1978β79 Montreal Canadiens | |
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Stanley Cup champions | |
Wales Conference champions | |
Norris Division champions | |
Division | 1st Norris |
Conference | 1st Wales |
1978β79 record | 52β17β11 |
Home record | 29β6β5 |
Road record | 23β11β6 |
Goals for | 337 |
Goals against | 204 |
Team information | |
General manager | Irving Grundman |
Coach | Scotty Bowman |
Captain | Yvan Cournoyer |
Alternate captains | None |
Arena | Montreal Forum |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Guy Lafleur (52) |
Assists | Guy Lafleur (77) |
Points | Guy Lafleur (129) |
Penalty minutes | Gilles Lupien (124) |
Plus/minus | Pierre Mondou (+59) |
Wins | Ken Dryden (30) |
Goals against average | Ken Dryden (2.30) |
The 1978β79 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 70th season. The franchise won 52 games and had 11 ties for a total of 115 points, but they finished second overall in the league as the New York Islanders finished first overall by one point. [1] The Canadiens won the Stanley Cup for the fourth consecutive time, the 15th time in the past 24 seasons, and their 22nd overall. The Canadiens won the Stanley Cup on home ice for the first time since 1968. [1] [2]
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GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 52 | 17 | 11 | 337 | 204 | 115 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 36 | 31 | 13 | 281 | 279 | 85 |
Los Angeles Kings | 80 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 292 | 286 | 80 |
Washington Capitals | 80 | 24 | 41 | 15 | 273 | 338 | 63 |
Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 23 | 41 | 16 | 252 | 295 | 62 |
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
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1 | W | October 11, 1978 | 5β2 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1978β79) | 1β0β0 |
2 | W | October 14, 1978 | 5β2 | Colorado Rockies ( 1978β79) | 2β0β0 |
3 | W | October 15, 1978 | 3β2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1978β79) | 3β0β0 |
4 | L | October 17, 1978 | 1β3 | @ New York Islanders ( 1978β79) | 3β1β0 |
5 | L | October 20, 1978 | 5β7 | @ Atlanta Flames ( 1978β79) | 3β2β0 |
6 | W | October 22, 1978 | 8β4 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 4β2β0 |
7 | T | October 25, 1978 | 4β4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1978β79) | 4β2β1 |
8 | L | October 28, 1978 | 1β2 | New York Rangers ( 1978β79) | 4β3β1 |
9 | L | October 29, 1978 | 1β4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1978β79) | 4β4β1 |
10 | W | November 1, 1978 | 4β1 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1978β79) | 5β4β1 |
11 | W | November 2, 1978 | 4β2 | Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 6β4β1 |
12 | W | November 4, 1978 | 4β2 | Atlanta Flames ( 1978β79) | 7β4β1 |
13 | T | November 5, 1978 | 1β1 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1978β79) | 7β4β2 |
14 | W | November 8, 1978 | 6β0 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 8β4β2 |
15 | W | November 9, 1978 | 8β3 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1978β79) | 9β4β2 |
16 | W | November 11, 1978 | 3β2 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1978β79) | 10β4β2 |
17 | W | November 15, 1978 | 6β1 | @ Colorado Rockies ( 1978β79) | 11β4β2 |
18 | L | November 16, 1978 | 3β6 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 11β5β2 |
19 | W | November 18, 1978 | 4β2 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1978β79) | 12β5β2 |
20 | W | November 22, 1978 | 3β2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 13β5β2 |
21 | W | November 23, 1978 | 8β4 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 14β5β2 |
22 | L | November 25, 1978 | 3β8 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1978β79) | 14β6β2 |
23 | W | November 28, 1978 | 3β0 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1978β79) | 15β6β2 |
24 | W | December 2, 1978 | 8β1 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1978β79) | 16β6β2 |
25 | W | December 3, 1978 | 4β1 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1978β79) | 17β6β2 |
26 | T | December 6, 1978 | 2β2 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1978β79) | 17β6β3 |
27 | T | December 8, 1978 | 3β3 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 17β6β4 |
28 | W | December 10, 1978 | 4β3 | New York Islanders ( 1978β79) | 18β6β4 |
29 | W | December 12, 1978 | 6β0 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1978β79) | 19β6β4 |
30 | W | December 13, 1978 | 3β2 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1978β79) | 20β6β4 |
31 | W | December 16, 1978 | 5β2 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 21β6β4 |
32 | W | December 20, 1978 | 5β3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1978β79) | 22β6β4 |
33 | W | December 21, 1978 | 5β1 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1978β79) | 23β6β4 |
34 | W | December 23, 1978 | 3β2 | Colorado Rockies ( 1978β79) | 24β6β4 |
35 | W | December 27, 1978 | 5β2 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1978β79) | 25β6β4 |
36 | T | December 28, 1978 | 3β3 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 25β6β5 |
37 | W | December 30, 1978 | 6β1 | Boston Bruins ( 1978β79) | 26β6β5 |
