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1978-1979 Montreal Canadiens: 52-17-11
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 29-6-5 (186 goals scored, 96 allowed) Road record: 23-11-6 (151 goals scored, 108 allowed) Head Coach: Scotty Bowman Power Play: 68/240 (28.3%) Penalty Killing: 178/213 (83.6%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 7-7 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 262-162 337 goals scored (2nd of 17 teams), 204 goals allowed (1st), 803 PIM (17th) NHL Averages: 3.50 goals/game (279.8 goals/team), 1159.7 PIM/team
Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- RW 10 Guy Lafleur 6'0 185 27 80 52 77 129 28 13 0 178 59 64 1 342 15.2 +56 LW 22 Steve Shutt 5'11 185 26 72 37 40 77 31 10 0 109 27 45 0 192 19.3 +37 C 6 Pierre Mondou 5'10 185 23 77 31 41 72 26 6 1 114 26 29 0 163 19.0 +59 LW 11 Yvon Lambert 6'2 200 28 79 26 40 66 26 5 1 111 30 55 4 133 19.5 +30 D 19 Larry Robinson 6'4 225 27 67 16 45 61 33 4 0 156 41 82 17 147 10.9 +50 RW 14 Mario Tremblay 6'0 185 22 76 30 29 59 74 3 0 78 6 55 6 163 18.4 +23 C 25 Jacques Lemaire 5'10 180 33 50 24 31 55 10 6 1 82 26 53 6 203 11.8 +9 D 5 Guy Lapointe 6'0 205 30 69 13 42 55 43 6 0 145 42 98 22 209 6.2 +27 LW/RW 15 Rejean Houle 5'11 170 29 66 17 34 51 43 6 0 78 18 52 8 105 16.2 +16 LW 23 Bob Gainey 6'2 200 25 79 20 18 38 44 1 1 68 1 71 15 153 13.1 +11 D 18 Serge Savard 6'3 210 32 80 7 26 33 30 1 2 135 12 104 27 82 8.5 +46 RW 31 Mark Napier 5'10 182 21 54 11 20 31 11 2 0 53 17 20 1 73 15.1 +17 C 8 Doug Risebrough 5'11 180 24 48 10 15 25 62 0 0 42 0 22 2 83 12.0 +22 C 21 Doug Jarvis 5'9 170 23 80 10 13 23 16 0 1 49 1 60 17 117 8.5 +5 C 28 Pierre Larouche 5'11 175 23 36 9 13 22 4 4 0 33 17 13 0 64 14.1 +3 RW 30 Pat Hughes 6'1 180 23 41 9 8 17 22 1 0 19 2 10 0 51 17.6 +7 D/RW 27 Rick Chartraw 6'2 210 24 62 5 11 16 29 0 0 49 1 35 1 81 6.2 +14 D 3 Brian Engblom 6'2 200 21 62 3 11 14 60 0 0 58 3 38 4 60 5.0 +21 D 24 Gilles Lupien 6'6 210 24 72 1 9 10 124 0 0 57 0 26 2 58 1.7 +33 D 17 Rod Langway 6'2 218 21 45 3 4 7 30 0 0 32 1 26 0 48 6.2 +5 RW 12 Yvan Cournoyer 5'7 178 35 15 2 5 7 2 0 0 11 3 3 0 23 8.7 +5 RW 20 Cam Connor 6'2 200 24 23 1 3 4 39 0 0 7 0 5 0 12 8.3 +2 G 1 Michel Larocque 5'10 185 26 34 0 3 3 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- G 29 Ken Dryden 6'4 205 31 47 0 3 3 4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- LW 26 Dan Newman 6'1 195 26 16 0 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 5 0 9 0.0 -1 RW 32 Dave Lumley 6'0 185 24 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 0
Skater data: GP: Games played; G: Goals scored; A: Assists; Pts: Total points; PIM: Penalties in minutes; PP: Power play goals; SH: Shorthanded goals; TGF: Total goals on ice for; PGF: Power play goals on ice for; TGA: Total goals on ice against; PGA: Power play goals on ice against; S: Shots taken; S%: Shooting percentage
Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 29 Ken Dryden 31 47 2814 108 2.30 30 10 7 1192 .909 2 5 G 1 Michel Larocque 26 34 1986 94 2.84 22 7 4 840 .888 0 3
Goalie data: GP: Games played; Min: Minutes played; GA: Goals allowed; GAA: Goals allowed per 60 minutes; W: Wins; L: Losses; T: Ties; Sht: Shots faced; Pct: Save percentage; EN: Empty net goals allowed; SO: Shutouts
1978 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1    8  RW   Danny Geoffrion          111     77   Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)              [pick acquired from LA]
  1   17  LW   Dave Hunter              746     72   Sudbury Wolves (OHA)               
  2   30  C    Dale Yakiwchuk                    4   Portland Winter Hawks (WCHL)         [pick acquired from ATL]
  2   36  RW   Ron Carter                 2          Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)         
  3   42  LW   Richard David             31     14   Trois Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)      [pick acquired from PIT]
  4   69  C    Kevin Reeves                          Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)           
  5   86  D    Mike Boyd                             Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)  
  6  103  C    Keith Acton             1023          Peterborough Petes (OHA)           
  7  120  RW   Jim Lawson                            Brown University (NCAA)            
  8  137  RW   Larry Landon               9          R.P.I. (NCAA)                      
  9  154  G    Kevin Constantine                     R.P.I. (NCAA)                      
 10  171  C    John Swan                             McGill University (CIAU)           
 11  186  RW   Dan Metivier                          Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)            
 12  201  D    Viacheslav Fetisov       546          CSKA Moscow (USSR)                 
 13  212  RW   Jeff Mars                             University of Michigan (NCAA)      
 14  222  LW   Greg Tignanelli                       Northern Michigan Univ. (NCAA)     
 15  225  LW   George Goulakos                       St. Lawrence University (NCAA)     
 16  227  RW   Ken Moodie                            Colgate University (NCAA)          
 17  229  D    Serge Leblanc                         University of Vermont (NCAA)       
 18  230  C    Bob Magnuson                          Merrimack College (NCAA)           
 19  231  RW   Chris Nilan              688          Northeastern University (NCAA)     
 20  232  G    Rick Wilson                           St. Lawrence University (NCAA)     
 21  233  RW   Louis Sleigher           194     62   Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)      
 22  234  RW   Doug Robb                             Billings Bighorns (WCHL)           

