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 GreschnerNYR 7
Don MaloneyNYR 7
Don MurdochNYR 7
Jean Ratelle* • BOS 7
Assists
1. Guy Lafleur* • MTL 13
Don MaloneyNYR 13
3. Phil Esposito* • NYR 12
Jacques Lemaire* • MTL 12
5. Mike McEwenNYR 11
Points
1. Guy Lafleur* • MTL 23
Jacques Lemaire* • MTL 23
3. Phil Esposito* • NYR 20
Don MaloneyNYR 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 MaloneyNYR 7.3
5. Bob Gainey* • MTL 6.1
Plus/Minus
1. Carol VadnaisNYR 17
2. Larry Robinson* • MTL 16
3. Dave MaloneyNYR 11
4. Anders HedbergNYR 9
5. Ron DuguayNYR 8
Guy Lafleur* • MTL 8
Bob LorimerNYI 8
Serge Savard* • MTL 8
Walt TkaczukNYR 8
Penalties in Minutes
1. Tiger WilliamsTOR 48
2. Dave MaloneyNYR 45
3. Doug RisebroughMTL 32
4. Colin CampbellPIT 30
5. Mario MaroisNYR 29
Willi PlettATF 29
Even Strength Goals
1. Guy Lafleur* • MTL 8
2. Don MaloneyNYR 7
3. Phil Esposito* • NYR 6
Bob Gainey* • MTL 6
5. Jacques Lemaire* • MTL 5
Don MarcotteBOS 5
Peter McNabBOS 5
Jean Ratelle* • BOS 5
Larry Robinson* • MTL 5
Power Play Goals
1. Jacques Lemaire* • MTL 6
2. Ron GreschnerNYR 4
3. Reggie LeachPHI 3
Don MurdochNYR 3
5. Mike Bossy* • NYI 2
Phil Esposito* • NYR 2
Guy Lafleur* • MTL 2
Yvon LambertMTL 2
Mike McEwenNYR 2
Rick MiddletonBOS 2
Jean Ratelle* • BOS 2
Darryl Sittler* • TOR 2
Short-Handed Goals
1. Ron DuguayNYR 1
Ron GreschnerNYR 1
Anders HedbergNYR 1
Lorne HenningNYI 1
Eddie JohnstoneNYR 1
Dave MaloneyNYR 1
Walt McKechnieTOR 1
Dick RedmondBOS 1
Walt TkaczukNYR 1
Game-Winning Goals
1. Ron GreschnerNYR 3
2. Phil Esposito* • NYR 2
Guy Lafleur* • MTL 2
Reggie LeachPHI 2
Jacques Lemaire* • MTL 2
Jean Ratelle* • BOS 2
Shots
1. Guy Lafleur* • MTL 73
2. Jacques Lemaire* • MTL 59
3. Don MurdochNYR 46
4. Mike McEwenNYR 44
Steve Shutt* • MTL 44
Shooting Percentage
1. Jean Ratelle* • BOS 31.8
2. Orest KindrachukPIT 25.0
3. Mike Bossy* • NYI 24.0
4. Steve VickersNYR 22.7
5. Eddie JohnstoneNYR 21.7
Darryl Sittler* • TOR 21.7
Hat Tricks
1. Mike Bossy* • NYI 1
Stan JonathanBOS 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 LeachPHI 0.63
6. Mike Bossy* • NYI 0.60
7. Don MarcotteBOS 0.45
Peter McNabBOS 0.45
9. Phil Esposito* • NYR 0.44
10. Ron GreschnerNYR 0.39
Don MaloneyNYR 0.39
Don MurdochNYR 0.39
Assists Per Game
1. Guy Lafleur* • MTL 0.81
2. Jacques Lemaire* • MTL 0.75
Ken LinsemanPHI 0.75
4. Rick MiddletonBOS 0.73
5. Don MaloneyNYR 0.72
6. Réjean HouleMTL 0.71
7. Denis Potvin* • NYI 0.70
8. Phil Esposito* • NYR 0.67
9. Mike MilburyBOS 0.64
Steve Shutt* • MTL 0.64
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 MaloneyNYR 1.11
6. Denis Potvin* • NYI 1.10
7. Rick MiddletonBOS 1.09
8. Bob Gainey* • MTL 1.00
