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Eric Vail

#19 · Left wing · Detroit Red Wings

Born Sep 16, 1953 in Timmins, Ontario, CAN · 6'0", 200 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 21st overall in 1973 by AFM (round 2)

Trophy case

Calder Memorial Trophy Rookie of the Year 1974-75

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 1978-79. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Gilbert Perreault BUF · 85 P in 79 GP Lanny McDonald TOR · 85 P in 79 GP Bill Barber PHI · 80 P in 79 GP Brian Sutter STL · 80 P in 77 GP Peter McNab BOS · 80 P in 77 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.

0204060801973-74: 11 points1173-741974-75: 60 points6074-751975-76: 47 points4775-761976-77: 71 points7176-771977-78: 58 points5877-781978-79: 83 points8378-791979-80: 53 points5379-801980-81: 64 points6480-811981-82: 29 points2981-82

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
1973-74 AFM 23 2 9 11 2 30 44 0 0.48
1974-75 AFM 72 39 21 60 1 46 177 0 0.83
1975-76 AFM 60 16 31 47 7 34 127 0 0.78
1976-77 AFM 78 32 39 71 9 22 208 0 0.91
1977-78 AFM 79 22 36 58 2 16 178 0 0.73
1978-79 AFM 80 35 48 83 25 53 203 0 1.04
1979-80 AFM 77 28 25 53 5 22 193 0 0.69
1980-81 CGY 64 28 36 64 8 23 164 0 1.00
1981-82 CGY 6 4 1 5 -1 0 8 0 0.83
1981-82 DET 52 10 14 24 -21 35 86 0 0.46
9 seasons Career 591 216 260 476 37 281 1388 0 0.81

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
1973-74 AFM 1 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 0.00
1975-76 AFM 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.00
1976-77 AFM 3 1 3 4 -1 0 6 0 1.33
1977-78 AFM 2 1 1 2 2 0 6 0 1.00
1978-79 AFM 2 0 1 1 -1 2 6 0 0.50
1979-80 AFM 4 3 1 4 3 2 7 0 1.00
1980-81 CGY 6 0 0 0 -3 0 10 0 0.00
7 seasons Playoffs 20 5 6 11 -1 6 39 0 0.55

1978-79 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
80 35 48 83 25 53 203 0 1.04 17.2 0:00

