Stanley Cup Playoffs 1979

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Stanley Cup Playoffs 1979
Period April 10, 1979 to May 21, 1979
Stanley Cup winner Canadiens de Montréal (22nd title)
finalist New York Rangers
Playoff MVP CanadaCanada Bob Gainey (Montréal)
Top scorer CanadaCanada Guy Lafleur  and Jacques Lemaire (both Montréal)
CanadaCanada
Gates 278 (6.18 per game)
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The playoffs for the Stanley Cup of 1979 began on April 10, 1979 and ended on May 21, 1979 with the 4-1 victory of the Canadiens de Montréal over the New York Rangers . The Canadiens thus won their fourth Stanley Cup in a row and the 22nd in their franchise history . In addition, they put in Bob Gainey to the Conn Smythe Trophy winning Most Valuable Player of this post-season , while their attackers Guy Lafleur and Jacques Lemaire led the scorers list of the playoffs. The defeated Rangers, however, contested their ninth Stanley Cup final, last they lost in 1972 against the Boston Bruins . Furthermore, the final from 1979 to 2013 was the last for the time being in which two Original Six teams met.

mode

The twelve teams qualified for the playoffs were placed on the seeding list according to their performance in the regular season (most points; most wins in the event of a tie). However, the four division winners were set by bye for the quarter-finals, while the remaining eight participants played a preliminary round. In all rounds, the pairings were determined by the seeding list, so the highest seeded team met the lowest seeded team, number two met the penultimate team, etc.

The series of the preliminary round were played in the best-of-three mode, the series in all subsequent rounds in the best-of-seven mode, which means that a team needed four wins to progress from the quarter-finals; only two in the first round. The higher-ranked team had - from the second round - home rights in the first two games, the next two the opposing team. If no winner has emerged from the round by then, the home law changed from game to game. The higher-ranked team had a home advantage in games 1, 2, 5 and 7, i.e. four of the maximum seven games. In the preliminary round, however, the home law changed from game to game.

Overtime followed for games that remained tied after 60 minutes of regular playing time . It ended with the first goal scored ( Sudden Death ) .

Qualified teams

Legend:

D. Division winner

Playoff tree

  Preliminary round Quarter finals Semifinals Stanley Cup Final
                                 
1 New York Islanders              
  bye
1 New York Islanders 4th
 
11 Chicago Black Hawks 0
2 Canadiens de Montréal
 
  bye
1 New York Islanders 2
5 New York Rangers 4th  
3 Boston Bruins    
 
  bye
2 Canadiens de Montréal 4th
 
9 Toronto Maple Leafs 0
4th Philadelphia Flyers 2
 
12 Vancouver Canucks 1
2 Canadiens de Montréal 4th
(The teams were reset after the first and second round.)
  5 New York Rangers 1
5 New York Rangers 2        
 
10 Los Angeles Kings 0
3 Boston Bruins 4th
 
8th Pittsburgh Penguins 0
6th Atlanta Flames 0
 
9 Toronto Maple Leafs 2
2 Canadiens de Montréal 4th
3 Boston Bruins 3  
7th Buffalo Sabers 1    
 
8th Pittsburgh Penguins 2
4th Philadelphia Flyers 1
 
5 New York Rangers 4th
11 Chicago Black Hawks
 
  bye

Preliminary round

(4) Philadelphia Flyers - (12) Vancouver Canucks

Apr 10, 1979 Philadelphia Flyers
Bobby Clarke (46:30)
Reggie Leach (59:35) 		2: 3
(0: 0, 0: 1, 2: 2)
Match report
as of: 0: 1 		Vancouver Canucks
Thomas Gradin (21:35)
Stan Smyl (40:09)
Don Lever (50:38) 		The Spectrum , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Spectators: 17,077
Apr 12, 1979 Vancouver Canucks
Don Lever (14:10)
Dennis Kearns (16:11)
Thomas Gradin (21:48)
Thomas Gradin (56:40) 		4: 6
(2: 2, 1: 1, 1: 3)
Match report
as of 1: 1 		Philadelphia Flyers
Tom Gorence (1:47)
Reggie Leach (18:39)
Tom Gorence (21:12)
Ken Linseman (53:36)
Reggie Leach (59:06)
Bill Barber (59:57) 		Pacific Coliseum , Vancouver , British Columbia
Spectators: 14,293
Apr. 14, 1979 Philadelphia Flyers
Bobby Clarke (4:13)
Al Hill (7:20)
Reggie Leach (20:34)
Tom Gorence (28:53)
Blake Dunlop (30:27)
Bill Barber (43:05)
Paul Holmgren (52:58 ) 		7: 2
(2: 1, 3: 0, 2: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 1 		Vancouver Canucks
Thomas Gradin (17:34)
Don Kozak (55:11) 		The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Spectators: 17,077

