1979 Stanley Cup playoffs

none August 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs 1979 April 10–May 21, 1979 12 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens New York Rangers 1978 1980 The 1979 Stanley Cup playoffs, the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League, (NHL) began on April 10, after the conclusion of the 1978–79 NHL season. The playoffs concluded on May 21, with the three-time defending champion Montreal Canadiens defeating the New York Rangers 4–1 to win the final series four games to one, for their fourth consecutive Stanley Cup championship. Three Original Six teams made the semifinals, which would not happen again until the 2014 Conference finals. right|175px|thumb|The Stanley Cup Playoff seeds The top two teams in each division made the playoffs, along with the four next-best regular-season records from teams in the entire league finishing third or lower. All 12 clubs then were seeded 1–12 based on regular season points, regardless of conference or division, as follows: New York Islanders, Patrick Division champions, Clarence Campbell Conference regular season champions, NHL regular season champions – 116 points Montreal Canadiens, Norris Division champions, Prince of Wales Conference regular season champions – 115 points Boston Bruins, Adams Division champions – 100 points Philadelphia Flyers – 95 points New York Rangers – 91 points Atlanta Flames – 90 points Buffalo Sabres – 88 points Pittsburgh Penguins – 85 points Toronto Maple Leafs – 81 points Los Angeles Kings – 80 points Chicago Black Hawks, Smythe Division champions – 73 points Vancouver Canucks – 63 points Playoff bracket The four division winners earned a bye to the quarterfinals, while the other eight teams competed first in the Preliminary Round. The NHL used "re-seeding" instead of a fixed bracket playoff system: in each round, the highest remaining seed was matched against the lowest remaining seed, the second-highest remaining seed played the second-lowest remaining seed, and so forth. Each series in the Preliminary Round was played in a best-of-three format while each series in the other three rounds were played in a best-of-seven format. main Bracket Preliminary round Quarterfinals Semifinals Stanley Cup Final 1 Philadelphia 2 8 Vancouver 1 2 NY Rangers 2 7 Los Angeles 0 3 Atlanta 0 6 Toronto 2 4 Buffalo 1 5 Pittsburgh 2 1 NY Islanders 4 8 Chicago 0 4 Philadelphia 1 5 NY Rangers 4 2 Montreal 4 7 Toronto 0 3 Boston 4 6 Pittsburgh 0 1 NY Islanders 2 4 NY Rangers 4 2 Montreal 4 3 Boston 3 2 Montreal 4 4 NY Rangers 1 Preliminary round (1) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (8) Vancouver Canucks This was the first playoff series meeting between these two teams. Vancouver Canucks Philadelphia Flyers Pacific Coliseum Spectrum April 10 3–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-vs-phi/1979/04/10/1978030111#game=1978030111,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Thomas Gradin (1) – 01:35 No scoring Stan Smyl (1) – 00:09Don Lever (1) – 10:38 06:30 – Bobby Clarke (1)19:35 – Reggie Leach (1) Gary Bromley 28 saves / 30 shots Wayne Stephenson 23 saves / 26 shots April 12 6–4 2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-van/1979/04/12/1978030112#game=1978030112,game_state=final 14:10 – pp – Don Lever (2) 16:11 – pp – Dennis Kearns (1) Tom Gorence (1) – 01:47Reggie Leach (2) – pp – 18:39 01:48 – Thomas Gradin (2) Tom Gorence (2) – 01:12 16:40 – Thomas Gradin (3) Ken Linseman (1) – 13:36Reggie Leach (3) – 19:06Bill Barber (1) -en – 19:57 Gary Bromley 31 saves / 36 shots Robbie Moore 17 saves / 21 shots April 14 2–7 1 2 hwww.