League Playoff Series

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League Playoff Series Table
Final 4-2 Montreal Canadiens over Boston Bruins   View Matchup »
Game 1 May 13 Boston Bruins 1 Montreal Canadiens 4
Game 2 May 16 Boston Bruins 2 Montreal Canadiens 3 (OT)
Game 3 May 18 Montreal Canadiens 0 Boston Bruins 4
Game 4 May 21 Montreal Canadiens 3 Boston Bruins 4 (OT)
Game 5 May 23 Boston Bruins 1 Montreal Canadiens 4
Game 6 May 25 Montreal Canadiens 4 Boston Bruins 1
 
Semi-Finals 4-1 Boston Bruins over Philadelphia Flyers   View Matchup »
Game 1 May 2 Philadelphia Flyers 2 Boston Bruins 3 (OT)
Game 2 May 4 Philadelphia Flyers 5 Boston Bruins 7
Game 3 May 7 Boston Bruins 1 Philadelphia Flyers 3
Game 4 May 9 Boston Bruins 4 Philadelphia Flyers 2
Game 5 May 11 Philadelphia Flyers 3 Boston Bruins 6
Semi-Finals 4-0 Montreal Canadiens over Toronto Maple Leafs   View Matchup »
Game 1 May 2 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Montreal Canadiens 5
Game 2 May 4 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Montreal Canadiens 3
Game 3 May 6 Montreal Canadiens 6 Toronto Maple Leafs 1
Game 4 May 9 Montreal Canadiens 2 Toronto Maple Leafs 0
 
Quarter-Finals 4-1 Philadelphia Flyers over Buffalo Sabres   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 17 Buffalo Sabres 1 Philadelphia Flyers 4
Game 2 April 19 Buffalo Sabres 2 Philadelphia Flyers 3
Game 3 April 22 Philadelphia Flyers 1 Buffalo Sabres 4
Game 4 April 23 Philadelphia Flyers 4 Buffalo Sabres 2
Game 5 April 25 Buffalo Sabres 2 Philadelphia Flyers 4
Quarter-Finals 4-3 Toronto Maple Leafs over New York Islanders   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 17 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 New York Islanders 4
Game 2 April 19 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 New York Islanders 3 (OT)
Game 3 April 21 New York Islanders 0 Toronto Maple Leafs 2
Game 4 April 23 New York Islanders 1 Toronto Maple Leafs 3
Game 5 April 25 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 New York Islanders 2 (OT)
Game 6 April 27 New York Islanders 2 Toronto Maple Leafs 5
Game 7 April 29 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 New York Islanders 1 (OT)
Quarter-Finals 4-0 Boston Bruins over Chicago Black Hawks   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 17 Chicago Black Hawks 1 Boston Bruins 6
Game 2 April 19 Chicago Black Hawks 3 Boston Bruins 4 (OT)
Game 3 April 21 Boston Bruins 4 Chicago Black Hawks 3 (OT)
Game 4 April 23 Boston Bruins 5 Chicago Black Hawks 2
Quarter-Finals 4-1 Montreal Canadiens over Detroit Red Wings   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 17 Detroit Red Wings 2 Montreal Canadiens 6
Game 2 April 19 Detroit Red Wings 4 Montreal Canadiens 2
Game 3 April 21 Montreal Canadiens 4 Detroit Red Wings 2
Game 4 April 23 Montreal Canadiens 8 Detroit Red Wings 0
Game 5 April 25 Detroit Red Wings 2 Montreal Canadiens 4
 
Preliminary Round 2-0 Detroit Red Wings over Atlanta Flames   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 11 Detroit Red Wings 5 Atlanta Flames 3
Game 2 April 13 Atlanta Flames 2 Detroit Red Wings 3
Preliminary Round 2-0 Toronto Maple Leafs over Los Angeles Kings   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 11 Los Angeles Kings 3 Toronto Maple Leafs 7
Game 2 April 13 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Los Angeles Kings 0
Preliminary Round 2-1 Buffalo Sabres over New York Rangers   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 11 New York Rangers 1 Buffalo Sabres 4
Game 2 April 13 Buffalo Sabres 3 New York Rangers 4 (OT)
Game 3 April 15 New York Rangers 1 Buffalo Sabres 4
Preliminary Round 2-0 Philadelphia Flyers over Colorado Rockies   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 11 Colorado Rockies 2 Philadelphia Flyers 3 (OT)
Game 2 April 13 Philadelphia Flyers 3 Colorado Rockies 1

Team Statistics

Team Statistics Table
Rk Team GP W L T OW OL W-L% G GA DIFF
1Montreal Canadiens15123011.800582929
2Boston Bruins15105041.667534211
3Philadelphia Flyers1275011.58337352
4Toronto Maple Leafs1367012.46233321
5Detroit Red Wings734000.4291829-11
6New York Islanders734021.4291316-3
7Buffalo Sabres835001.37522220
8New York Rangers312010.333611-5
9Atlanta Flames202000.00058-3
10Colorado Rockies202001.00036-3
11Los Angeles Kings202000.000311-8
12Chicago Black Hawks404002.000919-10
League Average7.53.83.80.01.11.1.50021.721.70

