1979 Stanley Cup Final

1979 Stanley Cup Final
12345Total
Montreal Canadiens 1644*44
New York Rangers 4213*11
* – Denotes overtime period(s)
Location(s)Montreal: Montreal Forum (1, 2, 5)
New York City: Madison Square Garden (3, 4)
CoachesMontreal: Scotty Bowman
New York: Fred Shero
CaptainsMontreal: Yvan Cournoyer[1]
New York: Dave Maloney
RefereesBob Myers, Dave Newell, Andy Van Hellemond
DatesMay 13–21, 1979
MVPBob Gainey (Canadiens)
Series-winning goalJacques Lemaire (1:02, second)
Hall of FamersCanadiens:
Yvan Cournoyer (1982; did not play)
Ken Dryden (1983)
Bob Gainey (1992)
Guy Lafleur (1988)
Rod Langway (2002)
Guy Lapointe (1993; did not play)
Jacques Lemaire (1984)
Larry Robinson (1995)
Serge Savard (1986)
Steve Shutt (1993)
Rangers:
Phil Esposito (1984)
Coaches:
Scotty Bowman (1991)
Fred Shero (2013)
Officials:
John D'Amico (1993)
Matt Pavelich (1987)
Andy Van Hellemond (1999)
NetworksCanada:
(English): CBC
(French): SRC
United States:
(National): NHL Network
(New York City area): WOR
Announcers(CBC) Dan Kelly, Danny Gallivan (2), Gary Dornhoefer (1, 5), Gerry Pinder (2), Bobby Orr (3–4), and Dick Irvin Jr.
(SRC) Rene Lecavalier and Gilles Tremblay
(NHLN) Simulcast of CBC feed
(WOR) Jim Gordon and Bill Chadwick

The 1979 Stanley Cup Final was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1978–79 season, and the culmination of the 1979 Stanley Cup playoffs. The New York Rangers challenged the defending champion Montreal Canadiens, who made their fourth straight appearance. It was New York's first foray into the Final since 1972. The Canadiens would win the best-of-seven series, four games to one, to win their fourth consecutive Stanley Cup championship.[2]

This was the first of six consecutive Finals involving a team from the New York metropolitan area. The next five Finals would be contested by the Rangers' crosstown rivals the New York Islanders, who would win the first four of those series to forge a dynasty matching that of the Canadiens. By defeating the Rangers, the Canadiens completed the rare accomplishment of winning four consecutive titles in a North American league competition consisting of at least sixteen teams, and remain the only team based outside the New York metropolitan area to do so. Prior to the Canadiens' dynasty, the feat had been achieved only twice before, both times by the New York Yankees in Major League Baseball. The aforementioned Islanders are the only team to accomplish it since. This was also the last Stanley Cup Final until 2013 where both teams were from the Original Six. An Original Six club would not reach the Final again until Montreal won their next championship in 1986.

Paths to the Final

Montreal defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0 and the Boston Bruins 4–3 (highlighted by the "too many men on the ice" game seven overtime win) to advance to the Final.

New York defeated the Los Angeles Kings 2–0, the Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 and the New York Islanders 4–2 to make it to the Final.

Game summaries

The Canadiens won the Cup in five games, winning it on home ice for the first time since 1968.[3] After the game Jacques Lemaire, Yvan Cournoyer, and Ken Dryden retired, while head coach Scotty Bowman left the Canadiens to join the Buffalo Sabres, which would mark the end of the Canadiens' dynasty. Montreal Canadiens scored 46 total points during the Stanley Cup Final, while the New York Rangers scored 26 points in the Final.[4]

This Final marked the second time in four years that Bowman and Fred Shero coached against each other. In 1976, they coached against each other, though Shero was with the Philadelphia Flyers.

Game one

May 13 New York Rangers 4–1 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap
Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st NYR Steve Vickers (5) – pp Anders Hedberg (4) 06:28 1–0 NYR
NYR Ron Greschner (7) Unassisted 14:27 2–0 NYR
2nd MTL Guy Lafleur (9) Jacques Lemaire (10) and Yvon Lambert (3) 07:07 2–1 NYR
NYR Phil Esposito (7) – pp Mike McEwen (10) 09:30 3–1 NYR
NYR Dave Maloney (3) – sh Anders Hedberg (5) and Walt Tkaczuk (7) 12:32 4–1 NYR
3rd None
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st MTL Mario Tremblay Slashing 04:58 2:00
MTL Rod Langway Slashing 07:25 2:00
NYR Phil Esposito Slashing 07:25 2:00
MTL Rod Langway Roughing 11:52 2:00
NYR Phil Esposito Roughing 11:52 2:00
NYR Don Maloney Interference 18:29 2:00
2nd NYR Ron Greschner Slashing 04:58 2:00
MTL Pierre Mondou Hooking 08:32 2:00
NYR Mike McEwen Holding 11:50 2:00
NYR Dave Maloney Cross-checking 16:21 2:00
MTL Serge Savard Holding 17:15 2:00
3rd MTL Rick Chartraw Charging 10:58 2:00
MTL Doug Risebrough Misconduct 10:58 10:00
NYR Anders Hedberg Holding 13:34 2:00
NYR Ron Duguay Holding 15:14 2:00
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 Total
New York76922
Montreal7141132