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-vs-phi/1979/04/14/1978030113#game=1978030113,game_state=final Thomas Gradin (4) – 17:34 04:13 – pp – Bobby Clarke (2)07:20 – Al Hill (1) No scoring 00:34 – pp – Reggie Leach (4)08:53 – pp – Tom Gorence (3)10:27 – Blake Dunlop (1) Don Kozak (1) – 15:11 03:05 – Bill Barber (2)12:58 – Paul Holmgren (1) Gary Bromley 21 saves / 28 shots Robbie Moore 29 saves / 31 shots Philadelphia won series 2–1 (2) New York Rangers vs. (7) Los Angeles Kings This was the first playoff series meeting between these two teams. Los Angeles Kings New York Rangers The Forum Madison Square Garden April 10 1–7 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-nyr/1979/04/10/1978030121#game=1978030121,game_state=final Charlie Simmer (1) – pp – 09:17 06:15 – pp – Lucien DeBlois (1)14:16 – pp – Mike McEwen (1) No scoring 06:15 – Steve Vickers (1)09:08 – Dave Maloney (1)13:38 – pp – Ron Greschner (1)15:49 – Walt Tkaczuk (1) No scoring 13:02 – Dave Maloney (2) Mario Lessard 23 saves / 30 shots John Davidson 31 saves / 32 shots April 12 2–1 2 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-lak/1979/04/12/1978030122#game=1978030122,game_state=final 12:29 – pp – Syl Apps Jr. (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Phil Esposito (1) – 01:11 No scoring Phil Esposito (2) – 06:11 Mario Lessard 41 saves / 43 shots John Davidson 35 saves / 36 shots New York won series 2–0 (3) Atlanta Flames vs. (6) Toronto Maple Leafs This was the first playoff series meeting between these two teams. Toronto Maple Leafs Atlanta Flames Maple Leaf Gardens Omni Coliseum April 10 2–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-afm/1979/04/10/1978030131#game=1978030131,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Walt McKechnie (1) – sh – 06:26Walt McKechnie (2) – 09:14 16:37 – Jean Pronovost (1) No scoring No scoring Mike Palmateer 27 saves / 28 shots Dan Bouchard 19 saves / 21 shots April 12 4–7 2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/afm-vs-tor/1979/04/12/1978030132#game=1978030132,game_state=final 04:04 – Darryl Sittler (1)04:16 – Darryl Sittler (2)04:27 – Ron Ellis (1) Jean Pronovost (2) – pp – 10:51 03:09 – Pat Boutette (1)08:38 – pp – Dan Maloney (1)15:42 – Walt McKechnie (3)17:32 – Pat Boutette (2) Guy Chouinard (1) – pp – 11:41 No scoring Bobby Lalonde (1) – pp – 03:57Willi Plett (1) – 10:02 Mike Palmateer 22 saves / 26 shots Dan Bouchard 20 saves / 27 shotsRejean Lemelin 15 saves / 15 shots Toronto won series 2–0 (4) Buffalo Sabres vs. (5) Pittsburgh Penguins This was the first playoff series meeting between these two teams. Pittsburgh Penguins Buffalo Sabres Civic Arena Buffalo Memorial Auditorium April 10 4–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-buf/1979/04/10/1978030141#game=1978030141,game_state=final Rod Schutt (1) – 11:32 10:49 – Mike Boland (1) No scoring 12:48 – Rene Robert (1) Blair Chapman (1) – 05:21Gary McAdam (1) – 13:54Orest Kindrachuk (1) – 15:46 17:26 – Don Luce (1) Denis Herron 28 saves / 31 shots Bob Sauve 18 saves / 22 shots April 12 3–1 2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-pit/1979/04/12/1978030142#game=1978030142,game_state=final No scoring Rick Dudley (1) – 19:22 17:19 – Colin Campbell (1) Jacques Richard (1) – 02:59 No scoring Rene Robert (2) – 19:11 Denis Herron 27 saves / 30 shots Bob Sauve 30 saves / 