1978-79 Montreal Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens were defeated by the New York Rangers, 4 to 1, in Game 1 of the 1979 Stanley Cup Final on May 13, 1979.

Final

NYR

Rangers

1-0-0

4

MTL

Canadiens

0-1-0

1

Team

1

2

0

2

2

1

3

0

0

Total

4

1

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

NYR

MTL

Steve Vickers (PP) assisted by Anders Hedberg

1

0

Ron Greschner (EV) unassisted

2

0

2nd period

NYR

MTL

Guy Lafleur (EV) assisted by Jacques Lemaire and Yvon Lambert

2

1

Phil Esposito (PP) assisted by Mike McEwen

3

1

Dave Maloney (SH) assisted by Anders Hedberg and Walt Tkaczuk

4

1

Rangers

Canadiens

Goals

4

1

Shots

22

32

Penalty Minutes

16

22

Power-Play Goals

2

0

Power-Play Opportunities

4

6

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Rangers

Canadiens

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
John Davidson (W) J. Davidson	1	0	0	32	31	.969	1	1.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI
Ron Duguay R. Duguay	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Phil Esposito P. Esposito	1	0	1	-1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	33.3
Ron Greschner R. Greschner	1	0	1	+1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	50.0
Anders Hedberg A. Hedberg	0	2	2	+2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0.0
Pat Hickey P. Hickey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Eddie Johnstone E. Johnstone	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Dave Maloney D. Maloney	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	100.0
Don Maloney D. Maloney	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike McEwen M. McEwen	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Don Murdoch D. Murdoch	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ulf Nilsson U. Nilsson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Pierre Plante P. Plante	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Bobby Sheehan B. Sheehan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Walt Tkaczuk W. Tkaczuk	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.0
Carol Vadnais C. Vadnais	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Vickers S. Vickers	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Ken Dryden (L) K. Dryden	0	1	0	13	9	.692	4	6.03	0	40
Michel Larocque M. Larocque				9	9	1.000	0	0.00	0	20

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI
Rick Chartraw R. Chartraw	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Bob Gainey B. Gainey	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Rejean Houle R. Houle	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Doug Jarvis D. Jarvis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Guy Lafleur G. Lafleur	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	20.0
Yvon Lambert Y. Lambert	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rod Langway R. Langway	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Jacques Lemaire J. Lemaire	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Pierre Mondou P. Mondou	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Mark Napier M. Napier	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
Doug Risebrough D. Risebrough	0	0	0	-1	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Serge Savard S. Savard	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Steve Shutt S. Shutt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Mario Tremblay M. Tremblay	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0

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Caufield

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A

38

Hutson

Lane Hutson

+/-

+4

Carrier

Alexandre Carrier

G/GP

2.88

16th

GA/GP

3.43

29th

PP%

20.7

19th

PK%

81.7

8th

2024-25 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Panthers	34	20	3	71	27
Maple Leafs	33	20	2	68	13
Lightning	31	20	4	66	44
Senators	29	23	4	62	2
Red Wings	28	22	5	61	-11
Bruins	27	24	6	60	-25
Canadiens	25	26	5	55	-31
Sabres	22	27	5	49	-14

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 4/16	CAR	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Mon 4/14	CHI	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Sat 4/12	MTL	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Fri 4/11	MTL	@	OTT	7:00 PM
Tue 4/8	DET	@	MTL	7:00 PM

MTL

25 - 26 - undefined

3

Final

5

TBL

31 - 20 - undefined

Sun 9 Feb 2025

NHL 2024-25 Leaders

40

Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl

33

Nylander

William Nylander

31

Reinhart

Sam Reinhart

Assists Leaders

66

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

57

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

55

Marner

Mitch Marner

87

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

83

Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl

82

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

+31

Marchenko

Kirill Marchenko

+31

McDonagh

Ryan McDonagh

+30

Forsling

Gustav Forsling

Goals Against Leaders

2.06

Hellebuyck

Connor Hellebuyck

2.08

Stolarz

Anthony Stolarz

2.19

Kuemper

Darcy Kuemper

NHL 2024-25 Rankings

3.61

3.56

3.56

Goals Against Rankings

2.39

2.47

2.49

Power Play Rankings

33.3

28.0

28.0

Penalty Kill Rankings

85.0

84.8

84.2

NHL 2024-25 Betting

Best Record ATS

36-18

35-20

34-21

34-22

33-24

32-24

Worst Record ATS

20-35

21-34

23-34

23-34

23-34

22-32

NHL 2024-25 Division Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Jets	39	14	3	81	68
Stars	35	18	2	72	43
Wild	33	19	4	70	4
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Oilers	34	17	4	72	30
Golden Knights	33	17	6	72	30
Kings	29	17	7	65	15

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Panthers	34	20	3	71	27
Maple Leafs	33	20	2	68	13
Lightning	31	20	4	66	44
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Capitals	36	11	8	80	56
Hurricanes	33	19	4	70	30
Devils	31	20	6	68	33

NHL 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/8	TBL	@	MTL	5-3
Sat 2/8	UTA	@	WSH	5-4
Fri 2/7	ANA	@	LAK	2-1
Fri 2/7	SEA	@	CGY	3-2
Fri 2/7	DAL	@	SJS	8-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 2/25	TOR	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Tue 2/25	CAR	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Tue 2/25	CGY	@	WSH	7:00 PM
Tue 2/25	DAL	@	CBJ	7:00 PM
Mon 2/24	VGK	@	LAK	10:30 PM