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1978-79 NHL Season Summary

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League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) ▪ Click column headers to sort
Clarence Campbell Conference GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Patrick Division         
New York Islanders* 80 51 15 14 116 .725 358 214 1.76
Philadelphia Flyers* 80 40 25 15 95 .594 281 248 0.52
New York Rangers* 80 40 29 11 91 .569 316 292 0.40
Atlanta Flames* 80 41 31 8 90 .563 327 280 0.67
Smythe Division         
Chicago Black Hawks* 80 29 36 15 73 .456 244 277 -0.54
Vancouver Canucks* 80 25 42 13 63 .394 217 291 -1.05
St. Louis Blues 80 18 50 12 48 .300 249 348 -1.29
Colorado Rockies 80 15 53 12 42 .263 210 331 -1.56
Prince of Wales Conference GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Adams Division         
Boston Bruins* 80 43 23 14 100 .625 316 270 0.57
Buffalo Sabres* 80 36 28 16 88 .550 280 263 0.22
Toronto Maple Leafs* 80 34 33 13 81 .506 267 252 0.20
Minnesota North Stars 80 28 40 12 68 .425 257 289 -0.40
Norris Division         
Montreal Canadiens* 80 52 17 11 115 .719 337 204 1.53
Pittsburgh Penguins* 80 36 31 13 85 .531 281 279 0.05
Los Angeles Kings* 80 34 34 12 80 .500 292 286 0.09
Washington Capitals 80 24 41 15 63 .394 273 338 -0.72
Detroit Red Wings 80 23 41 16 62 .388 252 295 -0.47

League Playoffs

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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

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Click column headers to sort
Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS TG/G PPG PPO PP% PPGA PPOA PK% SHG SHGA
1 New York Islanders* 80 51 15 14 116 .725 358 214 1.76 7.15 81 260 31.15 57 287 80.14 7 4
2 Montreal Canadiens* 80 52 17 11 115 .719 337 204 1.53 6.76 68 240 28.33 35 213 83.57 7 7
3 Boston Bruins* 80 43 23 14 100 .625 316 270 0.57 7.33 59 249 23.69 72 285 74.74 6 9
4 Philadelphia Flyers* 80 40 25 15 95 .594 281 248 0.52 6.61 59 232 25.43 73 344 78.78 16 2
5 New York Rangers* 80 40 29 11 91 .569 316 292 0.40 7.60 75 306 24.51 78 311 74.92 9 12
6 Atlanta Flames* 80 41 31 8 90 .563 327 280 0.67 7.59 54 226 23.89 56 290 80.69 6 5
7 Buffalo Sabres* 80 36 28 16 88 .550 280 263 0.22 6.79 55 267 20.60 55 258 78.68 9 4
8 Pittsburgh Penguins* 80 36 31 13 85 .531 281 279 0.05 7.00 56 261 21.46 57 250 77.20 7 4
9 Toronto Maple Leafs* 80 34 33 13 81 .506 267 252 0.20 6.49 60 236 25.42 70 330 78.79 5 7
10 Los Angeles Kings* 80 34 34 12 80 .500 292 286 0.09 7.23 76 318 23.90 55 245 77.55 6 8
11 Chicago Black Hawks* 80 29 36 15 73 .456 244 277 -0.54 6.51 41 247 16.60 70 297 76.43 8 4
12 Minnesota North Stars 80 28 40 12 68 .425 257 289 -0.40 6.83 63 289 21.80 48 232 79.31 4 9
13 Vancouver Canucks* 80 25 42 13 63 .394 217 291 -1.05 6.35 56 295 18.98 49 248 80.24 1 9
14 Washington Capitals 80 24 41 15 63 .394 273 338 -0.72 7.64 57 302 18.87 83 279 70.25 5 12
15 Detroit Red Wings 80 23 41 16 62 .388 252 295 -0.47 6.84 78 327 23.85 63 279 77.42 10 9
16 St. Louis Blues 80 18 50 12 48 .300 249 348 -1.29 7.46 48 281 17.08 63 244 74.18 3 8
17 Colorado Rockies 80 15 53 12 42 .263 210 331 -1.56 6.76 60 267 22.47 62 211 70.62 8 4
League Average 80 33 33 13 80 .500 280 280 0.00 7.00 62 271 22.72 62 271 77.28 7 7

