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1979 Stanley Cup playoffs

The 1979 Stanley Cup playoffs, the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League, (NHL) began on April 10, after the conclusion of the 1978–79 NHL season. The playoffs concluded on May 21, with the three-time defending champion Montreal Canadiens defeating the New York Rangers 4–1 to win the final series four games to one for the Stanley Cup. Three Original Six teams made the semifinals, which would not happen again until the 2014 Conference Finals.

1979 Stanley Cup playoffs
Tournament details
DatesApril 10–May 21, 1979
Teams12
Defending championsMontreal Canadiens
Final positions
ChampionsMontreal Canadiens
Runner-upNew York Rangers
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The Stanley Cup

Playoff seeds

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The top two teams in each division made the playoffs, along with the four next-best regular-season records from teams in the entire league finishing third or lower. All 12 clubs then were seeded 1–12 based on regular season points, regardless of conference or division, as follows:

  1. New York Islanders, Patrick Division champions, Clarence Campbell Conference regular season champions, NHL regular season champions – 116 points
  2. Montreal Canadiens, Norris Division champions, Prince of Wales Conference regular season champions – 115 points
  3. Boston Bruins, Adams Division champions – 100 points
  4. Philadelphia Flyers – 95 points
  5. New York Rangers – 91 points
  6. Atlanta Flames – 90 points
  7. Buffalo Sabres – 88 points
  8. Pittsburgh Penguins – 85 points
  9. Toronto Maple Leafs – 81 points
  10. Los Angeles Kings – 80 points
  11. Chicago Black Hawks, Smythe Division champions – 73 points
  12. Vancouver Canucks – 63 points

Playoff bracket

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The four division winners earned a bye to the Quarterfinals, while the other eight teams competed first in the Preliminary Round. The NHL used "re-seeding" instead of a fixed bracket playoff system: in each round, the highest remaining seed was matched against the lowest remaining seed, the second-highest remaining seed played the second-lowest remaining seed, and so forth.

Each series in the Preliminary Round was played in a best-of-three format while each series in the other three rounds were played in a best-of-seven format.

Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Stanley Cup Finals
            
1 NY Islanders 4
8 Chicago 0
1 NY Islanders 2
4 NY Rangers 4
1 Philadelphia 2
8 Vancouver 1
4 Philadelphia 1
5 NY Rangers 4
2 NY Rangers 2
7 Los Angeles 0
2 Montreal 4
4 NY Rangers 1
2 Montreal 4
7 Toronto 0
3 Atlanta 0
6 Toronto 2
2 Montreal 4
3 Boston 3
3 Boston 4
6 Pittsburgh 0
4 Buffalo 1
5 Pittsburgh 2

Preliminary round

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(1) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (8) Vancouver Canucks

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This was the first playoff series meeting between these two teams.


April 10 Vancouver Canucks 3–2 Philadelphia Flyers Spectrum Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Thomas Gradin (1) – 01:35 Second period No scoring
Stan Smyl (1) – 00:09
Don Lever (1) – 10:38 		Third period 06:30 – Bobby Clarke (1)
19:35 – Reggie Leach (1)
Gary Bromley 28 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Wayne Stephenson 23 saves / 26 shots
April 12 Philadelphia Flyers 6–4 Vancouver Canucks Pacific Coliseum Recap  
Tom Gorence (1) – 01:47
Reggie Leach (2) – pp – 18:39 		First period 14:10 – pp – Don Lever (2)
16:11 – pp – Dennis Kearns (1)
Tom Gorence (2) – 01:12 Second period 01:48 – Thomas Gradin (2)
Ken Linseman (1) – 13:36
Reggie Leach (3) – 19:06
Bill Barber (1) – 19:57 		Third period 16:40 – Thomas Gradin (3)
Robbie Moore 17 saves / 21 shots Goalie stats Gary Bromley 31 saves / 36 shots
April 14 Vancouver Canucks 2–7 Philadelphia Flyers Spectrum Recap  
Thomas Gradin (4) – 17:34 First period 04:13 – pp – Bobby Clarke (2)
07:20 – Al Hill (1)
No scoring Second period 00:34 – pp – Reggie Leach (4)
08:53 – pp – Tom Gorence (3)
10:27 – Blake Dunlop (1)
Don Kozak (1) – 15:11 Third period 03:05 – Bill Barber (2)
12:58 – Paul Holmgren (1)
Gary Bromley 21 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Robbie Moore 29 saves / 31 shots
Philadelphia won series 2–1


(2) New York Rangers vs. (7) Los Angeles Kings

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This was the first playoff series meeting between these two teams.


