1978 WHA Playoffs Summary

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League Champion: Winnipeg Jets

WHA Playoff MVP: Bobby Guindon (8 G, 5 A, 13 P)

Assists Leaders: Ulf Nilsson (13)

Points Leaders: Mike Antonovich (17)

Goals Leaders: Mike Antonovich (10)

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League Playoff Series

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League Playoff Series Table

4-0

Winnipeg Jets over New England Whalers

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Game 1	May 12	Winnipeg Jets	4	New England Whalers	1
Game 2	May 14	Winnipeg Jets	5	New England Whalers	2
Game 3	May 19	New England Whalers	2	Winnipeg Jets	10
Game 4	May 22	New England Whalers	3	Winnipeg Jets	5

4-1

New England Whalers over Quebec Nordiques

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Game 1	April 28	Quebec Nordiques	1	New England Whalers	5
Game 2	April 30	Quebec Nordiques	3	New England Whalers	2
Game 3	May 3	New England Whalers	5	Quebec Nordiques	4
Game 4	May 5	New England Whalers	7	Quebec Nordiques	3
Game 5	May 7	Quebec Nordiques	3	New England Whalers	6

4-2

Quebec Nordiques over Houston Aeros

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Game 1	April 16	Quebec Nordiques	3	Houston Aeros	4	(OT)
Game 2	April 18	Quebec Nordiques	5	Houston Aeros	4	(OT)
Game 3	April 20	Houston Aeros	1	Quebec Nordiques	5
Game 4	April 21	Houston Aeros	0	Quebec Nordiques	3
Game 5	April 23	Quebec Nordiques	2	Houston Aeros	5
Game 6	April 25	Houston Aeros	2	Quebec Nordiques	11

4-1

New England Whalers over Edmonton Oilers

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Game 1	April 14	Edmonton Oilers	4	New England Whalers	6
Game 2	April 16	Edmonton Oilers	1	New England Whalers	4
Game 3	April 19	New England Whalers	0	Edmonton Oilers	2
Game 4	April 21	New England Whalers	9	Edmonton Oilers	1
Game 5	April 23	Edmonton Oilers	1	New England Whalers	4

4-1

Winnipeg Jets over Birmingham Bulls

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Game 1	April 14	Birmingham Bulls	3	Winnipeg Jets	9
Game 2	April 16	Birmingham Bulls	3	Winnipeg Jets	8
Game 3	April 19	Winnipeg Jets	2	Birmingham Bulls	3
Game 4	April 21	Winnipeg Jets	5	Birmingham Bulls	1
Game 5	April 23	Birmingham Bulls	2	Winnipeg Jets	5

Team Statistics

Team Statistics Table
Rk	Team	GP	W	L	T	OW	OL	W-L%	G	GA	DIFF
1	Winnipeg Jets	9	8	1	0	0	0	.889	53	20	33
2	New England Whalers	14	8	6	0	0	0	.571	56	47	9
3	Quebec Nordiques	11	5	6	0	1	1	.455	43	41	2
4	Houston Aeros	6	2	4	0	1	1	.333	16	29	-13
5	Edmonton Oilers	5	1	4	0	0	0	.200	9	23	-14
6	Birmingham Bulls	5	1	4	0	0	0	.200	12	29	-17
	League Average	8.3	4.2	4.2	0.0	1.0	1.0	.500	31.5	31.5	0

Overtime Goals

Overtime Goals Table
Date	Location	Name	Team	Final Score	Opponent	OTs	OT Time Elapsed
1978-04-16	HSA	Taylor, Ted	HSA	4-3	QBN	1	7:19
1978-04-18	HSA	Tardif, Marc	QBN	5-4	HSA	1	2:59

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Playoff Leaders

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Goals
1.	Mike Antonovich • NEW	10
2.	Réal Cloutier • QBN	9
	Anders Hedberg • WNJ	9
4.	Bobby Guindon • WNJ	8
	Mark Howe* • NEW	8
	Bobby Hull* • WNJ	8

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Assists
1.	Ulf Nilsson • WNJ	13
2.	Dave Keon* • NEW	11
3.	Serge Bernier • QBN	10
4.	Lars-Erik Sjöberg • WNJ	9
	Marc Tardif • QBN	9

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Points
1.	Mike Antonovich • NEW	17
2.	Réal Cloutier • QBN	16
	Dave Keon* • NEW	16
4.	Anders Hedberg • WNJ	15
	Mark Howe* • NEW	15
	Marc Tardif • QBN	15

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Penalties in Minutes
1.	Kim Clackson • WNJ	61
2.	Wally Weir • QBN	50
3.	Dave Hanson • BRB	48
4.	Serge Beaudoin • BRB	46
5.	Paul Baxter • QBN	42

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Goals Per Game
1.	Anders Hedberg • WNJ	1.00
2.	Réal Cloutier • QBN	0.90
3.	Bobby Guindon • WNJ	0.89
	Bobby Hull* • WNJ	0.89
5.	Mike Antonovich • NEW	0.71
6.	Mark Howe* • NEW	0.57
7.	Lyle Moffat • WNJ	0.56
8.	Marc Tardif • QBN	0.55
9.	John McKenzie • NEW	0.43
10.	Gordie Howe* • NEW	0.36
	Dave Keon* • NEW	0.36
	Larry Pleau • NEW	0.36
	Mike Rogers • NEW	0.36

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Assists Per Game
1.	Ulf Nilsson • WNJ	1.44
2.	Lars-Erik Sjöberg • WNJ	1.00
3.	Serge Bernier • QBN	0.91
4.	Kent Nilsson • WNJ	0.89
5.	Marc Tardif • QBN	0.82
6.	Dave Keon* • NEW	0.79
7.	Lyle Moffat • WNJ	0.78
8.	Réal Cloutier • QBN	0.70
9.	Anders Hedberg • WNJ	0.67
10.	Paul Baxter • QBN	0.64

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Points Per Game
1.	Anders Hedberg • WNJ	1.67
2.	Réal Cloutier • QBN	1.60
3.	Ulf Nilsson • WNJ	1.56
4.	Bobby Guindon • WNJ	1.44
5.	Marc Tardif • QBN	1.36
6.	Lyle Moffat • WNJ	1.33
7.	Serge Bernier • QBN	1.27
8.	Bobby Hull* • WNJ	1.22
9.	Mike Antonovich • NEW	1.21
10.	Dave Keon* • NEW	1.14

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Games Played (Goalie)
2.	Richard Brodeur • QBN	11
3.	Gary Bromley • WNJ	5
	Joe Daley • WNJ	5
	John Garrett • BRB	5
6.	Don McLeod • EDO	4
	Lynn Zimmerman • HSA	4
8.	Wayne Rutledge • HSA	3
	Al Smith • NEW	3
10.	Ken Broderick • QBN	2
	Dave Dryden • EDO	2

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Goals Against
1.	Richard Brodeur • QBN	38
3.	John Garrett • BRB	26
4.	Lynn Zimmerman • HSA	21
5.	Don McLeod • EDO	16
6.	Al Smith • NEW	14
7.	Joe Daley • WNJ	13
8.	Wayne Rutledge • HSA	8
9.	Gary Bromley • WNJ	7
10.	Dave Dryden • EDO	6