1979–80 Philadelphia Flyers season

NHL hockey team season

1979–80 Philadelphia Flyers
Campbell Conference champions
Patrick Division champions
Division	1st Patrick
Conference	1st Campbell
1979–80 record	48–12–20
Home record	27–5–8
Road record	21–7–12
Goals for	327 (2nd)
Goals against	254 (7th)
Team information
General manager	Keith Allen
Coach	Pat Quinn
Captain	Mel Bridgman
Alternate captains	None
Arena	Spectrum
Average attendance	17,077
Minor league affiliate(s)	Maine Mariners Toledo Goaldiggers Hampton Aces
Team leaders
Goals	Reggie Leach (50)
Assists	Bobby Clarke (57) Ken Linseman (57)
Points	Ken Linseman (79)
Penalty minutes	Paul Holmgren (267)
Plus/minus	Jimmy Watson (+53)
Wins	Pete Peeters (29)
Goals against average	Rick St. Croix (2.00)
← 1978–79 1980–81 →

The 1979–80 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' 13th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). This team owns the longest unbeaten streak in major North American sports history in 35 consecutive games without a loss, from October 14 to January 6. The Flyers reached the Stanley Cup Finals but lost in six games to the New York Islanders.

Off-season

On August 10, 1979, Bobby Clarke was named a player-assistant coach. In order to become an assistant coach, Clarke was required to give up the captaincy due to NHL rules. Mel Bridgman was named Clarke's replacement as team captain on October 11.

Regular season

The Flyers went undefeated for a North American professional sports record 35 straight games (25–0–10), a record that still stands to this day. In doing so, the Flyers wrapped up the Patrick Division title with 14 games to spare and the #1 overall seed in the playoffs.

Season standings

Patrick Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Philadelphia Flyers	80	48	12	20	327	254	116
New York Islanders	80	39	28	13	281	247	91
New York Rangers	80	38	32	10	308	284	86
Atlanta Flames	80	35	32	13	282	269	83
Washington Capitals	80	27	40	13	261	293	67

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

League standings
R		Div	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Philadelphia Flyers	PTK	80	48	12	20	327	254	116
2	y – Buffalo Sabres	ADM	80	47	17	16	318	201	110
3	x – Montreal Canadiens	NRS	80	47	20	13	328	240	107
4	Boston Bruins	ADM	80	46	21	13	310	234	105
5	New York Islanders	PTK	80	39	28	13	281	247	91
6	Minnesota North Stars	ADM	80	36	28	16	311	253	88
7	x – Chicago Black Hawks	SMY	80	34	27	19	241	250	87
8	New York Rangers	PTK	80	38	32	10	308	284	86
9	Atlanta Flames	PTK	80	35	32	13	282	269	83
10	St. Louis Blues	SMY	80	34	34	12	266	278	80
11	Toronto Maple Leafs	ADM	80	35	40	5	304	327	75
12	Los Angeles Kings	NRS	80	30	36	14	290	313	74
13	Pittsburgh Penguins	NRS	80	30	37	13	251	303	73
14	Hartford Whalers	NRS	80	27	34	19	303	312	73
15	Vancouver Canucks	SMY	80	27	37	16	256	281	70
16	Edmonton Oilers	SMY	80	28	39	13	301	322	69

17	Washington Capitals	PTK	80	27	40	13	261	293	67
18	Detroit Red Wings	NRS	80	26	43	11	268	306	63
19	Quebec Nordiques	ADM	80	25	44	11	248	313	61
20	Winnipeg Jets	SMY	80	20	49	11	214	314	51
21	Colorado Rockies	SMY	80	19	48	13	234	308	51

Divisions: ADM – Adams, NRS – Norris, PTK – Patrick, SMY – Smythe

bold – The top 16 teams in the league qualified for the playoffs, regardless of division or conference.
x – Won division; y – Won Conference (and division); p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and conference and division)

