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1978 NHL Playoffs Summary

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League Champion: Montreal Canadiens

Conn Smythe Trophy: Larry Robinson (4 G, 17 A, 21 P)

Goals Leader: Guy Lafleur (10)
Assists Leader: Larry Robinson (17)
Points Leader: Guy Lafleur (21) & Larry Robinson (21)

League Playoff Series

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-2): Montreal Canadiens over Boston Bruins  
 
Semi-Finals (4-1): Boston Bruins over Philadelphia Flyers  
Semi-Finals (4-0): Montreal Canadiens over Toronto Maple Leafs  
 
Quarter-Finals (4-1): Philadelphia Flyers over Buffalo Sabres  
Quarter-Finals (4-3): Toronto Maple Leafs over New York Islanders  
Quarter-Finals (4-0): Boston Bruins over Chicago Black Hawks  
Quarter-Finals (4-1): Montreal Canadiens over Detroit Red Wings  
 
Preliminary Round (2-0): Detroit Red Wings over Atlanta Flames  
Preliminary Round (2-0): Toronto Maple Leafs over Los Angeles Kings  
Preliminary Round (2-1): Buffalo Sabres over New York Rangers  
Preliminary Round (2-0): Philadelphia Flyers over Colorado Rockies  

Team Statistics

Rk Team GP W L T W-L% G GA DIFF
1 Montreal Canadiens 15 12 3 0 .800 58 29 29
2 Boston Bruins 15 10 5 0 .667 53 42 11
3 Philadelphia Flyers 12 7 5 0 .583 37 35 2
4 Toronto Maple Leafs 13 6 7 0 .462 33 32 1
5 Detroit Red Wings 7 3 4 0 .429 18 29 -11
6 New York Islanders 7 3 4 0 .429 13 16 -3
7 Buffalo Sabres 8 3 5 0 .375 22 22 0
8 New York Rangers 3 1 2 0 .333 6 11 -5
9 Los Angeles Kings 2 0 2 0 .000 3 11 -8
10 Colorado Rockies 2 0 2 0 .000 3 6 -3
11 Atlanta Flames 2 0 2 0 .000 5 8 -3
12 Chicago Black Hawks 4 0 4 0 .000 9 19 -10
League Average 7.5 3.8 3.8 0.0 .500 21.7 21.7 0

Playoff Leaders

Rate Statistic Requirements
Goals
1. Guy Lafleur*-MTL 10
2. Steve Shutt*-MTL 9
  Brad Park*-BOS 9
4. Peter McNab-BOS 8
5. Bobby Schmautz-BOS 7
  Rick MacLeish-PHI 7
  Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL 7
Assists
1. Larry Robinson*-MTL 17
2. Brad Park*-BOS 11
  Peter McNab-BOS 11
  Guy Lafleur*-MTL 11
5. Ian Turnbull-TOR 10
  Gregg Sheppard-BOS 10
  Terry O'Reilly-BOS 10
Points
1. Guy Lafleur*-MTL 21
  Larry Robinson*-MTL 21
3. Brad Park*-BOS 20
4. Peter McNab-BOS 19
5. Steve Shutt*-MTL 17
Goals Created
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
Penalties in Minutes
1. Tiger Williams-TOR 63
2. Garry Howatt-NYI 62
3. John Wensink-BOS 54
4. Terry O'Reilly-BOS 40
  Pat Boutette-TOR 40
Even Strength Goals
1. Peter McNab-BOS 8
2. Guy Lafleur*-MTL 7
  Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL 7
4. Steve Shutt*-MTL 6
  Jacques Lemaire*-MTL 6
Power Play Goals
1. Brad Park*-BOS 4
2. Steve Shutt*-MTL 3
  Rick MacLeish-PHI 3
  Guy Lafleur*-MTL 3
  Wayne Cashman-BOS 3
Short-Handed Goals
1. Bob Gainey*-MTL 1
  Dennis Hextall-DET 1
  Doug Risebrough-MTL 1
Game-Winning Goals
1. Rick MacLeish-PHI 3
2. Bob Nystrom-NYI 2
  Rick Middleton-BOS 2
  Peter McNab-BOS 2
  Lanny McDonald*-TOR 2
  Guy Lafleur*-MTL 2
  Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL 2
  Ron Ellis-TOR 2
  Wayne Cashman-BOS 2
Goals Per Game
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
Assists Per Game
1. Larry Robinson*-MTL 1.13
2. Ian Turnbull-TOR 0.77
3. Rick MacLeish-PHI 0.75
  Danny Gare-BUF 0.75
5. Brad Park*-BOS 0.73
  Peter McNab-BOS 0.73
  Guy Lafleur*-MTL 0.73
Points Per Game
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
Goals Created Per Game
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
Games Played
1. Ken Dryden*-MTL 15
2. Mike Palmateer-TOR 13
3. Bernie Parent*-PHI 12
  Gerry Cheevers*-BOS 12
5. Don Edwards-BUF 8
Wins
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
Losses
1. Mike Palmateer-TOR 7
2. Bernie Parent*-PHI 5
  Don Edwards-BUF 5
4. Glenn Resch-NYI 4
  Tony Esposito*-CBH 4
  Gerry Cheevers*-BOS 4
Goals Against
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
Goals Against Average
1. Ken Dryden*-MTL 1.89
2. Glenn Resch-NYI 2.32
3. Mike Palmateer-TOR 2.42
4. Don Edwards-BUF 2.74
5. Bernie Parent*-PHI 2.74
Shutouts
1. Mike Palmateer-TOR 2
  Ken Dryden*-MTL 2
3. Gerry Cheevers*-BOS 1
Minutes
1. Ken Dryden*-MTL 919
2. Mike Palmateer-TOR 795
3. Gerry Cheevers*-BOS 731
4. Bernie Parent*-PHI 722
5. Don Edwards-BUF 482