1978-79 Winnipeg Jets Game-by-Game Results

World Hockey Association (WHA)
Team Record: 39-35-6 - 84 points
Finishing 3rd in the WHA
Postseason: 8-2
Won AVCO Cup
Semi-Finals - Defeated Quebec Nordiques 4-0
Avco Cup Finals - Defeated Edmonton Oilers 4-2
Coach: Larry Hillman (28-27-6)
Coach: Tom McVie (11-8)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1978-79 Winnipeg Jets Statistics
1978-79 Winnipeg Jets Roster

The Winnipeg Jets of the World Hockey Association ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 39 wins and 35 losses and 6 ties for 84 points, finishing third in the WHA. The team compiled a postseason mark of 8-2.

The Jets netted 307 goals and yielded 306. Morris Lukowich scored 65 goals for Winnipeg, while Peter Sullivan and Kent Nilsson tallied 30 or more, too. Kent Nilsson contributed 68 assists. Markus Mattsson earned 25 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.63 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Larry Hillman and Tom McVie coached the team. The 1978-79 Winnipeg Jets won the AVCO Cup.

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Regular Season Goals For: 313
Regular Season Goals Against: 317

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