1978-79 Montreal Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens lost to 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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+/-

+8

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3.04

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GA/GP

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26th

PP%

20.4

18th

PK%

81.3

12th

2024-25 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Maple Leafs	29	16	2	60	13
Panthers	27	17	3	57	11
Lightning	25	16	3	53	39
Bruins	23	19	6	52	-20
Senators	24	18	4	52	5
Canadiens	23	19	4	50	-13
Red Wings	21	21	4	46	-19
Sabres	17	24	5	39	-17

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/5	PHI	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Thu 4/3	BOS	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Tue 4/1	FLA	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Sun 3/30	MTL	@	FLA	1:00 PM
Fri 3/28	MTL	@	CAR	7:00 PM

MTL

23 - 19 - undefined

5

Final

4

NYR

22 - 20 - undefined

Sun 19 Jan 2025

NHL 2024-25 Leaders

33

Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl

27

Reinhart

Sam Reinhart

27

Scheifele

Mark Scheifele

Assists Leaders

56

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

50

Marner

Mitch Marner

47

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

74

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

69

Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl

68

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

+28

Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl

+28

Marchenko

Kirill Marchenko

+26

Protas

Aliaksei Protas

Goals Against Leaders

1.97

Hellebuyck

Connor Hellebuyck

2.09

Thompson

Logan Thompson

2.10

Kuemper

Darcy Kuemper

NHL 2024-25 Rankings

3.66

3.57

3.51

Goals Against Rankings

2.40

2.42

2.43

Power Play Rankings

32.1

28.4

28.1

Penalty Kill Rankings

85.5

84.7

84.2

NHL 2024-25 Betting

Best Record ATS

30-16

29-17

28-18

28-18

29-20

27-19

Worst Record ATS

17-31

18-30

18-28

18-28

20-29

19-27

NHL 2024-25 Division Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Maple Leafs	29	16	2	60	13
Panthers	27	17	3	57	11
Lightning	25	16	3	53	39
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Capitals	31	10	5	67	50
Devils	26	17	6	58	23
Hurricanes	27	16	3	57	23

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Jets	31	13	3	65	52
Stars	29	16	1	59	33
Wild	28	15	4	60	6
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	29	14	3	61	29
Oilers	29	14	3	61	25
Kings	25	13	5	55	23

NHL 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 1/19	BUF	@	SEA	4-6
Sun 1/19	MIN	@	COL	3-1
Sun 1/19	SJS	@	BOS	3-6
Sat 1/18	DET	@	DAL	1-4
Sat 1/18	NYR	@	MTL	4-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 1/25	COL	@	BOS	1:00 PM
Fri 1/24	UTA	@	WPG	8:00 PM
Fri 1/24	TBL	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Fri 1/24	VGK	@	DAL	7:30 PM
Fri 1/24	PHI	@	NYI	7:30 PM