April 10 Los Angeles Kings 1–7 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap  
Charlie Simmer (1) – pp – 09:17 First period 06:15 – pp – Lucien DeBlois (1)
14:16 – pp – Mike McEwen (1)
No scoring Second period 06:15 – Steve Vickers (1)
09:08 – Dave Maloney (1)
13:38 – pp – Ron Greschner (1)
15:49 – Walt Tkaczuk (1)
No scoring Third period 13:02 – Dave Maloney (2)
Mario Lessard 23 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats John Davidson 31 saves / 32 shots
April 12 New York Rangers 2–1 OT Los Angeles Kings The Forum Recap  
No scoring First period 12:29 – pp – Syl Apps Jr. (1)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Phil Esposito (1) – 01:11 Third period No scoring
Phil Esposito (2) – 06:11 First overtime period No scoring
John Davidson 35 saves / 36 shots Goalie stats Mario Lessard 41 saves / 43 shots
New York won series 2–0


(3) Atlanta Flames vs. (6) Toronto Maple Leafs

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This was the first playoff series meeting between these two teams.


April 10 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 Atlanta Flames Omni Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Walt McKechnie (1) – sh – 06:26
Walt McKechnie (2) – 09:14 		Second period 16:37 – Jean Pronovost (1)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Mike Palmateer 27 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Dan Bouchard 19 saves / 21 shots
April 12 Atlanta Flames 4–7 Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap  
Jean Pronovost (2) – pp – 10:51 First period 04:04 – Darryl Sittler (1)
04:16 – Darryl Sittler (2)
04:27 – Ron Ellis (1)
Guy Chouinard (1) – pp – 11:41 Second period 03:09 – Pat Boutette (1)
08:38 – pp – Dan Maloney (1)
15:42 – Walt McKechnie (3)
17:32 – Pat Boutette (2)
Bobby Lalonde (1) – pp – 03:57
Willi Plett (1) – 10:02 		Third period No scoring
Dan Bouchard 20 saves / 27 shots
Rejean Lemelin 15 saves / 15 shots 		Goalie stats Mike Palmateer 22 saves / 26 shots
Toronto won series 2–0


(4) Buffalo Sabres vs. (5) Pittsburgh Penguins

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This was the first playoff series meeting between these two teams.


April 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Recap  
Rod Schutt (1) – 11:32 First period 10:49 – Mike Boland (1)
No scoring Second period 12:48 – Rene Robert (1)
Blair Chapman (1) – 05:21
Gary McAdam (1) – 13:54
Orest Kindrachuk (1) – 15:46 		Third period 17:26 – Don Luce (1)
Denis Herron 28 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Bob Sauve 18 saves / 22 shots
April 12 Buffalo Sabres 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena Recap  
Rick Dudley (1) – 19:22 First period No scoring
Jacques Richard (1) – 02:59 Second period 17:19 – Colin Campbell (1)
Rene Robert (2) – 19:11 Third period No scoring
Bob Sauve 30 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Denis Herron 27 saves / 30 shots
April 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 OT Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Recap  
Jim Hamilton (1) – 13:04 First period 12:59 – pp – Gilbert Perreault (1)
16:35 – Craig Ramsay (1)
Jim Hamilton (2) – 11:47 Second period 17:38 – Jerry Korab (1)
George Ferguson (1) – 04:17 Third period No scoring
George Ferguson (2) – 00:47 First overtime period No scoring
Denis Herron 38 saves / 41 shots Goalie stats Bob Sauve 20 saves / 24 shots
Pittsburgh won series 2–1


Quarterfinals

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(1) New York Islanders vs. (8) Chicago Black Hawks

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This was the second playoff series meeting between these two teams. New York won the only previous meeting in a two-game sweep in the 1977 Preliminary Round.


