1978-79 Philadelphia Flyers Game-by-Game Results
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 40-25-15 - 95 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Patrick Division
Postseason: 3-5
Lost NHL quarter-finals
Preliminary - Defeated Vancouver Canucks 2-1
Quarter-Finals - Lost to New York Rangers 4-1
Coach: Bob McCammon (22-17-11)
Coach: Pat Quinn (18-8-4)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1978-79 Philadelphia Flyers StatisticsTeam Record: 40-25-15 - 95 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Patrick Division
Postseason: 3-5
Lost NHL quarter-finals
Preliminary - Defeated Vancouver Canucks 2-1
Quarter-Finals - Lost to New York Rangers 4-1
Coach: Bob McCammon (22-17-11)
Coach: Pat Quinn (18-8-4)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1978-79 Philadelphia Flyers Roster
The Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 40 wins and 25 losses and 15 ties for 95 points, finishing second in the NHL's Patrick Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-5.
The Flyers scored 281 goals and conceded 248. Reggie Leach and Bill Barber netted 34 goals for Philadelphia each, and Bobby Clarke contributed 57 assists. Wayne Stephenson topped the squad with 20 wins, while Bernie Parent added 15 or more wins, too. Bernie Parent recorded a 2.70 goals against average, pacing regularly-used goaltenders.
Bob McCammon and Pat Quinn coached the team. The 1978-79 Philadelphia Flyers lost in the NHL quarter-finals.
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Regular Season Goals For: 281
Regular Season Goals Against: 248
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 12, 1978 | Philadelphia Flyers 3 at New York Rangers 3 | T | 0-0-0 | 0-0-1 | 0-0-1 | OT | |
| October 14, 1978 | Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | W | 0-0-0 | 1-0-1 | 1-0-1 | ||
| October 15, 1978 | Montreal Canadiens 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 | L | 0-1-0 | 1-0-1 | 1-1-1 | ||
| October 19, 1978 | Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 | W | 1-1-0 | 1-0-1 | 2-1-1 | ||
| October 21, 1978 | Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | L | 1-1-0 | 1-1-1 | 2-2-1 | ||
| October 22, 1978 | Atlanta Flames 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 | L | 1-2-0 | 1-1-1 | 2-3-1 | ||
| October 24, 1978 | Philadelphia Flyers 4 at New York Islanders 4 | T | 1-2-0 | 1-1-2 | 2-3-2 | OT | |
| October 26, 1978 | Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 | W | 2-2-0 | 1-1-2 | 3-3-2 | ||
| October 29, 1978 | Vancouver Canucks 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 | L | 2-3-0 | 1-1-2 | 3-4-2 | ||
| November 1, 1978 | Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Atlanta Flames 3 | L | 2-3-0 | 1-2-2 | 3-5-2 | ||
| November 2, 1978 | Buffalo Sabres 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 | T | 2-3-1 | 1-2-2 | 3-5-3 | OT | |
| November 4, 1978 | Philadelphia Flyers 7 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 2-3-1 | 2-2-2 | 4-5-3 | ||
| November 5, 1978 | Colorado Rockies 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 6 | W | 3-3-1 | 2-2-2 | 5-5-3 | ||
| November 8, 1978 | Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Los Angeles Kings 3 | W | 3-3-1 | 3-2-2 | 6-5-3 | ||
| November 10, 1978 | Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Colorado Rockies 2 | T | 3-3-1 | 3-2-3 | 6-5-4 | OT | |
| November 12, 1978 | Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Vancouver Canucks 0 | W | 3-3-1 | 4-2-3 | 7-5-4 | ||
| November 16, 1978 | Chicago Black Hawks 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 | L | 3-4-1 | 4-2-3 | 7-6-4 | ||
| November 18, 1978 | Philadelphia Flyers 2 at New York Islanders 8 | L | 3-4-1 | 4-3-3 | 7-7-4 | ||
| November 19, 1978 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 | W | 4-4-1 | 4-3-3 | 8-7-4 | ||
| November 22, 1978 | Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2 | W | 4-4-1 | 5-3-3 | 9-7-4 | ||
| November 24, 1978 | Minnesota North Stars 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 | W | 5-4-1 | 5-3-3 | 10-7-4 | ||
