1978–79 Montreal Canadiens season

The 1978–79 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 70th season. The Canadiens won their 22nd Stanley Cup defeating the New York Rangers 4 games to 1 in the 1979 Stanley Cup Finals.
==Off-season==
==Regular Season==
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results 	Regular Season Results
No. 	R 	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	W 	October 11, 1978 	5–2 	Minnesota North Stars (1978–79) 	1–0–0
2 	W 	October 14, 1978 	5–2 	Colorado Rockies (1978–79) 	2–0–0
3 	W 	October 15, 1978 	3–2 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) 	3–0–0
4 	L 	October 17, 1978 	1–3 	@ New York Islanders (1978–79) 	3–1–0
5 	L 	October 20, 1978 	5–7 	@ Atlanta Flames (1978–79) 	3–2–0
6 	W 	October 22, 1978 	8–4 	Los Angeles Kings (1978–79) 	4–2–0
7 	T 	October 25, 1978 	4–4 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79) 	4–2–1
8 	L 	October 28, 1978 	1–2 	New York Rangers (1978–79) 	4–3–1
9 	L 	October 29, 1978 	1–4 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79) 	4–4–1
10 	W 	November 1, 1978 	4–1 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) 	5–4–1
11 	W 	November 2, 1978 	4–2 	Washington Capitals (1978–79) 	6–4–1
12 	W 	November 4, 1978 	4–2 	Atlanta Flames (1978–79) 	7–4–1
13 	T 	November 5, 1978 	1–1 	@ Boston Bruins (1978–79) 	7–4–2
14 	W 	November 8, 1978 	6–0 	@ Washington Capitals (1978–79) 	8–4–2
15 	W 	November 9, 1978 	8–3 	Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) 	9–4–2
16 	W 	November 11, 1978 	3–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79) 	10–4–2
17 	W 	November 15, 1978 	6–1 	@ Colorado Rockies (1978–79) 	11–4–2
18 	L 	November 16, 1978 	3–6 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1978–79) 	11–5–2
19 	W 	November 18, 1978 	4–2 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) 	12–5–2
20 	W 	November 22, 1978 	3–2 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) 	13–5–2
21 	W 	November 23, 1978 	8–4 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) 	14–5–2
22 	L 	November 25, 1978 	3–8 	Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79) 	14–6–2
23 	W 	November 28, 1978 	3–0 	Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) 	15–6–2
24 	W 	December 2, 1978 	8–1 	Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) 	16–6–2
25 	W 	December 3, 1978 	4–1 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) 	17–6–2
26 	T 	December 6, 1978 	2–2 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) 	17–6–3
27 	T 	December 8, 1978 	3–3 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) 	17–6–4
28 	W 	December 10, 1978 	4–3 	New York Islanders (1978–79) 	18–6–4
29 	W 	December 12, 1978 	6–0 	@ St. Louis Blues (1978–79) 	19–6–4
30 	W 	December 13, 1978 	3–2 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1978–79)	20–6–4
31 	W 	December 16, 1978 	5–2 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1978–79) 	21–6–4
32 	W 	December 20, 1978 	5–3 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79) 	22–6–4
33 	W 	December 21, 1978 	5–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79) 	23–6–4
34 	W 	December 23, 1978 	3–2 	Colorado Rockies (1978–79) 	24–6–4
35 	W 	December 27, 1978 	5–2 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) 	25–6–4
36 	T 	December 28, 1978 	3–3 	Los Angeles Kings (1978–79) 	25–6–5
37 	W 	December 30, 1978 	6–1 	Boston Bruins (1978–79) 	26–6–5
38 	L 	January 3, 1979 	2–6 	@ New York Rangers (1978–79) 	26–7–5
39 	L 	January 4, 1979 	4–5 	Los Angeles Kings (1978–79) 	26–8–5
