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1978–79 Detroit Red Wings season

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Division
  
5th Norris

Goals for
  
252

General Manager
  
Ted Lindsay

1978–79 record
  
23–41–16

Goals against
  
295

Coach
  
Bobby Kromm

The 1978-79 season would be the last season at the Detroit Olympia for the Red Wings. A year later, they would move to the then-newly built Joe Louis Arena.

Contents

Final standings

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points


       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Playoffs

The Red Wings did not qualify for the playoffs despite qualifying the previous year.

Regular season

Scoring
Goaltending

Note: 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;

Draft picks

  • Ladislav Svozil was the first Czechoslovakian player drafted in the history of the NHL Draft. The Red Wings selected Svozil with their 14th pick in the 1978 Draft.

    • References

    1978–79 Detroit Red Wings season Wikipedia
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