1979-1980 Montreal Canadiens team stats

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1979-1980 Montreal Canadiens: 47-20-13
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 30-7-3 (183 goals scored, 114 allowed) Road record: 17-13-10 (145 goals scored, 126 allowed) Head Coaches: Bernie Geoffrion (15-9-6), Claude Ruel (32-11-7) Power Play: 77/264 (29.2%) Penalty Killing: 201/247 (81.4%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 2-7 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 249-187 328 goals scored (1st of 21 teams), 240 goals allowed (3rd), 874 PIM (21st) NHL Averages: 3.51 goals/game (281.0 goals/team), 1211.7 PIM/team



Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
RW    10  Guy Lafleur          6'0   185   28   74   50   75  125   12  15   0  187   70   81    4  323  15.5  +40
C     28  Pierre Larouche      5'11  175   24   73   50   41   91   16  12   0  130   39   55    0  220  22.7  +36
LW    22  Steve Shutt          5'11  185   27   77   47   42   89   34  17   0  149   42   62    0  224  21.0  +45
D     19  Larry Robinson       6'4   225   28   72   14   61   75   39   6   0  173   59  106   30  133  10.5  +38
C      6  Pierre Mondou        5'10  185   24   75   30   36   66   12   8   0   92   28   38    0  152  19.7  +26
LW    11  Yvon Lambert         6'2   200   29   77   21   32   53   23   7   0   80   22   72   17  104  20.2   +3
RW    31  Mark Napier          5'10  182   22   76   16   33   49    7   4   0   75   25   40    1  123  13.0  +11
LW/RW 15  Rejean Houle         5'11  170   30   60   18   27   45   68   2   0   63   13   55    8  115  15.7   +3
RW    14  Mario Tremblay       6'0   185   23   77   16   26   42  105   0   0   60    5   51    2  192   8.3   +6
D     17  Rod Langway          6'2   218   22   77    7   29   36   81   0   0  108    7   83   18  112   6.2  +36
LW    23  Bob Gainey           6'2   200   26   64   14   19   33   32   4   1   65   16   72   21  153   9.2   -2
D      5  Guy Lapointe         6'0   205   31   45    6   20   26   29   0   0   75   23   69   15  124   4.8   -2
C     21  Doug Jarvis          5'9   170   24   80   13   11   24   28   0   1   39    1   72   29  130  10.0   -5
D      3  Brian Engblom        6'2   200   22   70    3   20   23   43   0   0  102    4   92   16   86   3.5  +22
C      8  Doug Risebrough      5'11  180   25   44    8   10   18   81   0   0   26    1   30    3   82   9.8   -2
D     18  Serge Savard         6'3   210   33   46    5    8   13   18   0   0   58    8   68   16   45  11.1   -2
D/RW  27  Rick Chartraw        6'2   210   25   66    5    7   12   35   0   0   33    0   27    0   65   7.7   +6
D      2  Gaston Gingras       6'1   200   20   34    3    7   10   18   2   0   45   14   21    1   60   5.0  +11
D     24  Gilles Lupien        6'6   210   25   56    1    7    8  109   0   0   46    0   33    0   42   2.4  +13
RW    20  Danny Geoffrion      5'10  185   21   32    0    6    6   12   0   0    9    2    6    0   19   0.0   +1
LW    26  Norm Dupont          5'10  185   22   35    1    3    4    4   0   0    9    0    7    0   18   5.6   +2
RW    30  Chris Nilan          6'0   205   21   15    0    2    2   50   0   0    2    0    3    0    8   0.0   -1
G      1  Michel Larocque      5'10  185   27   39    0    2    2    4  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C     12  Keith Acton          5'8   170   21    2    0    1    1    0   0   0    1    0    1    0    1   0.0    0
D      2  Moe Robinson         6'4   175   22    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0   ---    0
C     30  Rick Meagher         5'9   192   26    2    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0   ---    0
G     33  Richard Sevigny      5'8   172   22   11    0    0    0    4  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     32  Denis Herron         5'11  165   27   34    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
RW    25  Yvan Joly            5'11  175   19    0    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

Skater data: GP: Games played; G: Goals scored; A: Assists; Pts: Total points; PIM: Penalties in minutes; PP: Power play goals; SH: Shorthanded goals; TGF: Total goals on ice for; PGF: Power play goals on ice for; TGA: Total goals on ice against; PGA: Power play goals on ice against; S: Shots taken; S%: Shooting percentage


