The 1978–79 Quebec Nordiques

Quebec Nordiques

The Quebec Nordiques were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League...

 season was the Nordiques' seventh season in the WHA, were coming off of a 40-37-3 record in the 1977–78 season and a loss in the playoff semi-finals. The Nordiques improved to 41–34–5 to qualify for the playoffs, but lost in the first round to eventual Avco Cup champions Winnipeg Jets.

After the season was finished, the WHA announced that four of its teams, the Nordiques, Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton Oilers

The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....

, New England Whalers and Winnipeg Jets would be admitted to the National Hockey League

National Hockey League

The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...

 as expansion teams for the 1979–80 NHL season, and that the WHA would cease operations. During their seven seasons in the WHA, Quebec had a record of 295-237-24, while winning the 1977 Avco Cup.

Off-season

During the off-season, the league would lose the Houston Aeros

Houston Aeros (WHA)

The Houston Aeros were a professional ice hockey team in the World Hockey Association from 1972 to 1978.-Franchise history:The Aeros became one of the original franchises in the World Hockey Association when the Dayton Arrows franchise was moved to Houston in 1972...

, as they elected to fold as the club was not part of an NHL-WHA merger, leaving the WHA with seven teams. The league also announced that games against all-star teams from the Soviet Union

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

, Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...

 and Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 would once again count in the standings. The Nordiques would hire a new head coach, as Jacques Demers would take over from Maurice Filion

Maurice Filion

Maurice Filion is a former Canadian ice hockey coach. He was head coach of the Quebec Nordiques in 1981 as well as two other occasions when the franchise was in the World Hockey Association.-Coaching record:...

, who ended the previous season as the interim head coach. Demers had previously coached the Indianapolis Racers

Indianapolis Racers

The Indianapolis Racers were a franchise in the former World Hockey Association from 1974 to 1978. They competed in five seasons, folding 25 games into the 1978–79 season. They played at Market Square Arena...

 and Cincinnati Stingers

Cincinnati Stingers

The Cincinnati Stingers was an ice hockey team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, that played in the World Hockey Association from 1975 to 1979. Its home arena was Riverfront Coliseum and it was the only major-league hockey team ever to play in Cincinnati.-History:The Stingers franchise was awarded in...

.

Regular season

The Nordiques would start the season slowly, going winless in their opening five games, however, the team snapped out of their slump, winning ten of their next thirteen games to push themselves over the .500 mark. Quebec would stay consistent throughout the season, easily clinching a playoff berth, as the Nordiques would finish the season with a 41-34-5 record, finishing second in the league behind the Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton Oilers

The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....

, who had eleven more points than Quebec.

Offensively, Quebec was led by Real Cloutier

Real Cloutier

Réal "Buddy" Cloutier is a retired Canadian ice hockey winger. Cloutier spent his most prolific years in the World Hockey Association with the Quebec Nordiques...

, who won the Bill Hunter Trophy

Bill Hunter Trophy

The Bill Hunter Trophy was presented to the World Hockey Association's scoring leader in the regular season.It was named in honour of Bill Hunter, who founded the Alberta Oilers hockey club ....

 by earning a league high 129 points. It was the fourth year in a row that a player from the Nordiques (Marc Tardif

Marc Tardif

Marc Tardif is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who is the leading goal scorer in the history of the World Hockey Association, principally for the Quebec Nordiques.-Playing career:...

 in 1976 and 1978, and Cloutier in 1977) would win that award. Cloutier scored a team record 75 goals, and added 54 assists. Marc Tardif

Marc Tardif

Marc Tardif is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who is the leading goal scorer in the history of the World Hockey Association, principally for the Quebec Nordiques.-Playing career:...

 had another solid season, scoring 41 goals and 96 points, while Serge Bernier

Serge Bernier

Serge Joseph Bernier is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played seven seasons in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings and Quebec Nordiques. He also played six seasons in the World Hockey Association for Quebec...