Game two

May 15 New York Rangers 2–6 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap
Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st NYR Anders Hedberg (4) Steve Vickers (3) 01:02 1–0 NYR
NYR Ron Duguay (4) Mike McEwen (11) and Pat Hickey (6) 06:21 2–0 NYR
MTL Yvon Lambert (4) Mario Tremblay (4) and Doug Risebrough (5) 08:34 2–1 NYR
MTL Guy Lafleur (10) Jacques Lemaire (11) and Steve Shutt (4) 12:24 2–2
MTL Bob Gainey (4) Doug Jarvis (2) and Yvon Lambert (3) 16:27 3–2 MTL
2nd MTL Steve Shutt (3) Unassisted 06:51 4–2 MTL
MTL Jacques Lemaire (8) – pp Serge Savard (6) and Steve Shutt (5) 17:35 5–2 MTL
3rd MTL Mark Napier (3) Bob Gainey (9) 04:38 6–2 MTL
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st MTL Doug Jarvis High-sticking 05:00 2:00
NYR John Davidson High-sticking 05:00 2:00
MTL Yvon Lambert High-sticking 09:06 2:00
NYR Dave Maloney Roughing 09:06 2:00
NYR Don Murdoch High-sticking 12:58 2:00
MTL Yvon Lambert Slashing 14:05 2:00
NYR Dave Maloney Cross-checking 14:05 2:00
MTL Rick Chartraw Slashing 17:28 2:00
NYR Phil Esposito Slashing 17:28 2:00
MTL Bob Gainey Slashing 18:49 2:00
NYR Ulf Nilsson Slashing 19:18 2:00
2nd MTL Rod Langway Roughing 03:02 2:00
NYR Don Maloney Charging 03:02 2:00
NYR Mario Marois Cross-checking 17:22 2:00
3rd MTL Steve Shutt Cross-checking 12:27 2:00
NYR Ron Greschner Slashing 13:04 2:00
MTL Mario Tremblay Roughing 14:07 2:00
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 Total
New York691025
Montreal1581033

Game three

May 17 Montreal Canadiens 4–1 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap
Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st MTL Steve Shutt (4) – pp Jacques Lemaire (12) and Larry Robinson (9) 07:27 1–0 MTL
MTL Doug Risebrough (1) Yvon Lambert (11) and Serge Savard (7) 15:44 2–0 MTL
2nd None
3rd NYR Ron Duguay (5) Unassisted 06:06 2–1 MTL
MTL Mario Tremblay (3) Yvon Lambert (12) and Doug Risebrough (6) 15:44 3–1 MTL
MTL Jacques Lemaire (9) Steve Shutt (6) and Ken Dryden (3) 17:10 4–1 MTL
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st MTL Rod Langway Roughing 00:31 2:00
NYR Ron Duguay Roughing 00:31 2:00
MTL Bob Gainey Slashing 04:41 2:00
NYR Walt Tkaczuk High-sticking 04:41 2:00
NYR Walt Tkaczuk Slashing 04:41 2:00
MTL Rejean Houle Hooking 04:46 2:00
MTL Doug Risebrough Elbowing 08:32 2:00
NYR Mario Marois Slashing 11:26 2:00
2nd MTL Bob Gainey Slashing 02:08 2:00
MTL Rod Langway Roughing 12:19 2:00
NYR Phil Esposito Roughing 12:19 2:00
MTL Rick Chartraw Closing hand on puck 13:28 2:00
3rd None
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 Total
Montreal79723
New York410620