31 shots April 14 4–3 1 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-buf/1979/04/14/1978030143#game=1978030143,game_state=final Jim Hamilton (1) – 13:04 12:59 – pp – Gilbert Perreault (1)16:35 – Craig Ramsay (1) Jim Hamilton (2) – 11:47 17:38 – Jerry Korab (1) George Ferguson (1) – 04:17 No scoring George Ferguson (2) – 00:47 No scoring Denis Herron 38 saves / 41 shots Bob Sauve 20 saves / 24 shots Pittsburgh won series 2–1 Quarterfinals (1) New York Islanders vs. (8) Chicago Black Hawks This was the second playoff series meeting between these two teams. New York won the only previous meeting in a two-game sweep in the 1977 Preliminary Round. Chicago Black Hawks New York Islanders Chicago Stadium Nassau Coliseum April 16 2–6 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-nyi/1979/04/16/1978030211#game=1978030211,game_state=final Reg Kerr (1) – 07:36 02:29 – Wayne Merrick (1)18:41 – Mike Bossy (1) Bob Murray (1) – 06:46 02:27 – Bryan Trottier (1)14:25 – pp – Mike Bossy (2) No scoring 03:49 – Denis Potvin (1)15:27 – Mike Bossy (3) Tony Esposito 28 saves / 34 shots Chico Resch 22 saves / 24 shots April 18 0–1 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-nyi/1979/04/18/1978030212#game=1978030212,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 02:31 – Mike Bossy (4) Tony Esposito 39 saves / 40 shots Billy Smith 22 saves / 22 shots April 20 4–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyi-vs-chi/1979/04/20/1978030213#game=1978030213,game_state=final No scoring Billy Harris (1) – pp – 18:08 No scoring Lorne Henning (1) – 17:47 No scoring Clark Gillies (1) – 03:00Denis Potvin (2) – 11:45 Tony Esposito 24 saves / 28 shots Chico Resch 21 saves / 21 shots April 22 3–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyi-vs-chi/1979/04/22/1978030214#game=1978030214,game_state=final No scoring Denis Potvin (3) – 15:09 07:05 – Mike Walton (1) Ed Westfall (1) – 01:24 No scoring Mike Bossy (5) – 08:02 Tony Esposito 21 saves / 24 shots Billy Smith 27 saves / 28 shots New York won series 4–0 (2) Montreal Canadiens vs. (7) Toronto Maple Leafs This was the fifteenth playoff meeting between these two teams; with the teams splitting the fourteen previous series. They met in previous year's Stanley Cup semifinals, which Montreal won in a four-game sweep. These teams did not meet again in the playoffs until 2021. Toronto Maple Leafs Montreal Canadiens Maple Leaf Gardens Montreal Forum April 16 2–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-mtl/1979/04/16/1978030221#game=1978030221,game_state=final Lanny McDonald (1) – 09:36 No scoring Dan Maloney (2) – 03:23 04:33 – Steve Shutt (1)13:05 – pp – Guy Lafleur (1) No scoring 04:23 – Jacques Lemaire (1)07:15 – Jacques Lemaire (2)09:59 – pp – Yvon Lambert (1) Mike Palmateer 28 saves / 33 shots Ken Dryden 26 saves / 28 shots April 18 1–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-mtl/1979/04/18/1978030222#game=1978030222,game_state=final No scoring 02:50 – Bob Gainey (1)09:33 – Guy Lafleur (2) No scoring 07:01 – pp – Jacques Lemaire (3) Lanny McDonald (2) – 19:43 13:19 – Bob Gainey (2)14:36 – Steve Shutt (2) Mike Palmateer 20 saves / 23 shotsPaul Harrison 13 saves / 15 shots Ken Dryden 27 saves / 28 shots April 21 4–3 2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-tor/1979/04/21/1978030223#game=1978030223,game_state=final 05:06 – pp – Darryl Sittler (3)08:14 – Lanny McDonald (3) Mark Napier (1) – 02:48 No scoring Larry Robinson (1) – 04:35Jacques Lemaire (4) – pp – 06:12 17:40 – Darryl Sittler (4) No scoring No scoring Cam Connor (1) – 05:25 Mike Palmateer 40 saves / 44 shots Ken Dryden 38 saves / 41 shots April 22 5–4 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-tor/1979/04/22/1978030224#game=1978030224,game_state=final No scoring Yvon Lambert (2) – pp – 06:55Larry Robinson (2) – 07:57 14:46 – Rocky Saganiuk (1)16:06 – pp – Darryl Sittler (5) Pierre Mondou (1) – 08:06Pat Hughes (1) – 10:31 13:29 – Walt McKechnie (4)13:58 – Dan Maloney (3) No scoring No scoring Larry Robinson (3) – pp – 04:14 Paul Harrison 30 saves / 35 shots Ken Dryden 29 saves / 33 shots Montreal won series 4–0 (3) Boston Bruins vs. (6) Pittsburgh Penguins This was the first playoff series meeting between these two teams. Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins Civic Arena Boston Garden April 16 2–6 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-bos/1979/04/16/1978030231#game=1978030231,game_state=final No scoring 02:29 – Peter McNab (1)05:21 – Don Marcotte (1)15:58 – Mike Milbury (1) Orest Kindrachuk (2) – 06:07 04:21 – Don Marcotte (2)16:02 – pp – Bobby Schmautz (1)17:27 – sh – Dick Redmond (1) Gregg Sheppard (1) – pp – 12:14 No scoring Denis Herron 27 saves / 33 shots Gerry Cheevers 19 saves / 21 shots April 18 3–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-bos/1979/04/18/1978030232#game=1978030232,game_state=final Jim Hamilton (3) – pp – 14:11 15:10 – pp – Jean Ratelle (1)16:16 – Dwight Foster (1) Orest Kindrachuk (3) – 14:52 14:15 – Peter McNab (2) Orest Kindrachuk (4) – 19:54 10:10 – Bob Miller (1) Denis Herron 21 saves / 25 shots Gerry Cheevers 24 saves / 27 shots April 21 2–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-pit/1979/04/21/1978030233#game=1978030233,game_state=final 03:10 – Gary McAdam (2) Peter McNab (3) – 18:43 No scoring No scoring No scoring Rick Middleton (1) – pp – 05:03 Denis Herron 29 saves / 31 shots Gerry Cheevers 23 saves / 24 shots April 22 4–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-pit/1979/04/22/1978030234#game=1978030234,game_state=final 15:20 – Rod Schutt (2) Bobby Schmautz (2) – 16:53Jean Ratelle (2) – 18:46 No scoring No scoring No scoring Jean Ratelle (3) – 08:50Don Marcotte (3) – en – 19:19 Denis Herron 27 saves / 30 shots Gerry Cheevers 24 saves / 25 shots Boston won series 4–0 (4) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (5) New York Rangers This was the second playoff series meeting between these two teams. Philadelphia won the only previous meeting in seven games in the 1974 Stanley Cup semifinals. New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Madison Square Garden Spectrum April 16 2–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-phi/1979/04/16/1978030241#game=1978030241,game_state=final Don Maloney (1) – 04:32Phil Esposito (3) – pp – 09:10 16:52 – pp – Bob Kelly (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring 15:02 – Bill Barber (3) No scoring 00:44 – Ken Linseman (2) John Davidson 29 saves / 32 shots Robbie Moore 22 saves / 24 shots April 18 7–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-phi/1979/04/18/1978030242#game=1978030242,game_state=final Steve Vickers (2) – 02:21Ron Greschner (2) – sh – 18:22 07:45 – Frank Bathe (1) Don Maloney (2) – 02:32Ron Greschner (3) – pp – 06:19Eddie Johnstone (1) – 10:41 No scoring Don Murdoch (1) – pp – 09:44Mike McEwen (2) – pp – 17:18 No scoring John Davidson 32 saves / 33 shots Robbie Moore 13 saves / 17 shotsWayne Stephenson 16 saves / 19 shots