 added 36 goals and 82 points. Rich Leduc

Rich Leduc

Richard Henri Leduc is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 130 games in the National Hockey League and 394 games in the World Hockey Association. He played for the Boston Bruins, Cleveland Crusaders, Cincinnati Stingers, Indianapolis Racers, and Quebec Nordiques.- External links :...

 joined the 30 goal club, as he registered 30 goals and 62 points. On defense, Paul Baxter

Paul Baxter

Paul Gordon Baxter was an National Hockey League defenceman from 1979 to 1987 and an NHL assistant coach for eleven seasons. He was coaching the Wenatchee Wild in the NAHL before his firing in late November 2010...

 led the way, scoring 10 goals and 46 points, as well as a team high 240 PIM. Forty year old J. C. Tremblay had a productive year, earning 44 points in 56 games.

In goal, Richard Brodeur

Richard Brodeur

Richard "King Richard, Kermit" Brodeur known to many as "King Richard", is a retired Canadian ice hockey goaltender.-Playing career:...

 and Jim Corsi split the action, with Brodeur winning a team high 25 games, as well as a club best 3.11 GAA. Corsi had 16 victories and a 3.30 GAA, while both goaltenders earned three shutouts.

Game log

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record	Pts
1	October 15	New England Whalers	6–5	Quebec Nordiques	0–1–0	0
2	October 17	Cincinnati Stingers Cincinnati Stingers The Cincinnati Stingers was an ice hockey team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, that played in the World Hockey Association from 1975 to 1979. Its home arena was Riverfront Coliseum and it was the only major-league hockey team ever to play in Cincinnati.-History:The Stingers franchise was awarded in...	5–5	Quebec Nordiques	0–1–1	1
3	October 18	Indianapolis Racers Indianapolis Racers The Indianapolis Racers were a franchise in the former World Hockey Association from 1974 to 1978. They competed in five seasons, folding 25 games into the 1978–79 season. They played at Market Square Arena...	4–0	Quebec Nordiques	0–2–1	1
4	October 21	Quebec Nordiques	1–7	New England Whalers	0–3–1	1
5	October 22	Birmingham Bulls Birmingham Bulls The Birmingham Bulls were a professional ice hockey team based in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. They played in the World Hockey Association from 1976 to 1979 and the Central Hockey League from 1979 to 1981. The Bulls played their home games at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center.Prior to being...	8–5	Quebec Nordiques	0–4–1	1
6	October 25	Cincinnati Stingers Cincinnati Stingers The Cincinnati Stingers was an ice hockey team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, that played in the World Hockey Association from 1975 to 1979. Its home arena was Riverfront Coliseum and it was the only major-league hockey team ever to play in Cincinnati.-History:The Stingers franchise was awarded in...	3–4	Quebec Nordiques	1–4–1	3
7	October 26	New England Whalers	5–8	Quebec Nordiques	2–4–1	5
8	October 28	Quebec Nordiques	3–4	Cincinnati Stingers Cincinnati Stingers The Cincinnati Stingers was an ice hockey team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, that played in the World Hockey Association from 1975 to 1979. Its home arena was Riverfront Coliseum and it was the only major-league hockey team ever to play in Cincinnati.-History:The Stingers franchise was awarded in...	2–5–1	5
9	October 29	Quebec Nordiques	6–2	Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	3–5–1	7
10	October 31	Quebec Nordiques	5–4	Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	4–5–1	9
11	November 3	Quebec Nordiques	3–2	Birmingham Bulls Birmingham Bulls The Birmingham Bulls were a professional ice hockey team based in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. They played in the World Hockey Association from 1976 to 1979 and the Central Hockey League from 1979 to 1981. The Bulls played their home games at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center.Prior to being...	5–5–1	11
12	November 4	Quebec Nordiques	3–1	Birmingham Bulls Birmingham Bulls The Birmingham Bulls were a professional ice hockey team based in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. They played in the World Hockey Association from 1976 to 1979 and the Central Hockey League from 1979 to 1981. The Bulls played their home games at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center.Prior to being...	6–5–1	13