Pos  #  Goalie              Age   GP   Min   GA   GAA   W   L   T  Sht    Pct  EN  SO
G   32  Denis Herron         27   34  1909   80  2.51  25   3   3  857   .907   1   0
G   33  Richard Sevigny      22   11   632   31  2.94   5   4   2  311   .900   3   0
G    1  Michel Larocque      27   39  2259  125  3.32  17  13   8 1040   .880   0   3

Goalie data: GP: Games played; Min: Minutes played; GA: Goals allowed; GAA: Goals allowed per 60 minutes; W: Wins; L: Losses; T: Ties; Sht: Shots faced; Pct: Save percentage; EN: Empty net goals allowed; SO: Shutouts

1979 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  2   27  D    Gaston Gingras           476     60   Birmingham Bulls (WHA)               [pick acquired from MIN]
  2   37  LW   Mats Naslund             651          Gavle (Sweden)                     
  3   43  D    Craig Levie              183          Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)             [pick acquired from COL]
  3   44  C    Guy Carbonneau          1318          Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)        [pick acquired from STL]
  3   58  G    Rick Wamsley             407          Brantford Alexanders (OHA)         
  4   79  LW   Dave Orleski               2          New Westminster Bruins (WHL)       
  5  100  RW   Yvan Joly                  2          Ottawa 67's (OHA)                  
  6  121  G    Greg Moffett                          University of New Hampshire (NCAA)  

Traded draft picks:

#1 to LA (Jay Wells)


Transactions

06-09-1979	reclaimed the rights to Rod Langway prior to expansion draft
06-09-1979	reclaimed the rights to Alan Hangsleben prior to expansion draft
06-13-1979	Nordiques selected Marc Tardif in expansion draft
06-13-1979	Whalers selected Alan Hangsleben in expansion draft
06-13-1979	Oilers selected Dave Hunter in expansion draft
06-13-1979	Nordiques selected Alain Cote in expansion draft
06-13-1979	Oilers selected Cam Connor in expansion draft
06-13-1979	traded Dave Lumley and Dan Newman to Oilers for Edmonton's #2 pick in the 1980 draft
06-22-1979	Whalers selected Gordie Roberts in expansion draft
08-30-1979	traded Pat Hughes and Rob Holland to Penguins for Denis Herron and Pittsburgh's #2 pick in the 1982 draft
09-14-1979	traded Brad Selwood and Montreal's #4 pick in the 1982 draft to Kings for Los Angeles' #4 pick in the 1982 draft
10-04-1979	sold Ron Wilson to Jets
10-04-1979	signed Bill Root as a free agent
10-04-1979	signed Dave Allison as a free agent
10-10-1979	Yvon Cournoyer retired
10-23-1979	signed Bill Kitchen as a free agent
06-08-1980	traded Rick Meagher and Montreal's #3 and #5 picks in the 1981 draft to Whalers for Hartford's #3 and #5 picks in the 1981 draft
09-1980	traded Tim Burke to Flames for Dave Gorman
09-1980	traded Bill Nyrop to North Stars for future considerations
09-26-1980	traded Norm Dupont to Jets for Winnipeg's #2 pick in the 1982 draft
09-26-1980	traded Gilles Lupien and Montreal's #3 pick in the 1983 draft to Penguins for Pittsburgh's #3 pick in the 1983 draft

Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
04/08/1980   vs Hartford Whalers          W   6-1 
04/09/1980   vs Hartford Whalers          W   8-4 
04/11/1980   at Hartford Whalers          W   4-3 (OT)
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Round 2
04/16/1980   vs Minnesota North Stars     L   0-3 
04/17/1980   vs Minnesota North Stars     L   1-4 
04/19/1980   at Minnesota North Stars     W   5-0 
04/20/1980   at Minnesota North Stars     W   5-1 
04/22/1980   vs Minnesota North Stars     W   6-2 
04/23/1980   at Minnesota North Stars     L   2-5 
04/27/1980   vs Minnesota North Stars     L   2-3