Record vs. opponents

Patrick Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Patrick Division

1979–80 NHL records
Team	ATL	NYI	NYR	PHI	WSH	Total
Atlanta	—	1–3	3–0–1	2–2	3–0–1	9−5−2
N.Y. Islanders	3–1	—	2–2	2–2	2–2	9−7−0
N.Y. Rangers	0–3–1	2–2	—	1–2–1	2–2	5−9−2
Philadelphia	2–2	2–2	2–1–1	—	2–0–2	8−5−3
Washington	0–3–1	2–2	2–2	0–2–2	—	4−9−3

Vs. Smythe Division

1979–80 NHL records
Team	CHI	COL	EDM	STL	VAN	WIN	Total
Atlanta	0−2−2	4−0	2−1−1	3−1	2−2	4−0	15−6−3
N.Y. Islanders	2−1−1	3−1	1−2−1	3−1	1−2−1	2−0−2	12−7−5
N.Y. Rangers	1−2−1	1−1−2	3−1	4−0	4−0	2−2	15−6−3
Philadelphia	2–0–2	2–1–1	3–0−1	2−0−2	3−1	4−0	16−2−6
Washington	2−2	1−1−2	1−3	2−2	3−1	3−0−1	12−9−3

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Adams Division

1979–80 NHL records
Team	BOS	BUF	MIN	QUE	TOR	Total
Atlanta	0–4	0–3–1	1–1–2	3–0–1	1–3	5–11–4
N.Y. Islanders	1–3	1–2–1	0–2–2	4–0	3–1	9–8–3
N.Y. Rangers	2–2	1–2–1	1–2–1	2–1–1	2–2	8–9–3
Philadelphia	1–1–2	3–0–1	3–1	3–0–1	1–1–2	11–3–6
Washington	1–2–1	0–4	0–3–1	1–1–2	1–3	3–13–4

Vs. Norris Division

1979–80 NHL records
Team	DET	HFD	LAK	MTL	PIT	Total
Atlanta	2–1–1	1–3	2–1–1	0–3–1	1–2–1	6–10–4
N.Y. Islanders	1–3	3–1	2–1–1	3–0–1	0–1–3	9–6–5
N.Y. Rangers	3–1	2–1–1	3–1	0–3–1	2–2	10–8–2
Philadelphia	3–0–1	2–0–2	4–0	1–2–1	3–0–1	13–2–5
Washington	1–2–1	2–1–1	3–1	1–2–1	1–3	8–9–3

Playoffs

The Flyers' regular-season success continued into the playoffs, as the Flyers swept a young Wayne Gretzky and his Edmonton Oilers in the first round, then went on to get revenge against Fred Shero and his Rangers by beating them in five before disposing of Minnesota in five to lock up a berth in the Stanley Cup Finals. Facing the Islanders for the Cup, the Flyers would ultimately lose in six games on Bob Nystrom's overtime Cup-winning goal. The result of the series was marred by controversy, as the Islanders were arguably offside on the play that resulted in their second goal in Game 6, but no call was made. Linesman Leon Stickle admitted after the game that he had blown the call.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1979–80 regular season

October: 6–1–1 (home: 5–0–1; road: 1–1–0)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points	Recap
1	October 11	NY Islanders	2–5	Philadelphia	Myre	17,077	1–0–0	2	Recap
2	October 13	Philadelphia	2–9	Atlanta	Myre	13,358	1–1–0	2	Recap
3	October 14	Toronto	3–4	Philadelphia	Peeters	17,077	2–1–0	4	Recap
4	October 18	Atlanta	2–6	Philadelphia	Peeters	17,077	3–1–0	6	Recap
5	October 20	Philadelphia	7–3	Detroit	Myre	15,417	4–1–0	8	Recap
6	October 21	Montreal	6–6	Philadelphia	Myre	17,077	4–1–1	9	Recap
7	October 25	NY Rangers	2–5	Philadelphia	Peeters	17,077	5–1–1	11	Recap
8	October 28	Detroit	4–5	Philadelphia	Myre	17,077	6–1–1	13	Recap