(5) New York Rangers - (10) Los Angeles Kings

Apr 10, 1979 New York Rangers
Lucien DeBlois (6:15)
Mike McEwen (14:16)
Steve Vickers (26:15)
Dave Maloney (29:08)
Ron Greschner (33:38)
Walt Tkaczuk (35:49)
Dave Maloney (53: 02) 		7: 1
(2: 1, 4: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Los Angeles Kings
Charlie Simmer (9:17) 		Madison Square Garden , New York City , New York
Spectators: 17,372
Apr 12, 1979 Los Angeles Kings
Syl Apps (12:29) 		1: 2 n.V.
(1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 0: 2 		New York Rangers
Phil Esposito (41:11)
Phil Esposito (66:11) 		The Forum , Inglewood , California
Spectators: 12,029

(6) Atlanta Flames - (9) Toronto Maple Leafs

Apr 10, 1979 Atlanta Flames
Jean Pronovost (36:37) 		1: 2
(0: 0, 1: 2, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 0: 1 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Walt McKechnie (26:26)
Walt McKechnie (29:14) 		Omni Coliseum , Atlanta , Georgia
Spectators: 14,757
Apr 12, 1979 Toronto Maple Leafs
Darryl Sittler (4:04)
Darryl Sittler (4:16)
Ron Ellis (4:27)
Pat Boutette (23:09)
Dan Maloney (28:38)
Walt McKechnie (35:42)
Pat Boutette (37: 32) 		7: 4
(3: 1, 4: 1, 0: 2)
Match report
as of: 2: 0 		Atlanta Flames
Jean Pronovost (10:52)
Guy Chouinard (31:41)
Bobby Lalonde (43:57)
Willi Plett (50:02) 		Maple Leaf Gardens , Toronto , Ontario
Spectators: 16,485

(7) Buffalo Sabers - (8) Pittsburgh Penguins

Apr 10, 1979 Buffalo Sabers
Mike Boland (10:49)
René Robert (32:48)
Don Luce (57:26) 		3: 4
(1: 1, 1: 0, 1: 3)
Match report
as of: 0: 1 		Pittsburgh Penguins
Rod Schutt (11:32)
Blair Chapman (45:21)
Gary McAdam (53:54)
Orest Kindrachuk (55:46) 		Buffalo Memorial Auditorium , Buffalo , New York
Spectators: 16,433
Apr 12, 1979 Pittsburgh Penguins
Colin Campbell (37:19) 		1: 3
(0: 1, 1: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 1 		Buffalo Sabers
Rick Dudley (19:22)
Jacques Richard (22:59)
Gary McAdam (53:54)
René Robert (59:11) 		Civic Arena , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania
Spectators: 16,033
Apr. 14, 1979 Buffalo Sabers
Gilbert Perreault (12:59)
Craig Ramsay (16:35)
Jerry Korab (37:38) 		3: 4 n.V.
(1: 1, 1: 0, 1: 3)
Match report
as of: 1: 2 		Pittsburgh Penguins
Jim Hamilton (13:04)
Jim Hamilton (31:47)
George Ferguson (44:17)
George Ferguson (60:47) 		Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York
Spectators: 16,433

