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1978-79 TOP CHEDDAR HOCKEY #9 RYAN WALTER RC Washington Capitals · Center
NM Season grade
7
Card #1979-08452281
Ryan Walter in action
9 C Center
90 OVR
Ryan Walter Washington Capitals
1978-79 · 69 GP · 28 G · 28 A · 56 PTS
1979-80

Season Report

7 Near Mint 7

Game Score 0.65 a game, 72nd percentile of the league's forwards that season.

GP
69
G
28
A
28
P
56
+/-
0
PIM
70
PPP
13
SHP
0
GWG
1
S
156

1978-79 ranks

  • 5th Points on the Capitals
  • 4th Goals on the Capitals

Under the Hood

Against every regular at the position in 1978-79. Only the stats that season kept.

Shooting 88

Goals / GP
0.41

85th percentile of forwards

Shots / GP
2.26

75th percentile of forwards

Playmaking 83

Points / GP
0.81

77th percentile of forwards

Assists / GP
0.41

67th percentile of forwards

PP Points / GP
0.19

70th percentile of forwards

Physicality 86

PIM / GP
1.01

78th percentile of forwards

Connections

Every 1978-79 goal he scored or set up, from the play-by-play.

Set up most by

C 84OVR Guy Charron Capitals 8 of his goals D 97OVR Robert Picard Capitals 6 of his goals L 65OVR Blair Stewart Capitals 6 of his goals C 94OVR Dennis Maruk Capitals 5 of his goals

Set up most

R 66OVR Mark Lofthouse Capitals Set up 5 goals RC C 84OVR Guy Charron Capitals Set up 5 goals R 84OVR Bob Sirois Capitals Set up 4 goals D 97OVR Robert Picard Capitals Set up 4 goals
Scored on most
Denis Herron 4 goals Gerry Cheevers 3 goals Michel Plasse 3 goals
Best game
January 12, 1979 vs CLR: 2G · 1A

Rivals

Who he fought, hit (and was hit by), and faced on the draw most in 1978-79, from the play-by-play.

Dropped the gloves with

D 53OVR Randy Holt Kings 2 fights D 94OVR Randy Carlyle Penguins 1 fight L 96OVR Clark Gillies Islanders 1 fight D 62OVR David Hanson Red Wings 1 fight

1978-79 Washington Capitals

24-41-15 · 63 points · 14th of 17

Top teammates

D 97OVR Robert Picard Capitals 77 GP · 21 G · 44 A · 65 PTS R 94OVR Greg Polis Capitals 25 GP · 13 G · 7 A · 20 PTS C 94OVR Dennis Maruk Capitals 78 GP · 31 G · 59 A · 90 PTS R 90OVR Tom Rowe Capitals 69 GP · 31 G · 30 A · 61 PTS C 84OVR Guy Charron Capitals 80 GP · 28 G · 42 A · 70 PTS R 84OVR Bob Sirois Capitals 73 GP · 29 G · 25 A · 54 PTS