38 | L | January 3, 1979 | 2β6 | @ New York Rangers ( 1978β79) | 26β7β5 |
39 | L | January 4, 1979 | 4β5 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 26β8β5 |
40 | W | January 6, 1979 | 2β0 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1978β79) | 27β8β5 |
41 | W | January 8, 1979 | 3β1 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1978β79) | 28β8β5 |
42 | L | January 10, 1979 | 2β3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 28β9β5 |
43 | W | January 13, 1979 | 5β2 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1978β79) | 29β9β5 |
44 | T | January 16, 1979 | 2β2 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1978β79) | 29β9β6 |
45 | W | January 17, 1979 | 7β3 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 30β9β6 |
46 | T | January 20, 1979 | 5β5 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1978β79) | 30β9β7 |
47 | W | January 23, 1979 | 6β3 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1978β79) | 31β9β7 |
48 | W | January 25, 1979 | 6β0 | Atlanta Flames ( 1978β79) | 32β9β7 |
49 | W | January 27, 1979 | 3β1 | Boston Bruins ( 1978β79) | 33β9β7 |
50 | W | January 29, 1979 | 7β3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1978β79) | 34β9β7 |
51 | W | January 31, 1979 | 4β1 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 35β9β7 |
52 | W | February 3, 1979 | 6β3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1978β79) | 36β9β7 |
53 | W | February 4, 1979 | 8β4 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 37β9β7 |
54 | T | February 15, 1979 | 2β2 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 37β9β8 |
55 | W | February 17, 1979 | 2β0 | Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 38β9β8 |
56 | W | February 18, 1979 | 5β2 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1978β79) | 39β9β8 |
57 | L | February 21, 1979 | 1β3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 39β10β8 |
58 | W | February 22, 1979 | 12β0 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 40β10β8 |
59 | W | February 24, 1979 | 6β4 | St. Louis Blues ( 1978β79) | 41β10β8 |
60 | W | February 25, 1979 | 8β5 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 42β10β8 |
61 | L | February 27, 1979 | 3β7 | @ New York Islanders ( 1978β79) | 42β11β8 |
62 | W | March 1, 1979 | 2β1 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1978β79) | 43β11β8 |
63 | L | March 3, 1979 | 3β5 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1978β79) | 43β12β8 |
64 | T | March 5, 1979 | 2β2 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 43β12β9 |
65 | W | March 8, 1979 | 11β1 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1978β79) | 44β12β9 |
66 | L | March 10, 1979 | 3β6 | New York Rangers ( 1978β79) | 44β13β9 |
67 | T | March 12, 1979 | 3β3 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1978β79) | 44β13β10 |
68 | L | March 14, 1979 | 3β4 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1978β79) | 44β14β10 |
69 | L | March 17, 1979 | 1β3 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 44β15β10 |
70 | W | March 18, 1979 | 3β1 | @ Colorado Rockies ( 1978β79) | 45β15β10 |
71 | L | March 22, 1979 | 3β5 | New York Islanders ( 1978β79) | 45β16β10 |
72 | W | March 24, 1979 | 3β1 | Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 46β16β10 |
73 | W | March 25, 1979 | 1β0 | @ New York Rangers ( 1978β79) | 47β16β10 |
74 | W | March 27, 1979 | 6β4 | @ Atlanta Flames ( 1978β79) | 48β16β10 |
75 | W | March 29, 1979 | 5β2 | St. Louis Blues ( 1978β79) | 49β16β10 |
76 | W | March 31, 1979 | 5β3 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 50β16β10 |
77 | T | April 1, 1979 | 3β3 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1978β79) | 50β16β11 |
78 | W | April 4, 1979 | 4β1 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1978β79) | 51β16β11 |
79 | W | April 7, 1979 | 10β3 | Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 52β16β11 |
80 | L | April 8, 1979 | 0β1 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1978β79) | 52β17β11 |
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Legend: = Win = Loss |
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Guy Lafleur | RW | 80 | 52 | 77 | 129 | 28 | 56 | 13 | 0 | 12 |
Steve Shutt | LW | 72 | 37 | 40 | 77 | 31 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
Pierre Mondou | C | 77 | 31 | 41 | 72 | 26 | 59 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
Yvon Lambert | LW | 79 | 26 | 40 | 66 | 26 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
Larry Robinson | D | 67 | 16 | 45 | 61 | 33 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Mario Tremblay | RW | 76 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 74 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Jacques Lemaire | C | 50 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
Guy Lapointe | D | 69 | 13 | 42 | 55 | 43 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
Rejean Houle | W | 66 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