League Awards

Art Ross Trophy:Bryan Trottier
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:Serge Savard
Calder Memorial Trophy:Bobby Smith
Conn Smythe Trophy:Bob Gainey
Frank J. Selke Trophy:Bob Gainey
Hart Memorial Trophy:Bryan Trottier
James Norris Memorial Trophy:Denis Potvin
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Bob MacMillan
Lester B. Pearson Award:Marcel Dionne
Vezina Trophy:Michel Larocque
Ken Dryden

League Leaders

Glossary ▪ Rate statistic requirements

Goals

1.Mike Bossy*-NYI69
2.Marcel Dionne*-LAK59
3.Guy Lafleur*-MTL52
4.Guy Chouinard-ATF50
5.Bryan Trottier*-NYI47

Goals Per Game

1.Mike Bossy*-NYI0.86
2.Marcel Dionne*-LAK0.74
3.Guy Lafleur*-MTL0.65
4.Guy Chouinard-ATF0.62
5.Bryan Trottier*-NYI0.62

Assists

1.Bryan Trottier*-NYI87
2.Guy Lafleur*-MTL77
3.Marcel Dionne*-LAK71
 Bob MacMillan-ATF71
5.Denis Potvin*-NYI70

Assists Per Game

1.Bryan Trottier*-NYI1.14
2.Guy Lafleur*-MTL0.96
3.Denis Potvin*-NYI0.96
4.Bob MacMillan-ATF0.90
5.Marcel Dionne*-LAK0.89

Points

1.Bryan Trottier*-NYI134
2.Marcel Dionne*-LAK130
3.Guy Lafleur*-MTL129
4.Mike Bossy*-NYI126
5.Bob MacMillan-ATF108

Points Per Game

1.Bryan Trottier*-NYI1.76
2.Marcel Dionne*-LAK1.62
3.Guy Lafleur*-MTL1.61
4.Mike Bossy*-NYI1.57
5.Denis Potvin*-NYI1.38

Goals Created

1.Mike Bossy*-NYI51.1
2.Marcel Dionne*-LAK50.7
3.Guy Lafleur*-MTL49.9
4.Bryan Trottier*-NYI48.8
5.Guy Chouinard-ATF42.1

Goals Created Per Game

1.Bryan Trottier*-NYI0.64
2.Mike Bossy*-NYI0.64
3.Marcel Dionne*-LAK0.63
4.Guy Lafleur*-MTL0.62
5.Guy Chouinard-ATF0.53

Total Goals For

1.Denis Potvin*-NYI203
2.Bryan Trottier*-NYI189
3.Guy Lafleur*-MTL178
4.Mike Bossy*-NYI174
5.Marcel Dionne*-LAK169

Power Play Goals For

1.Stefan Persson-NYI78
2.Denis Potvin*-NYI75
3.Mike Bossy*-NYI70
4.Marcel Dionne*-LAK67
5.Bryan Trottier*-NYI66

Total Goals Against

1.Rick Green-WSH163
2.Barry Gibbs-STL159
3.Robert Palmer-LAK154
4.Bob Stewart-STL149
5.Ian Turnbull-TOR145

Power Play Goals Against

1.Don Marcotte-BOS52
2.Lorne Henning-NYI47
 Bob Stewart-STL47
4.Carol Vadnais-NYR46
5.Dennis Maruk-2Tm45
 Rick Green-WSH45

Plus/Minus

1.Bryan Trottier*-NYI76
2.Denis Potvin*-NYI71
3.Mike Bossy*-NYI63
4.Pierre Mondou-MTL59
5.Clark Gillies*-NYI57

