1978-79 Cincinnati Stingers Game-by-Game Results

World Hockey Association (WHA)
Team Record: 33-41-6 - 72 points
Finishing 5th in the WHA
Postseason: 1-2
Lost AVCO Cup preliminary round
Preliminary - Lost to New England Whalers 2-1
Coach: Floyd Smith (33-41-6)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1978-79 Cincinnati Stingers Statistics
1978-79 Cincinnati Stingers Roster

The Cincinnati Stingers of the World Hockey Association ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 33 wins and 41 losses and 6 ties for 72 points, finishing fifth in the WHA. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.

The Stingers scored 274 goals and surrendered 284. Peter Marsh netted 43 goals for Cincinnati, while Jamie Hislop, Robbie Ftorek and Reg Thomas each tallied 30 or more, too. Robbie Ftorek contributed 77 assists. Mike Liut earned 23 wins in front of the net for the squad, and Michel Dion recorded a 3.32 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Floyd Smith coached the team. The 1978-79 Cincinnati Stingers lost in the AVCO Cup preliminary round.

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Regular Season Goals For: 287
Regular Season Goals Against: 307

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 13, 1978 Cincinnati Stingers 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3 L 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0
October 15, 1978 Cincinnati Stingers 4 at Winnipeg Jets 3 W 0-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-0
October 17, 1978 Cincinnati Stingers 5 at Quebec Nordiques 5 T 0-0-0 1-1-1 1-1-1 OT
October 20, 1978 Birmingham Bulls 2 at Cincinnati Stingers 5 W 1-0-0 1-1-1 2-1-1
October 21, 1978 Edmonton Oilers 3 at Cincinnati Stingers 4 W 2-0-0 1-1-1 3-1-1
October 24, 1978 New England Whalers 2 at Cincinnati Stingers 1 L 2-1-0 1-1-1 3-2-1
October 25, 1978 Cincinnati Stingers 3 at Quebec Nordiques 4 L 2-1-0 1-2-1 3-3-1
October 28, 1978 Quebec Nordiques 3 at Cincinnati Stingers 4 W 3-1-0 1-2-1 4-3-1
October 29, 1978 Cincinnati Stingers 7 at New England Whalers 4 W 3-1-0 2-2-1 5-3-1
November 1, 1978 Birmingham Bulls 4 at Cincinnati Stingers 3 L 3-2-0 2-2-1 5-4-1 OT
November 5, 1978 New England Whalers 4 at Cincinnati Stingers 5 W 4-2-0 2-2-1 6-4-1
November 8, 1978 Indianapolis Racers 0 at Cincinnati Stingers 4 W 5-2-0 2-2-1 7-4-1
November 10, 1978 Winnipeg Jets 2 at Cincinnati Stingers 3 W 6-2-0 2-2-1 8-4-1
November 11, 1978 Cincinnati Stingers 1 at New England Whalers 2 L 6-2-0 2-3-1 8-5-1
November 12, 1978 Edmonton Oilers 3 at Cincinnati Stingers 5 W 7-2-0 2-3-1 9-5-1
November 15, 1978 New England Whalers 4 at Cincinnati Stingers 4 T 7-2-1 2-3-1 9-5-2 OT
November 17, 1978 Cincinnati Stingers 6 at Winnipeg Jets 10 L 7-2-1 2-4-1 9-6-2
November 19, 1978 Cincinnati Stingers 3 at Edmonton Oilers 6 L 7-2-1 2-5-1 9-7-2
November 22, 1978 Birmingham Bulls 5 at Cincinnati Stingers 6 W 8-2-1 2-5-1 10-7-2 OT
