League Playoff Series
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Final | 4-2 | Montreal Canadiens over Boston Bruins | View Matchup » | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semi-Finals | 4-1 | Boston Bruins over Philadelphia Flyers | View Matchup » | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semi-Finals | 4-0 | Montreal Canadiens over Toronto Maple Leafs | View Matchup » | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarter-Finals | 4-1 | Philadelphia Flyers over Buffalo Sabres | View Matchup » | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarter-Finals | 4-3 | Toronto Maple Leafs over New York Islanders | View Matchup » | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarter-Finals | 4-0 | Boston Bruins over Chicago Black Hawks | View Matchup » | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarter-Finals | 4-1 | Montreal Canadiens over Detroit Red Wings | View Matchup » | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preliminary Round | 2-0 | Detroit Red Wings over Atlanta Flames | View Matchup » | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preliminary Round | 2-0 | Toronto Maple Leafs over Los Angeles Kings | View Matchup » | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preliminary Round | 2-1 | Buffalo Sabres over New York Rangers | View Matchup » | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preliminary Round | 2-0 | Philadelphia Flyers over Colorado Rockies | View Matchup » | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team Statistics
Rk | Team | GP | W | L | T | OW | OL | W-L% | G | GA | DIFF |
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1 | Montreal Canadiens | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .800 | 58 | 29 | 29 |
2 | Boston Bruins | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .667 | 53 | 42 | 11 |
3 | Philadelphia Flyers | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .583 | 37 | 35 | 2 |
4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .462 | 33 | 32 | 1 |
5 | Detroit Red Wings | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | 18 | 29 | -11 |
6 | New York Islanders | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .429 | 13 | 16 | -3 |
7 | Buffalo Sabres | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .375 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
8 | New York Rangers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | 6 | 11 | -5 |
9 | Atlanta Flames | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 8 | -3 |
10 | Colorado Rockies | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 6 | -3 |
11 | Los Angeles Kings | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 11 | -8 |
12 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 9 | 19 | -10 |
League Average | 7.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | .500 | 21.7 | 21.7 | 0 |
Overtime Goals
Date | Location | Name | Team | Final Score | Opponent | OTs | OT Time Elapsed |
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1978-04-11 | PHI | Bridgman, Mel | PHI | 3-2 | CLR | 1 | 0:23 |
1978-04-13 | NYR | Murdoch, Don | NYR | 4-3 | BUF | 1 | 1:37 |
1978-04-19 | BOS | O'Reilly, Terry | BOS | 4-3 | CBH | 1 | 1:50 |
1978-04-19 | NYI | Bossy, Mike | NYI | 3-2 | TOR | 1 | 2:50 |
1978-04-21 | CBH | McNab, Peter | BOS | 4-3 | CBH | 1 | 10:17 |
1978-04-25 | NYI | Nystrom, Bob | NYI | 2-1 | TOR | 1 | 8:02 |
1978-04-29 | NYI | McDonald, Lanny | TOR | 2-1 | NYI | 1 | 4:13 |
1978-05-02 | BOS | Middleton, Rick | BOS | 3-2 | PHI | 1 | 1:43 |
1978-05-16 | MTL | Lafleur, Guy | MTL | 3-2 | BOS | 1 | 13:09 |
1978-05-21 | BOS | Schmautz, Bobby | BOS | 4-3 | MTL | 1 | 6:22 |
See All-time List of Playoff OT goals.
