The Montreal Canadiens decisively defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs, 5 to 2, in Game 1 of the 1979 playoff series on April 16, 1979.

Final

Maple Leafs

0-1-0

2

Canadiens

1-0-0

5

Team

TOR

MTL

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

TOR

MTL

Lanny McDonald (EV) assisted by Ian Turnbull and Darryl Sittler

2nd period

TOR

MTL

Dan Maloney (EV) assisted by Walt McKechnie and Ron Ellis

Steve Shutt (EV) assisted by Larry Robinson and Guy Lafleur

Guy Lafleur (PP) assisted by Steve Shutt and Guy Lapointe

3rd period

TOR

MTL

Jacques Lemaire (EV) assisted by Steve Shutt

Jacques Lemaire (EV) assisted by Guy Lafleur and Larry Robinson

Yvon Lambert (PP) assisted by Larry Robinson and Guy Lafleur

Maple Leafs

Canadiens

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Maple Leafs

Canadiens

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Mike Palmateer (L) M. Palmateer	0	1	0	33	28	.848	5	5.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	S	S%
Pat Boutette P. Boutette	0	0	0	-3	7	1	0.0
Dave Burrows D. Burrows	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0.0
Jerry Butler J. Butler	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0.0
Ron Ellis R. Ellis	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0.0
Paul Gardner P. Gardner	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Jimmy Jones J. Jones	0	0	0	-2	2	3	0.0
Dan Maloney D. Maloney	1	0	1	+1	2	2	50.0
Lanny McDonald L. McDonald	1	0	1	+1	0	3	33.3
Walt McKechnie W. McKechnie	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0.0
Joel Quenneville J. Quenneville	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Borje Salming B. Salming	0	0	0	-1	2	5	0.0
Darryl Sittler D. Sittler	0	1	1	0	0	3	0.0
Ian Turnbull I. Turnbull	0	1	1	0	8	2	0.0
Ron Wilson R. Wilson	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Ken Dryden (W) K. Dryden	1	0	0	28	26	.929	2	2.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG	S	S%
Rick Chartraw R. Chartraw	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	0
Brian Engblom B. Engblom	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.0
Bob Gainey B. Gainey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
Rejean Houle R. Houle	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0
Guy Lafleur G. Lafleur	1	3	4	+3	0	1	1	0	3	33.3
Yvon Lambert Y. Lambert	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	3	33.3
Guy Lapointe G. Lapointe	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	2	0.0
Jacques Lemaire J. Lemaire	2	0	2	+2	2	0	0	1	4	50.0
Pierre Mondou P. Mondou	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Mark Napier M. Napier	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Doug Risebrough D. Risebrough	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Robinson L. Robinson	0	3	3	+1	2	0	1	0	3	0.0
Serge Savard S. Savard	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Steve Shutt S. Shutt	1	2	3	+2	2	0	1	0	3	33.3
Mario Tremblay M. Tremblay	0	0	0	-2	5	0	0	0	1	0.0