The Montreal Canadiens lost to the New York Rangers, 4 to 1, in Game 1 of the 1979 Stanley Cup Final on May 13, 1979.

1978-79 Montreal Canadiens

Final

NYR

Rangers

1-0-0

4

MTL

Canadiens

0-1-0

1

Team

1

2

0

2

2

1

3

0

0

Total

4

1

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

NYR

MTL

Steve Vickers (PP) assisted by Anders Hedberg

1

0

Ron Greschner (EV) unassisted

2

0

2nd period

NYR

MTL

Guy Lafleur (EV) assisted by Jacques Lemaire and Yvon Lambert

2

1

Phil Esposito (PP) assisted by Mike McEwen

3

1

Dave Maloney (SH) assisted by Anders Hedberg and Walt Tkaczuk

4

1

Rangers

Canadiens

Goals

4

1

Shots

22

32

Penalty Minutes

16

22

Power-Play Goals

2

0

Power-Play Opportunities

4

6

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Rangers

Canadiens

Goalies

NAME	GS	SA	GA	Sv	Sv%	TOI
John Davidson (W)		32	1	31	.969	60:00

Skaters

NAME	G	A	+/-	PIM	S	TOI	Hits	BkS	GvA	TkA
Ron Duguay	0	0	0	2	2
Phil Esposito	1	0	-1	4	3
Ron Greschner	1	0	+1	2	2
Anders Hedberg	0	2	+2	2	2
Pat Hickey	0	0	0	0	1
Eddie Johnstone	0	0	0	0	2
Dave Maloney	1	0	0	2	1
Don Maloney	0	0	-1	2	0
Mike McEwen	0	1	0	2	1
Don Murdoch	0	0	-1	0	0
Ulf Nilsson	0	0	0	0	1
Pierre Plante	0	0	0	0	2
Bobby Sheehan	0	0	0	0	2
Walt Tkaczuk	0	1	+2	0	1
Carol Vadnais	0	0	+1	0	0
Steve Vickers	1	0	+1	0	2

Goalies

NAME	GS	SA	GA	Sv	Sv%	TOI
Ken Dryden (L)		13	4	9	.692	39:50
Michel Larocque		9	0	9	1.000	20:00

Skaters

NAME	G	A	+/-	PIM	S	TOI	Hits	BkS	GvA	TkA
Rick Chartraw	0	0	0	2	1
Bob Gainey	0	0	-1	0	1
Rejean Houle	0	0	-1	0	1
Doug Jarvis	0	0	0	0	1
Guy Lafleur	1	0	0	0	5
Yvon Lambert	0	1	-1	0	0
Rod Langway	0	0	0	4	3
Jacques Lemaire	0	1	0	0	3
Pierre Mondou	0	0	0	2	3
Mark Napier	0	0	0	0	5
Doug Risebrough	0	0	-1	10	2
Serge Savard	0	0	0	2	3
Steve Shutt	0	0	0	0	3
Mario Tremblay	0	0	-1	2	1

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More Canadiens Stats

Team Leaders

G

33

Suzuki

Nick Suzuki

A

51

Matheson

Mike Matheson

+/-

+11

Kovacevic

Johnathan Kovacevic

Team Rankings

G/GP

2.83

26th

GA/GP

3.43

26th

PP%

17.5

27th

PK%

76.5

24th

2023-24 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Panthers	52	24	6	110	68
Bruins	47	20	15	109	43
Maple Leafs	46	26	10	102	40
Lightning	45	29	8	98	23
Red Wings	41	32	9	91	4
Sabres	39	37	6	84	2
Senators	37	41	4	78	-26
Canadiens	30	36	16	76	-53

Last Game

MTL

30-36-16

4

Final

5

DET

41-32-9

Tue 16 Apr 2024

NHL 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff Goals Leaders

6

Nichushkin

Valeri Nichushkin

6

Hyman

Zach Hyman

5

Stamkos

Steven Stamkos

Playoff Assists Leaders

8

McDavid

Connor McDavid

6

Hedman

Victor Hedman

6

Makar

Cale Makar

Playoff Points Leaders

9

McDavid

Connor McDavid

8

Makar

Cale Makar

8

Marchand

Brad Marchand

Playoff +/- Leaders

+5

Byfield

Quinton Byfield

+4

Lehkonen

Artturi Lehkonen

+4

Verhaeghe

Carter Verhaeghe

Playoff Goals Against Leaders

1.34

Swayman

Jeremy Swayman

1.67

Shesterkin

Igor Shesterkin

2.00

Demko

Thatcher Demko

NHL 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff Goals Rankings

Oilers

5.67

Avalanche

5.50

Rangers

3.67

Playoff Goals Against Rankings

Rangers

1.67

Bruins

1.75

Hurricanes

2.25

Playoff Power Play Rankings

Golden Knights

50.0

Oilers

50.0

Bruins

46.2

Playoff Penalty Kill Rankings

Oilers

100.0

Bruins

92.9

Canucks

92.3

NHL 2023-24 Division Standings

	Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
1	Rangers	55	23	4	114	53
2	Hurricanes	52	23	7	111	63
3	Islanders	39	27	16	94	-17
	Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
1	Panthers	52	24	6	110	68
2	Bruins	47	20	15	109	43
3	Maple Leafs	46	26	10	102	40

	Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
1	Stars	52	21	9	113	64
2	Jets	52	24	6	110	60
3	Avalanche	50	25	7	107	50
	Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
1	Canucks	50	23	9	109	56
2	Oilers	49	27	6	104	57
3	Kings	44	27	11	99	41

NHL 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 4/27	WPG	@	COL	1-5
Fri 4/26	DAL	@	VGK	3-2
Fri 4/26	BOS	@	TOR	3-1
Fri 4/26	FLA	@	TBL	3-6
Fri 4/26	CAR	@	NYI	2-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 4/28	VAN	@	NSH	5:00 PM
Sun 4/28	NYR	@	WSH	8:00 PM
Sun 4/28	EDM	@	LAK	10:30 PM
Mon 4/29	TBL	@	FLA	7:00 PM
Mon 4/29	DAL	@	VGK	9:30 PM