April 20 1–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-nyr/1979/04/20/1978030243#game=1978030243,game_state=final No scoring Mel Bridgman (1) – 01:38 02:15 – Don Maloney (3)02:41 – Don Maloney (4)05:39 – sh – Anders Hedberg (1) No scoring 14:17 – Ron Duguay (1)19:48 – en – Don Murdoch (2) No scoring John Davidson 32 saves / 33 shots Wayne Stephenson 20 saves / 24 shots April 22 0–6 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-nyr/1979/04/22/1978030244#game=1978030244,game_state=final 03:43 – Don Murdoch (3)06:33 – Eddie Johnstone (2) No scoring 02:00 – Phil Esposito (4)05:15 – Bobby Sheehan (1) No scoring 06:58 – pp – Don Murdoch (4)11:39 – sh – Eddie Johnstone (3) No scoring John Davidson 28 saves / 28 shots Robbie Moore 24 saves / 30 shots April 24 8–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-phi/1979/04/24/1978030245#game=1978030245,game_state=final Ron Greschner (4) – pp – 09:55Walt Tkaczuk (2) – sh – 13:26 No scoring No scoring No scoring Walt Tkaczuk (3) – 02:03Steve Vickers (3) – 04:13Ron Duguay (2) – sh – en – 08:19Carol Vadnais (1) – 16:50Eddie Johnstone (4) – 17:24Anders Hedberg (2) – en – 19:26 10:37 – pp – Reggie Leach (5)12:21 – Bob Dailey (1)15:27 – Behn Wilson (1) John Davidson 25 saves / 28 shots Wayne Stephenson 15 saves / 21 shots New York won series 4–1 Semifinals (1) New York Islanders vs. (4) New York Rangers This was the second playoff series meeting between these two teams. The Islanders won the only previous meeting 2–1 in the 1975 Preliminary Round. New York Rangers New York Islanders Madison Square Garden Nassau Coliseum April 26 4–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-nyi/1979/04/26/1978030311#game=1978030311,game_state=final Don Murdoch (5) – pp – 15:01Eddie Johnstone (5) – 17:57 10:41 – Bryan Trottier (2) Ron Duguay (3) – 09:43Bobby Sheehan (2) – 16:34 No scoring No scoring No scoring John Davidson 21 saves / 22 shots Chico Resch 34 saves / 38 shots April 28 3–4 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-nyi/1979/04/28/1978030312#game=1978030312,game_state=final Walt Tkaczuk (4) – 03:12 No scoring Bobby Sheehan (3) – pp – 08:32 01:37 – Wayne Merrick (2) Phil Esposito (5) – 15:48 05:13 – Bob Lorimer (1)09:35 – Bob Nystrom (1) No scoring 08:02 – Denis Potvin (4) John Davidson 33 saves / 37 shots Billy Smith 34 saves / 37 shots May 1 1–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyi-vs-nyr/1979/05/01/1978030313#game=1978030313,game_state=final No scoring No scoring 03:14 – Bobby Sheehan (4)16:23 – Phil Esposito (6) Bob Bourne (1) – 14:04 13:55 – Steve Vickers (4) No scoring John Davidson 16 saves / 17 shots Chico Resch 29 saves / 32 shots May 3 3–2 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyi-vs-nyr/1979/05/03/1978030314#game=1978030314,game_state=final No scoring No scoring 01:18 – Don Maloney (5) John Tonelli (1) – 01:53 06:50 – Don Maloney (6) Billy Harris (2) – 02:56 No scoring Bob Nystrom (2) – 03:40 John Davidson 23 saves / 26 shots Billy Smith 28 saves / 30 shots May 5 4–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-nyi/1979/05/05/1978030315#game=1978030315,game_state=final Don Maloney (7) – 15:29 17:48 – sh – Lorne Henning (2) Lucien DeBlois (2) – 07:29 No scoring Ron Greschner (5) – 09:04Anders Hedberg (3) – 17:47 04:20 – Mike Kaszycki (1)09:33 – Bob Nystrom (3) John Davidson 25 saves / 28 shots Billy Smith 26 saves / 30 shots May 8 1–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyi-vs-nyr/1979/05/08/1978030316#game=1978030316,game_state=final