13	November 5	Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	0–2	Quebec Nordiques	7–5–1	15
14	November 7	Winnipeg Jets	2–1	Quebec Nordiques	7–6–1	15
15	November 8	Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	6–5	Quebec Nordiques	7–7–1	15
16	November 11	Indianapolis Racers Indianapolis Racers The Indianapolis Racers were a franchise in the former World Hockey Association from 1974 to 1978. They competed in five seasons, folding 25 games into the 1978–79 season. They played at Market Square Arena...	2–8	Quebec Nordiques	8–7–1	17
17	November 12	Quebec Nordiques	6–4	Winnipeg Jets	9–7–1	19
18	November 15	Winnipeg Jets	2–5	Quebec Nordiques	10–7–1	21
19	November 21	Quebec Nordiques	1–4	Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	10–8–1	21
20	November 24	Quebec Nordiques	3–4	Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	10–9–1	21
21	November 26	Winnipeg Jets	2–2	Quebec Nordiques	10–9–2	22
22	November 29	Birmingham Bulls Birmingham Bulls The Birmingham Bulls were a professional ice hockey team based in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. They played in the World Hockey Association from 1976 to 1979 and the Central Hockey League from 1979 to 1981. The Bulls played their home games at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center.Prior to being...	4–7	Quebec Nordiques	11–9–2	24
23	December 2	Cincinnati Stingers Cincinnati Stingers The Cincinnati Stingers was an ice hockey team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, that played in the World Hockey Association from 1975 to 1979. Its home arena was Riverfront Coliseum and it was the only major-league hockey team ever to play in Cincinnati.-History:The Stingers franchise was awarded in...	0–2	Quebec Nordiques	12–9–2	26
24	December 3	Winnipeg Jets	3–5	Quebec Nordiques	13–9–2	28
25	December 6	Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	3–6	Quebec Nordiques	14–9–2	30
26	December 9	Cincinnati Stingers Cincinnati Stingers The Cincinnati Stingers was an ice hockey team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, that played in the World Hockey Association from 1975 to 1979. Its home arena was Riverfront Coliseum and it was the only major-league hockey team ever to play in Cincinnati.-History:The Stingers franchise was awarded in...	3–4	Quebec Nordiques	15–9–2	32
27	December 10	Quebec Nordiques	4–4	Winnipeg Jets	15–9–3	33
28	December 12	Soviet All-Stars	6–3	Quebec Nordiques	15–10–3	33
29	December 14	Birmingham Bulls Birmingham Bulls The Birmingham Bulls were a professional ice hockey team based in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. They played in the World Hockey Association from 1976 to 1979 and the Central Hockey League from 1979 to 1981. The Bulls played their home games at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center.Prior to being...	2–3	Quebec Nordiques	16–10–3	35
30	December 16	Quebec Nordiques	1–2	New England Whalers	16–11–3	35
31	December 17	New England Whalers	4–4	Quebec Nordiques	16–11–4	36
32	December 22	Quebec Nordiques	5–1	Birmingham Bulls Birmingham Bulls The Birmingham Bulls were a professional ice hockey team based in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. They played in the World Hockey Association from 1976 to 1979 and the Central Hockey League from 1979 to 1981. The Bulls played their home games at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center.Prior to being...	17–11–4	38
33	December 23	Quebec Nordiques	2–6	Cincinnati Stingers Cincinnati Stingers The Cincinnati Stingers was an ice hockey team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, that played in the World Hockey Association from 1975 to 1979. Its home arena was Riverfront Coliseum and it was the only major-league hockey team ever to play in Cincinnati.-History:The Stingers franchise was awarded in...	17–12–4	38
34	December 28	Czechoslovakian All-Stars	0–4	Quebec Nordiques	18–12–4	40
35	December 30	Birmingham Bulls Birmingham Bulls The Birmingham Bulls were a professional ice hockey team based in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. They played in the World Hockey Association from 1976 to 1979 and the Central Hockey League from 1979 to 1981. The Bulls played their home games at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center.Prior to being...	2–3	Quebec Nordiques	19–12–4	42
36	January 7	Quebec Nordiques	2–3	Winnipeg Jets	19–13–4	42
