10 OT
March 23, 1979 Quebec Nordiques 3 at New England Whalers 5 W 22-15-0 14-12-10 36-27-10
March 24, 1979 Birmingham Bulls 4 at New England Whalers 3 L 22-16-0 14-12-10 36-28-10
March 27, 1979 New England Whalers 1 at Birmingham Bulls 3 L 22-16-0 14-13-10 36-29-10
March 30, 1979 Edmonton Oilers 3 at New England Whalers 1 L 22-17-0 14-13-10 36-30-10
April 1, 1979 Edmonton Oilers 5 at New England Whalers 3 L 22-18-0 14-13-10 36-31-10
April 4, 1979 New England Whalers 4 at Winnipeg Jets 2 W 22-18-0 15-13-10 37-31-10
April 6, 1979 New England Whalers 2 at Edmonton Oilers 7 L 22-18-0 15-14-10 37-32-10
April 8, 1979 New England Whalers 4 at Winnipeg Jets 6 L 22-18-0 15-15-10 37-33-10
April 10, 1979 New England Whalers 5 at Quebec Nordiques 2 W 22-18-0 16-15-10 38-33-10
April 12, 1979 Cincinnati Stingers 0 at New England Whalers 4 W 23-18-0 16-15-10 39-33-10
April 14, 1979 Cincinnati Stingers 4 at New England Whalers 0 L 23-19-0 16-15-10 39-34-10
April 15, 1979 Edmonton Oilers 4 at New England Whalers 1 L 23-20-0 16-15-10 39-35-10
April 17, 1979 New England Whalers 3 at Quebec Nordiques 2 W 23-20-0 17-15-10 40-35-10
April 21, 1979 Cincinnati Stingers 3 at New England Whalers 5 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
April 22, 1979 New England Whalers 3 at Cincinnati Stingers 6 L 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0
April 24, 1979 Cincinnati Stingers 1 at New England Whalers 2 W 2-0-0 0-1-0 2-1-0
April 26, 1979 New England Whalers 2 at Edmonton Oilers 6 L 2-0-0 0-2-0 2-2-0
April 27, 1979 New England Whalers 5 at Edmonton Oilers 9 L 2-0-0 0-3-0 2-3-0
April 29, 1979 Edmonton Oilers 1 at New England Whalers 4 W 3-0-0 0-3-0 3-3-0
May 1, 1979 Edmonton Oilers 4 at New England Whalers 5 W 4-0-0 0-3-0 4-3-0
May 3, 1979 New England Whalers 2 at Edmonton Oilers 5 L 4-0-0 0-4-0 4-4-0
May 6, 1979 Edmonton Oilers 4 at New England Whalers 8 W 5-0-0 0-4-0 5-4-0
May 8, 1979 New England Whalers 3 at Edmonton Oilers 6 L 5-0-0 0-5-0 5-5-0