1978–79 Atlanta Flames
41-31-0, 90 pts · Playoffs 0-2
The 1978–79 Atlanta Flames went 41-31-0 (90 points) in the Patrick Division and played 2 playoff games (0-2). Guy Chouinard led the team with 106 points (49 G, 57 A). Dan Bouchard had 32 wins in goal.
Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Chouinard | C | 79 | 49 | 57 | 106 | +21 | 14 | 11 | 227 | 21.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | R | 78 | 36 | 70 | 106 | +32 | 14 | 8 | 187 | 19.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Vail | L | 79 | 35 | 48 | 83 | +23 | 53 | 5 | 202 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | R | 75 | 28 | 39 | 67 | +21 | 30 | 4 | 151 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Lysiak | C | 51 | 22 | 35 | 57 | +17 | 36 | 7 | 133 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | C | 78 | 23 | 32 | 55 | -3 | 24 | 5 | 132 | 17.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | R | 79 | 21 | 30 | 51 | +5 | 135 | 2 | 138 | 15.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | R | 73 | 23 | 19 | 42 | +14 | 211 | 0 | 163 | 14.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Clement | C | 65 | 12 | 23 | 35 | -4 | 14 | 0 | 85 | 14.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Laurence | C | 58 | 14 | 19 | 33 | +8 | 6 | 2 | 111 | 12.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Phillipoff | L | 50 | 9 | 17 | 26 | +6 | 113 | 0 | 64 | 14.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Shand | D | 79 | 4 | 21 | 25 | +21 | 64 | 0 | 79 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kea | D | 52 | 6 | 18 | 24 | -1 | 40 | 2 | 52 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Ribble | D | 65 | 5 | 16 | 21 | +20 | 69 | 0 | 69 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Marsh | D | 79 | 0 | 19 | 19 | +21 | 101 | 0 | 79 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | D | 35 | 5 | 11 | 16 | +2 | 24 | 2 | 53 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 |
| John Gould | R | 60 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -3 | 18 | 0 | 66 | 12.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Mulhern | D | 36 | 3 | 12 | 15 | +6 | 20 | 0 | 56 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Boldirev | C | 13 | 6 | 8 | 14 | +1 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 18.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Darcy Rota | L | 13 | 9 | 5 | 14 | +3 | 21 | 0 | 27 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Fox | D | 63 | 0 | 12 | 12 | +26 | 70 | 0 | 38 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Carr | C | 31 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Russell | D | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +1 | 28 | 1 | 19 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Seiling | D | 38 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +8 | 12 | 0 | 28 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | L | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Bouchard | 63 | 61 | 32 | 22 | 0 | 1779 | .889 | 3.32 | 3 |