37	January 9	Quebec Nordiques	4–3	Cincinnati Stingers Cincinnati Stingers The Cincinnati Stingers was an ice hockey team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, that played in the World Hockey Association from 1975 to 1979. Its home arena was Riverfront Coliseum and it was the only major-league hockey team ever to play in Cincinnati.-History:The Stingers franchise was awarded in...	20–13–4	44
38	January 12	Quebec Nordiques	2–1	Cincinnati Stingers Cincinnati Stingers The Cincinnati Stingers was an ice hockey team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, that played in the World Hockey Association from 1975 to 1979. Its home arena was Riverfront Coliseum and it was the only major-league hockey team ever to play in Cincinnati.-History:The Stingers franchise was awarded in...	21–13–4	46
39	January 18	Quebec Nordiques	4–2	New England Whalers	22–13–4	48
40	January 20	Winnipeg Jets	1–10	Quebec Nordiques	23–13–4	50
41	January 21	Quebec Nordiques	1–3	Winnipeg Jets	23–14–4	50
42	January 23	Quebec Nordiques	7–5	Birmingham Bulls Birmingham Bulls The Birmingham Bulls were a professional ice hockey team based in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. They played in the World Hockey Association from 1976 to 1979 and the Central Hockey League from 1979 to 1981. The Bulls played their home games at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center.Prior to being...	24–14–4	52
43	January 27	Winnipeg Jets	4–2	Quebec Nordiques	24–15–4	52
44	January 30	Quebec Nordiques	1–2	Birmingham Bulls Birmingham Bulls The Birmingham Bulls were a professional ice hockey team based in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. They played in the World Hockey Association from 1976 to 1979 and the Central Hockey League from 1979 to 1981. The Bulls played their home games at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center.Prior to being...	24–16–4	52
45	February 1	Quebec Nordiques	5–7	Birmingham Bulls Birmingham Bulls The Birmingham Bulls were a professional ice hockey team based in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. They played in the World Hockey Association from 1976 to 1979 and the Central Hockey League from 1979 to 1981. The Bulls played their home games at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center.Prior to being...	24–17–4	52
46	February 2	Quebec Nordiques	1–4	New England Whalers	24-18–4	52
47	February 4	Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	3–6	Quebec Nordiques	25–18–4	54
48	February 6	New England Whalers	5–3	Quebec Nordiques	25–19–4	54
49	February 9	Quebec Nordiques	0–3	Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	25–20–4	54
50	February 13	Quebec Nordiques	1–6	Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	25–21–4	54
51	February 17	Quebec Nordiques	1–4	New England Whalers	25–22–4	54
52	February 18	Quebec Nordiques	4–2	Cincinnati Stingers Cincinnati Stingers The Cincinnati Stingers was an ice hockey team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, that played in the World Hockey Association from 1975 to 1979. Its home arena was Riverfront Coliseum and it was the only major-league hockey team ever to play in Cincinnati.-History:The Stingers franchise was awarded in...	26–22–4	56
53	February 20	Quebec Nordiques	7–3	Birmingham Bulls Birmingham Bulls The Birmingham Bulls were a professional ice hockey team based in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. They played in the World Hockey Association from 1976 to 1979 and the Central Hockey League from 1979 to 1981. The Bulls played their home games at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center.Prior to being...	27–22–4	58
54	February 23	Quebec Nordiques	4–5	New England Whalers	27–23–4	58
55	February 24	New England Whalers	0–6	Quebec Nordiques	28–23–4	60
56	February 25	Cincinnati Stingers Cincinnati Stingers The Cincinnati Stingers was an ice hockey team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, that played in the World Hockey Association from 1975 to 1979. Its home arena was Riverfront Coliseum and it was the only major-league hockey team ever to play in Cincinnati.-History:The Stingers franchise was awarded in...	1–1	Quebec Nordiques	28–23–5	61
57	March 3	Birmingham Bulls Birmingham Bulls The Birmingham Bulls were a professional ice hockey team based in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. They played in the World Hockey Association from 1976 to 1979 and the Central Hockey League from 1979 to 1981. The Bulls played their home games at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center.Prior to being...	2–3	Quebec Nordiques	29–23–5	63