Quarter finals

(1) New York Islanders - (11) Chicago Black Hawks

Apr 16, 1979 New York Islanders
Wayne Merrick (2:29)
Mike Bossy (18:41)
Bryan Trottier (22:27)
Mike Bossy (34:25)
Denis Potvin (43:49)
Mike Bossy (55:27) 		6: 2
(2: 1, 2: 1, 2: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Chicago Black Hawks
Reg Kerr (7:36)
Bob Murray (26:46) 		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum , Uniondale , New York
Spectators: 14,995
Apr 18, 1979 New York Islanders
Mike Bossy (62:31) 		1: 0 n.V.
(0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 0 		Chicago Black Hawks
 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
Spectators: 14,995
Apr 20, 1979 Chicago Black Hawks
 0: 4
(0: 1, 0: 1, 0: 2)
Match report
as of: 0: 3 		New York Islanders
Billy Harris (18:08)
Lorne Henning (37:47)
Clark Gillies (43:00)
Denis Potvin (51:45) 		Chicago Stadium , Chicago , Illinois
Spectators: 12,614
Apr 22, 1979 Chicago Black Hawks
Mike Walton (27:05) 		1: 3
(0: 1, 1: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 0: 4 		New York Islanders
Denis Potvin (15:09)
Ed Westfall (21:24)
Mike Bossy (28:02) 		Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Spectators: 10,871

(2) Canadiens de Montréal - (9) Toronto Maple Leafs

Apr 16, 1979 Canadiens de Montréal
Steve Shutt (24:33)
Guy Lafleur (33:05)
Jacques Lemaire (44:23)
Jacques Lemaire (47:15)
Yvon Lambert (49:59) 		5: 2
(0: 1, 2: 1, 3: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Lanny McDonald (9:36)
Dan Maloney (23:23) 		Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec
Spectators: 15,946
Apr 18, 1979 Canadiens de Montréal
Bob Gainey (2:50)
Guy Lafleur (9:33)
Jacques Lemaire (27:01)
Bob Gainey (53:19)
Steve Shutt (54:36) 		5: 1
(2: 0, 1: 0, 2: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 0 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Lanny McDonald (59:43) 		Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Spectators: 16,665
Apr 21, 1979 Toronto Maple Leafs
Darryl Sittler (5:06)
Lanny McDonald (8:14)
Darryl Sittler (57:40) 		3: 4 n.V.
(2: 1, 0: 2, 1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 0: 3 		Canadiens de Montréal
Mark Napier (2:48)
Larry Robinson (24:35)
Jacques Lemaire (26:12)
Cam Connor (85:25) 		Maple Leaf Gardens , Toronto , Ontario
Spectators: 16,485
Apr 22, 1979 Toronto Maple Leafs
Rocky Saganiuk (34:46)
Darryl Sittler (36:06)
Walt McKechnie (53:29)
Dan Maloney (53:58) 		4: 5 n.V.
(0: 2, 2: 2, 2: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 0: 4 		Canadiens de Montréal
Yvon Lambert (6:55)
Larry Robinson (7:57)
Pierre Mondou (28:06)
Pat Hughes (30:31)
Larry Robinson (64:14) 		Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
Spectators: 16,485

(3) Boston Bruins - (8) Pittsburgh Penguins

Apr 16, 1979 Boston Bruins
Peter McNab (2:29)
Don Marcotte (5:21)
Mike Milbury (15:58)
Don Marcotte (24:21)
Bobby Schmautz (36:02)
Dick Redmond (37:27) 		6: 2
(3: 0, 3: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Pittsburgh Penguins
Orest Kindrachuk (26:07)
Gregg Sheppard (52:14) 		Boston Garden , Boston , Massachusetts
Spectators: 12,001
Apr 18, 1979 Boston Bruins
Jean Ratelle (15:10)
Dwight Foster (16:16)
Peter McNab (34:15)
Bob Miller (50:10) 		3: 2
(2: 1, 1: 1, 1: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 0 		Pittsburgh Penguins
Jim Hamilton (14:11)
Orest Kindrachuk (34:52)
Orest Kindrachuk (59:54) 		Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Spectators: 12,146
Apr 21, 1979 Pittsburgh Penguins
Gary McAdam (3:10) 		1: 2
(1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 0: 3 		Boston Bruins
Peter McNab (18:43)
Rick Middleton (45:03) 		Civic Arena , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania
Spectators: 13,636
Apr 22, 1979 Pittsburgh Penguins
Rod Rubble (15:20) 		1: 4
(1: 2, 0: 0, 0: 2)
Match report
as of: 0: 4 		Boston Bruins
Bobby Schmautz (16:53)
Jean Ratelle (18:46)
Jean Ratelle (48:50)
Don Marcotte (59:19) 		Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Spectators: 15,033

