National Hockey League (NHL) 1978 - 79 Stanley Cup Playoffs

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1978 - 79 National Hockey League (NHL) Champions - Montreal Canadiens

NHL 1978 - 79 Stanley Cup Playoff Results

Philadelphia Flyers defeated Vancouver Canucks in the Preliminary Round, 2 games to 1
New York Rangers defeated Los Angeles Kings in the Preliminary Round, 2 games to 0
Toronto Maple Leafs defeated Atlanta Flames in the Preliminary Round, 2 games to 0
Pittsburgh Penguins defeated Buffalo Sabres in the Preliminary Round, 2 games to 1
New York Islanders defeated Chicago Black Hawks in the Quarter Final, 4 games to 0
Montreal Canadiens defeated Toronto Maple Leafs in the Quarter Final, 4 games to 0
Boston Bruins defeated Pittsburgh Penguins in the Quarter Final, 4 games to 0
New York Rangers defeated Philadelphia Flyers in the Quarter Final, 4 games to 1
New York Rangers defeated New York Islanders in the Semi Final, 4 games to 2
Montreal Canadiens defeated Boston Bruins in the Semi Final, 4 games to 3
Montreal Canadiens defeated New York Rangers in the Stanley Cup Final, 4 games to 1

NHL 1978 - 79 Stanley Cup Playoff Standings

Team	Games	Wins	Loses	Ties	GF	GA	PIM
Montreal Canadiens	16	12	4	0	63	41	178
New York Rangers	18	11	7	0	66	42	286
Boston Bruins	11	7	4	0	36	32	131
New York Islanders	10	6	4	0	27	21	144
Philadelphia Flyers	8	3	5	0	23	37	173
Toronto Maple Leafs	6	2	4	0	19	24	192
Pittsburgh Penguins	7	2	5	0	16	25	84
Vancouver Canucks	3	1	2	0	9	15	47
Buffalo Sabres	3	1	2	0	9	9	41
Los Angeles Kings	2	0	2	0	2	9	45
Chicago Black Hawks	4	0	4	0	3	14	45
Atlanta Flames	2	0	2	0	5	9	129

1978 - 79 Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup Rooster

Players: Ken Dryden, Larry Robinson, Serge Savard, Guy Lapointe, Brain Engblom, Gillies Lupien, Rick Chartraw, Guy Lafleur, Steve Shutt, Jacques Lemaire, Yvan Cournoyer, Réjean Houle, Pierre Mondou, Bob Gainey, Doug Jarvis, Yvon Lambert, Doug Risebrough, Pierre Larouche, Mario Tremblay, Cam Connor, Pat Hughes, Rod Langway, Mark Napier, Michel Larocque, Richard Sévigny Staff: Scotty Bowman (Coach), Irving Grundman (Managing Director), Eddy Palchak, Pierre Meilleur (Trainers)

Most Goals 1978 - 79 Playoffs - Individual

Player	Team	Goals
Jacques Lemaire	Montreal Canadiens	11
Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	10
Guy Lafleur	Montreal Canadiens	10
Willy Lindstrom	Winnipeg Jets	10
Ron Chipperfield	Edmonton Oilers	9
Phil Esposito	New York Rangers	8
Morris Lukowich	Winnipeg Jets	8
Blair MacDonald	Edmonton Oilers	8
Rich Preston	Winnipeg Jets	8
Ron Greschner	New York Rangers	7

Most Assists 1978 - 79 Playoffs - Individual

Player	Team	Assists
Guy Lafleur	Montreal Canadiens	13
Don Maloney	New York Rangers	13
Phil Esposito	New York Rangers	12
Jacques Lemaire	Montreal Canadiens	12
Terry Ruskowski	Winnipeg Jets	12
Mike McEwen	New York Rangers	11
Kent Nilsson	Winnipeg Jets	11
Brett Callighen	Edmonton Oilers	10
Ron Chipperfield	Edmonton Oilers	10
Bob Gainey	Montreal Canadiens	10

Most Points 1978 - 79 Playoffs - Individual

Player	Team	Goals	Assists	Points
Guy Lafleur	Montreal Canadiens	10	13	23
Jacques Lemaire	Montreal Canadiens	11	12	23
Phil Esposito	New York Rangers	8	12	20
Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	10	10	20
Don Maloney	New York Rangers	7	13	20
Ron Chipperfield	Edmonton Oilers	9	10	19
Blair MacDonald	Edmonton Oilers	8	10	18
Bob Gainey	Montreal Canadiens	6	10	16
Brett Callighen	Edmonton Oilers	5	10	15
Willy Lindstrom	Winnipeg Jets	10	5	15