League Playoff Series

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League Playoff Series Table
Final 4-1 Montreal Canadiens over New York Rangers   View Matchup »
Game 1 May 13 New York Rangers 4 Montreal Canadiens 1
Game 2 May 15 New York Rangers 2 Montreal Canadiens 6
Game 3 May 17 Montreal Canadiens 4 New York Rangers 1
Game 4 May 19 Montreal Canadiens 4 New York Rangers 3 (OT)
Game 5 May 21 New York Rangers 1 Montreal Canadiens 4
 
Semi-Finals 4-3 Montreal Canadiens over Boston Bruins   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 26 Boston Bruins 2 Montreal Canadiens 4
Game 2 April 28 Boston Bruins 2 Montreal Canadiens 5
Game 3 May 1 Montreal Canadiens 1 Boston Bruins 2
Game 4 May 3 Montreal Canadiens 3 Boston Bruins 4 (OT)
Game 5 May 5 Boston Bruins 1 Montreal Canadiens 5
Game 6 May 8 Montreal Canadiens 2 Boston Bruins 5
Game 7 May 10 Boston Bruins 4 Montreal Canadiens 5 (OT)
Semi-Finals 4-2 New York Rangers over New York Islanders   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 26 New York Rangers 4 New York Islanders 1
Game 2 April 28 New York Rangers 3 New York Islanders 4 (OT)
Game 3 May 1 New York Islanders 1 New York Rangers 3
Game 4 May 3 New York Islanders 3 New York Rangers 2 (OT)
Game 5 May 5 New York Rangers 4 New York Islanders 3
Game 6 May 8 New York Islanders 1 New York Rangers 2
 
Quarter-Finals 4-1 New York Rangers over Philadelphia Flyers   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 16 New York Rangers 2 Philadelphia Flyers 3 (OT)
Game 2 April 18 New York Rangers 7 Philadelphia Flyers 1
Game 3 April 20 Philadelphia Flyers 1 New York Rangers 5
Game 4 April 22 Philadelphia Flyers 0 New York Rangers 6
Game 5 April 24 New York Rangers 8 Philadelphia Flyers 3
Quarter-Finals 4-0 Boston Bruins over Pittsburgh Penguins   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Boston Bruins 6
Game 2 April 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Boston Bruins 4
Game 3 April 21 Boston Bruins 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 1
Game 4 April 22 Boston Bruins 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 1
Quarter-Finals 4-0 Montreal Canadiens over Toronto Maple Leafs   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 16 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Montreal Canadiens 5
Game 2 April 18 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 Montreal Canadiens 5
Game 3 April 21 Montreal Canadiens 4 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 (2OT)
Game 4 April 22 Montreal Canadiens 5 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 (OT)
Quarter-Finals 4-0 New York Islanders over Chicago Black Hawks   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 16 Chicago Black Hawks 2 New York Islanders 6
Game 2 April 18 Chicago Black Hawks 0 New York Islanders 1 (OT)
Game 3 April 20 New York Islanders 4 Chicago Black Hawks 0
Game 4 April 22 New York Islanders 3 Chicago Black Hawks 1
 
Preliminary Round 2-1 Pittsburgh Penguins over Buffalo Sabres   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Buffalo Sabres 3
Game 2 April 12 Buffalo Sabres 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 1
Game 3 April 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Buffalo Sabres 3 (OT)
Preliminary Round 2-0 Toronto Maple Leafs over Atlanta Flames   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 10 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Atlanta Flames 1
Game 2 April 12 Atlanta Flames 4 Toronto Maple Leafs 7
Preliminary Round 2-0 New York Rangers over Los Angeles Kings   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 10 Los Angeles Kings 1 New York Rangers 7
Game 2 April 12 New York Rangers 2 Los Angeles Kings 1 (OT)
Preliminary Round 2-1 Philadelphia Flyers over Vancouver Canucks   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 10 Vancouver Canucks 3 Philadelphia Flyers 2
Game 2 April 12 Philadelphia Flyers 6 Vancouver Canucks 4
Game 3 April 14 Vancouver Canucks 2 Philadelphia Flyers 7