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 8, 1979 @ PHI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 00:00
Apr 6, 1979 vs NYR W 9-2 2 2 4 3 2 3 0 00:00
Apr 4, 1979 @ NYR T 3-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 00:00
Apr 3, 1979 @ NYI L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 00:00
Apr 1, 1979 @ PIT W 7-2 2 1 3 3 0 4 0 00:00
Mar 30, 1979 vs LAK W 5-3 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 00:00
Mar 27, 1979 vs MTL L 4-6 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 00:00
Mar 25, 1979 vs STL W 8-2 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 00:00
Mar 23, 1979 vs PHI L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 00:00
Mar 20, 1979 @ LAK L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:00
Mar 18, 1979 @ VAN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:00
Mar 15, 1979 @ PHI L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 00:00
Mar 14, 1979 @ NYR W 6-4 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 00:00
Mar 11, 1979 @ BUF L 4-9 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 00:00
Mar 10, 1979 vs BUF T 5-5 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 00:00
Mar 8, 1979 vs BOS W 7-5 1 1 2 2 0 4 0 00:00
Mar 3, 1979 @ NYI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:00
Mar 2, 1979 vs NYI W 3-2 0 1 1 -1 0 5 0 00:00
Feb 28, 1979 @ TOR W 6-4 0 1 1 3 0 4 0 00:00
Feb 24, 1979 @ MNS W 6-3 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 00:00
Feb 23, 1979 vs MNS T 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 00:00
Feb 20, 1979 vs WSH W 5-3 1 3 4 3 0 4 0 00:00
Feb 18, 1979 @ STL W 6-4 1 2 3 1 0 2 0 00:00
Feb 17, 1979 @ CLR W 5-1 2 0 2 2 2 5 0 00:00
Feb 14, 1979 @ CHI T 4-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 00:00
Feb 4, 1979 @ PHI L 4-7 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 00:00
Feb 3, 1979 vs CHI L 2-4 0 1 1 1 7 2 0 00:00
Feb 1, 1979 vs VAN W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 00:00
Jan 31, 1979 @ BUF W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 00:00
Jan 28, 1979 vs DET W 7-2 2 0 2 2 0 6 0 00:00
Jan 26, 1979 vs TOR W 4-2 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 00:00
Jan 25, 1979 @ MTL L 0-6 0 0 0 -3 2 1 0 00:00
Jan 22, 1979 @ BOS L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 00:00
Jan 20, 1979 @ DET W 4-3 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 00:00
Jan 19, 1979 vs CHI W 6-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 00:00
Jan 16, 1979 vs PHI W 5-0 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 00:00
Jan 14, 1979 vs NYR L 4-6 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 00:00
Jan 12, 1979 vs NYI L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 00:00
Jan 9, 1979 vs BUF W 5-3 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 00:00
Jan 5, 1979 vs PIT T 3-3 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 00:00
Jan 3, 1979 @ TOR W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 00:00
Dec 31, 1978 @ NYR W 6-5 2 0 2 1 4 4 0 00:00
Dec 30, 1978 @ NYI L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 00:00
Dec 28, 1978 vs NYI L 4-10 0 0 0 -3 2 0 0 00:00
Dec 26, 1978 vs NYR L 3-5 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 00:00
Dec 22, 1978 vs TOR W 3-1 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 00:00
Dec 21, 1978 @ BUF L 4-5 0 2 2 -1 0 3 0 00:00
Dec 19, 1978 @ STL L 4-7 0 0 0 -4 2 1 0 00:00
Dec 16, 1978 vs PHI W 7-2 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 00:00
Dec 14, 1978 vs CLR W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 00:00
Dec 13, 1978 @ DET T 5-5 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 00:00
Dec 9, 1978 @ LAK L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 00:00
Dec 8, 1978 @ CLR W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:00
Dec 5, 1978 @ VAN L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 00:00
Dec 2, 1978 @ MNS L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 00:00
Dec 1, 1978 vs MNS L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 00:00
Nov 29, 1978 vs NYR L 3-5 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 00:00
Nov 26, 1978 @ BOS L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 00:00
Nov 24, 1978 vs STL W 4-1 1 1 2 2 0 4 0 00:00
Nov 21, 1978 vs TOR L 3-4 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 00:00
Nov 19, 1978 @ NYR W 3-1 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 00:00
Nov 17, 1978 vs BOS L 2-6 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 00:00
Nov 15, 1978 vs DET W 5-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 00:00
Nov 14, 1978 @ WSH L 7-8 1 1 2 -1 0 6 0 00:00
Nov 11, 1978 @ NYI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 00:00
Nov 10, 1978 vs CHI W 5-3 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 00:00
Nov 7, 1978 vs VAN W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 00:00
Nov 4, 1978 @ MTL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 00:00
Nov 3, 1978 vs PIT W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 00:00
Nov 1, 1978 vs PHI W 3-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 00:00
Oct 31, 1978 @ STL W 5-2 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 00:00
Oct 28, 1978 @ PIT W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 00:00
Oct 27, 1978 vs NYI W 8-5 2 2 4 5 0 3 0 00:00
Oct 24, 1978 vs LAK W 7-2 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 00:00
Oct 22, 1978 @ PHI W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 00:00
Oct 20, 1978 vs MTL W 7-5 2 0 2 1 2 6 0 00:00
Oct 17, 1978 vs CLR W 8-2 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 00:00
Oct 14, 1978 @ WSH W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 00:00
Oct 13, 1978 vs WSH T 3-3 0 0 0 -1 24 3 0 00:00
Oct 11, 1978 @ CHI T 4-4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 00:00