| November 25, 1978 | Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 | W | 5-4-1 | 6-3-3 | 11-7-4 | ||
| November 28, 1978 | Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | L | 5-4-1 | 6-4-3 | 11-8-4 | ||
| November 30, 1978 | St. Louis Blues 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 | W | 6-4-1 | 6-4-3 | 12-8-4 | ||
| December 2, 1978 | Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Boston Bruins 5 | L | 6-4-1 | 6-5-3 | 12-9-4 | ||
| December 3, 1978 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 7 | W | 7-4-1 | 6-5-3 | 13-9-4 | ||
| December 7, 1978 | New York Rangers 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 | L | 7-5-1 | 6-5-3 | 13-10-4 | ||
| December 9, 1978 | Boston Bruins 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 9 | W | 8-5-1 | 6-5-3 | 14-10-4 | ||
| December 10, 1978 | Philadelphia Flyers 4 at New York Rangers 0 | W | 8-5-1 | 7-5-3 | 15-10-4 | ||
| December 14, 1978 | Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 | W | 9-5-1 | 7-5-3 | 16-10-4 | ||
| December 16, 1978 | Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Atlanta Flames 7 | L | 9-5-1 | 7-6-3 | 16-11-4 | ||
| December 17, 1978 | St. Louis Blues 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 | W | 10-5-1 | 7-6-3 | 17-11-4 | ||
| December 19, 1978 | Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Washington Capitals 4 | T | 10-5-1 | 7-6-4 | 17-11-5 | OT | |
| December 21, 1978 | Washington Capitals 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 | W | 11-5-1 | 7-6-4 | 18-11-5 | ||
| December 23, 1978 | Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 5 | L | 11-5-1 | 7-7-4 | 18-12-5 | ||
| December 26, 1978 | Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | T | 11-5-1 | 7-7-5 | 18-12-6 | OT | |
| December 28, 1978 | New York Rangers 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 6 | W | 12-5-1 | 7-7-5 | 19-12-6 | ||
| December 30, 1978 | Philadelphia Flyers 3 at St. Louis Blues 6 | L | 12-5-1 | 7-8-5 | 19-13-6 | ||
| January 4, 1979 | New York Islanders 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 | W | 13-5-1 | 7-8-5 | 20-13-6 | ||
| January 6, 1979 | Philadelphia Flyers 1 at New York Islanders 5 | L | 13-5-1 | 7-9-5 | 20-14-6 | ||
| January 7, 1979 | Los Angeles Kings 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 | W | 14-5-1 | 7-9-5 | 21-14-6 | ||
| January 9, 1979 | Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Washington Capitals 2 | W | 14-5-1 | 8-9-5 | 22-14-6 | ||
| January 11, 1979 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 | T | 14-5-2 | 8-9-5 | 22-14-7 | OT | |
| January 14, 1979 | New York Islanders 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 | T | 14-5-3 | 8-9-5 | 22-14-8 | OT | |
| January 16, 1979 | Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Atlanta Flames 5 | L | 14-5-3 | 8-10-5 | 22-15-8 | ||
| January 18, 1979 | Buffalo Sabres 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 | T | 14-5-4 | 8-10-5 | 22-15-9 | OT | |
| January 20, 1979 | Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Montreal Canadiens 5 | T | 14-5-4 | 8-10-6 | 22-15-10 | OT | |
| January 21, 1979 | Philadelphia Flyers 5 at New York Rangers 5 | T | 14-5-4 | 8-10-7 | 22-15-11 | OT | |
| January 27, 1979 | Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Minnesota North Stars 3 | L | 14-5-4 | 8-11-7 | 22-16-11 | ||
| January 29, 1979 | Montreal Canadiens 7 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 | L | 14-6-4 | 8-11-7 | 22-17-11 | ||
| February 1, 1979 | New York Islanders 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 | L | 14-7-4 | 8-11-7 | 22-18-11 | ||
| February 4, 1979 | Atlanta Flames 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 7 | W | 15-7-4 | 8-11-7 | 23-18-11 | ||
| February 14, 1979 | Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | T | 15-7-4 | 8-11-8 | 23-18-12 | OT | |
| February 15, 1979 | Boston Bruins 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 | W | 16-7-4 | 8-11-8 | 24-18-12 | ||
| February 17, 1979 | New York Rangers 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 | L | 16-8-4 | 8-11-8 | 24-19-12 | ||