Team Statistics

Team Statistics Table
Rk Team GP W L T OW OL W-L% G GA DIFF
1Montreal Canadiens16124041.750634122
2New York Rangers18117014.611664224
3Boston Bruins1174011.63636324
4New York Islanders1064030.60027216
5Philadelphia Flyers835010.3752337-14
6Toronto Maple Leafs624002.3331924-5
7Pittsburgh Penguins725010.2861625-9
8Buffalo Sabres312001.333990
9Vancouver Canucks312000.333915-6
10Atlanta Flames202000.00059-4
11Los Angeles Kings202001.00029-7
12Chicago Black Hawks404001.000314-11
League Average7.53.83.80.01.11.1.50023.223.20

Overtime Goals

Overtime Goals Table
Date Location Name Team Final Score Opponent OTs OT Time Elapsed
1979-04-12LAKEsposito, PhilNYR2-1LAK16:11
1979-04-14BUFFerguson, GeorgePIT4-3BUF10:47
1979-04-16PHILinseman, KenPHI3-2NYR10:44
1979-04-18NYIBossy, MikeNYI1-0CBH12:31
1979-04-21TORConnor, CamMTL4-3TOR225:25
1979-04-22TORRobinson, LarryMTL5-4TOR14:14
1979-04-28NYIPotvin, DenisNYI4-3NYR18:02
1979-05-03BOSRatelle, JeanBOS4-3MTL13:46
1979-05-03NYRNystrom, BobNYI3-2NYR13:40
1979-05-10MTLLambert, YvonMTL5-4BOS19:33
1979-05-19NYRSavard, SergeMTL4-3NYR17:25

See All-time List of Playoff OT goals.

 