November 23, 1978 Cincinnati Stingers 4 at Birmingham Bulls 3 W 8-2-1 3-5-1 11-7-2
November 24, 1978 Indianapolis Racers 5 at Cincinnati Stingers 8 W 9-2-1 3-5-1 12-7-2
November 25, 1978 Cincinnati Stingers 3 at Indianapolis Racers 6 L 9-2-1 3-6-1 12-8-2
December 1, 1978 Cincinnati Stingers 6 at Winnipeg Jets 5 W 9-2-1 4-6-1 13-8-2
December 2, 1978 Cincinnati Stingers 0 at Quebec Nordiques 2 L 9-2-1 4-7-1 13-9-2
December 3, 1978 Cincinnati Stingers 4 at Indianapolis Racers 2 W 9-2-1 5-7-1 14-9-2
December 5, 1978 New England Whalers 2 at Cincinnati Stingers 2 T 9-2-2 5-7-1 14-9-3 OT
December 7, 1978 Cincinnati Stingers 2 at Birmingham Bulls 4 L 9-2-2 5-8-1 14-10-3
December 9, 1978 Cincinnati Stingers 3 at Quebec Nordiques 4 L 9-2-2 5-9-1 14-11-3
December 10, 1978 Cincinnati Stingers 0 at Birmingham Bulls 1 L 9-2-2 5-10-1 14-12-3
December 12, 1978 Edmonton Oilers 5 at Cincinnati Stingers 2 L 9-3-2 5-10-1 14-13-3
December 16, 1978 Birmingham Bulls 2 at Cincinnati Stingers 2 T 9-3-3 5-10-1 14-13-4 OT
December 17, 1978 Cincinnati Stingers 3 at Winnipeg Jets 6 L 9-3-3 5-11-1 14-14-4
December 20, 1978 Soviet All Stars 5 at Cincinnati Stingers 3 L 9-4-3 5-11-1 14-15-4
December 20, 1978 Edmonton Oilers 5 at Cincinnati Stingers 3 L 9-5-3 5-11-1 14-16-4
December 23, 1978 Quebec Nordiques 2 at Cincinnati Stingers 6 W 10-5-3 5-11-1 15-16-4
December 26, 1978 Cincinnati Stingers 2 at Birmingham Bulls 4 L 10-5-3 5-12-1 15-17-4
December 28, 1978 Birmingham Bulls 6 at Cincinnati Stingers 5 L 10-6-3 5-12-1 15-18-4
December 30, 1978 New England Whalers 1 at Cincinnati Stingers 2 W 11-6-3 5-12-1 16-18-4
January 1, 1979 Cincinnati Stingers 3 at Winnipeg Jets 3 T 11-6-3 5-12-2 16-18-5 OT
January 6, 1979 Cincinnati Stingers 1 at Cincinnati Stingers 4 L 12-6-3 5-13-2 17-19-5
January 6, 1979 Czechoslovakia 4 at Cincinnati Stingers 1 L 12-7-3 5-13-2 17-20-5
January 7, 1979 Cincinnati Stingers 4 at New England Whalers 5 L 12-7-3 5-14-2 17-21-5
January 7, 1979 Cincinnati Stingers 2 at Birmingham Bulls 10 L 12-7-3 5-15-2 17-22-5
January 9, 1979 Quebec Nordiques 4 at Cincinnati Stingers 3 L 12-8-3 5-15-2 17-23-5
January 12, 1979 Quebec Nordiques 2 at Cincinnati Stingers 1 L 12-9-3 5-15-2 17-24-5
January 14, 1979 Birmingham Bulls 2 at Cincinnati Stingers 4 W 13-9-3 5-15-2 18-24-5
January 17, 1979 Birmingham Bulls 5 at Cincinnati Stingers 8 W 14-9-3 5-15-2 19-24-5
January 19, 1979 Cincinnati Stingers 7 at Winnipeg Jets 2 W 14-9-3 6-15-2 20-24-5
January 20, 1979 Cincinnati Stingers 1 at New England Whalers 3 L 14-9-3 6-16-2 20-25-5
January 24, 1979 Winnipeg Jets 5 at Cincinnati Stingers 5 T 14-9-4 6-16-2 20-25-6 OT
January 26, 1979 Cincinnati Stingers 5 at Edmonton Oilers 2 W 14-9-4 7-16-2 21-25-6
January 28, 1979 Cincinnati Stingers 0 at Edmonton Oilers 3 L 14-9-4 7-17-2 21-26-6
February 4, 1979 Cincinnati Stingers 1 at Winnipeg Jets 8 L 14-9-4 7-18-2 21-27-6
February 7, 1979 Cincinnati Stingers 5 at Edmonton Oilers 8 L 14-9-4 7-19-2 21-28-6