58	March 4	Birmingham Bulls Birmingham Bulls The Birmingham Bulls were a professional ice hockey team based in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. They played in the World Hockey Association from 1976 to 1979 and the Central Hockey League from 1979 to 1981. The Bulls played their home games at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center.Prior to being...	4–5	Quebec Nordiques	30–23–5	65
59	March 6	Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	3–4	Quebec Nordiques	31–23–5	67
60	March 7	Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	3–6	Quebec Nordiques	32–23–5	69
61	March 9	Quebec Nordiques	3–1	New England Whalers	33–23–5	71
62	March 10	Quebec Nordiques	2–5	Cincinnati Stingers Cincinnati Stingers The Cincinnati Stingers was an ice hockey team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, that played in the World Hockey Association from 1975 to 1979. Its home arena was Riverfront Coliseum and it was the only major-league hockey team ever to play in Cincinnati.-History:The Stingers franchise was awarded in...	33–24–5	71
63	March 11	Quebec Nordiques	2–7	Winnipeg Jets	33–25–5	71
64	March 14	Quebec Nordiques	4-2	Winnipeg Jets	34–25–5	73
65	March 16	Quebec Nordiques	1–6	Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	34–26–5	73
66	March 18	Quebec Nordiques	7–2	Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	35–26-5	75
67	March 20	New England Whalers	7–6	Quebec Nordiques	35–27–5	75
68	March 23	Quebec Nordiques	3–5	New England Whalers	35–28–5	75
69	March 24	Quebec Nordiques	5–2	Cincinnati Stingers Cincinnati Stingers The Cincinnati Stingers was an ice hockey team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, that played in the World Hockey Association from 1975 to 1979. Its home arena was Riverfront Coliseum and it was the only major-league hockey team ever to play in Cincinnati.-History:The Stingers franchise was awarded in...	36–28–5	77
70	March 25	Birmingham Bulls Birmingham Bulls The Birmingham Bulls were a professional ice hockey team based in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. They played in the World Hockey Association from 1976 to 1979 and the Central Hockey League from 1979 to 1981. The Bulls played their home games at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center.Prior to being...	2–3	Quebec Nordiques	37–28–5	79
71	March 28	Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	0-3	Quebec Nordiques	38–28–5	81
72	March 30	Quebec Nordiques	2–0	Winnipeg Jets	39–28–5	83
73	April 1	Winnipeg Jets	7–3	Quebec Nordiques	39–29–5	83
74	April 3	Quebec Nordiques	3–5	Birmingham Bulls Birmingham Bulls The Birmingham Bulls were a professional ice hockey team based in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. They played in the World Hockey Association from 1976 to 1979 and the Central Hockey League from 1979 to 1981. The Bulls played their home games at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center.Prior to being...	39–30–5	83
75	April 4	Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	2–4	Quebec Nordiques	40–30–5	85
76	April 7	Quebec Nordiques	2–6	Cincinnati Stingers Cincinnati Stingers The Cincinnati Stingers was an ice hockey team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, that played in the World Hockey Association from 1975 to 1979. Its home arena was Riverfront Coliseum and it was the only major-league hockey team ever to play in Cincinnati.-History:The Stingers franchise was awarded in...	40–31–5	85
77	April 10	New England Whalers	5–2	Quebec Nordiques	40–32–5	85
78	April 11	Cincinnati Stingers Cincinnati Stingers The Cincinnati Stingers was an ice hockey team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, that played in the World Hockey Association from 1975 to 1979. Its home arena was Riverfront Coliseum and it was the only major-league hockey team ever to play in Cincinnati.-History:The Stingers franchise was awarded in...	6–2	Quebec Nordiques	40–33–5	85
79	April 15	Cincinnati Stingers Cincinnati Stingers The Cincinnati Stingers was an ice hockey team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, that played in the World Hockey Association from 1975 to 1979. Its home arena was Riverfront Coliseum and it was the only major-league hockey team ever to play in Cincinnati.-History:The Stingers franchise was awarded in...	2–4	Quebec Nordiques	41–33–5	87
80	April 17	New England Whalers	6–2	Quebec Nordiques	41–34–5	87