Playoff Leaders

Goals
1. Jacques Lemaire* • MTL 11
2. Guy Lafleur* • MTL 10
3. Phil Esposito* • NYR 8
4. Ron Greschner • NYR 7
Don Maloney • NYR 7
Don Murdoch • NYR 7
Jean Ratelle* • BOS 7
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Assists
1. Guy Lafleur* • MTL 13
Don Maloney • NYR 13
3. Phil Esposito* • NYR 12
Jacques Lemaire* • MTL 12
5. Mike McEwen • NYR 11
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Points
1. Guy Lafleur* • MTL 23
Jacques Lemaire* • MTL 23
3. Phil Esposito* • NYR 20
Don Maloney • NYR 20
5. Bob Gainey* • MTL 16
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Goals Created
1. Jacques Lemaire* • MTL 9.5
2. Guy Lafleur* • MTL 9.2
3. Phil Esposito* • NYR 7.6
4. Don Maloney • NYR 7.3
5. Bob Gainey* • MTL 6.1
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Plus/Minus
1. Carol Vadnais • NYR 17
2. Larry Robinson* • MTL 16
3. Dave Maloney • NYR 11
4. Anders Hedberg • NYR 9
5. Ron Duguay • NYR 8
Guy Lafleur* • MTL 8
Bob Lorimer • NYI 8
Serge Savard* • MTL 8
Walt Tkaczuk • NYR 8
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Penalties in Minutes
1. Tiger Williams • TOR 48
2. Dave Maloney • NYR 45
3. Doug Risebrough • MTL 32
4. Colin Campbell • PIT 30
5. Mario Marois • NYR 29
Willi Plett • ATF 29
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Even Strength Goals
1. Guy Lafleur* • MTL 8
2. Don Maloney • NYR 7
3. Phil Esposito* • NYR 6
Bob Gainey* • MTL 6
5. Jacques Lemaire* • MTL 5
Don Marcotte • BOS 5
Peter McNab • BOS 5
Jean Ratelle* • BOS 5
Larry Robinson* • MTL 5
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Power Play Goals
1. Jacques Lemaire* • MTL 6
2. Ron Greschner • NYR 4
3. Reggie Leach • PHI 3
Don Murdoch • NYR 3
5. Mike Bossy* • NYI 2
Phil Esposito* • NYR 2
Guy Lafleur* • MTL 2
Yvon Lambert • MTL 2
Mike McEwen • NYR 2
Rick Middleton • BOS 2
Jean Ratelle* • BOS 2
Darryl Sittler* • TOR 2
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Short-Handed Goals
1. Ron Duguay • NYR 1
Ron Greschner • NYR 1
Anders Hedberg • NYR 1
Lorne Henning • NYI 1
Eddie Johnstone • NYR 1
Dave Maloney • NYR 1
Walt McKechnie • TOR 1
Dick Redmond • BOS 1
Walt Tkaczuk • NYR 1
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Game-Winning Goals
1. Ron Greschner • NYR 3
2. Phil Esposito* • NYR 2
Guy Lafleur* • MTL 2
Reggie Leach • PHI 2
Jacques Lemaire* • MTL 2
Jean Ratelle* • BOS 2
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Shots
1. Guy Lafleur* • MTL 73
2. Jacques Lemaire* • MTL 59
3. Don Murdoch • NYR 46
4. Mike McEwen • NYR 44
Steve Shutt* • MTL 44
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Shooting Percentage
1. Jean Ratelle* • BOS 31.8
2. Orest Kindrachuk • PIT 25.0
3. Mike Bossy* • NYI 24.0
4. Steve Vickers • NYR 22.7
5. Eddie Johnstone • NYR 21.7
Darryl Sittler* • TOR 21.7
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Hat Tricks
1. Mike Bossy* • NYI 1
Stan Jonathan • BOS 1
Jean Ratelle* • BOS 1
Goals Per Game
1. Darryl Sittler* • TOR 0.83
2. Jacques Lemaire* • MTL 0.69
3. Jean Ratelle* • BOS 0.64
4. Guy Lafleur* • MTL 0.63
Reggie Leach • PHI 0.63
6. Mike Bossy* • NYI 0.60
7. Don Marcotte • BOS 0.45
Peter McNab • BOS 0.45
9. Phil Esposito* • NYR 0.44
10. Ron Greschner • NYR 0.39
Don Maloney • NYR 0.39
Don Murdoch • NYR 0.39
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Assists Per Game
1. Guy Lafleur* • MTL 0.81
2. Jacques Lemaire* • MTL 0.75
Ken Linseman • PHI 0.75
4. Rick Middleton • BOS 0.73
5. Don Maloney • NYR 0.72
6. Réjean Houle • MTL 0.71
7. Denis Potvin* • NYI 0.70
8. Phil Esposito* • NYR 0.67
9. Mike Milbury • BOS 0.64
Steve Shutt* • MTL 0.64
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Points Per Game
1. Guy Lafleur* • MTL 1.44
Jacques Lemaire* • MTL 1.44