Traded draft picks:

#3 to DET via LA  (Doug Derkson)

Transactions
09-06-1978received Jerome Engle from North Stars as compensation for their signing of Mike Polich as a free agent
10-05-1978traded Murray Wilson and Montreal's #1 pick in the 1979 draft to Kings for Los Angeles' #1 pick in the 1981 draft
10-07-1978traded Gord McTavish to Blues for Mike Korney
10-09-1978Rangers claimed Mike Korney on waivers
10-09-1978claimed Dan Newman on waivers from Rangers
10-09-1978Capitals claimed Pierre Bouchard in waiver draft
10-18-1978traded Rod Schutt to Penguins for Pittsburgh's #1 pick in the 1981 draft
06-09-1979reclaimed the rights to Rod Langway prior to expansion draft
06-09-1979reclaimed the rights to Alan Hangsleben prior to expansion draft
06-13-1979Nordiques selected Marc Tardif in expansion draft
06-13-1979Whalers selected Alan Hangsleben in expansion draft
06-13-1979Oilers selected Dave Hunter in expansion draft
06-13-1979Nordiques selected Alain Cote in expansion draft
06-13-1979Oilers selected Cam Connor in expansion draft
06-13-1979traded Dave Lumley and Dan Newman to Oilers for Edmonton's #2 pick in the 1980 draft
06-22-1979Whalers selected Gordie Roberts in expansion draft
08-30-1979traded Pat Hughes and Rob Holland to Penguins for Denis Herron and Pittsburgh's #2 pick in the 1982 draft
09-14-1979traded Brad Selwood and Montreal's #4 pick in the 1982 draft to Kings for Los Angeles' #4 pick in the 1982 draft
10-04-1979sold Ron Wilson to Jets
10-04-1979signed Bill Root as a free agent
10-04-1979signed Dave Allison as a free agent


Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 2
04/16/1979   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   5-2 
04/18/1979   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   5-1 
04/21/1979   at Toronto Maple Leafs       W   4-3 (2 OT)
04/22/1979   at Toronto Maple Leafs       W   5-4 (OT)
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Semifinals
04/26/1979   vs Boston Bruins             W   4-2 
04/28/1979   vs Boston Bruins             W   5-2 
05/01/1979   at Boston Bruins             L   1-2 
05/03/1979   at Boston Bruins             L   3-4 (OT)
05/05/1979   vs Boston Bruins             W   5-1 
05/08/1979   at Boston Bruins             L   2-5 
05/10/1979   vs Boston Bruins             W   5-4 (OT)
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Stanley Cup Finals
05/13/1979   vs New York Rangers          L   1-4 
05/15/1979   vs New York Rangers          W   6-2 
05/17/1979   at New York Rangers          W   4-1 
05/19/1979   at New York Rangers          W   4-3 (OT)
05/21/1979   vs New York Rangers          W   4-1 

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- RW 10 Guy Lafleur 6'0 185 27 16 10 13 23 0 2 0 C 25 Jacques Lemaire 5'10 180 33 16 11 12 23 6 6 0 LW 23 Bob Gainey 6'2 200 25 16 6 10 16 10 0 0 D 19 Larry Robinson 6'4 225 27 16 6 9 15 8 1 0 LW 22 Steve Shutt 5'11 185 26 11 4 7 11 6 1 0 LW 11 Yvon Lambert 6'2 200 28 16 5 6 11 16 2 0 C 6 Pierre Mondou 5'10 185 23 16 3 6 9 4 1 0 D 18 Serge Savard 6'3 210 32 16 2 7 9 6 1 0 D 5 Guy Lapointe 6'0 205 30 10 2 6 8 10 1 0 RW 14 Mario Tremblay 6'0 185 22 13 3 4 7 13 0 0 C 8 Doug Risebrough 5'11 180 24 15 1 6 7 32 0 0 LW/RW 15 Rejean Houle 5'11 170 29 7 1 5 6 2 0 0 RW 31 Mark Napier 5'10 182 21 12 3 2 5 2 0 0 C 28 Pierre Larouche 5'11 175 23 6 1 3 4 0 0 0 C 21 Doug Jarvis 5'9 170 23 12 1 3 4 4 0 0 RW 30 Pat Hughes 6'1 180 23 8 1 2 3 4 0 0 D/RW 27 Rick Chartraw 6'2 210 24 16 2 1 3 24 0 0 G 29 Ken Dryden 6'4 205 31 16 0 3 3 2 0 0 RW 20 Cam Connor 6'2 200 24 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 D 3 Brian Engblom 6'2 200 21 16 0 1 1 11 0 0 G 1 Michel Larocque 5'10 185 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 17 Rod Langway 6'2 218 21 8 0 0 0 16 0 0 D 24 Gilles Lupien 6'6 210 24 13 0 0 0 2 0 0 RW 12 Yvan Cournoyer 5'7 178 35 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 32 Dave Lumley 6'0 185 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 26 Dan Newman 6'1 195 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 29 Ken Dryden 31 16 990 41 2.48 12 4 408 .900 0 0 G 1 Michel Larocque 26 1 20 0 0.00 0 0 9 1.000 0 0

