1978–79 New York Rangers | |
Division | 3rd Patrick |
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Conference | 3rd Campbell |
1978–79 record | 40–29–11 |
Goals for | 316 |
Goals against | 292 |
Team information | |
General manager | Fred Shero |
Coach | Fred Shero |
Captain | Dave Maloney |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Phil Esposito (42) |
Assists | Anders Hedberg (46) |
Points | Anders Hedberg (79) |
Penalty minutes | Nick Fotiu (190) |
Wins | John Davidson (20) |
Goals against average | John Davidson (3.52) |
The 1978–79 New York Rangers season was the 53rd season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Rangers finished 3rd in the Patrick Division and lost in the 1979 Stanley Cup Finals to the Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 1.
Off-season[]
The Rangers fired their general manager, John Ferguson, and replaced him with Emile Francis. Jean-Guy Talbot was replaced by former Philadelphia Flyers and two-time Stanley Cup-winning coach Fred Shero.
The Rangers chose Don Maloney with their first pick, in the second-round, 26th over-all. Maloney was the younger brother of Dave Maloney, a defenceman with the Rangers. Don Maloney played 28 games for the Rangers during the season.
Regular Season[]
Final Standings[]
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
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New York Islanders | 80 | 51 | 15 | 14 | 358 | 214 | 116 |
Philadelphia Flyers | 80 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 281 | 248 | 95 |
New York Rangers | 80 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 316 | 292 | 91 |
Atlanta Flames | 80 | 41 | 31 | 8 | 327 | 280 | 90 |
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Game Log[]
Regular Season Results | |||||
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
1 | T | October 12, 1978 | 3–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) | 0–0–1 |
2 | W | October 15, 1978 | 4–1 | Colorado Rockies (1978–79) | 1–0–1 |
3 | T | October 18, 1978 | 3–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) | 1–0–2 |
4 | T | October 19, 1978 | 2–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) | 1–0–3 |
5 | L | October 21, 1978 | 3–5 | @ New York Islanders (1978–79) | 1–1–3 |
6 | W | October 22, 1978 | 5–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79) | 2–1–3 |
7 | W | October 25, 1978 | 6–2 | Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) | 3–1–3 |
8 | W | October 28, 1978 | 2–1 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) | 4–1–3 |
9 | W | October 29, 1978 | 3–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) | 5–1–3 |
10 | W | November 2, 1978 | 3–0 | @ Colorado Rockies (1978–79) | 6–1–3 |
11 | W | November 4, 1978 | 7–3 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1978–79) | 7–1–3 |
12 | W | November 5, 1978 | 5–2 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) | 8–1–3 |
13 | L | November 8, 1978 | 3–5 | Minnesota North Stars (1978–79) | 8–2–3 |
14 | W | November 11, 1978 | 2–1 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) | 9–2–3 |
15 | L | November 12, 1978 | 3–5 | New York Islanders (1978–79) | 9–3–3 |
16 | W | November 15, 1978 | 8–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79) | 10–3–3 |
17 | W | November 18, 1978 | 7–2 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1978–79) | 11–3–3 |
18 | L | November 19, 1978 | 1–3 | Atlanta Flames (1978–79) | 11–4–3 |
19 | T | November 22, 1978 | 3–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79) | 11–4–4 |
20 | W | November 26, 1978 | 9–4 | Washington Capitals (1978–79) | 12–4–4 |
21 | W | November 29, 1978 | 5–3 | @ Atlanta Flames (1978–79) | 13–4–4 |
22 | L | December 2, 1978 | 2–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79) | 13–5–4 |
23 | L | December 3, 1978 | 2–3 | Boston Bruins (1978–79) | 13–6–4 |
24 | W | December 6, 1978 | 7–4 | St. Louis Blues (1978–79) | 14–6–4 |
25 | W | December 7, 1978 | 5–2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) | 15–6–4 |
26 | L | December 9, 1978 | 4–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) | 15–7–4 |
27 | L | December 10, 1978 | 0–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) | 15–8–4 |
28 | W | December 13, 1978 | 8–7 | Los Angeles Kings (1978–79) | 16–8–4 |
29 | L | December 16, 1978 | 1–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1978–79) | 16–9–4 |
30 | L | December 17, 1978 | 1–4 | Boston Bruins (1978–79) | 16–10–4 |
31 | W | December 20, 1978 | 6–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) | 17–10–4 |
