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1978–79 Montreal Canadiens season

The 1978–79 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 70th season. The franchise won 52 games and had 11 ties for a total of 115 points, but they finished second overall in the league as the New York Islanders finished first overall by one point. The Canadiens won the Stanley Cup for the fourth consecutive time, the 15th time in the past 24 seasons, and their 22nd overall. The Canadiens won the Stanley Cup on home ice for the first time since 1968.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- |1||W||October 11, 1978||5–2 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars <small>(1978–79)</small> ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||October 14, 1978||5–2 || align="left"| Colorado Rockies <small>(1978–79)</small> ||2–0–0 |- |3||W||October 15, 1978||3–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers <small>(1978–79)</small> ||3–0–0 |- |4||L||October 17, 1978||1–3 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders <small>(1978–79)</small> ||3–1–0 |- |5||L||October 20, 1978||5–7 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames <small>(1978–79)</small> ||3–2–0 |- |6||W||October 22, 1978||8–4 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings <small>(1978–79)</small> ||4–2–0 |- |7||T||October 25, 1978||4–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1978–79)</small> ||4–2–1 |- |8||L||October 28, 1978||1–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers <small>(1978–79)</small> ||4–3–1 |- |9||L||October 29, 1978||1–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1978–79)</small> ||4–4–1 |-

|- |10||W||November 1, 1978||4–1 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings <small>(1978–79)</small> ||5–4–1 |- |11||W||November 2, 1978||4–2 || align="left"| Washington Capitals <small>(1978–79)</small> ||6–4–1 |- |12||W||November 4, 1978||4–2 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames <small>(1978–79)</small> ||7–4–1 |- |13||T||November 5, 1978||1–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins <small>(1978–79)</small> ||7–4–2 |- |14||W||November 8, 1978||6–0 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals <small>(1978–79)</small> ||8–4–2 |- |15||W||November 9, 1978||8–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings <small>(1978–79)</small> ||9–4–2 |- |16||W||November 11, 1978||3–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1978–79)</small> ||10–4–2 |- |17||W||November 15, 1978||6–1 || align="left"| @ Colorado Rockies <small>(1978–79)</small> ||11–4–2 |- |18||L||November 16, 1978||3–6 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings <small>(1978–79)</small> ||11–5–2 |- |19||W||November 18, 1978||4–2 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks <small>(1978–79)</small> ||12–5–2 |- |20||W||November 22, 1978||3–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins <small>(1978–79)</small> ||13–5–2 |- |21||W||November 23, 1978||8–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins <small>(1978–79)</small> ||14–5–2 |- |22||L||November 25, 1978||3–8 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1978–79)</small> ||14–6–2 |- |23||W||November 28, 1978||3–0 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers <small>(1978–79)</small> ||15–6–2 |-

|- |24||W||December 2, 1978||8–1 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres <small>(1978–79)</small> ||16–6–2 |- |25||W||December 3, 1978||4–1 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres <small>(1978–79)</small> ||17–6–2 |- |26||T||December 6, 1978||2–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings <small>(1978–79)</small> ||17–6–3 |- |27||T||December 8, 1978||3–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins <small>(1978–79)</small> ||17–6–4 |- |28||W||December 10, 1978||4–3 || align="left"| New York Islanders <small>(1978–79)</small> ||18–6–4 |- |29||W||December 12, 1978||6–0 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues <small>(1978–79)</small> ||19–6–4 |- |30||W||December 13, 1978||3–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars <small>(1978–79)</small> ||20–6–4 |- |31||W||December 16, 1978||5–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings <small>(1978–79)</small> ||21–6–4 |- |32||W||December 20, 1978||5–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1978–79)</small> ||22–6–4 |- |33||W||December 21, 1978||5–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1978–79)</small> ||23–6–4 |- |34||W||December 23, 1978||3–2 || align="left"| Colorado Rockies <small>(1978–79)</small> ||24–6–4 |- |35||W||December 27, 1978||5–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings <small>(1978–79)</small> ||25–6–4 |- |36||T||December 28, 1978||3–3 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings <small>(1978–79)</small> ||25–6–5 |- |37||W||December 30, 1978||6–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins <small>(1978–79)</small> ||26–6–5 |-

|- |38||L||January 3, 1979||2–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers <small>(1978–79)</small> ||26–7–5 |- |39||L||January 4, 1979||4–5 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings <small>(1978–79)</small> ||26–8–5 |- |40||W||January 6, 1979||2–0 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks <small>(1978–79)</small> ||27–8–5 |- |41||W||January 8, 1979||3–1 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars <small>(1978–79)</small> ||28–8–5 |- |42||L||January 10, 1979||2–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins <small>(1978–79)</small> ||28–9–5 |- |43||W||January 13, 1979||5–2 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres <small>(1978–79)</small> ||29–9–5 |- |44||T||January 16, 1979||2–2 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks <small>(1978–79)</small> ||29–9–6 |- |45||W||January 17, 1979||7–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings <small>(1978–79)</small> ||30–9–6 |- |46||T||January 20, 1979||5–5 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers <small>(1978–79)</small> ||30–9–7 |- |47||W||January 23, 1979||6–3 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues <small>(1978–79)</small> ||31–9–7 |- |48||W||January 25, 1979||6–0 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames <small>(1978–79)</small> ||32–9–7 |- |49||W||January 27, 1979||3–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins <small>(1978–79)</small> ||33–9–7 |- |50||W||January 29, 1979||7–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers <small>(1978–79)</small> ||34–9–7 |- |51||W||January 31, 1979||4–1 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins <small>(1978–79)</small> ||35–9–7 |-