November: 11–0–2 (home: 6–0–0; road: 5–0–2)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points	Recap
9	November 1	St. Louis	1–3	Philadelphia	Peeters	17,077	7–1–1	15	Recap
10	November 3	Philadelphia	5–3	Montreal	Myre	17,012	8–1–1	17	Recap
11	November 4	Buffalo	1–3	Philadelphia	Peeters	17,077	9–1–1	19	Recap
12	November 7	Philadelphia	4–3	Quebec	Myre	11,899	10–1–1	21	Recap
13	November 10	Philadelphia	5–2	NY Islanders	Peeters	14,995	11–1–1	23	Recap
14	November 11	Vancouver	4–5	Philadelphia	Myre	17,077	12–1–1	25	Recap
15	November 15	Edmonton	3–5	Philadelphia	Myre	17,077	13–1–1	27	Recap
16	November 17	Philadelphia	3–3	St. Louis	Peeters	12,723	13–1–2	28	Recap
17	November 21	Philadelphia	6–4	Los Angeles	Peeters	10,030	14–1–2	30	Recap
18	November 23	Philadelphia	5–2	Vancouver	Myre	16,413	15–1–2	32	Recap
19	November 24	Philadelphia	2–2	Edmonton	Peeters	15,423	15–1–3	33	Recap
20	November 27	Hartford	2–6	Philadelphia	Myre	17,077	16–1–3	35	Recap
21	November 29	Minnesota	4–6	Philadelphia	Peeters	17,077	17–1–3	37	Recap

December: 7–0–7 (home: 4–0–4; road: 3–0–3)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points	Recap
22	December 1	Philadelphia	4–4	Toronto	Myre	16,485	17–1–4	38	Recap
23	December 2	Detroit	4–4	Philadelphia	Peeters	17,077	17–1–5	39	Recap
24	December 4	Boston	2–2	Philadelphia	Myre	17,077	17–1–6	40	Recap
25	December 6	Los Angeles	4–9	Philadelphia	Peeters	17,077	18–1–6	42	Recap
26	December 9	Chicago	4–4	Philadelphia	Myre	17,077	18–1–7	43	Recap
27	December 13	Quebec	4–6	Philadelphia	Peeters	17,077	19–1–7	45	Recap
28	December 15	Buffalo	2–3	Philadelphia	Peeters	17,077	20–1–7	47	Recap
29	December 16	Philadelphia	1–1	NY Rangers	Myre	17,404	20–1–8	48	Recap
30	December 20	Pittsburgh	1–1	Philadelphia	Peeters	17,077	20–1–9	49	Recap
31	December 22	Philadelphia	5–2	Boston	Myre	14,673	21–1–9	51	Recap
32	December 23	Hartford	2–4	Philadelphia	Peeters	17,077	22–1–9	53	Recap
33	December 26	Philadelphia	4–4	Hartford	Myre	7,627	22–1–10	54	Recap
34	December 28	Philadelphia	5–3	Winnipeg	Peeters	16,038	23–1–10	56	Recap
35	December 29	Philadelphia	3–2	Colorado	Myre	16,452	24–1–10	58	Recap

January: 10–2–2 (home: 4–0–1; road: 6–2–1)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points	Recap
36	January 4	Philadelphia	5–3	NY Rangers	Myre	17,398	25–1–10	60	Recap
37	January 6	Philadelphia	4–2	Buffalo	Peeters	16,433	26–1–10	62	Recap
38	January 7	Philadelphia	1–7	Minnesota	Myre	15,962	26–2–10	62	Recap
39	January 10	Winnipeg	4–5	Philadelphia	Peeters	17,077	27–2–10	64	Recap
40	January 12	Philadelphia	3–4	Montreal	Myre	18,091	27–3–10	64	Recap
41	January 13	St. Louis	1–1	Philadelphia	Peeters	17,077	27–3–11	65	Recap
42	January 15	Washington	4–7	Philadelphia	Myre	17,077	28–3–11	67	Recap
43	January 17	Chicago	1–5	Philadelphia	Peeters	17,077	29–3–11	69	Recap
44	January 19	Philadelphia	4–4	Washington	Myre	18,130	29–3–12	70	Recap
45	January 22	Philadelphia	3–1	St. Louis	Peeters	17,453	30–3–12	72	Recap
46	January 23	Philadelphia	4–1	Chicago	Myre	17,160	31–3–12	74	Recap
47	January 25	Philadelphia	5–4	Winnipeg	Peeters	15,122	32–3–12	76	Recap
48	January 27	Philadelphia	5–3	Edmonton	Peeters	15,423	33–3–12	78	Recap
49	January 31	Minnesota	2–4	Philadelphia	St. Croix	17,077	34–3–12	80	Recap

