1978-79 Statistical Leaders and Award Winners

1978-79

Goals Real Cloutier 75, Real Cloutier (Que) 65, Morris Lukowich (Wpg) 46, Wayne Gretzky (Ind-Edm) 46, Peter Sullivan (Wpg) 43, Peter Marsh (Cin) 43, Mark Howe (NE)	Assists Robbie Ftorek 77, Robbie Ftorek (Cin) 68, Kent Nilsson (Wpg) 66, Terry Ruskowski (Wpg) 65, Mark Howe (NE) 64, Wayne Gretzky (Ind-Edm)	Points Real Cloutier 129, Real Cloutier (Que) 116, Robbie Ftorek (Cin) 110, Wayne Gretzky (Ind-Edm) 107, Mark Howe (NE) 107, Kent Nilsson (Wpg) 99, Morris Lukowich (Wpg)	Penalty Minutes . Campbell, Vaive 248, Scott Campbell (Wpg) 248, Rick Vaive (Bir) 240, Paul Baxter (Que) 222, Barry Melrose (Cin) 212, Dave Hanson (Bir) 211, Terry Ruskowski (Wpg)	Power-Play Goals Peter Marsh 23, Peter Marsh (Cin) 21, Real Cloutier (Que) 16, Morris Lukowich (Wpg) 14, Robbie Ftorek (Cin) 14, Richie Leduc (Ind-Que) 13, Mark Howe (NE)
Short-Handed Goals Mark Howe 6, Mark Howe (NE) 4, Blair MacDonald (Edm) 4, Andre Lacroix (NE) 3, Steve Carlson (Edm) 3, Serge Bernier (Que) 3, Robbie Ftorek (Cin)	Goaltending Minutes Dave Dryden 3531, Dave Dryden (Edm) 3181, Mike Liut (Cin) 2990, Markus Mattsson (Wpg) 2511, Pat Riggin (Bir) 2496, John Garrett (NE)	Goals Against Average Dave Dryden 2.89, Dave Dryden (Edm) 3.11, Richard Brodeur (Que) 3.30, Jim Corsi (Que) 3.31, Al Smith (NE) 3.32, Michel Dion (Cin)	Wins Dave Dryden 41, Dave Dryden (Edm) 25, Richard Brodeur (Que) 25, Markus Mattsson (Wpg) 23, Mike Liut (Cin) 20, John Garrett (NE) 17, Al Smith (NE)	Shutouts . . Brodeur, Corsi, Dryden, Liut 3, Richard Brodeur (Que) 3, Jim Corsi (Que) 3, Dave Dryden (Edm) 3, Mike Liut (Cin) 2, John Garrett (NE) 2, Ed Mio (Ind-Edm) 1, Pat Riggin (Bir) 1, Al Smith (NE)

Most Valuable Player Gordie Howe Trophy Dave Dryden Edm

Rookie of the Year Lou Kaplan Trophy Wayne Gretzky Edm

Best Goaltender Ben Hatskin Trophy Dave Dryden Edm

Best Defenceman Dennis Murphy Trophy Rick Ley NE

Coach of the Year Robert Schmertz Trophy John Brophy Bir

Most Gentlemanly Paul Deneau Trophy Kent Nilsson Wpg

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