(4) Philadelphia Flyers - (5) New York Rangers

Apr 16, 1979 Philadelphia Flyers
Bob Kelly (16:52)
Bill Barber (55:02)
Ken Linseman (60:44) 		3: 2 n.V.
(1: 2, 0: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		New York Rangers
Don Maloney (4:32)
Phil Esposito (9:10) 		The Spectrum , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Spectators: 17,077
Apr 18, 1979 Philadelphia Flyers
Frank Bathe (7:45) 		1: 7
(1: 2, 0: 3, 0: 2)
Match report
as of: 1: 1 		New York Rangers
Steve Vickers (2:21)
Ron Greschner (18:22)
Don Maloney (22:32)
Ron Greschner (26:19)
Ed Johnstone (30:41)
Don Murdoch (49:44)
Mike McEwen (57: 18) 		The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Spectators: 17,077
Apr 20, 1979 New York Rangers
Don Maloney (22:15)
Don Maloney (22:41)
Anders Hedberg (25:39)
Ron Duguay (54:17)
Don Murdoch (59:48) 		5: 1
(0: 1, 3: 0, 2: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 1 		Philadelphia Flyers
Mel Bridgman (1:38) 		Madison Square Garden , New York City , New York
Spectators: 17,308
Apr 22, 1979 New York Rangers
Don Murdoch (3:43)
Ed Johnstone (6:33)
Phil Esposito (22:00)
Bobby Sheehan (25:15)
Don Murdoch (46:58)
Ed Johnstone (51:39) 		6: 0
(2: 0, 2: 0, 2: 0)
Match report
as of: 3: 1 		Philadelphia Flyers
 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Spectators: 17,380
Apr. 24, 1979 Philadelphia Flyers
Reggie Leach (50:37)
Bob Dailey (52:21)
Behn Wilson (55:27) 		3: 8
(0: 2, 0: 0, 3: 5)
Match report
as of: 1: 4 		New York Rangers
Ron Greschner (9:55)
Walt Tkaczuk (13:26)
Walt Tkaczuk (42:03)
Steve Vickers (44:13)
Ron Duguay (48:19)
Carol Vadnais (56:50)
Ed Johnstone (57: 24)
Anders Hedberg (59:26) 		The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Spectators: 17,077

Semifinals

(1) New York Islanders - (5) New York Rangers

Apr 26, 1979 New York Islanders
Bryan Trottier (10:41) 		1: 4
(1: 2, 0: 2, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 0: 1 		New York Rangers
Don Murdoch (15:01)
Ed Johnstone (17:57)
Ron Duguay (29:43)
Bobby Sheehan (36:34) 		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum , Uniondale , New York
Spectators: 14,995
Apr 28, 1979 New York Islanders
Wayne Merrick (21:37)
Bob Lorimer (45:13)
Bob Nystrom (49:35)
Denis Potvin (68:02) 		4: 3 n.V.
(0: 1, 1: 1, 2: 1, 1: 0)
Match report
as of 1: 1 		New York Rangers
Walt Tkaczuk (3:12)
Bobby Sheehan (28:32)
Phil Esposito (55:48) 		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
Spectators: 14,995
0May 1, 1979 New York Rangers
Bobby Sheehan (23:14)
Phil Esposito (36:23)
Steve Vickers (53:55) 		3: 1
(0: 0, 2: 1, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 1 		New York Islanders
Bob Bourne (34:04) 		Madison Square Garden , New York City , New York
Spectators: 17,375
0May 3rd 1979 New York Rangers
Don Maloney (21:18)
Don Maloney (46:50) 		2: 3 n.V.
(0: 0, 1: 1, 1: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 2 		New York Islanders
John Tonelli (21:53)
Billy Harris (42:56)
Bob Nystrom (63:40) 		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Spectators: 17,375
0May 5th 1979 New York Islanders
Lorne Henning (17:48)
Mike Kaszycki (44:20)
Bob Nystrom (49:33) 		3: 4
(1: 1, 0: 1, 2: 2)
Match report
as of: 2: 3 		New York Rangers
Don Maloney (15:29)
Lucien DeBlois (27:29)
Ron Greschner (49:04)
Anders Hedberg (57:47) 		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
Spectators: 14,995
0May 8, 1979 New York Rangers
Don Murdoch (25:03)
Ron Greschner (28:45) 		2: 1
(0: 1, 2: 0, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 4: 2 		New York Islanders
Mike Bossy (8:56) 		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Spectators: 17,372

