Detroit Red Wings 1978-1979 Schedule & Results

The Detroit Red Wings finished 23-41-16 with 62 points in the 1978-1979 season, 5th in the Norris Division. Start times are Eastern Time.

Regular Season

Detroit Red Wings 1978-1979 Regular Season games

Date	Opponent	Result	Record
Wed, Oct 11	vs St. Louis Blues	L 4–5, vs St. Louis Blues, game page	0-1-0
Sat, Oct 14	vs Philadelphia Flyers	L 1–3, vs Philadelphia Flyers, game page	0-2-0
Sun, Oct 15	at Buffalo Sabres	W 3–2, at Buffalo Sabres, game page	1-2-0
Wed, Oct 18	at New York Rangers	T 3–3, at New York Rangers, game page	1-2-1
Thu, Oct 19	vs New York Rangers	T 2–2, vs New York Rangers, game page	1-2-2
Sat, Oct 21	vs Minnesota North Stars	T 4–4, vs Minnesota North Stars, game page	1-2-3
Wed, Oct 25	vs Colorado Rockies	W 5–4, vs Colorado Rockies, game page	2-2-3
Fri, Oct 27	at Colorado Rockies	W 5–2, at Colorado Rockies, game page	3-2-3
Sat, Oct 28	vs Chicago Blackhawks	W 7–2, vs Chicago Blackhawks, game page	4-2-3
Wed, Nov 1	vs Montreal Canadiens	L 1–4, vs Montreal Canadiens, game page	4-3-3
Sat, Nov 4	at Pittsburgh Penguins	L 3–7, at Pittsburgh Penguins, game page	4-4-3
Sun, Nov 5	at Washington Capitals	T 3–3, at Washington Capitals, game page	4-4-4
Wed, Nov 8	vs Vancouver Canucks	L 4–6, vs Vancouver Canucks, game page	4-5-4
Thu, Nov 9	at Montreal Canadiens	L 3–8, at Montreal Canadiens, game page	4-6-4
Sat, Nov 11	vs Boston Bruins	W 7–1, vs Boston Bruins, game page	5-6-4
Wed, Nov 15	at Atlanta Flames	L 3–5, at Atlanta Flames, game page	5-7-4
Sat, Nov 18	vs Buffalo Sabres	L 1–3, vs Buffalo Sabres, game page	5-8-4
Sun, Nov 19	at Philadelphia Flyers	L 3–4, at Philadelphia Flyers, game page	5-9-4
Wed, Nov 22	at Los Angeles Kings	T 3–3, at Los Angeles Kings, game page	5-9-5
Sat, Nov 25	at St. Louis Blues	L 0–4, at St. Louis Blues, game page	5-10-5
Sun, Nov 26	vs Los Angeles Kings	W 4–2, vs Los Angeles Kings, game page	6-10-5
Wed, Nov 29	at Colorado Rockies	T 2–2, at Colorado Rockies, game page	6-10-6
Fri, Dec 1	at Vancouver Canucks	L 1–2, at Vancouver Canucks, game page	6-11-6
Sat, Dec 2	at Los Angeles Kings	L 2–5, at Los Angeles Kings, game page	6-12-6
Wed, Dec 6	vs Montreal Canadiens	T 2–2, vs Montreal Canadiens, game page	6-12-7
Thu, Dec 7	at Boston Bruins	L 5–6, at Boston Bruins, game page	6-13-7
Sat, Dec 9	vs New York Rangers	W 5–4, vs New York Rangers, game page	7-13-7
Sun, Dec 10	at Chicago Blackhawks	T 3–3, at Chicago Blackhawks, game page	7-13-8
Wed, Dec 13	vs Atlanta Flames	T 5–5, vs Atlanta Flames, game page	7-13-9
Thu, Dec 14	at New York Islanders	L 1–4, at New York Islanders, game page	7-14-9
Sat, Dec 16	at Toronto Maple Leafs	L 2–4, at Toronto Maple Leafs, game page	7-15-9
Sun, Dec 17	vs New York Islanders	L 0–3, vs New York Islanders, game page	7-16-9
Wed, Dec 20	vs Vancouver Canucks	W 7–2, vs Vancouver Canucks, game page	8-16-9
Fri, Dec 22	at New York Rangers	L 2–4, at New York Rangers, game page	8-17-9
Sat, Dec 23	vs Washington Capitals	T 2–2, vs Washington Capitals, game page	8-17-10
Tue, Dec 26	vs Philadelphia Flyers	T 2–2, vs Philadelphia Flyers, game page	8-17-11
Wed, Dec 27	vs Montreal Canadiens	L 2–5, vs Montreal Canadiens, game page	8-18-11
Sat, Dec 30	at Pittsburgh Penguins	L 1–3, at Pittsburgh Penguins, game page	8-19-11
Sun, Dec 31	vs Pittsburgh Penguins	L 4–5, vs Pittsburgh Penguins, game page	8-20-11