April 16 Chicago Black Hawks 2–6 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum Recap  
Reg Kerr (1) – 07:36 First period 02:29 – Wayne Merrick (1)
18:41 – Mike Bossy (1)
Bob Murray (1) – 06:46 Second period 02:27 – Bryan Trottier (1)
14:25 – pp – Mike Bossy (2)
No scoring Third period 03:49 – Denis Potvin (1)
15:27 – Mike Bossy (3)
Tony Esposito 28 saves / 34 shots Goalie stats Chico Resch 22 saves / 24 shots
April 18 Chicago Black Hawks 0–1 OT New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 02:31 – Mike Bossy (4)
Tony Esposito 39 saves / 40 shots Goalie stats Billy Smith 22 saves / 22 shots
April 20 New York Islanders 4–0 Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
Billy Harris (1) – pp – 18:08 First period No scoring
Lorne Henning (1) – 17:47 Second period No scoring
Clark Gillies (1) – 03:00
Denis Potvin (2) – 11:45 		Third period No scoring
Chico Resch 21 saves / 21 shots Goalie stats Tony Esposito 24 saves / 28 shots
April 22 New York Islanders 3–1 Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
Denis Potvin (3) – 15:09 First period No scoring
Ed Westfall (1) – 01:24 Second period 07:05 – Mike Walton (1)
Mike Bossy (5) – 08:02 Third period No scoring
Billy Smith 27 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Tony Esposito 21 saves / 24 shots
New York won series 4–0


(2) Montreal Canadiens vs. (7) Toronto Maple Leafs

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This was the fifteenth playoff meeting between these two teams; with the teams splitting the fourteen previous series. They met in previous year's Stanley Cup Semifinals, which Montreal won in a four-game sweep.

These teams did not meet again in the playoffs until 2021.


April 16 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–5 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
Lanny McDonald (1) – 09:36 First period No scoring
Dan Maloney (2) – 03:23 Second period 04:33 – Steve Shutt (1)
13:05 – pp – Guy Lafleur (1)
No scoring Third period 04:23 – Jacques Lemaire (1)
07:15 – Jacques Lemaire (2)
09:59 – pp – Yvon Lambert (1)
Mike Palmateer 28 saves / 33 shots Goalie stats Ken Dryden 26 saves / 28 shots
April 18 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–5 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
No scoring First period 02:50 – Bob Gainey (1)
09:33 – Guy Lafleur (2)
No scoring Second period 07:01 – pp – Jacques Lemaire (3)
Lanny McDonald (2) – 19:43 Third period 13:19 – Bob Gainey (2)
14:36 – Steve Shutt (2)
Mike Palmateer 20 saves / 23 shots
Paul Harrison 13 saves / 15 shots 		Goalie stats Ken Dryden 27 saves / 28 shots
April 21 Montreal Canadiens 4–3 2OT Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap  
Mark Napier (1) – 02:48 First period 05:06 – pp – Darryl Sittler (3)
08:14 – Lanny McDonald (3)
Larry Robinson (1) – 04:35
Jacques Lemaire (4) – pp – 06:12 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 17:40 – Darryl Sittler (4)
Cam Connor (1) – 05:25 Second overtime period No scoring
Ken Dryden 38 saves / 41 shots Goalie stats Mike Palmateer 40 saves / 44 shots
April 22 Montreal Canadiens 5–4 OT Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap  
Yvon Lambert (2) – pp – 06:55
Larry Robinson (2) – 07:57 		First period No scoring
Pierre Mondou (1) – 08:06
Pat Hughes (1) – 10:31 		Second period 14:46 – Rocky Saganiuk (1)
16:06 – pp – Darryl Sittler (5)
No scoring Third period 13:29 – Walt McKechnie (4)
13:58 – Dan Maloney (3)
Larry Robinson (3) – pp – 04:14 First overtime period No scoring
Ken Dryden 29 saves / 33 shots Goalie stats Paul Harrison 30 saves / 35 shots
Montreal won series 4–0


(3) Boston Bruins vs. (6) Pittsburgh Penguins

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This was the first playoff series meeting between these two teams.


April 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–6 Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
No scoring First period 02:29 – Peter McNab (1)
05:21 – Don Marcotte (1)
15:58 – Mike Milbury (1)
Orest Kindrachuk (2) – 06:07 Second period 04:21 – Don Marcotte (2)
16:02 – pp – Bobby Schmautz (1)
17:27 – sh – Dick Redmond (1)
Gregg Sheppard (1) – pp – 12:14 Third period No scoring
Denis Herron 27 saves / 33 shots Goalie stats Gerry Cheevers 19 saves / 21 shots
April 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
Jim Hamilton (3) – pp – 14:11 First period 15:10 – pp – Jean Ratelle (1)
16:16 – Dwight Foster (1)
Orest Kindrachuk (3) – 14:52 Second period 14:15 – Peter McNab (2)
Orest Kindrachuk (4) – 19:54 Third period 10:10 – Bob Miller (1)
Denis Herron 21 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Gerry Cheevers 24 saves / 27 shots
April 21 Boston Bruins 2–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena Recap  
Peter McNab (3) – 18:43 First period 03:10 – Gary McAdam (2)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Rick Middleton (1) – pp – 05:03 Third period No scoring
Gerry Cheevers 23 saves / 24 shots Goalie stats Denis Herron 29 saves / 31 shots
April 22 Boston Bruins 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena Recap  
Bobby Schmautz (2) – 16:53
Jean Ratelle (2) – 18:46 		First period 15:20 – Rod Schutt (2)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Jean Ratelle (3) – 08:50
Don Marcotte (3) – 19:19 		Third period No scoring
Gerry Cheevers 24 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Denis Herron 27 saves / 30 shots
Boston won series 4–0