Bob Gainey | LW | 79 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Serge Savard | D | 80 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 30 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Mark Napier | RW | 54 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Risebrough | C | 48 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 62 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Doug Jarvis | C | 80 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Pierre Larouche | C | 36 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Pat Hughes | RW | 41 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Rick Chartraw | D/RW | 62 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 29 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Brian Engblom | D | 62 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 60 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gilles Lupien | D | 72 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 124 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rod Langway | D | 45 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yvan Cournoyer | RW | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cam Connor | RW | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Dryden | G | 47 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michel Larocque | G | 34 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dan Newman | LW | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Lumley | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Ken Dryden | 2814 | 47 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 108 | 2.30 | 5 |
Michel Larocque | 1986 | 34 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 94 | 2.84 | 3 |
Team: | 4800 | 80 | 52 | 17 | 11 | 202 | 2.52 | 8 |
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Jacques Lemaire | C | 16 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
Guy Lafleur | RW | 16 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Bob Gainey | LW | 16 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Larry Robinson | D | 16 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Yvon Lambert | LW | 16 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Steve Shutt | LW | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Pierre Mondou | C | 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Serge Savard | D | 16 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Guy Lapointe | D | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mario Tremblay | RW | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Doug Risebrough | C | 15 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rejean Houle | W | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Napier | RW | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Jarvis | C | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pierre Larouche | C | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rick Chartraw | D/RW | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pat Hughes | RW | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Dryden | G | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cam Connor | RW | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Brian Engblom | D | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rod Langway | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michel Larocque | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gilles Lupien | D | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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Ken Dryden | 990 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 41 | 2.48 | 0 |
Michel Larocque | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Team: | 1010 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 41 | 2.44 | 0 |
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Montreal's draft picks at the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 8 | Dan Geoffrion | ![]() |
Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) |
1 | 17 | Dave Hunter | ![]() |
Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL) |
2 | 30 | Dale Yakiwchuk | ![]() |
Portland Winterhawks (WCHL) |
2 | 36 | Ron Carter | ![]() |
Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) |
3 | 42 | Richard David | ![]() |
Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL) |
4 | 69 | Kevin Reeves | ![]() |
Montreal Juniors (QMJHL) |
5 | 86 | Mike Boyd | ![]() |
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL) |
6 | 103 | Keith Acton | ![]() |
Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) |
7 | 120 | Jim Lawson | ![]() |
Brown University (ECAC) |
8 | 137 | Larry Landon | ![]() |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC) |
9 | 154 | Kevin Constantine | ![]() |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC) |
10 | 171 | John Swan | ![]() |
McGill University (CIAU) |
11 | 186 | Daniel Metivier | ![]() |
Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) |
12 | 201 | Viacheslav Fetisov | ![]() |
CSKA Moscow (Russia) |
13 | 212 | Jeff Mars | ![]() |
University of Michigan (WCHA) |
14 | 222 | Greg Tignanelli | ![]() |
Northern Michigan University (CCHA) |
15 | 225 | George Goulakos | ![]() |
St. Lawrence University (ECAC) |
16 | 227 | Ken Moodie | ![]() |
Colgate University (ECAC) |
17 | 229 | Serge LeBlanc | ![]() |
University of Vermont (ECAC) |
18 | 230 | Bob Magnuson | ![]() |
Merrimack College (ECAC) |
19 | 231 | Chris Nilan | ![]() |
Northeastern University (ECAC) |
20 | 232 | Rick Wilson | ![]() |
St. Lawrence University (ECAC) |
21 | 233 | Louis Sleigher | ![]() |
Chicoutimi SaguenΓ©ens (QMJHL) |
22 | 234 | Doug Robb | ![]() |
