1978–79 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1978–79 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 70th season. The franchise won 52 games and had 11 ties for a total of 115 points, but they finished second overall in the league as the New York Islanders finished first overall by one point. The Canadiens won the Stanley Cup for the fourth consecutive time, the 15th time in the past 24 seasons, and their 22nd overall. The Canadiens won the Stanley Cup on home ice for the first time since 1968.
| 1978–79 Montreal Canadiens | |
|---|---|
Stanley Cup champions | |
Wales Conference champions | |
Norris Division champions | |
| Division | 1st Norris |
| Conference | 1st Wales |
| 1978–79 record | 52–17–11 |
| Home record | 29–6–5 |
| Road record | 23–11–6 |
| Goals for | 337 |
| Goals against | 204 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Irving Grundman |
| Coach | Scotty Bowman |
| Captain | Yvan Cournoyer |
| Alternate captains | None |
| Arena | Montreal Forum |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Guy Lafleur (52) |
| Assists | Guy Lafleur (77) |
| Points | Guy Lafleur (129) |
| Penalty minutes | Gilles Lupien (124) |
| Plus/minus | Pierre Mondou (+59) |
| Wins | Ken Dryden (30) |
| Goals against average | Ken Dryden (2.30) |
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