 
Playoff Leaders
1. | Guy Lafleur* • MTL | 10 |
2. | Brad Park* • BOS | 9 |
Steve Shutt* • MTL | 9 | |
4. | Peter McNab • BOS | 8 |
5. | Yvan Cournoyer* • MTL | 7 |
Rick MacLeish • PHI | 7 | |
Bobby Schmautz • BOS | 7 |
1. | Larry Robinson* • MTL | 17 |
2. | Guy Lafleur* • MTL | 11 |
Peter McNab • BOS | 11 | |
Brad Park* • BOS | 11 | |
5. | Terry O'Reilly • BOS | 10 |
Gregg Sheppard • BOS | 10 | |
Ian Turnbull • TOR | 10 |
1. | Guy Lafleur* • MTL | 21 |
Larry Robinson* • MTL | 21 | |
3. | Brad Park* • BOS | 20 |
4. | Peter McNab • BOS | 19 |
5. | Steve Shutt* • MTL | 17 |
1. | Guy Lafleur* • MTL | 8.7 |
2. | Brad Park* • BOS | 7.9 |
3. | Peter McNab • BOS | 7.4 |
4. | Steve Shutt* • MTL | 7.3 |
5. | Larry Robinson* • MTL | 7.0 |
1. | Larry Robinson* • MTL | 21 |
Serge Savard* • MTL | 21 | |
3. | Jacques Lemaire* • MTL | 13 |
Brad Park* • BOS | 13 | |
5. | Terry O'Reilly • BOS | 11 |
1. | Tiger Williams • TOR | 63 |
2. | Garry Howatt • NYI | 62 |
3. | John Wensink • BOS | 54 |
4. | Pat Boutette • TOR | 40 |
Terry O'Reilly • BOS | 40 |
1. | Peter McNab • BOS | 8 |
2. | Yvan Cournoyer* • MTL | 7 |
Guy Lafleur* • MTL | 7 | |
4. | Jacques Lemaire* • MTL | 6 |
Steve Shutt* • MTL | 6 |
1. | Brad Park* • BOS | 4 |
2. | Wayne Cashman • BOS | 3 |
Guy Lafleur* • MTL | 3 | |
Rick MacLeish • PHI | 3 | |
Steve Shutt* • MTL | 3 |
1. | Bob Gainey* • MTL | 1 |
Dennis Hextall • DET | 1 | |
Doug Risebrough • MTL | 1 |
1. | Wayne Cashman • BOS | 2 |
Yvan Cournoyer* • MTL | 2 | |
Ron Ellis • TOR | 2 | |
Guy Lafleur* • MTL | 2 | |
Lanny McDonald* • TOR | 2 | |
Peter McNab • BOS | 2 | |
Rick Middleton • BOS | 2 | |
Bob Nystrom • NYI | 2 |
1. | Jacques Lemaire* • MTL | 66 |
2. | Peter McNab • BOS | 62 |
3. | Darryl Sittler* • TOR | 53 |
4. | Bobby Schmautz • BOS | 50 |
Steve Shutt* • MTL | 50 |
1. | Terry O'Reilly • BOS | 29.4 |
2. | Brad Park* • BOS | 28.1 |
3. | Yvan Cournoyer* • MTL | 26.9 |
4. | George Ferguson • TOR | 26.3 |
5. | Dale McCourt • DET | 23.5 |
1. | George Ferguson • TOR | 1 |
1. | Guy Lafleur* • MTL | 0.67 |
2. | Brad Park* • BOS | 0.60 |
Steve Shutt* • MTL | 0.60 | |
4. | Rick MacLeish • PHI | 0.58 |
5. | Peter McNab • BOS | 0.53 |
6. | Bill Barber* • PHI | 0.50 |
7. | Yvan Cournoyer* • MTL | 0.47 |
Bobby Schmautz • BOS | 0.47 | |
9. | Ian Turnbull • TOR | 0.46 |
10. | Orest Kindrachuk • PHI | 0.42 |
1. | Larry Robinson* • MTL | 1.13 |
2. | Ian Turnbull • TOR | 0.77 |
3. | Danny Gare • BUF | 0.75 |
Rick MacLeish • PHI | 0.75 | |
5. | Guy Lafleur* • MTL | 0.73 |
Peter McNab • BOS | 0.73 | |
Brad Park* • BOS | 0.73 | |
8. | Václav Nedomanský* • DET | 0.71 |
Paul Woods • DET | 0.71 | |
10. | Terry O'Reilly • BOS | 0.67 |
Gregg Sheppard • BOS | 0.67 |
1. | Guy Lafleur* • MTL | 1.40 |
Larry Robinson* • MTL | 1.40 | |
3. | Rick MacLeish • PHI | 1.33 |
Brad Park* • BOS | 1.33 | |
5. | Peter McNab • BOS | 1.27 |
6. | Danny Gare • BUF | 1.25 |
7. | Ian Turnbull • TOR | 1.23 |
8. | Steve Shutt* • MTL | 1.13 |
9. | Terry O'Reilly • BOS | 1.00 |
Bobby Schmautz • BOS | 1.00 |
1. | Guy Lafleur* • MTL | 0.58 |
2. | Rick MacLeish • PHI | 0.53 |
3. | Brad Park* • BOS | 0.53 |