February: 7–2–2 (home: 3–1–1; road: 4–1–1)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points	Recap
50	February 2	Philadelphia	4–0	Pittsburgh	Peeters	16,033	35–3–12	82	Recap
51	February 3	Boston	3–3	Philadelphia	Myre	17,077	35–3–13	83	Recap
52	February 7	Vancouver	4–1	Philadelphia	Myre	17,077	35–4–13	83	Recap
53	February 9	Philadelphia	6–5	Detroit	Peeters	19,353	36–4–13	85	Recap
54	February 10	Los Angeles	2–5	Philadelphia	Myre	17,077	37–4–13	87	Recap
55	February 14	Winnipeg	1–5	Philadelphia	Peeters	17,077	38–4–13	89	Recap
56	February 17	Pittsburgh	5–6	Philadelphia	Myre	17,077	39–4–13	91	Recap
57	February 19	Philadelphia	6–8	Colorado	Peeters	11,563	39–5–13	91	Recap
58	February 22	Philadelphia	7–3	Vancouver	Myre	16,341	40–5–13	93	Recap
59	February 23	Philadelphia	5–1	Los Angeles	Peeters	16,005	41–5–13	95	Recap
60	February 27	Philadelphia	1–1	Buffalo	Myre	16,433	41–5–14	96	Recap

March: 6–6–5 (home: 4–3–1; road: 2–3–4)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points	Recap
61	March 1	Philadelphia	3–3	Toronto	Myre	16,485	41–5–15	97	Recap
62	March 2	Montreal	5–1	Philadelphia	Peeters	17,077	41–6–15	97	Recap
63	March 4	Colorado	1–4	Philadelphia	Peeters	17,007	42–6–15	99	Recap
64	March 6	NY Islanders	5–2	Philadelphia	Myre	17,077	42–7–15	99	Recap
65	March 8	Philadelphia	6–2	Minnesota	Peeters	15,701	43–7–15	101	Recap
66	March 9	Edmonton	3–5	Philadelphia	Myre	17,077	44–7–15	103	Recap
67	March 11	Philadelphia	4–3	Pittsburgh	Peeters	9,972	45–7–15	105	Recap
68	March 12	Philadelphia	6–6	Chicago	Myre	17,306	45–7–16	106	Recap
69	March 15	Philadelphia	3–4	Atlanta	Peeters	15,156	45–8–16	106	Recap
70	March 16	Colorado	4–4	Philadelphia	Myre	17,077	45–8–17	107	Recap
71	March 20	Toronto	3–0	Philadelphia	Peeters	17,077	45–9–17	107	Recap
72	March 21	Philadelphia	5–5	Hartford	Myre	14,460	45–9–18	108	Recap
73	March 23	Philadelphia	2–7	Boston	Peeters	14,673	45–10–18	108	Recap
74	March 25	Philadelphia	2–5	NY Islanders	Myre	14,995	45–11–18	108	Recap
75	March 27	Quebec	2–5	Philadelphia	Peeters	17,077	46–11–18	110	Recap
76	March 29	Philadelphia	3–3	Washington	Myre	18,130	46–11–19	111	Recap
77	March 30	Atlanta	2–4	Philadelphia	Peeters	17,077	47–11–19	113	Recap

April: 1–1–1 (home: 1–1–0; road: 0–0–1)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points	Recap
78	April 1	Philadelphia	3–3	Quebec	Myre	10,706	47–11–20	114	Recap
79	April 3	Washington	2–4	Philadelphia	Peeters	17,077	48–11–20	116	Recap
80	April 6	NY Rangers	8–3	Philadelphia	Myre	17,077	48–12–20	116	Recap

