1978–79 Montreal Canadiens season



The 1978–79 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 70th season. The Canadiens won their 22nd Stanley Cup defeating the New York Rangers 4 games to 1 in the 1979 Stanley Cup Finals.

Montreal Canadiens 4, New York Rangers 1
With this Cup win, the Canadiens ended an amazing streak. They won the Stanley Cup 18 times in the last 36 seasons since their win in 1943-44.

Regular Season

 * Scoring
 * Goaltending

Playoffs

 * Scoring
 * Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals

MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts;

Awards and Records

 * Prince of Wales Trophy: Montreal Canadiens
 * Hart Trophy: Guy Lafleur, Runner-up
 * Selke Trophy: Bob Gainey
 * Vezina Trophy: Ken Dryden & Michel Larocque
 * Conn Smythe Trophy: Bob Gainey
 * Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: Serge Savard
 * Guy Lafleur, Right Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
 * Larry Robinson, Defence, NHL First Team All-Star
 * Ken Dryden, Goaltender, NHL First Team All-Star
 * Serge Savard, Defence, NHL Second Team All-Star

1979 Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup Champions
Ken Dryden, Serge Savard, Guy Lapointe, Larry Robinson, Gilles Lupien, Rick Chartraw, Brian Engblom, Guy Lafleur, Steve Shutt, Pierre Larouche, Yvan Cournoyer, Jacques Lemaire, Yvon Lambert, Bob Gainey, Doug Jarvis, Doug Risebrough, Murray Wilson, Mario Tremblay, Rejean Houle, Pierre Mondou, Cam Connor, Pat Hughes, Mark Napier, Michel Larocque, Richard Sevigny, Scotty Bowman (coach), Irving Grundman (managing director), Eddy Palchak, Pierre Meilleur (trainers)