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MTL · Atlantic division · 1978–79 season

Montréal Canadiens

Finished first in the Atlantic with 115 points.

Updated 3:30 AM

Record
52–17–11
80 games
Points
115
1st Atlantic · 2nd East
Goals
337–204
+133 · 4.21 for a game
Power play
28.3%
2nd in the league
Penalty kill
83.6%
1st in the league
Shots
32.2–25.4
for and against a game

The season

points after every game, against the pace of the East's last playoff spot
115 points after 80 games, on pace for 115; the playoff line is on pace for 81. Record 52–17–11.04080120Playoff line ≈ 81115 after 80Wed Oct 11 vs MNS · winSat Oct 14 vs CLR · winSun Oct 15 at PHI · winTue Oct 17 at NYI · lossFri Oct 20 at AFM · lossSun Oct 22 vs LAK · winWed Oct 25 at TOR · overtime lossSat Oct 28 vs NYR · lossSun Oct 29 at CHI · lossWed Nov 1 at DET · winThu Nov 2 vs WSH · winSat Nov 4 vs AFM · winSun Nov 5 at BOS · overtime lossWed Nov 8 at WSH · winThu Nov 9 vs DET · winSat Nov 11 vs TOR · winWed Nov 15 at CLR · winThu Nov 16 at LAK · lossSat Nov 18 at VAN · winWed Nov 22 at PIT · winThu Nov 23 vs PIT · winSat Nov 25 vs CHI · lossTue Nov 28 vs PHI · winSat Dec 2 vs BUF · winSun Dec 3 at BUF · winWed Dec 6 at DET · overtime lossFri Dec 8 vs PIT · overtime lossSun Dec 10 vs NYI · winTue Dec 12 at STL · winWed Dec 13 at MNS · winSat Dec 16 at LAK · winWed Dec 20 at CHI · winThu Dec 21 vs CHI · winSat Dec 23 vs CLR · winWed Dec 27 at DET · winThu Dec 28 vs LAK · overtime lossSat Dec 30 vs BOS · winWed Jan 3 at NYR · lossThu Jan 4 vs LAK · lossSat Jan 6 vs VAN · winMon Jan 8 vs MNS · winWed Jan 10 at PIT · lossSat Jan 13 vs BUF · winTue Jan 16 at VAN · overtime lossWed Jan 17 at LAK · winSat Jan 20 vs PHI · overtime lossTue Jan 23 at STL · winThu Jan 25 vs AFM · winSat Jan 27 vs BOS · winMon Jan 29 at PHI · winWed Jan 31 at PIT · winSat Feb 3 at TOR · winSun Feb 4 at WSH · winThu Feb 15 vs LAK · overtime lossSat Feb 17 vs WSH · winSun Feb 18 at BUF · winWed Feb 21 at PIT · lossThu Feb 22 vs PIT · winSat Feb 24 vs STL · winSun Feb 25 at WSH · winTue Feb 27 at NYI · lossThu Mar 1 vs TOR · winSat Mar 3 vs DET · lossMon Mar 5 at WSH · overtime lossThu Mar 8 vs VAN · winSat Mar 10 vs NYR · lossMon Mar 12 vs DET · overtime lossWed Mar 14 at MNS · lossSat Mar 17 at LAK · lossSun Mar 18 at CLR · winThu Mar 22 vs NYI · lossSat Mar 24 vs WSH · winSun Mar 25 at NYR · winTue Mar 27 at AFM · winThu Mar 29 vs STL · winSat Mar 31 vs PIT · winSun Apr 1 at BOS · overtime lossWed Apr 4 vs DET · winSat Apr 7 vs WSH · winSun Apr 8 at DET · lossOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPR

Team leaders

1978–79 · Roster and stats →

Points

  1. Lafleur 129
  2. Shutt 77
  3. Mondou 72

Goals

  1. Lafleur 52
  2. Shutt 37
  3. Mondou 31

Assists

  1. Lafleur 77
  2. Robinson 45
  3. Lapointe 42

+/−

  1. Mondou +58
  2. Lafleur +55
  3. Robinson +49

Ice time

  1. None yet

Save %

  1. Dryden .909
  2. Larocque .888