Legend:

Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

1980 Stanley Cup playoffs

Preliminary Round vs. Edmonton Oilers - Flyers win 3–0

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 8	Edmonton	3–4	Philadelphia	OT	Peeters	17,077	Flyers lead 1–0	Recap
2	April 9	Edmonton	1–5	Philadelphia		Peeters	17,077	Flyers lead 2–0	Recap
3	April 11	Philadelphia	3–2	Edmonton	OT	Myre	15,423	Flyers win 3–0	Recap

Quarterfinals vs. New York Rangers – Flyers win 4–1

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 16	NY Rangers	1–2	Philadelphia	Peeters	17,077	Flyers lead 1–0	Recap
2	April 17	NY Rangers	1–4	Philadelphia	Peeters	17,077	Flyers lead 2–0	Recap
3	April 19	Philadelphia	3–0	NY Rangers	Peeters	17,374	Flyers lead 3–0	Recap
4	April 20	Philadelphia	2–4	NY Rangers	Peeters	17,368	Flyers lead 3–1	Recap
5	April 22	NY Rangers	1–3	Philadelphia	Peeters	17,077	Flyers win 4–1	Recap

Semifinals vs. Minnesota North Stars – Flyers win 4–1

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 29	Minnesota	6–5	Philadelphia	Peeters	17,077	North Stars lead 1–0	Recap
2	May 1	Minnesota	0–7	Philadelphia	Myre	17,077	Series tied 1–1	Recap
3	May 4	Philadelphia	5–3	Minnesota	Myre	15,706	Flyers lead 2–1	Recap
4	May 6	Philadelphia	3–2	Minnesota	Myre	15,650	Flyers lead 3–1	Recap
5	May 8	Minnesota	3–7	Philadelphia	Myre	17,077	Flyers win 4–1	Recap

Stanley Cup Finals vs. New York Islanders – Islanders win 4–2

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	May 13	NY Islanders	4–3	Philadelphia	OT	Peeters	17,077	Islanders lead 1–0	Recap
2	May 15	NY Islanders	3–8	Philadelphia		Peeters	17,077	Series tied 1–1	Recap
3	May 17	Philadelphia	2–6	NY Islanders		Myre	14,995	Islanders lead 2–1	Recap
4	May 19	Philadelphia	2–5	NY Islanders		Peeters	14,995	Islanders lead 3–1	Recap
5	May 22	NY Islanders	3–6	Philadelphia		Peeters	17,077	Islanders lead 3–2	Recap
6	May 24	Philadelphia	4–5	NY Islanders	OT	Peeters	14,995	Islanders win 4–2	Recap

Legend:

Win Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
† = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.

No.	Player	Pos	Regular season						Playoffs
No.	Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
14	Ken Linseman	C	80	22	57	79	26	107	17	4	18	22	13	40
27	Reggie Leach	RW	76	50	26	76	40	28	19	9	7	16	8	6
26	Brian Propp	LW	80	34	41	75	45	54	19	5	10	15	12	29
7	Bill Barber	LW	79	40	32	72	39	17	19	12	9	21	10	23
16	Bobby Clarke	C	76	12	57	69	42	65	19	8	12	20	10	16
19	Rick MacLeish	LW	78	31	35	66	23	28	19	9	6	15	1	2
17	Paul Holmgren	RW	74	30	35	65	35	267	18	10	10	20	15	47
10	Mel Bridgman	C	74	16	31	47	13	136	19	2	9	11	8	70
2	Bob Dailey	D	61	13	26	39	30	71	19	4	13	17	9	22
9	Bob Kelly	LW	75	15	20	35	19	122	19	1	1	2	−1	38
3	Behn Wilson	D	61	9	25	34	21	212	19	4	9	13	6	66
11	Dennis Ververgaert	RW	58	14	17	31	9	24	2	0	0	0	−3	0
15	Al Hill	LW	61	16	10	26	14	53	19	3	5	8	3	19
25	Norm Barnes	D	59	4	21	25	23	59	10	0	0	0	−2	8
20	Jimmy Watson	D	71	5	18	23	53	51	15	0	4	4	16	20
22	Tom Gorence	RW	51	8	13	21	7	15	15	3	3	6	6	18
28	Mike Busniuk	D	71	2	18	20	39	93	19	2	4	6	17	23
12	John Paddock	LW	32	3	7	10	−4	36	3	2	0	2	0	0
6	Andre Dupont	D	58	1	7	8	37	107	19	0	4	4	21	50
5	Frank Bathe	D	47	0	7	7	7	111	1	0	0	0	−1	0
29	Jack McIlhargey†	D	26	0	4	4	7	95	9	0	0	0	1	25
23	Dave Gardner†	C	2	1	1	2	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
21	Gary Morrison	RW	3	0	2	2	0	0	5	0	1	1	2	2
21	Don Gillen	RW	1	1	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
34	Dennis Patterson	D	3	0	1	1	−1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
8	Blake Wesley	D	2	0	1	1	−3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
31	Phil Myre	G	41	0	0	0		37	6	0	0	0		0
33	Pete Peeters	G	40	0	0	0		28	13	0	0	0		2
30	Rick St. Croix	G	1	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—