Game Log:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date Opponent Result Record 10/11/1978 vs Minnesota North Stars W 5-2 1-0-0 10/14/1978 vs Colorado Rockies W 5-2 2-0-0 10/15/1978 at Philadelphia Flyers W 3-2 3-0-0 10/17/1978 at New York Islanders L 1-3 3-1-0 10/20/1978 at Atlanta Flames L 5-7 3-2-0 10/22/1978 vs Los Angeles Kings W 8-4 4-2-0 10/25/1978 at Toronto Maple Leafs T 4-4 4-2-1 10/28/1978 vs New York Rangers L 1-2 4-3-1 10/29/1978 at Chicago Black Hawks L 1-4 4-4-1 11/01/1978 at Detroit Red Wings W 4-1 5-4-1 11/02/1978 vs Washington Capitals W 4-2 6-4-1 11/04/1978 vs Atlanta Flames W 4-2 7-4-1 11/05/1978 at Boston Bruins T 1-1 7-4-2 11/08/1978 at Washington Capitals W 6-0 8-4-2 11/09/1978 vs Detroit Red Wings W 8-3 9-4-2 11/11/1978 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 3-2 10-4-2 11/15/1978 at Colorado Rockies W 6-1 11-4-2 11/16/1978 at Los Angeles Kings L 3-6 11-5-2 11/18/1978 at Vancouver Canucks W 4-2 12-5-2 11/22/1978 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 3-2 13-5-2 11/23/1978 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 8-4 14-5-2 11/25/1978 vs Chicago Black Hawks L 3-8 14-6-2 11/28/1978 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 3-0 15-6-2 12/02/1978 vs Buffalo Sabres W 8-1 16-6-2 12/03/1978 at Buffalo Sabres W 4-1 17-6-2 12/06/1978 at Detroit Red Wings T 2-2 17-6-3 12/08/1978 vs Pittsburgh Penguins T 3-3 17-6-4 12/10/1978 vs New York Islanders W 4-3 18-6-4 12/12/1978 at St. Louis Blues W 6-0 19-6-4 12/13/1978 at Minnesota North Stars W 3-2 20-6-4 12/16/1978 at Los Angeles Kings W 5-2 21-6-4 12/20/1978 at Chicago Black Hawks W 5-3 22-6-4 12/21/1978 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 5-1 23-6-4 12/23/1978 vs Colorado Rockies W 3-2 24-6-4 12/27/1978 at Detroit Red Wings W 5-2 25-6-4 12/28/1978 vs Los Angeles Kings T 3-3 25-6-5 12/30/1978 vs Boston Bruins W 6-1 26-6-5 01/03/1979 at New York Rangers L 2-6 26-7-5 01/04/1979 vs Los Angeles Kings L 4-5 26-8-5 01/06/1979 vs Vancouver Canucks W 2-0 27-8-5
Date Opponent Result Record 01/08/1979 vs Minnesota North Stars W 3-1 28-8-5 01/10/1979 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-3 28-9-5 01/13/1979 vs Buffalo Sabres W 5-2 29-9-5 01/16/1979 at Vancouver Canucks T 2-2 29-9-6 01/17/1979 at Los Angeles Kings W 7-3 30-9-6 01/20/1979 vs Philadelphia Flyers T 5-5 30-9-7 01/23/1979 at St. Louis Blues W 6-3 31-9-7 01/25/1979 vs Atlanta Flames W 6-0 32-9-7 01/27/1979 vs Boston Bruins W 3-1 33-9-7 01/29/1979 at Philadelphia Flyers W 7-3 34-9-7 01/31/1979 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 4-1 35-9-7 02/03/1979 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 6-3 36-9-7 02/04/1979 at Washington Capitals W 8-4 37-9-7 02/15/1979 vs Los Angeles Kings T 2-2 37-9-8 02/17/1979 vs Washington Capitals W 2-0 38-9-8 02/18/1979 at Buffalo Sabres W 5-2 39-9-8 02/21/1979 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 1-3 39-10-8 02/22/1979 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 12-0 40-10-8 02/24/1979 vs St. Louis Blues W 6-4 41-10-8 02/25/1979 at Washington Capitals W 8-5 42-10-8 02/27/1979 at New York Islanders L 3-7 42-11-8 03/01/1979 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 2-1 43-11-8 03/03/1979 vs Detroit Red Wings L 3-5 43-12-8 03/05/1979 at Washington Capitals T 2-2 43-12-9 03/08/1979 vs Vancouver Canucks W 11-1 44-12-9 03/10/1979 vs New York Rangers L 3-6 44-13-9 03/12/1979 vs Detroit Red Wings T 3-3 44-13-10 03/14/1979 at Minnesota North Stars L 3-4 44-14-10 03/17/1979 at Los Angeles Kings L 1-3 44-15-10 03/18/1979 at Colorado Rockies W 3-1 45-15-10 03/22/1979 vs New York Islanders L 3-5 45-16-10 03/24/1979 vs Washington Capitals W 3-1 46-16-10 03/25/1979 at New York Rangers W 1-0 47-16-10 03/27/1979 at Atlanta Flames W 6-4 48-16-10 03/29/1979 vs St. Louis Blues W 5-2 49-16-10 03/31/1979 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 5-3 50-16-10 04/01/1979 at Boston Bruins T 3-3 50-16-11 04/04/1979 vs Detroit Red Wings W 4-1 51-16-11 04/07/1979 vs Washington Capitals W 10-3 52-16-11 04/08/1979 at Detroit Red Wings L 0-1 52-17-11

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