| Rejean Lemelin | 18 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 465 | .882 | 3.33 | 0 |
| Yves Belanger | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 78 | .731 | 6.96 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13 | vs WSH | T 3–3 | Final |
| Oct 14 | @ WSH | W 6–3 | Final |
| Oct 17 | vs CLR | W 8–2 | Final |
| Oct 20 | vs MTL | W 7–5 | Final |
| Oct 22 | @ PHI | W 5–2 | Final |
| Oct 24 | vs LAK | W 7–2 | Final |
| Oct 27 | vs NYI | W 8–5 | Final |
| Oct 28 | @ PIT | W 4–2 | Final |
| Oct 31 | @ STL | W 5–2 | Final |
| Nov 1 | vs PHI | W 3–0 | Final |
| Nov 3 | vs PIT | W 2–0 | Final |
| Nov 4 | @ MTL | L 2–4 | Final |
| Nov 7 | vs VAN | W 4–2 | Final |
| Nov 10 | vs CHI | W 5–3 | Final |
| Nov 11 | @ NYI | L 2–4 | Final |
| Nov 14 | @ WSH | L 7–8 | Final |
| Nov 15 | vs DET | W 5–3 | Final |
| Nov 17 | vs BOS | L 2–6 | Final |
| Nov 19 | @ NYR | W 3–1 | Final |
| Nov 21 | vs TOR | L 3–4 | Final |
| Nov 24 | vs STL | W 4–1 | Final |
| Nov 26 | @ BOS | L 2–4 | Final |
| Nov 29 | vs NYR | L 3–5 | Final |
| Dec 1 | vs MNS | L 3–4 | Final |
| Dec 2 | @ MNS | L 3–5 | Final |
| Dec 5 | @ VAN | L 0–3 | Final |
| Dec 8 | @ CLR | W 4–3 | Final |
| Dec 9 | @ LAK | L 1–5 | Final |
| Dec 13 | @ DET | T 5–5 | Final |
| Dec 14 | vs CLR | W 5–3 | Final |
| Dec 16 | vs PHI | W 7–2 | Final |
| Dec 19 | @ STL | L 4–7 | Final |
| Dec 21 | @ BUF | L 4–5 | Final |
| Dec 22 | vs TOR | W 3–1 | Final |
| Dec 26 | vs NYR | L 3–5 | Final |
| Dec 28 | vs NYI | L 4–10 | Final |
| Dec 30 | @ NYI | L 2–4 | Final |
| Dec 31 | @ NYR | W 6–5 | Final |
| Jan 3 | @ TOR | W 4–1 | Final |
| Jan 5 | vs PIT | T 3–3 | Final |
| Jan 9 | vs BUF | W 5–3 | Final |
| Jan 12 | vs NYI | L 1–4 | Final |
| Jan 14 | vs NYR | L 4–6 | Final |
| Jan 16 | vs PHI | W 5–0 | Final |
| Jan 19 | vs CHI | W 6–1 | Final |
| Jan 20 | @ DET | W 4–3 | Final |
| Jan 22 | @ BOS | L 1–3 | Final |
| Jan 25 | @ MTL | L 0–6 | Final |
| Jan 26 | vs TOR | W 4–2 | Final |
| Jan 28 | vs DET | W 7–2 | Final |
| Jan 31 | @ BUF | W 5–2 | Final |
| Feb 1 | vs VAN | W 4–1 | Final |
| Feb 3 | vs CHI | L 2–4 | Final |
| Feb 4 | @ PHI | L 4–7 | Final |
| Feb 14 | @ CHI | T 4–4 | Final |
| Feb 17 | @ CLR | W 5–1 | Final |
| Feb 18 | @ STL | W 6–4 | Final |
| Feb 20 | vs WSH | W 5–3 | Final |
| Feb 23 | vs MNS | T 2–2 | Final |
| Feb 24 | @ MNS | W 6–3 | Final |
| Feb 28 | @ TOR | W 6–4 | Final |
| Mar 2 | vs NYI | W 3–2 | Final |
| Mar 3 | @ NYI | L 2–4 | Final |
| Mar 8 | vs BOS | W 7–5 | Final |
| Mar 10 | vs BUF | T 5–5 | Final |
| Mar 11 | @ BUF | L 4–9 | Final |
| Mar 14 | @ NYR | W 6–4 | Final |
| Mar 15 | @ PHI | L 4–5 | Final |
| Mar 18 | @ VAN | L 1–2 | Final |
| Mar 20 | @ LAK | L 3–4 | Final |
| Mar 23 | vs PHI | L 1–4 | Final |
| Mar 25 | vs STL | W 8–2 | Final |
| Mar 27 | vs MTL | L 4–6 | Final |
| Mar 30 | vs LAK | W 5–3 | Final |
| Apr 1 | @ PIT | W 7–2 | Final |
| Apr 3 | @ NYI | L 2–3 | Final |
| Apr 4 | @ NYR | T 3–3 | Final |
| Apr 6 | vs NYR | W 9–2 | Final |
| Apr 8 | @ PHI | L 2–4 | Final |
| Apr 10 | vs TOR | L 1–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 12 | @ TOR | L 4–7 | Final · Playoffs |