32 | W | December 22, 1978 | 4–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) | 18–10–4 |
33 | L | December 23, 1978 | 4–9 | @ New York Islanders (1978–79) | 18–11–4 |
34 | W | December 26, 1978 | 5–3 | @ Atlanta Flames (1978–79) | 19–11–4 |
35 | L | December 28, 1978 | 5–6 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) | 19–12–4 |
36 | W | December 30, 1978 | 5–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79) | 20–12–4 |
37 | L | December 31, 1978 | 5–6 | Atlanta Flames (1978–79) | 20–13–4 |
38 | W | January 3, 1979 | 6–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) | 21–13–4 |
39 | W | January 5, 1979 | 6–4 | Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) | 22–13–4 |
40 | W | January 9, 1979 | 5–3 | @ St. Louis Blues (1978–79) | 23–13–4 |
41 | W | January 10, 1979 | 5–3 | @ Colorado Rockies (1978–79) | 24–13–4 |
42 | W | January 14, 1979 | 6–4 | @ Atlanta Flames (1978–79) | 25–13–4 |
43 | L | January 15, 1979 | 1–8 | Minnesota North Stars (1978–79) | 25–14–4 |
44 | W | January 17, 1979 | 5–3 | New York Islanders (1978–79) | 26–14–4 |
45 | L | January 20, 1979 | 2–3 | @ St. Louis Blues (1978–79) | 26–15–4 |
46 | T | January 21, 1979 | 5–5 | Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) | 26–15–5 |
47 | L | January 24, 1979 | 1–5 | @ Washington Capitals (1978–79) | 26–16–5 |
48 | W | January 25, 1979 | 5–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) | 27–16–5 |
49 | W | January 27, 1979 | 7–2 | @ New York Islanders (1978–79) | 28–16–5 |
50 | W | January 30, 1979 | 5–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) | 29–16–5 |
51 | L | January 31, 1979 | 4–5 | @ Colorado Rockies (1978–79) | 29–17–5 |
52 | L | February 3, 1979 | 2–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1978–79) | 29–18–5 |
53 | W | February 14, 1979 | 5–1 | Boston Bruins (1978–79) | 30–18–5 |
54 | L | February 15, 1979 | 3–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) | 30–19–5 |
55 | W | February 17, 1979 | 4–2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) | 31–19–5 |
56 | T | February 18, 1979 | 6–6 | Washington Capitals (1978–79) | 31–19–6 |
57 | W | February 21, 1979 | 7–3 | St. Louis Blues (1978–79) | 32–19–6 |
58 | W | February 24, 1979 | 4–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79) | 33–19–6 |
59 | W | February 25, 1979 | 3–2 | New York Islanders (1978–79) | 34–19–6 |
60 | L | February 27, 1979 | 1–4 | @ St. Louis Blues (1978–79) | 34–20–6 |
61 | T | February 28, 1979 | 4–4 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1978–79) | 34–20–7 |
62 | T | March 3, 1979 | 2–2 | Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) | 34–20–8 |
63 | L | March 4, 1979 | 2–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79) | 34–21–8 |
64 | W | March 7, 1979 | 5–3 | Colorado Rockies (1978–79) | 35–21–8 |
65 | W | March 10, 1979 | 6–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) | 36–21–8 |
66 | W | March 11, 1979 | 5–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79) | 37–21–8 |
67 | L | March 14, 1979 | 4–6 | Atlanta Flames (1978–79) | 37–22–8 |
68 | W | March 15, 1979 | 7–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1978–79) | 38–22–8 |
69 | L | March 17, 1979 | 2–5 | @ New York Islanders (1978–79) | 38–23–8 |
70 | L | March 18, 1979 | 1–5 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) | 38–24–8 |
71 | T | March 20, 1979 | 2–2 | @ Washington Capitals (1978–79) | 38–24–9 |
72 | W | March 21, 1979 | 7–6 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79) | 39–24–9 |
73 | L | March 25, 1979 | 0–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) | 39–25–9 |
74 | T | March 27, 1979 | 4–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) | 39–25–10 |
75 | L | March 28, 1979 | 1–7 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) | 39–26–10 |
76 | L | April 1, 1979 | 3–7 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) | 39–27–10 |
77 | W | April 2, 1979 | 5–4 | Los Angeles Kings (1978–79) | 40–27–10 |
78 | T | April 4, 1979 | 3–3 | Atlanta Flames (1978–79) | 40–27–11 |
79 | L | April 6, 1979 | 2–9 | @ Atlanta Flames (1978–79) | 40–28–11 |
80 | L | April 8, 1979 | 2–5 | New York Islanders (1978–79) | 40–29–11 |
Playoffs[]
New York Rangers 2, Los Angeles Kings 0[]
The Rangers qualified with the fifth-best record in the league and played the Los Angeles Kings in the first round, winning 2–0.
New York Rangers 4, Philadelphia Flyers 1[]
The Rangers then took on Fred Shero's old team the Philadelphia Flyers in the Quarter-finals, winning 4–1.