3. Jean Ratelle* • BOS 1.18
4. Phil Esposito* • NYR 1.11
Don Maloney • NYR 1.11
6. Denis Potvin* • NYI 1.10
7. Rick Middleton • BOS 1.09
8. Bob Gainey* • MTL 1.00
Steve Shutt* • MTL 1.00
10. Larry Robinson* • MTL 0.94
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Goals Created Per Game
1. Jacques Lemaire* • MTL 0.59
2. Guy Lafleur* • MTL 0.57
3. Jean Ratelle* • BOS 0.50
4. Phil Esposito* • NYR 0.42
5. Don Maloney • NYR 0.41
6. Bob Gainey* • MTL 0.38
7. Larry Robinson* • MTL 0.37
8. Ron Greschner • NYR 0.29
Don Murdoch • NYR 0.29
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Games Played (Goalie)
1. John Davidson • NYR 18
2. Ken Dryden* • MTL 16
3. Denis Herron • PIT 7
4. Gerry Cheevers* • BOS 6
5. Gilles Gilbert • BOS 5
Robbie Moore • PHI 5
Mike Palmateer • TOR 5
Glenn Resch • NYI 5
Billy Smith* • NYI 5
10. Tony Esposito* • CBH 4
Wayne Stephenson • PHI 4
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Wins
1. Ken Dryden* • MTL 12
2. John Davidson • NYR 11
3. Gerry Cheevers* • BOS 4
Billy Smith* • NYI 4
5. Gilles Gilbert • BOS 3
Robbie Moore • PHI 3
7. Denis Herron • PIT 2
Mike Palmateer • TOR 2
Glenn Resch • NYI 2
10. Gary Bromley • VAN 1
Bob Sauvé • BUF 1
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Losses
1. John Davidson • NYR 7
2. Denis Herron • PIT 5
3. Ken Dryden* • MTL 4
Tony Esposito* • CBH 4
5. Mike Palmateer • TOR 3
Glenn Resch • NYI 3
Wayne Stephenson • PHI 3
8. Dan Bouchard • ATF 2
Gary Bromley • VAN 2
Gerry Cheevers* • BOS 2
Gilles Gilbert • BOS 2
Mario Lessard • LAK 2
Robbie Moore • PHI 2
Bob Sauvé • BUF 2
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Goals Against
1. John Davidson • NYR 42
2. Ken Dryden* • MTL 41
3. Denis Herron • PIT 24
4. Robbie Moore • PHI 18
5. Mike Palmateer • TOR 17
6. Gilles Gilbert • BOS 16
Wayne Stephenson • PHI 16
8. Gerry Cheevers* • BOS 15
9. Gary Bromley • VAN 14
Tony Esposito* • CBH 14
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Shots Against
1. John Davidson • NYR 535
2. Ken Dryden* • MTL 406
3. Denis Herron • PIT 221
4. Gilles Gilbert • BOS 161
5. Mike Palmateer • TOR 158
6. Billy Smith* • NYI 147
7. Glenn Resch • NYI 142
8. Gerry Cheevers* • BOS 137
9. Tony Esposito* • CBH 126
10. Robbie Moore • PHI 123
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Saves
1. John Davidson • NYR 493
2. Ken Dryden* • MTL 365
3. Denis Herron • PIT 197
4. Gilles Gilbert • BOS 145
5. Mike Palmateer • TOR 141
6. Billy Smith* • NYI 137
7. Glenn Resch • NYI 131
8. Gerry Cheevers* • BOS 122
9. Tony Esposito* • CBH 112
10. Robbie Moore • PHI 105
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Save Percentage
1. Billy Smith* • NYI .932
2. Glenn Resch • NYI .923
3. John Davidson • NYR .922
4. Gilles Gilbert • BOS .901
5. Ken Dryden* • MTL .899
6. Mike Palmateer • TOR .892
7. Denis Herron • PIT .891
8. Gerry Cheevers* • BOS .891
9. Robbie Moore • PHI .854
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Goals Against Average
1. Billy Smith* • NYI 1.93
2. Glenn Resch • NYI 2.21
3. John Davidson • NYR 2.28
4. Ken Dryden* • MTL 2.50
5. Gerry Cheevers* • BOS 2.50
6. Bob Sauvé • BUF 3.00
7. Gilles Gilbert • BOS 3.06
8. Mike Palmateer • TOR 3.42
9. Denis Herron • PIT 3.43
10. Tony Esposito* • CBH 3.52
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Shutouts
1. John Davidson • NYR 1
Glenn Resch • NYI 1
Billy Smith* • NYI 1
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Minutes
1. John Davidson • NYR 1104
2. Ken Dryden* • MTL 986
3. Denis Herron • PIT 420
4. Gerry Cheevers* • BOS 359
5. Gilles Gilbert • BOS 313
6. Billy Smith* • NYI 311
7. Mike Palmateer • TOR 299
Glenn Resch • NYI 299
9. Robbie Moore • PHI 266
10. Tony Esposito* • CBH 239
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