| February 18, 1979 | Minnesota North Stars 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 | W | 17-8-4 | 8-11-8 | 25-19-12 | ||
| February 20, 1979 | Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Vancouver Canucks 3 | T | 17-8-4 | 8-11-9 | 25-19-13 | OT | |
| February 23, 1979 | Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Colorado Rockies 3 | W | 17-8-4 | 9-11-9 | 26-19-13 | ||
| February 24, 1979 | Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Los Angeles Kings 3 | W | 17-8-4 | 10-11-9 | 27-19-13 | ||
| March 1, 1979 | Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Boston Bruins 4 | T | 17-8-4 | 10-11-10 | 27-19-14 | OT | |
| March 3, 1979 | Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 | L | 17-8-4 | 10-12-10 | 27-20-14 | ||
| March 4, 1979 | Philadelphia Flyers 6 at Buffalo Sabres 1 | W | 17-8-4 | 11-12-10 | 28-20-14 | ||
| March 6, 1979 | Colorado Rockies 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 | W | 18-8-4 | 11-12-10 | 29-20-14 | ||
| March 8, 1979 | Chicago Black Hawks 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 | L | 18-9-4 | 11-12-10 | 29-21-14 | ||
| March 10, 1979 | Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 | L | 18-9-4 | 11-13-10 | 29-22-14 | ||
| March 11, 1979 | Los Angeles Kings 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 6 | W | 19-9-4 | 11-13-10 | 30-22-14 | ||
| March 14, 1979 | Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Chicago Black Hawks 0 | W | 19-9-4 | 12-13-10 | 31-22-14 | ||
| March 15, 1979 | Atlanta Flames 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 | W | 20-9-4 | 12-13-10 | 32-22-14 | ||
| March 17, 1979 | Buffalo Sabres 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 | W | 21-9-4 | 12-13-10 | 33-22-14 | ||
| March 18, 1979 | St. Louis Blues 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 | W | 22-9-4 | 12-13-10 | 34-22-14 | ||
| March 21, 1979 | Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Minnesota North Stars 7 | L | 22-9-4 | 12-14-10 | 34-23-14 | ||
| March 23, 1979 | Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Atlanta Flames 1 | W | 22-9-4 | 13-14-10 | 35-23-14 | ||
| March 25, 1979 | Washington Capitals 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 7 | W | 23-9-4 | 13-14-10 | 36-23-14 | ||
| March 27, 1979 | Philadelphia Flyers 4 at New York Rangers 4 | T | 23-9-4 | 13-14-11 | 36-23-15 | OT | |
| March 29, 1979 | Vancouver Canucks 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 | W | 24-9-4 | 13-14-11 | 37-23-15 | ||
| March 31, 1979 | Philadelphia Flyers 4 at St. Louis Blues 2 | W | 24-9-4 | 14-14-11 | 38-23-15 | ||
| April 1, 1979 | New York Rangers 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 7 | W | 25-9-4 | 14-14-11 | 39-23-15 | ||
| April 5, 1979 | New York Islanders 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 | L | 25-10-4 | 14-14-11 | 39-24-15 | ||
| April 7, 1979 | Philadelphia Flyers 2 at New York Islanders 9 | L | 25-10-4 | 14-15-11 | 39-25-15 | ||
| April 8, 1979 | Atlanta Flames 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 | W | 26-10-4 | 14-15-11 | 40-25-15 | ||
| April 10, 1979 | Vancouver Canucks 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 | L | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | ||
| April 12, 1979 | Philadelphia Flyers 6 at Vancouver Canucks 4 | W | 0-1-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-1-0 | ||
| April 14, 1979 | Vancouver Canucks 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 7 | W | 1-1-0 | 1-0-0 | 2-1-0 | ||
| April 16, 1979 | New York Rangers 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 | W | 2-1-0 | 1-0-0 | 3-1-0 | OT | |
| April 18, 1979 | New York Rangers 7 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 | L | 2-2-0 | 1-0-0 | 3-2-0 | ||
| April 20, 1979 | Philadelphia Flyers 1 at New York Rangers 5 | L | 2-2-0 | 1-1-0 | 3-3-0 | ||
| April 22, 1979 | Philadelphia Flyers 0 at New York Rangers 6 | L | 2-2-0 | 1-2-0 | 3-4-0 | ||
| April 24, 1979 | New York Rangers 8 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 | L | 2-3-0 | 1-2-0 | 3-5-0 |