(2) Canadiens de Montréal - (3) Boston Bruins

Apr 26, 1979 Canadiens de Montréal
Jacques Lemaire (13:52)
Guy Lafleur (43:44)
Pierre Larouche (52:17)
Doug Jarvis (59:33) 		4: 2
(1: 0, 0: 2, 3: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Boston Bruins
Jean Ratelle (23:37)
Don Marcotte (25:34) 		Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec
Spectators: 16,252
Apr 28, 1979 Canadiens de Montréal
Jacques Lemaire (37:41)
Bob Gainey (38:11)
Mario Tremblay (39:05)
Guy Lafleur (44:50)
Rick Chartraw (55:43) 		5: 2
(0: 0, 3: 2, 2: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 0 		Boston Bruins
Rick Middleton (27:42)
Peter McNab (30:54) 		Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Spectators: 16,952
0May 1, 1979 Boston Bruins
Stan Jonathan (12:19)
Brad Park (56:48) 		2: 1
(1: 0, 0: 0, 1: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 2 		Canadiens de Montréal
Larry Robinson (53:23) 		Boston Garden , Boston , Massachusetts
Spectators: 14,654
0May 3rd 1979 Boston Bruins
Jean Ratelle (15:15)
Jean Ratelle (33:21)
Peter McNab (56:18)
Jean Ratelle (63:46) 		4: 3 n.V.
(1: 1, 1: 1, 1: 1, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 2 		Canadiens de Montréal
Pierre Mondou (18:59)
Guy Lafleur (27:58)
Guy Lapointe (57:54) 		Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Spectators: 14,654
0May 5th 1979 Canadiens de Montréal
Guy Lafleur (8:35)
Guy Lafleur (9:00)
Larry Robinson (19:02)
Serge Savard (50:03)
Mario Tremblay (52:00) 		5: 1
(3: 0, 0: 0, 2: 1)
Match report
as of: 3: 2 		Boston Bruins
Wayne Cashman (58:32) 		Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Spectators: 17,583
0May 8, 1979 Boston Bruins
Stan Jonathan (10:02)
Don Marcotte (12:21)
Wayne Cashman (36:30)
Stan Jonathan (47:23)
Stan Jonathan (55:24) 		5: 2
(2: 2, 1: 0, 2: 0)
Match report
as of: 3: 3 		Canadiens de Montréal
Larry Robinson (8:05)
Pierre Mondou (12:48) 		Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Spectators: 14,654
May 10, 1979 Canadiens de Montréal
Jacques Lemaire (14:19)
Mark Napier (46:12)
Guy Lapointe (48:16)
Guy Lafleur (58:46)
Yvon Lambert (69:33) 		5: 4 n.V.
(1: 1, 0: 2, 3: 1, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 4: 3 		Boston Bruins
Rick Middleton (10:09)
Wayne Cashman (20:27)
Wayne Cashman (36:12)
Rick Middleton (56:01) 		Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Spectators: 17,453