Billings Bighorns (WCHL) |
1978β79 Montreal Canadiens | |
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Stanley Cup champions | |
Wales Conference champions | |
Norris Division champions | |
Division | 1st Norris |
Conference | 1st Wales |
1978β79 record | 52β17β11 |
Home record | 29β6β5 |
Road record | 23β11β6 |
Goals for | 337 |
Goals against | 204 |
Team information | |
General manager | Irving Grundman |
Coach | Scotty Bowman |
Captain | Yvan Cournoyer |
Alternate captains | None |
Arena | Montreal Forum |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Guy Lafleur (52) |
Assists | Guy Lafleur (77) |
Points | Guy Lafleur (129) |
Penalty minutes | Gilles Lupien (124) |
Plus/minus | Pierre Mondou (+59) |
Wins | Ken Dryden (30) |
Goals against average | Ken Dryden (2.30) |
The 1978β79 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 70th season. The franchise won 52 games and had 11 ties for a total of 115 points, but they finished second overall in the league as the New York Islanders finished first overall by one point. [1] The Canadiens won the Stanley Cup for the fourth consecutive time, the 15th time in the past 24 seasons, and their 22nd overall. The Canadiens won the Stanley Cup on home ice for the first time since 1968. [1] [2]
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GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 52 | 17 | 11 | 337 | 204 | 115 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 36 | 31 | 13 | 281 | 279 | 85 |
Los Angeles Kings | 80 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 292 | 286 | 80 |
Washington Capitals | 80 | 24 | 41 | 15 | 273 | 338 | 63 |
Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 23 | 41 | 16 | 252 | 295 | 62 |
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
1 | W | October 11, 1978 | 5β2 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1978β79) | 1β0β0 |
2 | W | October 14, 1978 | 5β2 | Colorado Rockies ( 1978β79) | 2β0β0 |
3 | W | October 15, 1978 | 3β2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1978β79) | 3β0β0 |
4 | L | October 17, 1978 | 1β3 | @ New York Islanders ( 1978β79) | 3β1β0 |
5 | L | October 20, 1978 | 5β7 | @ Atlanta Flames ( 1978β79) | 3β2β0 |
6 | W | October 22, 1978 | 8β4 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 4β2β0 |
7 | T | October 25, 1978 | 4β4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1978β79) | 4β2β1 |
8 | L | October 28, 1978 | 1β2 | New York Rangers ( 1978β79) | 4β3β1 |
9 | L | October 29, 1978 | 1β4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1978β79) | 4β4β1 |
10 | W | November 1, 1978 | 4β1 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1978β79) | 5β4β1 |
11 | W | November 2, 1978 | 4β2 | Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 6β4β1 |
12 | W | November 4, 1978 | 4β2 | Atlanta Flames ( 1978β79) | 7β4β1 |
13 | T | November 5, 1978 | 1β1 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1978β79) | 7β4β2 |
14 | W | November 8, 1978 | 6β0 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 8β4β2 |
15 | W | November 9, 1978 | 8β3 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1978β79) | 9β4β2 |
16 | W | November 11, 1978 | 3β2 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1978β79) | 10β4β2 |
17 | W | November 15, 1978 | 6β1 | @ Colorado Rockies ( 1978β79) | 11β4β2 |
18 | L | November 16, 1978 | 3β6 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 11β5β2 |
19 | W | November 18, 1978 | 4β2 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1978β79) | 12β5β2 |
20 | W | November 22, 1978 | 3β2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 13β5β2 |
21 | W | November 23, 1978 | 8β4 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 14β5β2 |
22 | L | November 25, 1978 | 3β8 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1978β79) | 14β6β2 |
23 | W | November 28, 1978 | 3β0 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1978β79) | 15β6β2 |
24 | W | December 2, 1978 | 8β1 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1978β79) | 16β6β2 |
25 | W | December 3, 1978 | 4β1 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1978β79) | 17β6β2 |
26 | T | December 6, 1978 | 2β2 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1978β79) | 17β6β3 |
27 | T | December 8, 1978 | 3β3 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 17β6β4 |
28 | W | December 10, 1978 | 4β3 | New York Islanders ( 1978β79) | 18β6β4 |
29 | W | December 12, 1978 | 6β0 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1978β79) | 19β6β4 |
30 | W | December 13, 1978 | 3β2 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1978β79) | 20β6β4 |
31 | W | December 16, 1978 | 5β2 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 21β6β4 |
32 | W | December 20, 1978 | 5β3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1978β79) | 22β6β4 |
33 | W | December 21, 1978 | 5β1 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1978β79) | 23β6β4 |
34 | W | December 23, 1978 | 3β2 | Colorado Rockies ( 1978β79) | 24β6β4 |
35 | W | December 27, 1978 | 5β2 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1978β79) | 25β6β4 |
36 | T | December 28, 1978 | 3β3 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 25β6β5 |
37 | W | December 30, 1978 | 6β1 | Boston Bruins ( 1978β79) | 26β6β5 |
