1978–79 Montreal Canadiens season

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1978–79 Montreal Canadiens
Stanley Cup Champions
Prince of Wales Trophy Winners
Prince of Wales Conference Champions
Norris Division Champions
Division 1st Norris
Conference 1st Prince of Wales
1978–79 record 52–17–11
Goals for 337
Goals against 204
General Manager Irving Grundman
Coach Scotty Bowman
Captain Yvan Cournoyer
Alternate captains None
Arena Montreal Forum
Team leaders
Goals Guy Lafleur (52)
Assists Guy Lafleur (77)
Points Guy Lafleur (129)
Penalties in minutes Gilles Lupien (124)
Wins Ken Dryden (30)
Goals against average Ken Dryden (2.30)

The 1978–79 Montreal Canadiens season involved winning the Stanley Cup for the 15th time in the past 24 seasons, and their 22nd overall.

Contents:
Regular season – Playoffs – Player stats – Awards and records - Transactions
Draft picks – Farm teams – See also – References


[edit] Offseason

[edit] NHL Draft

See also: 1978 NHL Amateur Draft

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Norris Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM
Montreal Canadiens 80 52 17 11 115 337 204 803
Pittsburgh Penguins 80 36 31 13 85 281 279 1039
Los Angeles Kings 80 34 34 12 80 292 286 1134
Washington Capitals 80 24 41 15 63 273 338 1312
Detroit Red Wings 80 23 41 16 62 252 295 1359

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Forwards

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player GP G AST PTS PIM
Guy Lafleur 80 52
Steve Shutt 72 37
Pierre Mondou 77 31
Yvon Lambert 79 26
Mario Tremblay 76 30
Jacques Lemaire 50 24
Rejean Houle 66 17
Bob Gainey 79 20
Mark Napier 54 11
Doug Risebrough 48 10
Doug Jarvis 80 10
Pierre Larouche 36 9
Pat Hughes 41 9

[edit] Defencemen

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player GP G AST PTS PIM
Larry Robinson
Guy Lapointe
Serge Savard
Rick Chartraw
Brian Engblom
Gilles Lupien
Rod Langway

[edit] Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against

Player GP W L T SO GAA
Ken Dryden 47 30 10 7 5 2.30
Michel Larocque 34 22 7 4 3 2.84

[edit] Playoffs

[edit] Stanley Cup Finals

New York Rangers vs. Montreal Canadiens

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

Montreal wins the series 4–1.

[edit] 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)

[edit] Awards and records

  • Prince of Wales Trophy
  • Ken Dryden and Michel Larocque, Vezina Trophy
  • Bob Gainey, Conn Smythe Trophy
  • Bob Gainey, Selke Trophy

[edit] References

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Montreal Canadiens seasons
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Bold indicates Stanley Cup Championship
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Montreal Canadiens
Stanley Cups
Affiliates
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1978–79 NHL season by team
Patrick
Adams
Boston • Buffalo • Minnesota • Toronto
Norris
Detroit • Los Angeles • Montreal • Pittsburgh • Washington
Smythe
Chicago • Colorado • St. Louis • Vancouver
See also