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1979 NHL Playoffs Summary

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League Champion: Montreal Canadiens

Conn Smythe Trophy: Bob Gainey (6 G, 10 A, 16 P)

Goals Leader: Jacques Lemaire (11)
Assists Leader: Guy Lafleur (13) & Don Maloney (13)
Points Leader: Guy Lafleur (23) & Jacques Lemaire (23)

League Playoff Series

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

Team Statistics

Rk Team GP W L T W-L% G GA DIFF
1 Montreal Canadiens 16 12 4 0 .750 63 41 22
2 New York Rangers 18 11 7 0 .611 66 42 24
3 Boston Bruins 11 7 4 0 .636 36 32 4
4 New York Islanders 10 6 4 0 .600 27 21 6
5 Philadelphia Flyers 8 3 5 0 .375 23 37 -14
6 Toronto Maple Leafs 6 2 4 0 .333 19 24 -5
7 Pittsburgh Penguins 7 2 5 0 .286 16 25 -9
8 Vancouver Canucks 3 1 2 0 .333 9 15 -6
9 Buffalo Sabres 3 1 2 0 .333 9 9 0
10 Los Angeles Kings 2 0 2 0 .000 2 9 -7
11 Atlanta Flames 2 0 2 0 .000 5 9 -4
12 Chicago Black Hawks 4 0 4 0 .000 3 14 -11
League Average 7.5 3.8 3.8 0.0 .500 23.2 23.2 0

Playoff Leaders

Rate Statistic Requirements
Goals
1. Jacques Lemaire*-MTL 11
2. Guy Lafleur*-MTL 10
3. Phil Esposito*-NYR 8
4. Jean Ratelle*-BOS 7
  Don Murdoch-NYR 7
  Don Maloney-NYR 7
  Ron Greschner-NYR 7
Assists
1. Don Maloney-NYR 13
  Guy Lafleur*-MTL 13
3. Jacques Lemaire*-MTL 12
  Phil Esposito*-NYR 12
5. Mike McEwen-NYR 11
Points
1. Jacques Lemaire*-MTL 23
  Guy Lafleur*-MTL 23
3. Don Maloney-NYR 20
  Phil Esposito*-NYR 20
5. Bob Gainey*-MTL 16
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
Penalties in Minutes
1. Tiger Williams-TOR 48
2. Dave Maloney-NYR 45
3. Doug Risebrough-MTL 32
4. Colin Campbell-PIT 30
5. Willi Plett-ATF 29
  Mario Marois-NYR 29
Even Strength Goals
1. Guy Lafleur*-MTL 8
2. Don Maloney-NYR 7
3. Bob Gainey*-MTL 6
  Phil Esposito*-NYR 6
5. Jean Ratelle*-BOS 5
  Peter McNab-BOS 5
  Don Marcotte-BOS 5
  Jacques Lemaire*-MTL 5
  Larry Robinson*-MTL 5
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
Short-Handed Goals
1. Ron Duguay-NYR 1
  Ron Greschner-NYR 1
  Anders Hedberg-NYR 1
  Lorne Henning-NYI 1
  Walt Tkaczuk-NYR 1
  Dick Redmond-BOS 1
  Walt McKechnie-TOR 1
  Dave Maloney-NYR 1
  Eddie Johnstone-NYR 1
Game-Winning Goals
1. Ron Greschner-NYR 3
2. Jean Ratelle*-BOS 2
  Jacques Lemaire*-MTL 2
  Reggie Leach-PHI 2
  Guy Lafleur*-MTL 2
  Phil Esposito*-NYR 2
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 0.62
  Reggie Leach-PHI 0.62
Assists Per Game
1. Guy Lafleur*-MTL 0.81
2. Ken Linseman-PHI 0.75
  Jacques Lemaire*-MTL 0.75
4. Rick Middleton-BOS 0.73
5. Don Maloney-NYR 0.72
Points Per Game
1. Jacques Lemaire*-MTL 1.44
  Guy Lafleur*-MTL 1.44
3. Jean Ratelle*-BOS 1.18
4. Phil Esposito*-NYR 1.11
  Don Maloney-NYR 1.11
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
Games Played
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
Wins
1. Ken Dryden*-MTL 12
2. John Davidson-NYR 11
3. Billy Smith*-NYI 4
  Gerry Cheevers*-BOS 4
5. Gilles Gilbert-BOS 3
  Robbie Moore-PHI 3
Losses
1. John Davidson-NYR 7
2. Denis Herron-PIT 5
3. Tony Esposito*-CBH 4
  Ken Dryden*-MTL 4
5. Wayne Stephenson-PHI 3
  Glenn Resch-NYI 3
  Mike Palmateer-TOR 3
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
Goals Against Average
1. Billy Smith*-NYI 1.90
2. Glenn Resch-NYI 2.20
3. John Davidson-NYR 2.28
4. Ken Dryden*-MTL 2.48
5. Gerry Cheevers*-BOS 2.50
Shutouts
1. John Davidson-NYR 1
  Glenn Resch-NYI 1
  Billy Smith*-NYI 1
Minutes
1. John Davidson-NYR 1106
2. Ken Dryden*-MTL 990
3. Denis Herron-PIT 421
4. Gerry Cheevers*-BOS 360
5. Billy Smith*-NYI 315