February 9, 1979 Winnipeg Jets 0 at Cincinnati Stingers 4 W 15-9-4 7-19-2 22-28-6
February 11, 1979 New England Whalers 2 at Cincinnati Stingers 5 W 16-9-4 7-19-2 23-28-6
February 14, 1979 Winnipeg Jets 5 at Cincinnati Stingers 1 L 16-10-4 7-19-2 23-29-6
February 17, 1979 Winnipeg Jets 4 at Cincinnati Stingers 6 W 17-10-4 7-19-2 24-29-6
February 18, 1979 Quebec Nordiques 4 at Cincinnati Stingers 2 L 17-11-4 7-19-2 24-30-6
February 20, 1979 Winnipeg Jets 2 at Cincinnati Stingers 5 W 18-11-4 7-19-2 25-30-6
February 23, 1979 Cincinnati Stingers 1 at Edmonton Oilers 3 L 18-11-4 7-20-2 25-31-6
February 25, 1979 Cincinnati Stingers 1 at Quebec Nordiques 1 T 18-11-4 7-20-3 25-31-7 OT
March 2, 1979 Cincinnati Stingers 2 at Edmonton Oilers 5 L 18-11-4 7-21-3 25-32-7
March 3, 1979 Edmonton Oilers 6 at Cincinnati Stingers 4 L 18-12-4 7-21-3 25-33-7
March 4, 1979 Cincinnati Stingers 4 at New England Whalers 3 W 18-12-4 8-21-3 26-33-7 OT
March 7, 1979 Winnipeg Jets 5 at Cincinnati Stingers 3 L 18-13-4 8-21-3 26-34-7
March 10, 1979 Quebec Nordiques 2 at Cincinnati Stingers 5 W 19-13-4 8-21-3 27-34-7
March 11, 1979 New England Whalers 2 at Cincinnati Stingers 1 L 19-14-4 8-21-3 27-35-7
March 13, 1979 Edmonton Oilers 1 at Cincinnati Stingers 5 W 20-14-4 8-21-3 28-35-7
March 16, 1979 Cincinnati Stingers 3 at Winnipeg Jets 5 L 20-14-4 8-22-3 28-36-7
March 18, 1979 Cincinnati Stingers 4 at New England Whalers 1 W 20-14-4 9-22-3 29-36-7
March 20, 1979 Birmingham Bulls 2 at Cincinnati Stingers 5 W 21-14-4 9-22-3 30-36-7
March 23, 1979 Cincinnati Stingers 1 at Birmingham Bulls 2 L 21-14-4 9-23-3 30-37-7
March 24, 1979 Quebec Nordiques 5 at Cincinnati Stingers 2 L 21-15-4 9-23-3 30-38-7
March 25, 1979 Edmonton Oilers 6 at Cincinnati Stingers 5 L 21-16-4 9-23-3 30-39-7
March 28, 1979 Cincinnati Stingers 3 at Winnipeg Jets 6 L 21-16-4 9-24-3 30-40-7
March 30, 1979 Cincinnati Stingers 3 at Birmingham Bulls 2 W 21-16-4 10-24-3 31-40-7
March 31, 1979 Cincinnati Stingers 3 at Birmingham Bulls 6 L 21-16-4 10-25-3 31-41-7
April 3, 1979 Edmonton Oilers 5 at Cincinnati Stingers 1 L 21-17-4 10-25-3 31-42-7
April 7, 1979 Quebec Nordiques 2 at Cincinnati Stingers 6 W 22-17-4 10-25-3 32-42-7
April 11, 1979 Cincinnati Stingers 6 at Quebec Nordiques 2 W 22-17-4 11-25-3 33-42-7
April 12, 1979 Cincinnati Stingers 0 at New England Whalers 4 L 22-17-4 11-26-3 33-43-7
April 14, 1979 Cincinnati Stingers 4 at New England Whalers 0 W 22-17-4 12-26-3 34-43-7
April 15, 1979 Cincinnati Stingers 2 at Quebec Nordiques 4 L 22-17-4 12-27-3 34-44-7
April 21, 1979 Cincinnati Stingers 3 at New England Whalers 5 L 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0
April 22, 1979 New England Whalers 3 at Cincinnati Stingers 6 W 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0
April 24, 1979 Cincinnati Stingers 1 at New England Whalers 2 L 1-0-0 0-2-0 1-2-0


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