Montreal Canadiens

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.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule

DATE		OPP	SCORE
Mon 5/21	vs	NYR	W 4-1
Sat 5/19	@	NYR	W 4-3
Thu 5/17	@	NYR	W 4-1
Tue 5/15	vs	NYR	W 6-2
Sun 5/13	vs	NYR	L 1-4

Team Leaders

See roster

GOALS

Lafleur

ASSISTS

Lafleur

+/-

+58

Mondou

1978-79 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PTS	DIFF
Canadiens	52	17	11	115	133
Penguins	36	31	13	85	2
Kings	34	34	12	80	6
Capitals	24	41	15	63	-65
Red Wings	23	41	16	62	-43

1978-79 Stats

See stats

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
Team	80	52	17	11	115	.719	337	204	133	28.3	83.6	32.16	13.1	25.41	.900
Team Rank		1st	2nd	15th	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	1st	2nd	4th	16th	3rd

Gallery

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs Goals Leaders

6

Hagel

6

Boldy

6

Stankoven

Playoffs Assists Leaders

8

LaCombe

8

Eichel

7

Kaprizov

Playoffs Points Leaders

10

Draisaitl

9

LaCombe

9

Boldy

Playoffs Hits Leaders

38

Crouse

37

Barbashev

35

Kolesar

Playoffs Blocks Leaders

20

Matheson

18

Carrier

17

Theodore

Playoffs Wins Leaders

5

Andersen

4

Vladar

4

Wallstedt

Playoffs Goals Against Leaders

0.90

Andersen

1.14

Lyon

1.21

Wedgewood

Playoffs Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Korpisalo

.961

Andersen

.955

Lyon

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs Goals Rankings

4.33

3.83

Playoffs Goals Against Rankings

1.00

1.25

2.00

Playoffs Power Play Rankings

50.0

40.0

28.6

Playoffs Penalty Kill Rankings

96.0

95.8

93.8

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

57-31

56-33

49-33

48-34

51-37

Worst Record ATS

30-52

32-54

34-54

32-50

36-52

34-48

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche - p	55	16	11	121	99
Stars - x	50	20	12	112	53
Wild - x	46	24	12	104	32
Mammoth - x	43	33	6	92	28
Blues - e	37	33	12	86	-27
Predators - e	38	34	10	86	-22
Jets - e	35	35	12	82	-29
Blackhawks - e	29	39	14	72	-62
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights - y	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers - x	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks - x	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings - x	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks - e	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken - e	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames - e	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks - e	25	49	8	58	-100

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres - y	50	23	9	109	47
Lightning - x	50	26	6	106	59
Canadiens - x	48	24	10	106	27
Bruins - x	45	27	10	100	22
Senators - x	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings - e	41	31	10	92	-17
Panthers - e	40	38	4	84	-25
Maple Leafs - e	32	36	14	78	-46
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes - z	53	22	7	113	56
Penguins - x	41	25	16	98	25
Flyers - x	43	27	12	98	7
Capitals - e	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets - e	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders - e	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils - e	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers - e	34	39	9	77	-12