No scoring Mike Bossy (6) – pp – 08:56 05:03 – Don Murdoch (6)08:45 – pp – Ron Greschner (6) No scoring No scoring No scoring John Davidson 21 saves / 22 shots Chico Resch 25 saves / 27 shots New York Rangers won series 4–2 (2) Montreal Canadiens vs. (3) Boston Bruins This was the 18th playoff series meeting between these two teams, which Montreal led 15–2 in previous meetings. This series served as the final chapter in this rivalry for the late 1970s following Montreal's Cup Final victories over Boston in 1977 and 1978 in four and six games respectively. This series is best remembered for its dramatic conclusion in the late stages of game seven. Boston's Rick Middleton scored the go-ahead goal with four minutes remaining in regulation. Montreal's dynasty and success over Boston in the playoffs were suddenly in serious jeopardy. However, with time winding down to less than three minutes remaining, Boston committed a series-defining penalty for having too many men on the ice. With Montreal on the power play, Guy Lafleur scored the game-tying goal with 1:14 remaining to force overtime. Approaching the midway point of the first overtime, Yvon Lambert would score the series-winning goal to send the Canadiens to the Stanley Cup Final for the fourth straight year. This marked the 14th straight playoff meeting between the two teams that ended with the Canadiens defeating the Bruins. Boston Bruins Montreal Canadiens Boston Garden Montreal Forum April 26 2–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-mtl/1979/04/26/1978030321#game=1978030321,game_state=final No scoring 13:52 – Jacques Lemaire (5) Jean Ratelle (4) – pp – 03:37Don Marcotte (4) – 05:34 No scoring No scoring 03:44 – Guy Lafleur (3)12:17 – Pierre Larouche (1)19:33 – en – Doug Jarvis (1) Gerry Cheevers 17 saves / 20 shots Ken Dryden 19 saves / 21 shots April 28 2–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-mtl/1979/04/28/1978030322 No scoring No scoring Rick Middleton (2) – 07:42Peter McNab (4) – 10:34 17:41 – Jacques Lemaire (6)18:11 – Bob Gainey (3)19:05 – Mario Tremblay (1) No scoring 04:50 – Guy Lafleur (4)15:43 – Rick Chartraw (1) Gerry Cheevers 15 saves / 20 shots Ken Dryden 21 saves / 23 shots May 1 1–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-bos/1979/05/01/1978030323#game=1978030323,game_state=final 12:19 – Stan Jonathan (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring 16:48 – Brad Park (1) Larry Robinson (4) – 13:23 Gilles Gilbert 17 saves / 18 shots Ken Dryden 29 saves / 31 shots May 3 3–4 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-bos/1979/05/03/1978030324#game=1978030324,game_state=final 15:15 – Jean Ratelle (5) Pierre Mondou (2) – pp – 18:59 13:21 – Jean Ratelle (6) Guy Lafleur (5) – 07:58 16:18 – Peter McNab (5) Guy Lapointe (1) – 17:54 03:46 – Jean Ratelle (7) No scoring Gilles Gilbert 21 saves / 24 shots Ken Dryden 28 saves / 32 shots May 5 1–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-mtl/1979/05/05/1978030325#game=1978030325,game_state=final No scoring 08:35 – Guy Lafleur (6)09:00 – Guy Lafleur (7)19:02 – Larry Robinson (5) No scoring No scoring Wayne Cashman (1) – pp – 18:32 10:03 – pp – Serge Savard (1)12:00 – Mario Tremblay (2) Gilles Gilbert 35 saves / 40 shots Ken Dryden 21 saves / 22 shots May 8 2–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-bos/1979/05/08/1978030326#game=1978030326,game_state=final 10:02 – Stan Jonathan (2)12:21 – Don Marcotte (5) Larry Robinson (6) – 08:05Pierre