(4) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (5) New York Rangers

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This was the second playoff series meeting between these two teams. Philadelphia won the only previous meeting in seven games in the 1974 Stanley Cup Semifinals.


April 16 New York Rangers 2–3 OT Philadelphia Flyers Spectrum Recap  
Don Maloney (1) – 04:32
Phil Esposito (3) – pp – 09:10 		First period 16:52 – pp – Bob Kelly (1)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 15:02 – Bill Barber (3)
No scoring First overtime period 00:44 – Ken Linseman (2)
John Davidson 29 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Robbie Moore 22 saves / 24 shots
April 18 New York Rangers 7–1 Philadelphia Flyers Spectrum Recap  
Steve Vickers (2) – 02:21
Ron Greschner (2) – sh – 18:22 		First period 07:45 – Frank Bathe (1)
Don Maloney (2) – 02:32
Ron Greschner (3) – pp – 06:19
Eddie Johnstone (1) – 10:41 		Second period No scoring
Don Murdoch (1) – pp – 09:44
Mike McEwen (2) – pp – 17:18 		Third period No scoring
John Davidson 32 saves / 33 shots Goalie stats Robbie Moore 13 saves / 17 shots
Wayne Stephenson 16 saves / 19 shots
April 20 Philadelphia Flyers 1–5 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap  
Mel Bridgman (1) – 01:38 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 02:15 – Don Maloney (3)
02:41 – Don Maloney (4)
05:39 – sh – Anders Hedberg (1)
No scoring Third period 14:17 – Ron Duguay (1)
19:48 – Don Murdoch (2)
Wayne Stephenson 20 saves / 24 shots Goalie stats John Davidson 32 saves / 33 shots
April 22 Philadelphia Flyers 0–6 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap  
No scoring First period 03:43 – Don Murdoch (3)
06:33 – Eddie Johnstone (2)
No scoring Second period 02:00 – Phil Esposito (4)
05:15 – Bobby Sheehan (1)
No scoring Third period 06:58 – pp – Don Murdoch (4)
11:39 – sh – Eddie Johnstone (3)
Robbie Moore 24 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats John Davidson 28 saves / 29 shots
April 24 New York Rangers 8–3 Philadelphia Flyers Spectrum Recap  
Ron Greschner (4) – pp – 09:55
Walt Tkaczuk (2) – sh – 13:26 		First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Walt Tkaczuk (3) – 02:03
Steve Vickers (3) – 04:13
Ron Duguay (2) – sh – 08:19
Carol Vadnais (1) – 16:50
Eddie Johnstone (4) – 17:24
Anders Hedberg (2) – 19:26 		Third period 10:37 – pp – Reggie Leach (5)
12:21 – Bob Dailey (1)
15:27 – Behn Wilson (1)
John Davidson 25 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Wayne Stephenson 15 saves / 21 shots
New York won series 4–1


Semifinals

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(1) New York Islanders vs. (4) New York Rangers

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This was the second playoff series meeting between these two teams. The Islanders won the only previous meeting 2–1 in the 1975 Preliminary Round.