Goaltending

No.	Player	Regular season											Playoffs
No.	Player	GP	GS	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	GS	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
33	Pete Peeters	40	39	29	5	5	1061	108	2.73	.898	1	2,370	13	13	8	5	377	37	2.79	.902	1	797
31	Phil Myre	41	40	18	7	15	1127	141	3.58	.875	0	2,363	6	6	5	1	201	16	2.50	.920	1	384
30	Rick St. Croix	1	1	1	0	0	25	2	2.00	.920	0	60	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient
League (annual)	Jack Adams Award	Pat Quinn
	Lester Patrick Trophy	Bobby Clarke
	Lester Patrick Trophy	Ed Snider
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Bill Barber
		Norm Barnes
		Reggie Leach
		Rick MacLeish
		Pete Peeters
		Brian Propp
		Jimmy Watson
Team	Barry Ashbee Trophy	Norm Barnes
Team	Class Guy Award	Andre Dupont

Records

The 1979–80 Philadelphia Flyers set the NHL record and North American pro sports record undefeated streak of 35 games, 25 wins and 10 ties, from October 14 to January 6. Likewise, they set team records for longest home undefeated streak at 26 games (October 11 to February 3) and longest road undefeated streak at 16 games (October 20 to January 6). Among other team records set during the regular season was the most powerplay goals allowed in a single game (6 on February 19) and the most penalties in a single game (38 on February 22). Their twelve losses and seven road losses on the season are the fewest in franchise history.

The Flyers set a number of franchise records during their semifinal playoff series with the Minnesota North Stars. On May 1, Bob Dailey tied a team record for most assists during a playoff game (4) and set the team record for points by a defenseman during a playoff game (5). Team records were also tied for most powerplay goals in a single game (4) and single period (3) during the same game. Bill Barber's three shorthanded goals during the series is tied for an NHL record, as is the same total for most shorthanded goals in a playoff year.

Another series mark which tied the NHL record was the 15 powerplay goals allowed against the New York Islanders during the 1980 Stanley Cup Finals. Barber’s four game-winning goals is also tied for a team playoff year record and defenseman Andre Dupont’s +21 plus-minus rating is the team record. The Flyers nine home wins during the playoffs is tied for the most in team history.

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date
First game	Brian Propp	October 11, 1979
	Blake Wesley	October 13, 1979
	Mike Busniuk	October 20, 1979
	Don Gillen	January 27, 1980
	Gary Morrison	February 17, 1980
600th assist	Bobby Clarke	October 14, 1979

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 22, 1979, the day after the deciding game of the 1979 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 24, 1980, the day of the deciding game of the 1980 Stanley Cup Finals.