40 	W 	January 6, 1979 	2–0 	Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) 	27–8–5
41 	W 	January 8, 1979 	3–1 	Minnesota North Stars (1978–79) 	28–8–5
42 	L 	January 10, 1979 	2–3 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) 	28–9–5
43 	W 	January 13, 1979 	5–2 	Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) 	29–9–5
44 	T 	January 16, 1979 	2–2 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) 	29–9–6
45 	W 	January 17, 1979 	7–3 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1978–79) 	30–9–6
46 	T 	January 20, 1979 	5–5 	Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) 	30–9–7
47 	W 	January 23, 1979 	6–3 	@ St. Louis Blues (1978–79) 	31–9–7
48 	W 	January 25, 1979 	6–0 	Atlanta Flames (1978–79) 	32–9–7
49 	W 	January 27, 1979 	3–1 	Boston Bruins (1978–79) 	33–9–7
50 	W 	January 29, 1979 	7–3 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) 	34–9–7
51 	W 	January 31, 1979 	4–1 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) 	35–9–7
52 	W 	February 3, 1979 	6–3 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79) 	36–9–7
53 	W 	February 4, 1979 	8–4 	@ Washington Capitals (1978–79) 	37–9–7
54 	T 	February 15, 1979 	2–2 	Los Angeles Kings (1978–79) 	37–9–8
55 	W 	February 17, 1979 	2–0 	Washington Capitals (1978–79) 	38–9–8
56 	W 	February 18, 1979 	5–2 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) 	39–9–8
57 	L 	February 21, 1979 	1–3 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) 	39–10–8
58 	W 	February 22, 1979 	12–0 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) 	40–10–8
59 	W 	February 24, 1979 	6–4 	St. Louis Blues (1978–79) 	41–10–8
60 	W 	February 25, 1979 	8–5 	@ Washington Capitals (1978–79) 	42–10–8
61 	L 	February 27, 1979 	3–7 	@ New York Islanders (1978–79) 	42–11–8
62 	W 	March 1, 1979 	2–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79) 	43–11–8
63 	L 	March 3, 1979 	3–5 	Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) 	43–12–8
64 	T 	March 5, 1979 	2–2 	@ Washington Capitals (1978–79) 	43–12–9
65 	W 	March 8, 1979 	11–1 	Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) 	44–12–9
66 	L 	March 10, 1979 	3–6 	New York Rangers (1978–79) 	44–13–9
67 	T 	March 12, 1979 	3–3 	Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) 	44–13–10
68 	L 	March 14, 1979 	3–4 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1978–79)	44–14–10
69 	L 	March 17, 1979 	1–3 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1978–79) 	44–15–10
70 	W 	March 18, 1979 	3–1 	@ Colorado Rockies (1978–79) 	45–15–10
71 	L 	March 22, 1979 	3–5 	New York Islanders (1978–79) 	45–16–10
72 	W 	March 24, 1979 	3–1 	Washington Capitals (1978–79) 	46–16–10
73 	W 	March 25, 1979 	1–0 	@ New York Rangers (1978–79) 	47–16–10
74 	W 	March 27, 1979 	6–4 	@ Atlanta Flames (1978–79) 	48–16–10
75 	W 	March 29, 1979 	5–2 	St. Louis Blues (1978–79) 	49–16–10
76 	W 	March 31, 1979 	5–3 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) 	50–16–10
77 	T 	April 1, 1979 	3–3 	@ Boston Bruins (1978–79) 	50–16–11
78 	W 	April 4, 1979 	4–1 	Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) 	51–16–11
79 	W 	April 7, 1979 	10–3 	Washington Capitals (1978–79) 	52–16–11
80 	L 	April 8, 1979 	0–1 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) 	52–17–11
==Playoffs==
===Montreal Canadiens 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 0===
===Montreal Canadiens 4, Boston Bruins 3===
===Montreal Canadiens 4, New York Rangers 1===
With this Cup win, the Canadiens ended an amazing streak. They won the Stanley Cup 18 times in the last 36 seasons since their win in 1943-44.