New York Rangers 4, New York Islanders 2[]
The Rangers then played their cross-town rival New York Islanders in the Semi-finals, winning 4–2 to qualify for the Stanley Cup Final against the Montreal Canadiens.
Montreal Canadiens 4, New York Rangers 1[]
- Jacques Lemaire, Yvan Cournoyer and Ken Dryden retired. Coach Scotty Bowman would leave the Canadiens to join the Buffalo Sabres. The Canadiens won the Cup in five games and for the first time since 1968, won it on home ice. After the game
Date | Visitors | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
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May 13 | New York | 4 | Montreal | 1 | |
May 15 | New York | 2 | Montreal | 6 | |
May 17 | Montreal | 4 | New York | 1 | |
May 19 | Montreal | 4 | New York | 3 | OT |
May 21 | New York | 1 | Montreal | 4 |
Player Stats[]
Regular Season[]
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Phil Esposito | C | 80 | 42 | 36 | 78 | 37 | -1 | 14 | 0 | 7 |
Anders Hedberg | RW | 80 | 33 | 45 | 78 | 33 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
Pat Hickey | LW | 80 | 34 | 41 | 75 | 56 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
Ulf Nilsson | C | 59 | 27 | 39 | 66 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
Ron Duguay | C/RW | 79 | 27 | 36 | 63 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Mike McEwen | D | 80 | 20 | 38 | 58 | 35 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
Ron Greschner | D | 60 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 66 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
Steve Vickers | LW | 66 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 24 | -7 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Carol Vadnais | D | 77 | 8 | 37 | 45 | 86 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Walt Tkaczuk | C | 77 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 38 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Don Murdoch | RW | 40 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 6 | -6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Pierre Plante | RW | 70 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mario Marois | D | 71 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 153 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dean Talafous | RW | 68 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Lucien DeBlois | C | 62 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 26 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Dave Maloney | D | 76 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 151 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Don Maloney | LW | 28 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Farrish | D | 71 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 61 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Eddie Johnstone | RW | 30 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 27 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nick Fotiu | LW | 71 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 190 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Greg Polis | LW | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dan Clark | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Korney | RW | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tim Bothwell | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dean Turner | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike McDougal | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Frank Beaton | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andre Dore | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Soetaert | G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wayne Thomas | G | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Davidson | G | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Davidson | 2232 | 39 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 131 | 3.52 | 0 |
Wayne Thomas | 1668 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 101 | 3.63 | 1 |
Doug Soetaert | 900 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 57 | 3.80 | 0 |
Team: | 4800 | 80 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 289 | 3.61 | 1 |
Playoffs[]
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Phil Esposito | C | 18 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Don Maloney | LW | 18 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mike McEwen | D | 18 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Ron Greschner | D | 18 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Don Murdoch | RW | 18 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Walt Tkaczuk | C | 18 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Carol Vadnais | D | 18 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Duguay | C/RW | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Anders Hedberg | RW | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Steve Vickers | LW | 18 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Pat Hickey | LW | 18 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Sheehan | C | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Maloney | D | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Mario Marois | D | 18 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pierre Plante | RW | 18 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eddie Johnstone | RW | 17 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Lucien DeBlois | C | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Farrish | D | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ulf Nilsson | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nick Fotiu | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Davidson | G | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Davidson | 1106 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 42 | 2.28 | 1 |
Team: | 1106 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 42 | 2.28 | 1 |
Note: Pos = Position; 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[]
Transactions[]
Draft Picks[]
- See also: 1978 NHL Entry Draft
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
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2 | 26 | Don Maloney (L) | ![]() |
Kitchener Rangers (OHA) |
3 | 43 | Ray Markham (C) | ![]() |
Flin-Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
3 | 44 | Dean Turner (D) | ![]() |
University of Michigan (NCAA) |
4 | 59 | Dave Silk (R) | ![]() |
Boston University (NCAA) |
4 | 60 | Andre Dore (D) | ![]() |
Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
References[]
- ↑ 1978-79 New York Rangers Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-15.
New York Rangers | |
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Team | Franchise • Players • Coaches • GMs • Seasons • Records • Draft Picks • History Madison Square Garden |
Stanley Cups | 1928, 1933, 1940, 1994 |
Affiliates | Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL), Maine Mariners (ECHL) |
1978–79 NHL season by team | |
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Patrick | Atlanta • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia |
Adams | Boston • Buffalo • Minnesota • Toronto |
Norris | Detroit • Los Angeles • Montreal • Pittsburgh • Washington |
Smythe | Chicago • Colorado • St. Louis • Vancouver |
See also | 1978 NHL Amateur Draft • 1979 Challenge Cup • 1979 Stanley Cup Final |
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