April 26 New York Rangers 4–1 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum Recap  
Don Murdoch (5) – pp – 15:01
Eddie Johnstone (5) – 17:57 		First period 10:41 – Bryan Trottier (2)
Ron Duguay (3) – 09:43
Bobby Sheehan (2) – 16:34 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
John Davidson 21 saves / 22 shots Goalie stats Chico Resch 34 saves / 38 shots
April 28 New York Rangers 3–4 OT New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum Recap  
Walt Tkaczuk (4) – 03:12 First period No scoring
Bobby Sheehan (3) – pp – 08:32 Second period 01:37 – Wayne Merrick (2)
Phil Esposito (5) – 15:48 Third period 05:13 – Bob Lorimer (1)
09:35 – Bobby Nystrom (1)
No scoring First overtime period 08:02 – Denis Potvin (4)
John Davidson 33 saves / 37 shots Goalie stats Billy Smith 34 saves / 37 shots
May 1 New York Islanders 1–3 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Bob Bourne (1) – 14:04 Second period 03:14 – Bobby Sheehan (4)
16:23 – Phil Esposito (6)
No scoring Third period 13:55 – Steve Vickers (4)
Chico Resch 29 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats John Davidson 16 saves / 17 shots
May 3 New York Islanders 3–2 OT New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
John Tonelli (1) – 01:53 Second period 01:18 – Don Maloney (5)
Billy Harris (2) – 02:56 Third period 06:50 – Don Maloney (6)
Bobby Nystrom (2) – 03:40 First overtime period No scoring
Billy Smith 28 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats John Davidson 23 saves / 26 shots
May 5 New York Rangers 4–3 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum Recap  
Don Maloney (7) – 15:29 First period 17:48 – sh – Lorne Henning (2)
Lucien DeBlois (2) – 07:29 Second period No scoring
Ron Greschner (5) – 09:04
Anders Hedberg (3) – 17:47 		Third period 04:20 – Mike Kaszycki (1)
09:33 – Bobby Nystrom (3)
John Davidson 25 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Billy Smith 26 saves / 30 shots
May 8 New York Islanders 1–2 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap  
Mike Bossy (6) – pp – 08:56 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 05:03 – Don Murdoch (6)
08:45 – pp – Ron Greschner (6)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Chico Resch 25 saves / 27 shots Goalie stats John Davidson 21 saves / 22 shots
New York Rangers won series 4–2


(2) Montreal Canadiens vs. (3) Boston Bruins

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This was the 18th playoff series meeting between these two teams, which Montreal led 15–2 in previous meetings. This series served as the final chapter in this rivalry for the late 1970s following Montreal's Cup Finals victories over Boston in 1977 and 1978 in four and six games respectively.

This series is best remembered for its dramatic conclusion in the late stages of game seven. Boston's Rick Middleton scored the go-ahead goal with four minutes remaining in regulation. Montreal's dynasty and success over Boston in the playoffs were suddenly in serious jeopardy. However, with time winding down to less than three minutes remaining, Boston committed a series-defining penalty for having too many men on the ice. With Montreal on the power play, Guy Lafleur scored the game-tying goal with 1:14 remaining to force overtime. Approaching the midway point of the first overtime, Yvon Lambert would score the series-winning goal to send the Canadiens to the Stanley Cup Finals for the fourth straight year. This marked the 14th straight playoff meeting between the two teams that ended with the Canadiens defeating the Bruins.


April 26 Boston Bruins 2–4 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
No scoring First period 13:52 – Jacques Lemaire (5)
Jean Ratelle (4) – pp – 03:37
Don Marcotte (4) – 05:34 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 03:44 – Guy Lafleur (3)
12:17 – Pierre Larouche (1)
19:33 – Doug Jarvis (1)
Gerry Cheevers 17 saves / 20 shots Goalie stats Ken Dryden 19 saves / 21 shots
April 28 Boston Bruins 2–5 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Rick Middleton (2) – 07:42
Peter McNab (4) – 10:34 		Second period 17:41 – Jacques Lemaire (6)
18:11 – Bob Gainey (3)
19:05 – Mario Tremblay (1)
No scoring Third period 04:50 – Guy Lafleur (4)
15:43 – Rick Chartraw (1)
Gerry Cheevers 15 saves / 20 shots Goalie stats Ken Dryden 21 saves / 23 shots
May 1 Montreal Canadiens 1–2 Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
No scoring First period 12:19 – Stan Jonathan (1)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Larry Robinson (4) – 13:23 Third period 16:48 – Brad Park (1)
Ken Dryden 29 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Gilles Gilbert 17 saves / 18 shots
May 3 Montreal Canadiens 3–4 OT Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
Pierre Mondou (2) – pp – 18:59 First period 15:15 – Jean Ratelle (5)
Guy Lafleur (5) – 07:58 Second period 13:21 – Jean Ratelle (6)
Guy Lapointe (1) – 17:54 Third period 16:18 – Peter McNab (5)
No scoring First overtime period 03:46 – Jean Ratelle (7)
Ken Dryden 28 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Gilles Gilbert 21 saves / 24 shots
May 5 Boston Bruins 1–5 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
No scoring First period 08:35 – Guy Lafleur (6)
09:00 – Guy Lafleur (7)
19:02 – Larry Robinson (5)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Wayne Cashman (1) – pp – 18:32 Third period 10:03 – pp – Serge Savard (1)
12:00 – Mario Tremblay (2)
Gilles Gilbert 35 saves / 40 shots Goalie stats Ken Dryden 21 saves / 22 shots
May 8 Montreal Canadiens 2–5 Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
Larry Robinson (6) – 08:05
Pierre Mondou (3) – 12:48 		First period 10:02 – Stan Jonathan (2)
12:21 – Don Marcotte (5)
No scoring Second period 16:30 – Wayne Cashman (2)
No scoring Third period 07:23 – Stan Jonathan (3)
15:24 – Stan Jonathan (4)
Ken Dryden 18 saves / 23 shots Goalie stats Gilles Gilbert 25 saves / 27 shots
May 10 Boston Bruins 4–5 OT Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
Rick Middleton (3) – pp – 10:09 First period 14:19 – pp – Jacques Lemaire (7)
Wayne Cashman (3) – 00:27
Wayne Cashman (4) – 16:12 		Second period No scoring
Rick Middleton (4) – 16:01 Third period 06:10 – Mark Napier (2)
08:16 – pp – Guy Lapointe (2)
18:46 – pp – Guy Lafleur (8)
No scoring First overtime period 09:33 – Yvon Lambert (3)
Gilles Gilbert 47 saves / 52 shots Goalie stats Ken Dryden 26 saves / 30 shots
Montreal won series 4–3