Mondou (3) – 12:48 16:30 – Wayne Cashman (2) No scoring 07:23 – Stan Jonathan (3)15:24 – Stan Jonathan (4) No scoring Gilles Gilbert 25 saves / 27 shots Ken Dryden 18 saves / 23 shots May 10 4–5 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-mtl/1979/05/10/1978030327#game=1978030327,game_state=final Rick Middleton (3) – pp – 10:09 14:19 – pp – Jacques Lemaire (7) Wayne Cashman (3) – 00:27Wayne Cashman (4) – 16:12 No scoring Rick Middleton (4) – 16:01 06:10 – Mark Napier (2)08:16 – pp – Guy Lapointe (2)18:46 – pp – Guy Lafleur (8) No scoring 09:33 – Yvon Lambert (3) Gilles Gilbert 47 saves / 52 shots Ken Dryden 26 saves / 30 shots Montreal won series 4–3 Stanley Cup Final 1979 Stanley Cup Final This was the 12th playoff series (and only Final) meeting between these two teams. New York led 6–5 in previous meetings. Their last encounter was won by New York in six games in the 1974 Stanley Cup quarterfinals. Prior to 2013, this was the last time two Original Six clubs met in the Final. Both teams would next appear in the Stanley Cup Final as follows: Canadiens winning in 1986 and 1993, Rangers winning in 1994. New York Rangers Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Madison Square Garden May 13 4–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-mtl/1979/05/13/1978030411#game=1978030411,game_state=final Steve Vickers (5) – pp – 06:28Ron Greschner (7) – 14:27 No scoring Phil Esposito (7) – pp – 09:30Dave Maloney (3) – sh – 12:32 07:07 – Guy Lafleur (9) No scoring No scoring John Davidson 31 saves / 32 shots Ken Dryden 9 saves / 13 shotsMichel Larocque 9 saves / 9 shots May 15 2–6 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-mtl/1979/05/15/1978030412#game=1978030412,game_state=final Anders Hedberg (4) – 01:02Ron Duguay (4) – 06:21 08:34 – Yvon Lambert (4)12:24 – Guy Lafleur (10)16:27 – Bob Gainey (4) No scoring 06:51 – Steve Shutt (3)17:35 – pp – Jacques Lemaire (8) No scoring 04:38 – Mark Napier (3) John Davidson 27 saves / 33 shots Ken Dryden 23 saves / 25 shots May 17 4–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-nyr/1979/05/17/1978030413#game=1978030413,game_state=final No scoring Steve Shutt (4) – pp – 07:27Doug Risebrough (1) – 15:44 No scoring No scoring 06:06 – Ron Duguay (5) Mario Tremblay (3) – 14:48Jacques Lemaire (9) – 17:10 John Davidson 19 saves / 23 shots Ken Dryden 19 saves / 20 shots May 19 4–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-nyr/1979/05/19/1978030414#game=1978030414,game_state=final 01:19 – Pat Hickey (1)17:03 – Don Murdoch (7) Rejean Houle (1) – 02:39 No scoring Yvon Lambert (5) – 18:05 04:26 – Phil Esposito (8) Bob Gainey (5) – 06:27 No scoring Serge Savard (2) – 07:25 John Davidson 38 saves / 42 shots Ken Dryden 18 saves / 21 shots May 21 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-mtl/1979/05/21/1978030415#game=1978030415,game_state=final Carol Vadnais (2) – 16:52 10:36 – Rick Chartraw (2) No scoring 01:02 – pp – Jacques Lemaire (10)11:01 – Bob Gainey (6)18:49 – Jacques Lemaire (11) No scoring No scoring John Davidson 27 saves / 31 shots Ken Dryden 14 saves / 15 shots Montreal won series 4–1 See also 1978–79 NHL season List of NHL seasons List of Stanley Cup champions References Bibliography Total Stanley Cup Diamond Dan 2000 Total Sports Canada 1-892129-07-8 registration https://archive.org/details/totalstanleycupo0000unse 1978 Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup playoffs 1979 1980 Stanley Cup playoffs Category:Stanley Cup playoffs playoffs