1978-79 St. Louis Blues Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 18-50-12 - 48 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Smythe Division
Coach: Barclay Plager (18-50-12)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1978-79 St. Louis Blues RosterTeam Record: 18-50-12 - 48 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Smythe Division
Coach: Barclay Plager (18-50-12)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1978-79 St. Louis Blues Results
The St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 18 wins and 50 losses and 12 ties for 48 points, finishing third in the NHL's Smythe Division.
The Blues potted 249 goals and conceded 348, most in the league. Brian Sutter scored 41 goals for St. Louis, while Garry Unger and Bernie Federko netted 30 or more, too. Bernie Federko accounted for 64 assists. Ed Staniowski and Phil Myre topped the squad with 9 wins each, and Ed Staniowski recorded a 3.82 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Barclay Plager coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Federko | C | 74 | 31 | 64 | 95 | 14 | -15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 156 | 19.9 |
| Brian Sutter | L | 77 | 41 | 39 | 80 | 165 | -2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 177 | 23.2 |
| Wayne Babych | R | 67 | 27 | 36 | 63 | 75 | -11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 13.8 |
| Garry Unger | C | 80 | 30 | 26 | 56 | 44 | -44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 182 | 16.5 |
| Larry Patey | C | 78 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 60 | -27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 124 | 12.1 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | L | 65 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 8 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 9.3 |
| Jack Brownschidle | D | 64 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 14 | -21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 101 | 9.9 |
| Curt Bennett | L | 74 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 62 | -23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 141 | 9.9 |
| Barry Gibbs | D | 76 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 46 | -42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 2.3 |
| Larry Giroux | D | 73 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 111 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 4.7 |
| Bob Murdoch | R | 54 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 17 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 92 | 14.1 |
| Mike Zuke | C | 34 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 18 | -8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 11.3 |
| Tony Currie | R | 36 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 0 | -9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 7.0 |
| Mike Walton | C | 22 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 6 | -13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 17.1 |
| Bob Stewart | D | 78 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 47 | -28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 8.8 |
| John Smrke | L | 55 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 20 | -24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 8.3 |
| Harvey Bennett | C | 52 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 63 | -18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 6.8 |
| Mike Crombeen | F | 37 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 34 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 5.9 |
| Bob Hess | D | 27 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 7.1 |
| Brian Ogilvie | C | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4.8 |
| Jamie Masters | D | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Doug Palazzari | C | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12.5 |
| Rick Bowness | R | 24 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 30 | -17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5.6 |
| Bruce Affleck | D | 26 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2.9 |
| Dick Lamby | D | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 |
| Rick Shinske | R | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Neil Komadoski | D | 42 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3.6 |
| Ken Richardson | C | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 |
| Steve Durbano | D | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 103 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5.6 |
| Neil Labatte | D | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | R | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 |
| Rod Seiling | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Ed Staniowski | G | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Richardson | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gord McTavish | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Phil Myre | G | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Grant | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1422 | 249 | 432 | 681 | 1045 | -422 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 2131 | 11.7 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Myre | 39 | 2259 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 163 | 4.33 | 0 | ||
| Ed Staniowski | 39 | 2291 | 9 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 146 | 3.82 | 0 | ||
| Terry Richardson | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | ||
| Doug Grant | 4 | 190 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 7.26 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 83 | 4800 | 18 | 50 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 341 | 4.26 | 0 |