Date 	Visitors	Score	Home 	Score	Notes
May 13	New York	4 	Montreal	1 	
May 15	New York	2 	Montreal	6 	
May 17	Montreal	4 	New York	1 	
May 19	Montreal	4 	New York	3 	OT
May 21	New York	1 	Montreal	4 	
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	RW 	80	52	77	129	28 	56 	13 	0 	12
 	LW 	72	37	40	77 	31 	37 	10 	0 	6
 	C 	77	31	41	72 	26 	59 	6 	1 	7
 	LW 	79	26	40	66 	26 	30 	5 	1 	7
 	D 	67	16	45	61 	33 	50 	4 	0 	1
 	RW 	76	30	29	59 	74 	23 	3 	0 	4
 	C 	50	24	31	55 	10 	9 	6 	1 	4
 	D 	69	13	42	55 	43 	27 	6 	0 	1
 	W 	66	17	34	51 	43 	16 	6 	0 	4
 	LW 	79	20	18	38 	44 	11 	1 	1 	1
 	D 	80	7 	26	33 	30 	46 	1 	2 	0
 	RW 	54	11	20	31 	11 	17 	2 	0 	0
 	C 	48	10	15	25 	62 	22 	0 	0 	2
 	C 	80	10	13	23 	16 	5 	0 	1 	1
 	C 	36	9 	13	22 	4 	3 	4 	0 	0
 	RW 	41	9 	8 	17 	22 	7 	1 	0 	1
 	D/RW	62	5 	11	16 	29 	14 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	62	3 	11	14 	60 	21 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	72	1 	9 	10 	124	33 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	45	3 	4 	7 	30 	5 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	15	2 	5 	7 	2 	5 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	23	1 	3 	4 	39 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	34	0 	3 	3 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	47	0 	3 	3 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	16	0 	2 	2 	4 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T 	GA 	GAA 	SO
 	2814	47	30	10	7 	108	2.30	5
 	1986	34	22	7 	4 	94 	2.84	3
Team: 	4800	80	52	17	11	202	2.52	8
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	C 	16	11	12	23 	6 	6 	0 	2
 	RW 	16	10	13	23 	0 	2 	0 	2
 	LW 	16	6 	10	16 	10 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	16	6 	9 	15 	8 	1 	0 	1
 	LW 	16	5 	6 	11 	16 	2 	0 	1
 	LW 	11	4 	7 	11 	6 	1 	0 	0
 	C 	16	3 	6 	9 	4 	1 	0 	0
 	D 	16	2 	7 	9 	6 	1 	0 	1
 	D 	10	2 	6 	8 	10 	1 	0 	0
 	RW 	13	3 	4 	7 	13 	0 	0 	1
 	C 	15	1 	6 	7 	32 	0 	0 	1
 	W 	7 	1 	5 	6 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	12	3 	2 	5 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	12	1 	3 	4 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	6 	1 	3 	4 	0 	0 	0 	1
 	D/RW	16	2 	1 	3 	24 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	8 	1 	2 	3 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	16	0 	3 	3 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	8 	1 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	16	0 	1 	1 	11 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	8 	0 	0 	0 	16 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	13	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L	GA	GAA 	SO
 	990 	16	12	4	41	2.48	0
 	20 	1 	0 	0	0 	0.00	0
Team: 	1010	16	12	4	41	2.44	0
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals
MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts; 
==Awards and Records==
*Prince of Wales Trophy: Montreal Canadiens
*Hart Trophy: Guy Lafleur, Runner-up
*Selke Trophy: Bob Gainey
*Vezina Trophy: Ken Dryden & Michel Larocque
*Conn Smythe Trophy: Bob Gainey
*Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: Serge Savard
*Guy Lafleur, Right Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
*Larry Robinson, Defence, NHL First Team All-Star
*Ken Dryden, Goaltender, NHL First Team All-Star
*Serge Savard, Defence, NHL Second Team All-Star
==1979 Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup Champions==
Ken Dryden, Serge Savard, Guy Lapointe, Larry Robinson, Gilles Lupien, Rick Chartraw, Brian Engblom, Guy Lafleur, Steve Shutt, Pierre Larouche, Yvan Cournoyer, Jacques Lemaire, Yvon Lambert, Bob Gainey, Doug Jarvis, Doug Risebrough, Murray Wilson, Mario Tremblay, Rejean Houle, Pierre Mondou, Cam Connor, Pat Hughes, Mark Napier, Michel Larocque, Richard Sevigny, Scotty Bowman (coach), Irving Grundman (managing director), Eddy Palchak, Pierre Meilleur (trainers)
==Transactions==
==Draft Picks==
==See Also==
* 1978–79 NHL season
* 1979 Stanley Cup Final
==References==
*Canadiens on Hockey Database
*Canadiens on NHL Reference
Category:Stanley Cup championship seasons
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