Playoffs

In the opening round of the playoffs, Quebec would face the Winnipeg Jets in a best of seven semi-final series. The Jets finished the season with a 39-35-6 record, earning 84 points, and a third place finish. The series opened with two games in Quebec, however, the Jets struck first, easily dominating the Nordiques in the series opener, by winning the game 6-3, before crushing Quebec in the second game 9-2 to take a two game series lead. The series moved to Winnipeg for the next two games, and the Jets would stay hot, as they continued to dominate the Nordiques in the third and fourth games of the series, winning them 9-5 and 6-2 respectively to sweep Quebec out of the playoffs.

Winnipeg Jets 4, Quebec Nordiques 0

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record
1	April 23	Winnipeg Jets	6–3	Quebec Nordiques	0-1
2	April 25	Winnipeg Jets	9–2	Quebec Nordiques	0-2
3	April 27	Quebec Nordiques	5–9	Winnipeg Jets	0-3
4	April 29	Quebec Nordiques	2–6	Winnipeg Jets	0-4

Player stats

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG RW 77 75 54 129 48 23 21 0 0 LW 74 41 55 96 98 25 12 0 0 RW 65 36 46 82 71 7 9 3 0 C 61 30 32 62 30 12 1 0 D 76 10 36 46 240 6 0 0 C 79 10 35 45 69 1 0 0 D 56 6 38 44 8 10 0 0 0 D 50 5 33 38 54 1 0 0 RW 77 17 12 29 44 1 2 1 0 LW 79 14 13 27 23 0 1 0 RW 70 13 13 26 155 1 0 0 RW 77 12 14 26 74 0 0 0 D 78 3 21 24 44 4 0 0 0 D 69 2 19 21 17 1 1 0 0 C 16 5 12 17 0 6 0 0 0 LW 36 2 13 15 4 6 0 0 0 LW 36 3 6 9 141 2 0 0 0 D 68 2 7 9 166 9 0 0 0 D 27 2 5 7 14 1 0 0 LW 14 0 4 4 4 3 0 0 0 G 42 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 G 40 0 2 2 20 0 0 0 0 D 32 0 2 2 17 0 0 0 LW 21 0 1 1 12 0 0 0 0 LW 5 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 RW 23 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 G 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO 2433 42 25 13 3 126 3.11 3 2291 40 16 20 1 126 3.30 3 140 3 0 1 1 14 6.00 0 Team: 4864 80 41 34 5 266 3.28 6

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG LW 4 6 2 8 4 0 0 0 RW 4 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 C 4 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 RW 4 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 RW 4 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 D 4 0 2 2 7 0 0 0 C 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 RW 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 D 4 0 1 1 7 0 0 0 LW 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 D 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 D 4 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 RW 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 LW 3 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 G 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 LW 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 D 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 RW 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO 114 3 0 2 14 7.37 0 66 2 0 1 7 6.36 0 59 1 0 1 8 8.14 0 Team: 239 4 0 4 29 7.28 0