1978-79 Montreal Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens couldn't keep up with 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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Suzuki

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+/-

+7

Suzuki

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G/GP

2.92

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GA/GP

3.27

25th

PP%

21.5

17th

PK%

82.2

6th

2024-25 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Panthers	40	21	3	83	41
Maple Leafs	39	22	3	81	16
Lightning	37	22	4	78	55
Senators	33	25	5	71	0
Canadiens	30	27	6	66	-22
Bruins	29	28	8	66	-28
Red Wings	30	28	6	66	-22
Sabres	25	32	6	56	-21

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

CGY

30 - 23 - undefined

1

Final

0

MTL

30 - 27 - undefined

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NHL 2024-25 Leaders

46

Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl

36

Nylander

William Nylander

35

Scheifele

Mark Scheifele

Assists Leaders

75

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

64

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

59

Marner

Mitch Marner

102

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

97

Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl

92

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

+35

Protas

Aliaksei Protas

+35

McNabb

Brayden McNabb

+34

McDonagh

Ryan McDonagh

Goals Against Leaders

2.01

Hellebuyck

Connor Hellebuyck

2.25

Vasilevskiy

Andrei Vasilevskiy

2.31

Thompson

Logan Thompson

NHL 2024-25 Rankings

3.61

3.54

3.49

Goals Against Rankings

2.32

2.52

2.56

Power Play Rankings

31.6

28.5

28.2

Penalty Kill Rankings

84.5

84.1

83.1

NHL 2024-25 Betting

Best Record ATS

44-19

39-24

38-26

38-26

37-26

38-27

Worst Record ATS

22-42

25-38

26-37

27-38

28-36

28-36

NHL 2024-25 Division Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Panthers	40	21	3	83	41
Maple Leafs	39	22	3	81	16
Lightning	37	22	4	78	55
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Capitals	42	14	8	92	65
Hurricanes	38	22	4	80	29
Devils	34	25	6	74	28

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Jets	44	17	4	92	76
Stars	42	20	2	86	55
Avalanche	39	24	2	80	29
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	38	19	6	82	39
Oilers	37	23	4	78	18
Kings	33	20	9	75	9

NHL 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 3/9	TOR	@	UTA	4-3
Sun 3/9	CHI	@	COL	0-3
Sun 3/9	DET	@	OTT	1-2
Sun 3/9	EDM	@	BUF	2-3
Sat 3/8	NYI	@	ANA	1-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 3/14	UTA	@	SEA	10:00 PM
Fri 3/14	NSH	@	ANA	10:00 PM
Fri 3/14	COL	@	CGY	9:00 PM
Fri 3/14	DAL	@	WPG	8:00 PM
Fri 3/14	EDM	@	NYI	7:30 PM