Game four

May 19 Montreal Canadiens 4–3 OT New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap
Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st NYR Pat Hickey (1) Dave Maloney (3) and Bobby Sheehan (3) 01:19 1–0 NYR
MTL Rejean Houle (1) Bob Gainey (10) 02:39 1–1
NYR Don Murdoch (7) Phil Esposito (12) and Pat Hickey (7) 17:03 2–1 NYR
2nd MTL Yvon Lambert (5) Rejean Houle (2) 18:05 2–2
3rd NYR Phil Esposito (8) Don Maloney (13) and Dave Maloney (4) 04:26 3–2 NYR
MTL Bob Gainey (5) Unassisted 06:27 3–3
OT MTL Serge Savard (2) Guy Lafleur (13) and Steve Shutt (7) 07:25 4–3 MTL
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st MTL Rick Chartraw Interference 03:34 2:00
NYR Don Maloney Slashing 03:34 2:00
MTL Rick Chartraw Elbowing 05:49 2:00
MTL Gilles Lupien Tripping 10:13 2:00
MTL Rick Chartraw Slashing 11:06 2:00
NYR Phil Esposito Slashing 11:06 2:00
NYR Eddie Johnstone Slashing 13:54 2:00
2nd NYR Dave Maloney Hooking 01:18 2:00
MTL Jacques Lemaire Tripping 02:15 2:00
NYR Mike McEwen Holding 07:41 2:00
3rd NYR Ron Greschner Tripping 07:58 2:00
OT None
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 OT Total
Montreal111511542
New York947121

Game five

May 21 New York Rangers 1–4 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap
Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st MTL Rick Chartraw (2) Rejean Houle (3) and Yvon Lambert (6) 10:36 1–0 MTL
NYR Carol Vadnais (2) Don Murdoch (5) 16:52 1–1
2nd MTL Jacques Lemaire (10) – pp Unassisted 01:02 2–1 MTL
MTL Bob Gainey (6) Doug Jarvis (3) and Rejean Houle (4) 11:01 3–1 MTL
MTL Jacques Lemaire (11) Rejean Houle (5) 18:49 4–1 MTL
3rd None
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st NYR Dave Maloney Cross-checking 19:59 2:00
2nd MTL Rod Langway Cross-checking 06:41 2:00
3rd MTL Mark Napier Slashing 18:12 2:00
NYR Ron Greschner Tripping 19:41 2:00
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 Total
New York83415
Montreal914831

Team rosters

Montreal Canadiens

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
1 Canada Michel Larocque G L 27 1972 Hull, Quebec
3 Canada Brian Engblom D L 24 1975 Winnipeg, Manitoba
5 Canada Guy Lapointe D L 31 1969 Montreal, Quebec
6 Canada Pierre Mondou C R 23 1975 Sorel, Quebec
8 Canada Doug Risebrough C L 25 1974 Guelph, Ontario
10 Canada Guy Lafleur RW R 27 1971 Thurso, Quebec
11 Canada Yvon Lambert LW L 28 1971 Drummondville, Quebec
12 Canada Yvan Cournoyer (C) RW L 35 1963 Drummondville, Quebec
14 Canada Mario Tremblay RW R 22 1974 Alma, Quebec
15 Canada Rejean Houle RW L 29 1969 Rouyn, Quebec
17 United States Rod Langway D L 22 1977 Formosa, Taiwan
18 Canada Serge Savard D L 33 1966 Montreal, Quebec
19 Canada Larry Robinson D L 27 1971 Winchester, Ontario
20 Canada Cam Connor RW L 24 1978 Winnipeg, Manitoba
21 Canada Doug Jarvis C L 24 1975 Brantford, Ontario
22 Canada Steve Shutt LW L 26 1972 North York, Ontario
23 Canada Bob Gainey LW L 24 1973 Peterborough, Ontario
24 Canada Gilles Lupien D L 25 1974 Lachute, Quebec
25 Canada Jacques Lemaire C L 33 1967 LaSalle, Quebec
27 United States Rick Chartraw D R 24 1974 Caracas, Venezuela
28 Canada Pierre Larouche C L 23 1977 Taschereau, Quebec
29 Canada Ken Dryden G L 31 1964 Hamilton, Ontario
30 Canada Pat Hughes RW R 24 1975 Calgary, Alberta
31 Canada Mark Napier LW L 24 1975 North York, Ontario
33 Canada Richard Sevigny G L 22 1979 Montreal, Quebec

