The Montreal Canadiens were 52-17-11 in 1978-79. They finished 1st in the Norris Division and 1st in the Wales Conference. They won in the 1979 Stanley Cup Final against the New York Rangers, 4 games to 1, to win their twenty-first championship.
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Jake Evans scores twice in the Canadiens' 4-1 victory over the Blackhawks
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki out 2-4 weeks with an injury that ends his ironman streak
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Celebrini scores his 2nd goal of the game on an OT power play to lift the Sharks past the Canadiens
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Caufield scores his second goal in OT to lift Canadiens over Sabres 4-3
1978-79 Stats
See stats| GP | W | L | T | PTS | PTS% | G | GA | DIFF | PP% | PK% | S/GP | S% | SA/GP | SV% | |
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Team | 80 | 52 | 17 | 11 | 115 | .719 | 337 | 204 | 133 | 28.3 | 83.6 | 32.16 | 13.1 | 25.41 | .900 |
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| Atlantic Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 22 | |
8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 4 | |
7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | |
7 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 4 | |
5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -1 | |
5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -3 | |
4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -5 | |
4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -10 | |
| Metropolitan Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
9 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 18 | |
7 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 5 | |
7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 4 | |
6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | |
5 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 0 | |
3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | -18 | |
4 | 5 | 0 | 8 | -8 |
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Blue Jackets| Central Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 6 | |
7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | |
6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | |
6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 13 | |
4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -3 | |
5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0 | |
3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -8 | |
3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | -18 | |
| Pacific Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
8 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | |
8 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | |
7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 3 | |
6 | 5 | 1 | 13 | -6 | |
5 | 6 | 0 | 10 | -5 | |
4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | -16 | |
2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | -11 | |
2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | -21 |
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