Penalties in Minutes

1.Tiger Williams-TOR298
2.Randy Holt-2Tm282
3.Dave Schultz-2Tm243
4.Dave Hutchison-TOR235
5.Willi Plett-ATF213

Even Strength Goals

1.Mike Bossy*-NYI42
2.Marcel Dionne*-LAK40
3.Guy Chouinard-ATF39
 Guy Lafleur*-MTL39
5.Bryan Trottier*-NYI32

Power Play Goals

1.Mike Bossy*-NYI27
2.Marcel Dionne*-LAK19
3.Paul Gardner-2Tm16
 Lanny McDonald*-TOR16
5.Ron Sedlbauer-VAN15
 Bryan Trottier*-NYI15

Short-Handed Goals

1.Bill Barber*-PHI6
2.Rick MacLeish-PHI5
3.Butch Goring-LAK4
 Don Marcotte-BOS4
5.George Ferguson-PIT3
 Denis Potvin*-NYI3
 Craig Ramsay-BUF3
 Paul Woods-DET3

Game-Winning Goals

1.Guy Lafleur*-MTL12
2.Mike Bossy*-NYI9
3.Ted Bulley-CBH8
 Jean Pronovost-ATF8
 Bryan Trottier*-NYI8

Shots on Goal

1.Marcel Dionne*-LAK362
2.Guy Lafleur*-MTL342
3.Lanny McDonald*-TOR314
4.Darryl Sittler*-TOR290
5.Mike Bossy*-NYI279
 Reggie Leach-PHI279

Shooting Percentage

1.Ulf Nilsson-NYR28.1
2.Ted Bulley-CBH25.7
3.Bryan Trottier*-NYI25.1
4.Rick Middleton-BOS25.0
5.Mike Bossy*-NYI24.7

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Dan Bouchard-ATF64
2.Tony Esposito*-CBH63
3.Mike Palmateer-TOR58
4.Denis Herron-PIT56
5.Don Edwards-BUF54

Wins (Goalie)

1.Dan Bouchard-ATF32
2.Ken Dryden*-MTL30
3.Don Edwards-BUF26
 Mike Palmateer-TOR26
 Glenn Resch-NYI26

Losses (Goalie)

1.Michel Plasse-CLR29
2.Tony Esposito*-CBH28
3.Rogie Vachon-DET27
4.Gilles Meloche-MNS25
 Ed Staniowski-STL25

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Denis Herron-PIT12
2.Tony Esposito*-CBH11
 Rogie Vachon-DET11
4.Gerry Cheevers*-BOS10
 Mario Lessard-LAK10
 Mike Palmateer-TOR10
 Glenn Resch-NYI10

Points (Goalie)

1.Dan Bouchard-ATF71
2.Ken Dryden*-MTL67
3.Mike Palmateer-TOR62
 Glenn Resch-NYI62
5.Don Edwards-BUF61

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Billy Smith*-NYI.730
2.Michel Larocque-MTL.727
3.Glenn Resch-NYI.721
4.Ken Dryden*-MTL.713
5.Gerry Cheevers*-BOS.667

Shutouts

1.Ken Dryden*-MTL5
2.Tony Esposito*-CBH4
 Mario Lessard-LAK4
 Mike Palmateer-TOR4
 Bernie Parent*-PHI4

Goals Against

1.Tony Esposito*-CBH206
2.Dan Bouchard-ATF201
3.Rogie Vachon-DET189
4.Denis Herron-PIT180
5.Gilles Meloche-MNS173

Goals Against Average

1.Ken Dryden*-MTL2.30
2.Glenn Resch-NYI2.50
3.Bernie Parent*-PHI2.70
4.Michel Larocque-MTL2.84
5.Billy Smith*-NYI2.87
      

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Ken Dryden
D: Denis Potvin
D: Larry Robinson
C: Bryan Trottier
LW: Clark Gillies
RW: Guy Lafleur
 2nd Team
G: Glenn Resch
D: Borje Salming
D: Serge Savard
C: Marcel Dionne
LW: Bill Barber
RW: Mike Bossy