Overtime Goals

Overtime Goals Table
Date Location Name Team Final Score Opponent OTs OT Time Elapsed
1978-04-11PHIBridgman, MelPHI3-2CLR10:23
1978-04-13NYRMurdoch, DonNYR4-3BUF11:37
1978-04-19BOSO'Reilly, TerryBOS4-3CBH11:50
1978-04-19NYIBossy, MikeNYI3-2TOR12:50
1978-04-21CBHMcNab, PeterBOS4-3CBH110:17
1978-04-25NYINystrom, BobNYI2-1TOR18:02
1978-04-29NYIMcDonald, LannyTOR2-1NYI14:13
1978-05-02BOSMiddleton, RickBOS3-2PHI11:43
1978-05-16MTLLafleur, GuyMTL3-2BOS113:09
1978-05-21BOSSchmautz, BobbyBOS4-3MTL16:22

See All-time List of Playoff OT goals.

 

Playoff Leaders

Goals
1. Guy Lafleur* • MTL 10
2. Brad Park* • BOS 9
Steve Shutt* • MTL 9
4. Peter McNabBOS 8
5. Yvan Cournoyer* • MTL 7
Rick MacLeishPHI 7
Bobby SchmautzBOS 7
Assists
1. Larry Robinson* • MTL 17
2. Guy Lafleur* • MTL 11
Peter McNabBOS 11
Brad Park* • BOS 11
5. Terry O'ReillyBOS 10
Gregg SheppardBOS 10
Ian TurnbullTOR 10
Points
1. Guy Lafleur* • MTL 21
Larry Robinson* • MTL 21
3. Brad Park* • BOS 20
4. Peter McNabBOS 19
5. Steve Shutt* • MTL 17
Goals Created
1. Guy Lafleur* • MTL 8.7
2. Brad Park* • BOS 7.9
3. Peter McNabBOS 7.4
4. Steve Shutt* • MTL 7.3
5. Larry Robinson* • MTL 7.0
Plus/Minus
1. Larry Robinson* • MTL 21
Serge Savard* • MTL 21
3. Jacques Lemaire* • MTL 13
Brad Park* • BOS 13
5. Terry O'ReillyBOS 11
Penalties in Minutes
1. Tiger WilliamsTOR 63
2. Garry HowattNYI 62
3. John WensinkBOS 54
4. Pat BoutetteTOR 40
Terry O'ReillyBOS 40
Even Strength Goals
1. Peter McNabBOS 8
2. Yvan Cournoyer* • MTL 7
Guy Lafleur* • MTL 7
4. Jacques Lemaire* • MTL 6
Steve Shutt* • MTL 6
Power Play Goals
1. Brad Park* • BOS 4
2. Wayne CashmanBOS 3
Guy Lafleur* • MTL 3
Rick MacLeishPHI 3
Steve Shutt* • MTL 3
Short-Handed Goals
1. Bob Gainey* • MTL 1
Dennis HextallDET 1
Doug RisebroughMTL 1
Game-Winning Goals
1. Wayne CashmanBOS 2
Yvan Cournoyer* • MTL 2
Ron EllisTOR 2
Guy Lafleur* • MTL 2
Lanny McDonald* • TOR 2
Peter McNabBOS 2
Rick MiddletonBOS 2
Bob NystromNYI 2
Shots
1. Jacques Lemaire* • MTL 66
2. Peter McNabBOS 62
3. Darryl Sittler* • TOR 53
4. Bobby SchmautzBOS 50
Steve Shutt* • MTL 50
Shooting Percentage
1. Terry O'ReillyBOS 29.4
2. Brad Park* • BOS 28.1
3. Yvan Cournoyer* • MTL 26.9
4. George FergusonTOR 26.3
5. Dale McCourtDET 23.5
Hat Tricks
1. George FergusonTOR 1
Goals Per Game
1. Guy Lafleur* • MTL 0.67
2. Brad Park* • BOS 0.60
Steve Shutt* • MTL 0.60
4. Rick MacLeishPHI 0.58
5. Peter McNabBOS 0.53
6. Bill Barber* • PHI 0.50
7. Yvan Cournoyer* • MTL 0.47
Bobby SchmautzBOS 0.47
9. Ian TurnbullTOR 0.46
10. Orest KindrachukPHI 0.42
Assists Per Game
1. Larry Robinson* • MTL 1.13
2. Ian TurnbullTOR 0.77
3. Danny GareBUF 0.75
Rick MacLeishPHI 0.75
5. Guy Lafleur* • MTL 0.73
Peter McNabBOS 0.73
Brad Park* • BOS 0.73
8. Václav Nedomanský* • DET 0.71
Paul WoodsDET 0.71
10. Terry O'ReillyBOS 0.67
Gregg SheppardBOS 0.67