Sat, Jan 6	vs Washington Capitals	L 1–4, vs Washington Capitals, game page	8-21-11
Sun, Jan 7	at Buffalo Sabres	L 3–4, at Buffalo Sabres, game page	8-22-11
Wed, Jan 10	vs New York Islanders	T 5–5, vs New York Islanders, game page	8-22-12
Thu, Jan 11	at Philadelphia Flyers	T 3–3, at Philadelphia Flyers, game page	8-22-13
Sat, Jan 13	vs Los Angeles Kings	L 3–7, vs Los Angeles Kings, game page	8-23-13
Wed, Jan 17	vs Pittsburgh Penguins	W 4–1, vs Pittsburgh Penguins, game page	9-23-13
Fri, Jan 19	at Washington Capitals	L 1–5, at Washington Capitals, game page	9-24-13
Sat, Jan 20	vs Atlanta Flames	L 3–4, vs Atlanta Flames, game page	9-25-13
Thu, Jan 25	at Los Angeles Kings	T 6–6, at Los Angeles Kings, game page	9-25-14
Sat, Jan 27	vs Buffalo Sabres	L 3–6, vs Buffalo Sabres, game page	9-26-14
Sun, Jan 28	at Atlanta Flames	L 2–7, at Atlanta Flames, game page	9-27-14
Tue, Jan 30	vs Washington Capitals	W 7–4, vs Washington Capitals, game page	10-27-14
Thu, Feb 1	at Minnesota North Stars	L 1–6, at Minnesota North Stars, game page	10-28-14
Sat, Feb 3	at Pittsburgh Penguins	L 2–4, at Pittsburgh Penguins, game page	10-29-14
Sun, Feb 4	vs Pittsburgh Penguins	W 8–3, vs Pittsburgh Penguins, game page	11-29-14
Wed, Feb 14	vs Los Angeles Kings	L 2–3, vs Los Angeles Kings, game page	11-30-14
Sun, Feb 18	vs Pittsburgh Penguins	W 6–2, vs Pittsburgh Penguins, game page	12-30-14
Mon, Feb 19	vs Toronto Maple Leafs	L 2–6, vs Toronto Maple Leafs, game page	12-31-14
Wed, Feb 21	at Washington Capitals	W 4–3, at Washington Capitals, game page	13-31-14
Sat, Feb 24	at New York Islanders	L 1–3, at New York Islanders, game page	13-32-14
Sun, Feb 25	vs Colorado Rockies	W 8–1, vs Colorado Rockies, game page	14-32-14
Wed, Feb 28	vs St. Louis Blues	L 5–6, vs St. Louis Blues, game page	14-33-14
Sat, Mar 3	at Montreal Canadiens	W 5–3, at Montreal Canadiens, game page	15-33-14
Sun, Mar 4	vs Boston Bruins	L 4–6, vs Boston Bruins, game page	15-34-14
Wed, Mar 7	at Minnesota North Stars	L 1–5, at Minnesota North Stars, game page	15-35-14
Sun, Mar 11	vs Washington Capitals	T 3–3, vs Washington Capitals, game page	15-35-15
Mon, Mar 12	at Montreal Canadiens	T 3–3, at Montreal Canadiens, game page	15-35-16
Wed, Mar 14	at Washington Capitals	W 4–1, at Washington Capitals, game page	16-35-16
Sat, Mar 17	at St. Louis Blues	W 3–1, at St. Louis Blues, game page	17-35-16
Sun, Mar 18	at Chicago Blackhawks	W 4–2, at Chicago Blackhawks, game page	18-35-16
Tue, Mar 20	vs Chicago Blackhawks	W 5–3, vs Chicago Blackhawks, game page	19-35-16
Wed, Mar 21	at Toronto Maple Leafs	W 4–2, at Toronto Maple Leafs, game page	20-35-16
Sat, Mar 24	at Boston Bruins	L 2–5, at Boston Bruins, game page	20-36-16
Sun, Mar 25	vs Toronto Maple Leafs	W 2–1, vs Toronto Maple Leafs, game page	21-36-16
Tue, Mar 27	at Vancouver Canucks	L 2–5, at Vancouver Canucks, game page	21-37-16
Wed, Mar 28	at Los Angeles Kings	L 1–8, at Los Angeles Kings, game page	21-38-16
Sat, Mar 31	vs Los Angeles Kings	L 4–5, vs Los Angeles Kings, game page	21-39-16
Sun, Apr 1	vs Minnesota North Stars	W 3–1, vs Minnesota North Stars, game page	22-39-16
Wed, Apr 4	at Montreal Canadiens	L 1–4, at Montreal Canadiens, game page	22-40-16
Sat, Apr 7	at Pittsburgh Penguins	L 3–4, at Pittsburgh Penguins, game page	22-41-16
Sun, Apr 8	vs Montreal Canadiens	W 1–0, vs Montreal Canadiens, game page	23-41-16