Steve Shutt* • MTL 1.00
10. Larry Robinson* • MTL 0.94
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 MaloneyNYR 0.41
6. Bob Gainey* • MTL 0.38
7. Larry Robinson* • MTL 0.37
8. Ron GreschnerNYR 0.29
Don MurdochNYR 0.29
Games Played (Goalie)
1. John DavidsonNYR 18
2. Ken Dryden* • MTL 16
3. Denis HerronPIT 7
4. Gerry Cheevers* • BOS 6
5. Gilles GilbertBOS 5
Robbie MoorePHI 5
Mike PalmateerTOR 5
Glenn ReschNYI 5
Billy Smith* • NYI 5
10. Tony Esposito* • CBH 4
Wayne StephensonPHI 4
Wins
1. Ken Dryden* • MTL 12
2. John DavidsonNYR 11
3. Gerry Cheevers* • BOS 4
Billy Smith* • NYI 4
5. Gilles GilbertBOS 3
Robbie MoorePHI 3
7. Denis HerronPIT 2
Mike PalmateerTOR 2
Glenn ReschNYI 2
10. Gary BromleyVAN 1
Bob SauvéBUF 1
Losses
1. John DavidsonNYR 7
2. Denis HerronPIT 5
3. Ken Dryden* • MTL 4
Tony Esposito* • CBH 4
5. Mike PalmateerTOR 3
Glenn ReschNYI 3
Wayne StephensonPHI 3
8. Dan BouchardATF 2
Gary BromleyVAN 2
Gerry Cheevers* • BOS 2
Gilles GilbertBOS 2
Mario LessardLAK 2
Robbie MoorePHI 2
Bob SauvéBUF 2
Goals Against
1. John DavidsonNYR 42
2. Ken Dryden* • MTL 41
3. Denis HerronPIT 24
4. Robbie MoorePHI 18
5. Mike PalmateerTOR 17
6. Gilles GilbertBOS 16
Wayne StephensonPHI 16
8. Gerry Cheevers* • BOS 15
9. Gary BromleyVAN 14
Tony Esposito* • CBH 14
Shots Against
1. John DavidsonNYR 535
2. Ken Dryden* • MTL 406
3. Denis HerronPIT 221
4. Gilles GilbertBOS 161
5. Mike PalmateerTOR 158
6. Billy Smith* • NYI 147
7. Glenn ReschNYI 142
8. Gerry Cheevers* • BOS 137
9. Tony Esposito* • CBH 126
10. Robbie MoorePHI 123
Saves
1. John DavidsonNYR 493
2. Ken Dryden* • MTL 365
3. Denis HerronPIT 197
4. Gilles GilbertBOS 145
5. Mike PalmateerTOR 141
6. Billy Smith* • NYI 137
7. Glenn ReschNYI 131
8. Gerry Cheevers* • BOS 122
9. Tony Esposito* • CBH 112
10. Robbie MoorePHI 105
Save Percentage
1. Billy Smith* • NYI .932
2. Glenn ReschNYI .923
3. John DavidsonNYR .922
4. Gilles GilbertBOS .901
5. Ken Dryden* • MTL .899
6. Mike PalmateerTOR .892
7. Denis HerronPIT .891
8. Gerry Cheevers* • BOS .891
9. Robbie MoorePHI .854
Goals Against Average
1. Billy Smith* • NYI 1.93
2. Glenn ReschNYI 2.21
3. John DavidsonNYR 2.28
4. Ken Dryden* • MTL 2.50
5. Gerry Cheevers* • BOS 2.50
6. Bob SauvéBUF 3.00
7. Gilles GilbertBOS 3.06
8. Mike PalmateerTOR 3.42
9. Denis HerronPIT 3.43
10. Tony Esposito* • CBH 3.52
Shutouts
1. John DavidsonNYR 1
Glenn ReschNYI 1
Billy Smith* • NYI 1
Minutes
1. John DavidsonNYR 1104
2. Ken Dryden* • MTL 986
3. Denis HerronPIT 420
4. Gerry Cheevers* • BOS 359
5. Gilles GilbertBOS 313
6. Billy Smith* • NYI 311
7. Mike PalmateerTOR 299
Glenn ReschNYI 299
9. Robbie MoorePHI 266
10. Tony Esposito* • CBH 239