Trades

Date	Details
June 7, 1979 (1979-06-07)	To Philadelphia Flyers Phil Myre	To St. Louis Blues Blake Dunlop Rick Lapointe
August 16, 1979 (1979-08-16)	To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 1981	To Washington Capitals Wayne Stephenson
September 4, 1979 (1979-09-04)	To Philadelphia Flyers Conditional 3rd or 4th-round pick in 1981	To Detroit Red Wings Dennis Sobchuk
January 2, 1980 (1980-01-02)	To Philadelphia Flyers Jack McIlhargey	To Vancouver Canucks cash

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via
June 9, 1979 (1979-06-09)	Dennis Sobchuk	Edmonton Oilers		Reclamation
August 8, 1979 (1979-08-08)	Dennis Patterson	Maine Mariners (AHL)		Free agency
September 4, 1979 (1979-09-04)	Fred Williams	Philadelphia Firebirds (AHL)		Free agency
September 28, 1979 (1979-09-28)	Greg Adams	Victoria Cougars (WHL)		Free agency
October 10, 1979 (1979-10-10)	Sam St. Laurent	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)		Free agency
October 25, 1979 (1979-10-25)	Tim Kerr	Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)		Free agency
October 28, 1979 (1979-10-28)	Marc-Andre Marchand	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)	3-year	Free agency
October 31, 1979 (1979-10-31)	Dan Barber	Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)		Free agency
January 21, 1980 (1980-01-21)	Dave Gardner	Binghamton Dusters (AHL)		Free agency

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via
May 31, 1979 (1979-05-31)	Bernie Parent		Retirement
June 9, 1979 (1979-06-09)	Serge Beaudoin	Atlanta Flames	Reclamation
	Ron Chipperfield	Edmonton Oilers	Reclamation
	John McKenzie		Reclamation
	Michel Parizeau		Reclamation
June 13, 1979 (1979-06-13)	Jim Cunningham	Winnipeg Jets	Expansion draft
	Dave Hoyda	Winnipeg Jets	Expansion draft
	Bernie Johnston	Hartford Whalers	Expansion draft
	M. F. Schurman	Hartford Whalers	Expansion draft

Signings

Date	Player	Term
June 12, 1979 (1979-06-12)	Frank Bathe	multi-year
September 4, 1979 (1979-09-04)	Lindsay Carson
	Don Gillen
	Brian Propp	multi-year
	Blake Wesley
	Gord Williams

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1979 NHL entry draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, on August 9, 1979.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team (league)
1	14	Brian Propp	Left wing	Canada	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
2	22	Blake Wesley	Defense	Canada	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
2	35	Pelle Lindbergh	Goaltender	Sweden	AIK (Elitserien)
3	56	Lindsay Carson	Center	Canada	Billings Bighorns (WHL)
4	77	Don Gillen	Right wing	Canada	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
5	98	Thomas Eriksson	Defense	Sweden	Djurgardens IF (Elitserien)
6	119	Gord Williams	Forward	Canada	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Maine Mariners of the AHL, the Toledo Goaldiggers of the IHL, and the Hampton Aces of the Eastern Hockey League.

Notes

The alternate captain position was abolished from the 1975–76 season through the 1984–85 season.
Busniuk wore number 21 in his first game.
Former Flyers coach Fred Shero also given award
Named All-Star Game Most Valuable Player
Received 4th-round pick.
Originally drafted by the Flyers in the fifth round of the 1974 NHL amateur draft, Sobchuk was reclaimed from Edmonton prior to the Expansion draft.
Since Beaudoin's 1978–79 WHA team, the Birmingham Bulls, was not one of the four teams accepted into the NHL, he became a free agent and signed with Atlanta on August 15.
McKenzie was not reclaimed from the Hartford Whalers and retired.
Parizeau was not reclaimed from Edmonton and retired. He was named the head coach of the Syracuse Firebirds on September 5.
The Flyers traded the 1978 second-round pick acquired from the Los Angeles Kings in the 1976 Dave Schultz trade to the Colorado Rockies for the Rockies' 1979 second-round pick, 22nd overall, on June 15, 1978.

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External links

Blumenstock, Kathy (November 26, 1979). "The Broad St. Bullies Clean Up Their Act". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 8, 2014.

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