|- |52||W||February 3, 1979||6–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1978–79)</small> ||36–9–7 |- |53||W||February 4, 1979||8–4 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals <small>(1978–79)</small> ||37–9–7 |- |54||T||February 15, 1979||2–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings <small>(1978–79)</small> ||37–9–8 |- |55||W||February 17, 1979||2–0 || align="left"| Washington Capitals <small>(1978–79)</small> ||38–9–8 |- |56||W||February 18, 1979||5–2 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres <small>(1978–79)</small> ||39–9–8 |- |57||L||February 21, 1979||1–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins <small>(1978–79)</small> ||39–10–8 |- |58||W||February 22, 1979||12–0 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins <small>(1978–79)</small> ||40–10–8 |- |59||W||February 24, 1979||6–4 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues <small>(1978–79)</small> ||41–10–8 |- |60||W||February 25, 1979||8–5 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals <small>(1978–79)</small> ||42–10–8 |- |61||L||February 27, 1979||3–7 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders <small>(1978–79)</small> ||42–11–8 |-

|- |62||W||March 1, 1979||2–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1978–79)</small> ||43–11–8 |- |63||L||March 3, 1979||3–5 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings <small>(1978–79)</small> ||43–12–8 |- |64||T||March 5, 1979||2–2 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals <small>(1978–79)</small> ||43–12–9 |- |65||W||March 8, 1979||11–1 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks <small>(1978–79)</small> ||44–12–9 |- |66||L||March 10, 1979||3–6 || align="left"| New York Rangers <small>(1978–79)</small> ||44–13–9 |- |67||T||March 12, 1979||3–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings <small>(1978–79)</small> ||44–13–10 |- |68||L||March 14, 1979||3–4 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars <small>(1978–79)</small> ||44–14–10 |- |69||L||March 17, 1979||1–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings <small>(1978–79)</small> ||44–15–10 |- |70||W||March 18, 1979||3–1 || align="left"| @ Colorado Rockies <small>(1978–79)</small> ||45–15–10 |- |71||L||March 22, 1979||3–5 || align="left"| New York Islanders <small>(1978–79)</small> ||45–16–10 |- |72||W||March 24, 1979||3–1 || align="left"| Washington Capitals <small>(1978–79)</small> ||46–16–10 |- |73||W||March 25, 1979||1–0 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers <small>(1978–79)</small> ||47–16–10 |- |74||W||March 27, 1979||6–4 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames <small>(1978–79)</small> ||48–16–10 |- |75||W||March 29, 1979||5–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues <small>(1978–79)</small> ||49–16–10 |- |76||W||March 31, 1979||5–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins <small>(1978–79)</small> ||50–16–10 |-

|- |77||T||April 1, 1979||3–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins <small>(1978–79)</small> ||50–16–11 |- |78||W||April 4, 1979||4–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings <small>(1978–79)</small> ||51–16–11 |- |79||W||April 7, 1979||10–3 || align="left"| Washington Capitals <small>(1978–79)</small> ||52–16–11 |- |80||L||April 8, 1979||0–1 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings <small>(1978–79)</small> ||52–17–11 |-

|- | Legend:

Playoffs

|- | 1 || April 16 || Maple Leafs || 5–2 || Montreal Forum || MTL 1–0 |- | 2 || April 18 || Maple Leafs || 5–1 || Montreal Forum || MTL 2–0 |- | 3 || April 21 || @Maple Leafs || 4–3 (2OT) || Maple Leaf Gardens || MTL 3–0 |- | 4 || April 22 || @Maple Leafs || 5–4 (OT) || Maple Leaf Gardens || MTL 4–0 |-

|- | 1 || April 26 || Bruins || 4–2 || Montreal Forum || MTL 1–0 |- | 2 || April 28 || Bruins || 5–2 || Montreal Forum || MTL 2–0 |- | 3 || May 1 || @Bruins || 1–2 || Boston Garden || MTL 2–1 |- | 4 || May 3 || @Bruins || 3–4 || Boston Garden || Tie 2–2 |- | 5 || May 5 || Bruins || 5–1 || Montreal Forum || MTL 3–2 |- | 6 || May 8 || @Bruins || 2–5 || Boston Garden || Tie 3–3 |- | 7 || May 10 || Bruins || 5–4 (OT) || Montreal Forum || MTL 4–3 |-

|- | 1 || May 13 || Rangers || 1–4 || Montreal Forum || NYR 1–0 |- | 2 || May 15 || Rangers || 6–2 || Montreal Forum || Tie 1–1 |- | 3 || May 17 || @Rangers || 4–1 || Madison Square Garden || MTL 2–1 |- | 4 || May 19 || @Rangers || 4–3 (OT) || Madison Square Garden || MTL 3–1 |- | 5 || May 21 || Rangers || 4–1 || Montreal Forum || MTL 4–1 |-

|- | Legend:

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Goaltending

Playoffs

Scoring

Goaltending

Awards and records

Draft picks

Montreal's draft picks at the 1978 NHL amateur draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.

See also

References