Points Per Game
1. Guy Lafleur* • MTL 1.40
Larry Robinson* • MTL 1.40
3. Rick MacLeishPHI 1.33
Brad Park* • BOS 1.33
5. Peter McNabBOS 1.27
6. Danny GareBUF 1.25
7. Ian TurnbullTOR 1.23
8. Steve Shutt* • MTL 1.13
9. Terry O'ReillyBOS 1.00
Bobby SchmautzBOS 1.00
Goals Created Per Game
1. Guy Lafleur* • MTL 0.58
2. Rick MacLeishPHI 0.53
3. Brad Park* • BOS 0.53
4. Peter McNabBOS 0.49
5. Steve Shutt* • MTL 0.49
6. Larry Robinson* • MTL 0.47
7. Ian TurnbullTOR 0.46
8. Bobby SchmautzBOS 0.40
9. Jacques Lemaire* • MTL 0.38
10. Terry O'ReillyBOS 0.36
Games Played (Goalie)
1. Ken Dryden* • MTL 15
2. Mike PalmateerTOR 13
3. Gerry Cheevers* • BOS 12
Bernie Parent* • PHI 12
5. Don EdwardsBUF 8
6. Glenn ReschNYI 7
7. Tony Esposito* • CBH 4
Ron GrahameBOS 4
Ron LowDET 4
10. Jim Rutherford* • DET 3
Wins
1. Ken Dryden* • MTL 12
2. Gerry Cheevers* • BOS 8
3. Bernie Parent* • PHI 7
4. Mike PalmateerTOR 6
5. Don EdwardsBUF 3
Glenn ReschNYI 3
7. Ron GrahameBOS 2
Jim Rutherford* • DET 2
9. John DavidsonNYR 1
Ron LowDET 1
Losses
1. Mike PalmateerTOR 7
2. Don EdwardsBUF 5
Bernie Parent* • PHI 5
4. Gerry Cheevers* • BOS 4
Tony Esposito* • CBH 4
Glenn ReschNYI 4
7. Ken Dryden* • MTL 3
Ron LowDET 3
9. Dan BouchardATF 2
Doug FavellCLR 2
Rogie Vachon* • LAK 2
Goals Against
1. Gerry Cheevers* • BOS 35
2. Bernie Parent* • PHI 33
3. Mike PalmateerTOR 32
4. Ken Dryden* • MTL 29
5. Don EdwardsBUF 22
6. Tony Esposito* • CBH 19
7. Ron LowDET 17
8. Glenn ReschNYI 15
9. Jim Rutherford* • DET 12
10. Rogie Vachon* • LAK 11
Shots Against
1. Mike PalmateerTOR 395
2. Ken Dryden* • MTL 361
3. Bernie Parent* • PHI 306
4. Gerry Cheevers* • BOS 302
5. Don EdwardsBUF 210
6. Glenn ReschNYI 175
7. Ron LowDET 141
8. Tony Esposito* • CBH 117
9. Doug FavellCLR 89
10. Jim Rutherford* • DET 87
Saves
1. Mike PalmateerTOR 363
2. Ken Dryden* • MTL 332
3. Bernie Parent* • PHI 273
4. Gerry Cheevers* • BOS 267
5. Don EdwardsBUF 188
6. Glenn ReschNYI 160
7. Ron LowDET 124
8. Tony Esposito* • CBH 98
9. Doug FavellCLR 83
10. Jim Rutherford* • DET 75
Save Percentage
1. Ken Dryden* • MTL .920
2. Mike PalmateerTOR .919
3. Glenn ReschNYI .914
4. Don EdwardsBUF .895
5. Bernie Parent* • PHI .892
6. Gerry Cheevers* • BOS .884
Goals Against Average
1. Billy Smith* • NYI 1.27
2. Ken Dryden* • MTL 1.90
3. Ron GrahameBOS 2.08
4. Glenn ReschNYI 2.34
5. Mike PalmateerTOR 2.42
6. Bernie Parent* • PHI 2.75
7. Don EdwardsBUF 2.76
8. Gerry Cheevers* • BOS 2.87
9. Doug FavellCLR 3.00
10. John DavidsonNYR 3.46
Shutouts
1. Ken Dryden* • MTL 2
Mike PalmateerTOR 2
3. Gerry Cheevers* • BOS 1
Minutes
1. Ken Dryden* • MTL 918
2. Mike PalmateerTOR 793
3. Gerry Cheevers* • BOS 732
4. Bernie Parent* • PHI 719
5. Don EdwardsBUF 478
6. Glenn ReschNYI 385
7. Tony Esposito* • CBH 252
8. Ron LowDET 240
9. Ron GrahameBOS 202
10. Jim Rutherford* • DET 180