1978–79 NHL season

The 1978–79 NHL season was the 62nd season of the National Hockey League. The 17 teams of the league played an 80-game season.
The Montreal Canadiens beat the New York Rangers in the Stanley Cup finals four games to one for their fourth Cup in a row.
Regular season.
Final standings.
"GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PIM = Penalties In Minutes"
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"Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold"
Scoring leaders.
"GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties In Minutes"
Stanley Cup playoffs.
"All dates in 1979"
Preliminary round.
Vancouver Canucks vs. Philadelphia Flyers
"Philadelphia wins best-of-three series 2 games to 1"
Los Angeles Kings vs. New York Rangers
"NY Rangers win best-of-three series 2 games to 0"
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Atlanta Flames
"Toronto wins best-of-three series 2 games to 0"
Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Buffalo Sabres
"Pittsburgh wins best-of-three series 2 games to 1"
Quarterfinals.
Chicago Black Hawks vs. New York Islanders
"NY Islanders win best-of-seven series 4 games to 0"
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens
"Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0"
Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Boston Bruins
"Boston wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0"
New York Rangers vs. Philadelphia Flyers
"NY Rangers win best-of-seven series 4 games to 1"
Semi-finals.
New York Rangers vs. New York Islanders
"NY Rangers win best-of-seven series 4 games to 2"
Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens
"Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 3"
Finals.
New York Rangers vs. Montreal Canadiens
As of 2008, it is the last time two Pre-war clubs met in the Finals.
"Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1"