38 | L | January 3, 1979 | 2β6 | @ New York Rangers ( 1978β79) | 26β7β5 |
39 | L | January 4, 1979 | 4β5 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 26β8β5 |
40 | W | January 6, 1979 | 2β0 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1978β79) | 27β8β5 |
41 | W | January 8, 1979 | 3β1 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1978β79) | 28β8β5 |
42 | L | January 10, 1979 | 2β3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 28β9β5 |
43 | W | January 13, 1979 | 5β2 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1978β79) | 29β9β5 |
44 | T | January 16, 1979 | 2β2 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1978β79) | 29β9β6 |
45 | W | January 17, 1979 | 7β3 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 30β9β6 |
46 | T | January 20, 1979 | 5β5 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1978β79) | 30β9β7 |
47 | W | January 23, 1979 | 6β3 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1978β79) | 31β9β7 |
48 | W | January 25, 1979 | 6β0 | Atlanta Flames ( 1978β79) | 32β9β7 |
49 | W | January 27, 1979 | 3β1 | Boston Bruins ( 1978β79) | 33β9β7 |
50 | W | January 29, 1979 | 7β3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1978β79) | 34β9β7 |
51 | W | January 31, 1979 | 4β1 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 35β9β7 |
52 | W | February 3, 1979 | 6β3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1978β79) | 36β9β7 |
53 | W | February 4, 1979 | 8β4 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 37β9β7 |
54 | T | February 15, 1979 | 2β2 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 37β9β8 |
55 | W | February 17, 1979 | 2β0 | Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 38β9β8 |
56 | W | February 18, 1979 | 5β2 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1978β79) | 39β9β8 |
57 | L | February 21, 1979 | 1β3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 39β10β8 |
58 | W | February 22, 1979 | 12β0 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 40β10β8 |
59 | W | February 24, 1979 | 6β4 | St. Louis Blues ( 1978β79) | 41β10β8 |
60 | W | February 25, 1979 | 8β5 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 42β10β8 |
61 | L | February 27, 1979 | 3β7 | @ New York Islanders ( 1978β79) | 42β11β8 |
62 | W | March 1, 1979 | 2β1 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1978β79) | 43β11β8 |
63 | L | March 3, 1979 | 3β5 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1978β79) | 43β12β8 |
64 | T | March 5, 1979 | 2β2 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 43β12β9 |
65 | W | March 8, 1979 | 11β1 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1978β79) | 44β12β9 |
66 | L | March 10, 1979 | 3β6 | New York Rangers ( 1978β79) | 44β13β9 |
67 | T | March 12, 1979 | 3β3 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1978β79) | 44β13β10 |
68 | L | March 14, 1979 | 3β4 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1978β79) | 44β14β10 |
69 | L | March 17, 1979 | 1β3 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1978β79) | 44β15β10 |
70 | W | March 18, 1979 | 3β1 | @ Colorado Rockies ( 1978β79) | 45β15β10 |
71 | L | March 22, 1979 | 3β5 | New York Islanders ( 1978β79) | 45β16β10 |
72 | W | March 24, 1979 | 3β1 | Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 46β16β10 |
73 | W | March 25, 1979 | 1β0 | @ New York Rangers ( 1978β79) | 47β16β10 |
74 | W | March 27, 1979 | 6β4 | @ Atlanta Flames ( 1978β79) | 48β16β10 |
75 | W | March 29, 1979 | 5β2 | St. Louis Blues ( 1978β79) | 49β16β10 |
76 | W | March 31, 1979 | 5β3 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 50β16β10 |
77 | T | April 1, 1979 | 3β3 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1978β79) | 50β16β11 |
78 | W | April 4, 1979 | 4β1 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1978β79) | 51β16β11 |
79 | W | April 7, 1979 | 10β3 | Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 52β16β11 |
80 | L | April 8, 1979 | 0β1 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1978β79) | 52β17β11 |
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Legend: = Win = Loss |
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Guy Lafleur | RW | 80 | 52 | 77 | 129 | 28 | 56 | 13 | 0 | 12 |
Steve Shutt | LW | 72 | 37 | 40 | 77 | 31 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
Pierre Mondou | C | 77 | 31 | 41 | 72 | 26 | 59 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
Yvon Lambert | LW | 79 | 26 | 40 | 66 | 26 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
Larry Robinson | D | 67 | 16 | 45 | 61 | 33 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Mario Tremblay | RW | 76 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 74 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Jacques Lemaire | C | 50 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
Guy Lapointe | D | 69 | 13 | 42 | 55 | 43 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
Rejean Houle | W | 66 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