Stanley Cup Finals

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Main article: 1979 Stanley Cup Finals

This was the 12th playoff series (and only Finals) meeting between these two teams. New York led 6–5 in previous meetings. Their last encounter was won by New York in six games in the 1974 Stanley Cup Quarterfinals.

Prior to 2013, this was the last time two Original Six clubs met in the finals. Both teams would next appear in the Stanley Cup Finals as follows: Canadiens winning in 1986 and 1993, Rangers winning in 1994.


May 13 New York Rangers 4–1 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
Steve Vickers (5) – pp – 06:28
Ron Greschner (7) – 14:27 		First period No scoring
Phil Esposito (7) – pp – 09:30
Dave Maloney (3) – sh – 12:32 		Second period 07:07 – Guy Lafleur (9)
No scoring Third period No scoring
John Davidson 31 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Ken Dryden 9 saves / 13 shots
Michel Larocque 9 saves / 9 shots
May 15 New York Rangers 2–6 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
Anders Hedberg (4) – 01:02
Ron Duguay (4) – 06:21 		First period 08:34 – Yvon Lambert (4)
12:24 – Guy Lafleur (10)
16:27 – Bob Gainey (4)
No scoring Second period 06:51 – Steve Shutt (3)
17:35 – pp – Jacques Lemaire (8)
No scoring Third period 04:38 – Mark Napier (3)
John Davidson 27 saves / 33 shots Goalie stats Ken Dryden 23 saves / 25 shots
May 17 Montreal Canadiens 4–1 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap  
Steve Shutt (4) – pp – 07:27
Doug Risebrough (1) – 15:44 		First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Mario Tremblay (3) – 14:48
Jacques Lemaire (9) – 17:10 		Third period 06:06 – Ron Duguay (5)
Ken Dryden 19 saves / 20 shots Goalie stats John Davidson 19 saves / 23 shots
May 19 Montreal Canadiens 4–3 OT New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap  
Rejean Houle (1) – 02:39 First period 01:19 – Pat Hickey (1)
17:03 – Don Murdoch (7)
Yvon Lambert (5) – 18:05 Second period No scoring
Bob Gainey (5) – 06:27 Third period 04:26 – Phil Esposito (8)
Serge Savard (2) – 07:25 First overtime period No scoring
Ken Dryden 18 saves / 21 shots Goalie stats John Davidson 38 saves / 42 shots
May 21 New York Rangers 1–4 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
Carol Vadnais (2) – 16:52 First period 10:36 – Rick Chartraw (2)
No scoring Second period 01:02 – pp – Jacques Lemaire (10)
11:01 – Bob Gainey (6)
18:49 – Jacques Lemaire (11)
No scoring Third period No scoring
John Davidson 27 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Ken Dryden 14 saves / 15 shots
Montreal won series 4–1


See also

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References

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Bibliography
  • Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Stanley Cup. Total Sports Canada. ISBN 1-892129-07-8.
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