4. | Peter McNab • BOS | 0.49 |
5. | Steve Shutt* • MTL | 0.49 |
6. | Larry Robinson* • MTL | 0.47 |
7. | Ian Turnbull • TOR | 0.46 |
8. | Bobby Schmautz • BOS | 0.40 |
9. | Jacques Lemaire* • MTL | 0.38 |
10. | Terry O'Reilly • BOS | 0.36 |
1. | Ken Dryden* • MTL | 15 |
2. | Mike Palmateer • TOR | 13 |
3. | Gerry Cheevers* • BOS | 12 |
Bernie Parent* • PHI | 12 | |
5. | Don Edwards • BUF | 8 |
6. | Glenn Resch • NYI | 7 |
7. | Tony Esposito* • CBH | 4 |
Ron Grahame • BOS | 4 | |
Ron Low • DET | 4 | |
10. | Jim Rutherford* • DET | 3 |
1. | Ken Dryden* • MTL | 12 |
2. | Gerry Cheevers* • BOS | 8 |
3. | Bernie Parent* • PHI | 7 |
4. | Mike Palmateer • TOR | 6 |
5. | Don Edwards • BUF | 3 |
Glenn Resch • NYI | 3 | |
7. | Ron Grahame • BOS | 2 |
Jim Rutherford* • DET | 2 | |
9. | John Davidson • NYR | 1 |
Ron Low • DET | 1 |
1. | Mike Palmateer • TOR | 7 |
2. | Don Edwards • BUF | 5 |
Bernie Parent* • PHI | 5 | |
4. | Gerry Cheevers* • BOS | 4 |
Tony Esposito* • CBH | 4 | |
Glenn Resch • NYI | 4 | |
7. | Ken Dryden* • MTL | 3 |
Ron Low • DET | 3 | |
9. | Dan Bouchard • ATF | 2 |
Doug Favell • CLR | 2 | |
Rogie Vachon* • LAK | 2 |
1. | Gerry Cheevers* • BOS | 35 |
2. | Bernie Parent* • PHI | 33 |
3. | Mike Palmateer • TOR | 32 |
4. | Ken Dryden* • MTL | 29 |
5. | Don Edwards • BUF | 22 |
6. | Tony Esposito* • CBH | 19 |
7. | Ron Low • DET | 17 |
8. | Glenn Resch • NYI | 15 |
9. | Jim Rutherford* • DET | 12 |
10. | Rogie Vachon* • LAK | 11 |
1. | Mike Palmateer • TOR | 395 |
2. | Ken Dryden* • MTL | 361 |
3. | Bernie Parent* • PHI | 306 |
4. | Gerry Cheevers* • BOS | 302 |
5. | Don Edwards • BUF | 210 |
6. | Glenn Resch • NYI | 175 |
7. | Ron Low • DET | 141 |
8. | Tony Esposito* • CBH | 117 |
9. | Doug Favell • CLR | 89 |
10. | Jim Rutherford* • DET | 87 |
1. | Mike Palmateer • TOR | 363 |
2. | Ken Dryden* • MTL | 332 |
3. | Bernie Parent* • PHI | 273 |
4. | Gerry Cheevers* • BOS | 267 |
5. | Don Edwards • BUF | 188 |
6. | Glenn Resch • NYI | 160 |
7. | Ron Low • DET | 124 |
8. | Tony Esposito* • CBH | 98 |
9. | Doug Favell • CLR | 83 |
10. | Jim Rutherford* • DET | 75 |
1. | Ken Dryden* • MTL | .920 |
2. | Mike Palmateer • TOR | .919 |
3. | Glenn Resch • NYI | .914 |
4. | Don Edwards • BUF | .895 |
5. | Bernie Parent* • PHI | .892 |
6. | Gerry Cheevers* • BOS | .884 |
1. | Billy Smith* • NYI | 1.27 |
2. | Ken Dryden* • MTL | 1.90 |
3. | Ron Grahame • BOS | 2.08 |
4. | Glenn Resch • NYI | 2.34 |
5. | Mike Palmateer • TOR | 2.42 |
6. | Bernie Parent* • PHI | 2.75 |
7. | Don Edwards • BUF | 2.76 |
8. | Gerry Cheevers* • BOS | 2.87 |
9. | Doug Favell • CLR | 3.00 |
10. | John Davidson • NYR | 3.46 |
1. | Ken Dryden* • MTL | 2 |
Mike Palmateer • TOR | 2 | |
3. | Gerry Cheevers* • BOS | 1 |
1. | Ken Dryden* • MTL | 918 |
2. | Mike Palmateer • TOR | 793 |
3. | Gerry Cheevers* • BOS | 732 |
4. | Bernie Parent* • PHI | 719 |
5. | Don Edwards • BUF | 478 |
6. | Glenn Resch • NYI | 385 |
7. | Tony Esposito* • CBH | 252 |
8. | Ron Low • DET | 240 |
9. | Ron Grahame • BOS | 202 |
10. | Jim Rutherford* • DET | 180 |
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