Bob Gainey | LW | 79 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Serge Savard | D | 80 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 30 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Mark Napier | RW | 54 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Risebrough | C | 48 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 62 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Doug Jarvis | C | 80 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Pierre Larouche | C | 36 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Pat Hughes | RW | 41 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Rick Chartraw | D/RW | 62 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 29 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Brian Engblom | D | 62 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 60 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gilles Lupien | D | 72 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 124 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rod Langway | D | 45 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yvan Cournoyer | RW | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cam Connor | RW | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Dryden | G | 47 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michel Larocque | G | 34 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dan Newman | LW | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Lumley | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ken Dryden | 2814 | 47 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 108 | 2.30 | 5 |
Michel Larocque | 1986 | 34 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 94 | 2.84 | 3 |
Team: | 4800 | 80 | 52 | 17 | 11 | 202 | 2.52 | 8 |
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jacques Lemaire | C | 16 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
Guy Lafleur | RW | 16 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Bob Gainey | LW | 16 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Larry Robinson | D | 16 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Yvon Lambert | LW | 16 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Steve Shutt | LW | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Pierre Mondou | C | 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Serge Savard | D | 16 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Guy Lapointe | D | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mario Tremblay | RW | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Doug Risebrough | C | 15 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rejean Houle | W | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Napier | RW | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Jarvis | C | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pierre Larouche | C | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rick Chartraw | D/RW | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pat Hughes | RW | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Dryden | G | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cam Connor | RW | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Brian Engblom | D | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rod Langway | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michel Larocque | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gilles Lupien | D | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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Ken Dryden | 990 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 41 | 2.48 | 0 |
Michel Larocque | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Team: | 1010 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 41 | 2.44 | 0 |
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Montreal's draft picks at the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 8 | Dan Geoffrion | ![]() |
Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) |
1 | 17 | Dave Hunter | ![]() |
Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL) |
2 | 30 | Dale Yakiwchuk | ![]() |
Portland Winterhawks (WCHL) |
2 | 36 | Ron Carter | ![]() |
Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) |
3 | 42 | Richard David | ![]() |
Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL) |
4 | 69 | Kevin Reeves | ![]() |
Montreal Juniors (QMJHL) |
5 | 86 | Mike Boyd | ![]() |
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL) |
6 | 103 | Keith Acton | ![]() |
Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) |
7 | 120 | Jim Lawson | ![]() |
Brown University (ECAC) |
8 | 137 | Larry Landon | ![]() |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC) |
9 | 154 | Kevin Constantine | ![]() |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC) |
10 | 171 | John Swan | ![]() |
McGill University (CIAU) |
11 | 186 | Daniel Metivier | ![]() |
Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) |
12 | 201 | Viacheslav Fetisov | ![]() |
CSKA Moscow (Russia) |
13 | 212 | Jeff Mars | ![]() |
University of Michigan (WCHA) |
14 | 222 | Greg Tignanelli | ![]() |
Northern Michigan University (CCHA) |
15 | 225 | George Goulakos | ![]() |
St. Lawrence University (ECAC) |
16 | 227 | Ken Moodie | ![]() |
Colgate University (ECAC) |
17 | 229 | Serge LeBlanc | ![]() |
University of Vermont (ECAC) |
18 | 230 | Bob Magnuson | ![]() |
Merrimack College (ECAC) |
19 | 231 | Chris Nilan | ![]() |
Northeastern University (ECAC) |
20 | 232 | Rick Wilson | ![]() |
St. Lawrence University (ECAC) |
21 | 233 | Louis Sleigher | ![]() |
Chicoutimi SaguenΓ©ens (QMJHL) |
22 | 234 | Doug Robb | ![]() |
Billings Bighorns (WCHL) |