1978-79 Edmonton Oilers Team Gamelog

Record: 48-30-2 (98 points), Finished 1st in WHA (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Glen Sather (48-30-2)

Captain:

Goals For: 340 (1st of 10), Goals Against: 266 (5th of 10)
SRS: 0.77 (2nd of 10), SOS: -0.15 (10th of 10)

Playoffs:
Lost Avco Cup Final (4-2) to Winnipeg Jets
Won Semi-Finals (4-3) over New England Whalers

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Regular Season

Regular Season Table
								Team					Opponent
GP	Date		Opponent	GF	GA			S	PIM	PPG	PPO	SHG	S	PIM	PPG	PPO	SHG
1	1978-10-13		Cincinnati Stingers	3	2	W
2	1978-10-17		New England Whalers	1	2	L
3	1978-10-20	@	Indianapolis Racers	4	3	W
4	1978-10-21	@	Cincinnati Stingers	3	4	L
5	1978-10-22	@	Winnipeg Jets	6	2	W
6	1978-10-24		Birmingham Bulls	2	3	L
7	1978-10-29		Quebec Nordiques	2	6	L
8	1978-10-31		Quebec Nordiques	4	5	L
9	1978-11-03		Winnipeg Jets	4	3	W	OT
10	1978-11-05	@	Quebec Nordiques	0	2	L
11	1978-11-08	@	Quebec Nordiques	6	5	W
12	1978-11-09	@	New England Whalers	1	6	L
13	1978-11-11	@	Birmingham Bulls	5	3	W
14	1978-11-12	@	Cincinnati Stingers	3	5	L
15	1978-11-17		Indianapolis Racers	6	1	W
16	1978-11-19		Cincinnati Stingers	6	3	W
17	1978-11-21		Quebec Nordiques	4	1	W
18	1978-11-24		Quebec Nordiques	4	3	W	OT
19	1978-11-28		Indianapolis Racers	8	2	W
20	1978-12-01		New England Whalers	8	2	W
GP	Date		Opponent	GF	GA			S	PIM	PPG	PPO	SHG	S	PIM	PPG	PPO	SHG
21	1978-12-03		New England Whalers	0	7	L
22	1978-12-06	@	Quebec Nordiques	3	6	L
23	1978-12-07	@	New England Whalers	3	5	L
24	1978-12-09	@	Birmingham Bulls	2	6	L
25	1978-12-10	@	Indianapolis Racers	4	6	L
26	1978-12-12	@	Cincinnati Stingers	5	2	W
27	1978-12-15		Soviet All-Stars	5	3	W
28	1978-12-19	@	Birmingham Bulls	5	2	W
29	1978-12-22		Winnipeg Jets	4	5	L
30	1978-12-26	@	Winnipeg Jets	3	5	L
31	1978-12-27		Winnipeg Jets	5	3	W
32	1978-12-30		Czechoslovakia	5	1	W
33	1979-01-09	@	Winnipeg Jets	3	4	L	OT
34	1979-01-13	@	New England Whalers	3	0	W
35	1979-01-16		Winnipeg Jets	3	1	W
36	1979-01-17	@	Winnipeg Jets	6	3	W
37	1979-01-19		Birmingham Bulls	11	3	W
38	1979-01-21		Birmingham Bulls	3	4	L
39	1979-01-23		New England Whalers	5	1	W
40	1979-01-26		Cincinnati Stingers	2	5	L
GP	Date		Opponent	GF	GA			S	PIM	PPG	PPO	SHG	S	PIM	PPG	PPO	SHG
41	1979-01-28		Cincinnati Stingers	3	0	W
42	1979-01-31	@	Winnipeg Jets	3	6	L
43	1979-02-02	@	Winnipeg Jets	2	4	L
44	1979-02-04	@	Quebec Nordiques	3	6	L
45	1979-02-06		Birmingham Bulls	6	2	W
46	1979-02-07		Cincinnati Stingers	8	5	W
47	1979-02-09		Quebec Nordiques	3	0	W
48	1979-02-11		Birmingham Bulls	4	3	W	OT
49	1979-02-13		Quebec Nordiques	6	1	W
50	1979-02-16	@	New England Whalers	4	2	W
51	1979-02-18	@	Birmingham Bulls	6	3	W
52	1979-02-20		New England Whalers	8	2	W
53	1979-02-23		Cincinnati Stingers	3	1	W
54	1979-02-25		Birmingham Bulls	5	4	W
55	1979-02-27		New England Whalers	1	1	T
56	1979-03-02		Cincinnati Stingers	5	2	W
57	1979-03-03	@	Cincinnati Stingers	6	4	W
58	1979-03-06	@	Quebec Nordiques	3	4	L
59	1979-03-07	@	Quebec Nordiques	3	6	L
60	1979-03-09	@	Birmingham Bulls	4	4	T
GP	Date		Opponent	GF	GA			S	PIM	PPG	PPO	SHG	S	PIM	PPG	PPO	SHG
61	1979-03-11	@	Birmingham Bulls	4	0	W
62	1979-03-13	@	Cincinnati Stingers	1	5	L
63	1979-03-16		Quebec Nordiques	6	1	W
64	1979-03-18		Quebec Nordiques	2	7	L
65	1979-03-20		Finland	8	4	W
66	1979-03-21	@	Winnipeg Jets	7	4	W
67	1979-03-23		Winnipeg Jets	4	6	L
68	1979-03-25	@	Cincinnati Stingers	6	5	W
69	1979-03-28	@	Quebec Nordiques	0	3	L
70	1979-03-30	@	New England Whalers	3	1	W
71	1979-04-01	@	New England Whalers	5	3	W
72	1979-04-03	@	Cincinnati Stingers	5	1	W
73	1979-04-04	@	Quebec Nordiques	2	4	L
74	1979-04-06		New England Whalers	7	2	W
75	1979-04-08		Birmingham Bulls	5	4	W
76	1979-04-10		Winnipeg Jets	4	6	L
77	1979-04-13	@	Birmingham Bulls	6	4	W
78	1979-04-14	@	Birmingham Bulls	6	7	L
79	1979-04-15	@	New England Whalers	4	1	W
80	1979-04-18		Winnipeg Jets	9	3	W

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
							Team					Opponent
GP	Date		Opponent	GF	GA		S	PIM	PPG	PPO	SHG	S	PIM	PPG	PPO	SHG
1	1979-04-26		New England Whalers	6	2	W
2	1979-04-27		New England Whalers	9	5	W
3	1979-04-29	@	New England Whalers	1	4	L
4	1979-05-01	@	New England Whalers	4	5	L
5	1979-05-03		New England Whalers	5	2	W
6	1979-05-06	@	New England Whalers	4	8	L
7	1979-05-08		New England Whalers	6	3	W
GP	Date		Opponent	GF	GA		S	PIM	PPG	PPO	SHG	S	PIM	PPG	PPO	SHG
8	1979-05-11		Winnipeg Jets	1	3	L
9	1979-05-13		Winnipeg Jets	2	3	L
10	1979-05-15	@	Winnipeg Jets	8	3	W
11	1979-05-16	@	Winnipeg Jets	2	3	L
12	1979-05-18		Winnipeg Jets	10	2	W
13	1979-05-20	@	Winnipeg Jets	3	7	L

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