1978-1979 Season Overview

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Season Summary

Stanley Cup Champion

Montreal Canadiens

Presidents' Trophy

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Individual Awards

Hart Trophy: Regular season most valuable player Bryan Trottier

Vezina Trophy: Regular season best goaltender Richard Sevigny

Calder Trophy: Regular season best rookie Bobby Smith

Ted Lindsay Award: Most outstanding player as voted by the players Marcel Dionne

Selke Trophy: Regular season best defensive forward Bob Gainey

King Clancy Award: Leadership and humanitarian contributions firstName lastName

Rocket Richard Trophy: Regular season most goals scored firstName lastName

Mark Messier Leadership Award: Leadership and contributions to the game firstName lastName

Masterton Trophy: Perseverance and dedication to hockey Serge Savard

Conn Smythe Trophy: Most valuable player in the playoffs Bob Gainey

Norris Trophy: Regular season best defenseman Denis Potvin

Art Ross Trophy: Most points in the regular season Bryan Trottier

Points

Player	Points
Bryan Trottier	134
Marcel Dionne	130
Guy Lafleur	129
Mike Bossy	126
Bob MacMillan	108

Goals

Player	Goals
Mike Bossy	69
Marcel Dionne	59
Guy Lafleur	52
Guy Chouinard	50
Bryan Trottier	47

Assists

Player	Assists
Bryan Trottier	87
Guy Lafleur	77
Marcel Dionne	71
Bob MacMillan	71
Denis Potvin	70

Power Play Goals

Player	PPG
Mike Bossy	27
Marcel Dionne	19
Paul Gardner	16
Lanny Mcdonald	16
Bryan Trottier	15

Shorthanded Goals

Player	SHG
Bill Barber	6
Rick MacLeish	5
Butch Goring	4
Don Marcotte	4
Denis Potvin	3

Penalty Minutes

Player	PIM
Dave Williams	298
Randy Holt	282
Dave Schultz	241
Dave Hutchison	235
Willi Plett	213

Wins

Player	Wins
Dan Bouchard	32.0
Ken Dryden	30.0
Don Edwards	26.0
Mike Palmateer	26.0
Glenn Resch	26.0

Goals Against Average

Player	GAA
Ken Dryden	2.30
Glenn Resch	2.50
Bernie Parent	2.71
Michel Larocque	2.84
Billy Smith	2.87

Save Percentage

Player	SV%
Glenn Resch	0.914
Ken Dryden	0.909
Mike Palmateer	0.909
Tony Esposito	0.902
Billy Smith	0.899

Shutouts

Player	SO
Ken Dryden	5.0
Tony Esposito	4.0
Mario Lessard	4.0
Mike Palmateer	4.0
Bernie Parent	4.0

Points

Player	Points
Guy Lafleur	23
Jacques Lemaire	23
Phil Esposito	20
Don Maloney	20
Bob Gainey	16

Goals

Player	Goals
Jacques Lemaire	11
Guy Lafleur	10
Phil Esposito	8
Don Maloney	7
Jean Ratelle	7

Assists

Player	Assists
Guy Lafleur	13
Don Maloney	13
Phil Esposito	12
Jacques Lemaire	12
Mike McEwen	11

Power Play Goals

Player	PPG
Jacques Lemaire	6
Ron Greschner	4
Reggie Leach	3
Don Murdoch	3
Darryl Sittler	2

Shorthanded Goals

Player	SHG
Lorne Henning	1
Eddie Johnstone	1
Dave Maloney	1
Walt McKechnie	1
Dick Redmond	1

Penalty Minutes

Player	PIM
Dave Williams	48
Dave Maloney	45
Doug Risebrough	32
Colin Campbell	30
Willi Plett	29

Time On Ice (mins)

No playoff data available

Faceoff Percentage

No playoff data available

Wins

Player	Wins
Gerry Cheevers	4.0
Billy Smith	4.0
Gilles Gilbert	3.0
Ken Dryden	12.0
John Davidson	11.0

Goals Against Average

Player	GAA
Billy Smith	1.91
Glenn Resch	2.21
John Davidson	2.28
Ken Dryden	2.50
Gerry Cheevers	2.50

Save Percentage

Player	SV%
Billy Smith	0.932
Glenn Resch	0.923
John Davidson	0.921
Gilles Gilbert	0.901
Ken Dryden	0.899

Shutouts

Player	SO
John Davidson	1.0
Glenn Resch	1.0
Billy Smith	1.0

SELECT * FROM nhl_EOY_standings WHERE seasonId = 19781979 AND conferenceName = 'Eastern' ORDER BY points DESC

End of Season Standings

Western Conference

Clinched	Team	Points	GP	Wins	Losses	OTL

Eastern Conference

Clinched	Team	Points	GP	Wins	Losses	OTL

x – clinched playoff spot

y – clinched division

z – clinched conference

p – Presidents' Trophy

e – eliminated from playoffs