New York Rangers

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
1 Canada Wayne Thomas G L 31 1977 Ottawa, Ontario
3 Canada Dave Farrish D L 22 1976 Wingham, Ontario
4 Canada Ron Greschner D L 24 1974 Goodsoil, Saskatchewan
5 Canada Carol Vadnais D L 33 1975 Montreal, Quebec
6 United States Bobby Sheehan C L 30 1979 Weymouth, Massachusetts
8 Canada Steve Vickers LW L 28 1971 Toronto, Ontario
10 Canada Ron Duguay C R 21 1977 Sudbury, Ontario
11 Sweden Ulf Nilsson C R 29 1978 Nynäshamn, Sweden
12 Canada Don Maloney LW L 20 1978 Lindsay, Ontario
14 Canada Don Murdoch RW R 22 1976 Cranbrook, British Columbia
15 Sweden Anders Hedberg RW L 28 1978 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
16 Canada Pat Hickey LW L 25 1973 Brantford, Ontario
17 Canada Ed Johnstone RW R 25 1974 Brandon, Manitoba
18 West Germany Walt Tkaczuk C L 33 1967 Emsdetten, West Germany
19 United States Nick Fotiu LW L 26 1976 Staten Island, New York
23 Canada Lucien DeBlois RW R 21 1977 Joliette, Quebec
24 Canada Pierre Plante RW L 27 1978 Valleyfield, Quebec
25 Canada Mario Marois D R 21 1977 L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec
26 Canada Dave Maloney (C) D L 22 1974 Kitchener, Ontario
27 Canada Mike McEwen D L 22 1976 Hornepayne, Ontario
30 Canada John Davidson G L 26 1975 Ottawa, Ontario
77 Canada Phil Esposito C L 37 1975 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Stanley Cup engraving

The 1979 Stanley Cup was presented to Canadiens acting captain Serge Savard by NHL President John Ziegler following the Canadiens 4–1 win over the Rangers in game five.

The following Canadiens players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup

1978–79 Montreal Canadiens

Players

  • * Did not play or dress in the Final. Name engraved on Stanley Cup despite not officially qualifying.[A]
  • † Did not play in the Final. Spare dressed in the Final due to an injury to the regular backup goaltender.[B]

Coaching and administrative staff

Stanley Cup engraving

  • ^[A] #12 Yvan Cournoyer played only 18 regular season games. He missed the rest of the season due to a back injury. His name was still put on the cup, even though he did not qualify. Serge Savard served as interim captain while Cournoyer was injured.
  • ^[B] #33 Richard Sevigny (G) – had his name engraved on the Stanley Cup, before he played his first NHL game. He was dressed in the Final when Michel Larocque was injured in pre-game warm-up for game two. Sevigny joined Montreal full-time, the next season after Ken Dryden retired.
  • #26 Dan Newman played 16 regular season games, but did not qualify to be on the cup. He was dressed for one game in the quarterfinals, but did not play
  • Floyd Curry changed roles from Assistant Manager to Director of Scouting. Name was left off the Stanley Cup.
  • American Rod Langway was born in Taiwan. This makes Langway first and only player to win the Stanley Cup born in Taiwan (Republic of China).

Members of Montreal Canadiens 1976 to 1979 dynasty

  • Players: Rick Chartraw, Yvan Cournoyer, Ken Dryden, Bob Gainey, Doug Jarvis, Guy Lafleur, Yvon Lambert, Guy Lapointe, Michel Larocque, Jacques Lemaire, Doug Risebrough, Larry Robinson, Serge Savard, Steve Shutt, Mario Tremblay
  • Non players: Jacques Courtois, Sam Pollock, Jean Beliveau, Scotty Bowman, Claude Ruel, Eddie Palchak, Pierre Meilleur, Ron Caron, Floyd Curry

Broadcasting

The Stanley Cup Final were produced by CBC, who carried the game in Canada and were shown in the United States on the NHL's syndicated package. Dan Kelly called the play-by-play for Games 1, 3, 4, and 5 entirely and split game 2 with Danny Gallivan. Gary Dornhoefer served as color commentator for Games 1 and 5, Gerry Pinder served as color commentator for Game 2 only, Bobby Orr served as color commentator from Madison Square Garden. Meanwhile, Dick Irvin Jr. served as color commentator for the entire Final series and hosted the games in Montreal, Dave Hodge and Howie Meeker hosted the games in New York City. ABC was contracted to televise game seven.[5][6] Since the series ended in five games, the contract was void.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Due to injury, Cournoyer didn't play in any playoff games. Serge Savard served as acting captain.
  2. ↑ "Canadiens do it again". St Petersburg Times (Page 21). May 22, 1979. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  3. ↑ Jenish, D'Arcy (2009). The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory. Doubleday. p. 234. ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0.
  4. ↑ "1979 NHL Stanley Cup Final: MTL vs. NYR". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  5. ↑ "NHL, ABC-TV Agree". Reading Eagle. Associated Press. May 13, 1979. p. 89.
  6. ↑ "May 26 Selected For a 7th Game". The New York Times. May 13, 1979. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  7. ↑ Ramsay, Donald (May 22, 1979). "Montreal win kills ABC TV deal but Ziegler feels pact is on way". The Globe and Mail. p. 35.
Bibliography
  • Total Stanley Cup. NHL. 2000.
  • Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books. ISBN 978-1-55168-261-7.
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