Stanley Cup Final

(2) Canadiens de Montréal - (5) New York Rangers

May 13, 1979 Canadiens de Montréal
Guy Lafleur (27:07) 		1: 4
(0: 2, 1: 2, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 0: 1 		New York Rangers
Steve Vickers (6:28)
Ron Greschner (14:27)
Phil Esposito (29:30)
Dave Maloney (32:32) 		Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec
Spectators: 17,005
May 15, 1979 Canadiens de Montréal
Yvon Lambert (8:34)
Guy Lafleur (12:24)
Bob Gainey (16:27)
Steve Shutt (26:51)
Jacques Lemaire (37:35)
Mark Napier (44:38) 		6: 2
(3: 2, 2: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of 1: 1 		New York Rangers
Anders Hedberg (1:02)
Ron Duguay (6:21) 		Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Spectators: 17,024
17th May 1979 New York Rangers
Ron Duguay (46:06) 		1: 4
(0: 2, 0: 0, 1: 2)
Match report
as of: 1: 2 		Canadiens de Montréal
Steve Shutt (7:27)
Doug Risebrough (15:44)
Mario Tremblay (54:48)
Jacques Lemaire (57:10) 		Madison Square Garden , New York City , New York
Spectators: 17,376
May 19, 1979 New York Rangers
Pat Hickey (1:19)
Don Murdoch (17:03)
Phil Esposito (44:26) 		3: 4 n.V.
(2: 1, 0: 1, 1: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
: 1: 3 		Canadiens de Montréal
Réjean Houle (2:39)
Yvon Lambert (38:05)
Bob Gainey (46:27)
Serge Savard (67:25) 		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Spectators: 17,382
May 21, 1979 Canadiens de Montréal
Rick Chartraw (10:36)
Jacques Lemaire (21:02)
Bob Gainey (31:01)
Jacques Lemaire (38:49) 		4: 1
(1: 1, 3: 0, 0: 0)
Match report
Status: 4: 1 		New York Rangers
Carol Vadnais (16:52) 		Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Spectators: 18,076

Stanley Cup winner

Stanley Cup winner Canadiens de Montréal
Montréal Canadiens logo

Goalkeepers: Ken Dryden , Michel Larocque , Richard Sévigny

Defenders: Rick Chartraw , Brian Engblom , Rod Langway , Guy Lapointe , Gilles Lupien , Larry Robinson , Serge Savard

Attackers: Cam Connor , Yvan Cournoyer  ( C ), Bob Gainey , Réjean Houle , Pat Hughes , Doug Jarvis , Guy Lafleur , Yvon Lambert , Pierre Larouche , Jacques Lemaire , Pierre Mondou , Mark Napier , Doug Risebrough , Steve Shutt , Mario Tremblay

Head Coach: Scotty Bowman   General Manager: Irving Grundman

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/− = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: best value

player team GP G A. Pts +/- PIM
Jacques Lemaire Montréal 16 11 12 23 +3 6th
Guy Lafleur Montréal 16 10 13 23 +8 0
Phil Esposito NY Rangers 18th 8th 12 20th -1 20th
Don Maloney NY Rangers 18th 7th 13 20th +3 19th
Bob Gainey Montréal 16 6th 10 16 +4 10
Larry Robinson Montréal 16 6th 9 15th +16 8th
Jean Ratelle Boston 11 7th 6th 13 +5 2
Mike McEwen NY Rangers 18th 2 11 13 -5 8th
Don Murdoch NY Rangers 18th 7th 5 12 +4 12
Ron Greschner NY Rangers 18th 7th 5 12 +4 16

Carol Vadnais from the New York Rangers achieved the best plus / minus statistic with a value of +17.

Best goalkeeper

The combined table shows the three best goalkeepers in the categories conceded goals and catch quota as well as the leaders in the categories shutouts and wins.

Abbreviations: GP = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), W = wins, L = defeats, GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = saved shots (in%), GAA = goals against goals against; Fat: best value; Sorted by goal conceded.
Only goalkeepers who have played 180 minutes of play are recorded.

player team GP Min W. L. GA SO Sv% ATM
Billy Smith NY Islanders 5 311: 01 4th 1 10 1 93.2 1.93
Glenn Resch NY Islanders 5 298: 56 2 3 11 1 92.2 2.21
John Davidson NY Rangers 18th 1103: 31 11 7th 42 1 92.1 2.28
Ken Dryden Montréal 16 985: 41 12 4th 41 0 89.9 2.50

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