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- LW 11 Yvon Lambert 6'2 200 29 10 8 4 12 4 1 0 RW 14 Mario Tremblay 6'0 185 23 10 0 11 11 14 0 0 LW/RW 15 Rejean Houle 5'11 170 30 10 4 5 9 12 1 0 LW 22 Steve Shutt 5'11 185 27 10 6 3 9 6 2 0 C 28 Pierre Larouche 5'11 175 24 9 1 7 8 2 0 0 C 21 Doug Jarvis 5'9 170 24 10 4 4 8 2 0 1 RW 31 Mark Napier 5'10 182 22 10 2 6 8 0 1 0 D 2 Gaston Gingras 6'1 200 20 10 1 6 7 8 0 0 D 3 Brian Engblom 6'2 200 22 10 2 4 6 6 1 0 D 17 Rod Langway 6'2 218 22 10 3 3 6 2 1 0 C 6 Pierre Mondou 5'10 185 24 4 1 4 5 4 0 0 RW 10 Guy Lafleur 6'0 185 28 3 3 1 4 0 0 0 D/RW 27 Rick Chartraw 6'2 210 25 10 2 2 4 0 0 0 D 19 Larry Robinson 6'4 225 28 10 0 4 4 2 0 0 LW 26 Norm Dupont 5'10 185 22 8 1 1 2 0 0 0 LW 23 Bob Gainey 6'2 200 26 10 1 1 2 4 0 0 RW 25 Yvan Joly 5'11 175 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 RW 20 Danny Geoffrion 5'10 185 21 2 0 0 0 7 0 0 D 5 Guy Lapointe 6'0 205 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 18 Serge Savard 6'3 210 33 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 24 Gilles Lupien 6'6 210 25 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 G 32 Denis Herron 5'11 165 27 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 1 Michel Larocque 5'10 185 27 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 RW 30 Chris Nilan 6'0 205 21 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 C 12 Keith Acton 5'8 170 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 30 Rick Meagher 5'9 192 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 8 Doug Risebrough 5'11 180 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 2 Moe Robinson 6'4 175 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 33 Richard Sevigny 5'8 172 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 1 Michel Larocque 27 5 300 11 2.20 4 1 143 .923 0 1 G 32 Denis Herron 27 5 300 15 3.00 2 3 138 .891 0 0

Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date Opponent Result Record 10/11/1979 vs Atlanta Flames W 3-1 1-0-0 10/13/1979 vs Quebec Nordiques W 3-1 2-0-0 10/17/1979 at Chicago Black Hawks L 2-3 2-1-0 10/20/1979 vs New York Rangers W 5-4 3-1-0 10/21/1979 at Philadelphia Flyers T 6-6 3-1-1 10/23/1979 at Atlanta Flames W 5-3 4-1-1 10/25/1979 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 8-5 5-1-1 10/27/1979 vs Detroit Red Wings W 3-2 6-1-1 10/28/1979 at Quebec Nordiques L 4-5 6-2-1 10/30/1979 at Washington Capitals T 2-2 6-2-2 11/01/1979 vs Minnesota North Stars W 5-1 7-2-2 11/03/1979 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 3-5 7-3-2 11/05/1979 vs Washington Capitals W 2-0 8-3-2 11/07/1979 at Pittsburgh Penguins T 3-3 8-3-3 11/10/1979 vs St. Louis Blues L 3-5 8-4-3 11/13/1979 at St. Louis Blues W 5-2 9-4-3 11/15/1979 at Colorado Rockies W 4-1 10-4-3 11/17/1979 at Los Angeles Kings W 3-1 11-4-3 11/18/1979 at Vancouver Canucks L 2-5 11-5-3 11/22/1979 vs Winnipeg Jets W 7-0 12-5-3 11/24/1979 vs Boston Bruins W 3-1 13-5-3 11/25/1979 at Boston Bruins L 2-4 13-6-3 11/27/1979 at Detroit Red Wings T 5-5 13-6-4 11/29/1979 vs St. Louis Blues W 3-2 14-6-4 12/01/1979 vs Hartford Whalers T 4-4 14-6-5 12/03/1979 at New York Rangers T 3-3 14-6-6 12/05/1979 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 2-3 14-7-6 12/07/1979 vs Los Angeles Kings W 5-2 15-7-6 12/09/1979 vs Colorado Rockies L 5-7 15-8-6 12/11/1979 at New York Islanders L 1-4 15-9-6 12/14/1979 at Edmonton Oilers L 3-5 15-10-6 12/15/1979 at Winnipeg Jets L 2-6 15-11-6 12/18/1979 at St. Louis Blues L 3-5 15-12-6 12/19/1979 at Minnesota North Stars L 2-5 15-13-6 12/22/1979 vs Vancouver Canucks W 4-2 16-13-6 12/23/1979 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 8-4 17-13-6 12/27/1979 vs New York Islanders L 3-7 17-14-6 12/29/1979 vs Buffalo Sabres W 6-3 18-14-6 01/02/1980 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 3-5 18-15-6 01/05/1980 vs Chicago Black Hawks L 3-4 18-16-6

Date Opponent Result Record 01/07/1980 vs Edmonton Oilers W 4-3 19-16-6 01/09/1980 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 5-3 20-16-6 01/12/1980 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 4-3 21-16-6 01/14/1980 vs Atlanta Flames W 3-2 22-16-6 01/16/1980 at Chicago Black Hawks W 6-1 23-16-6 01/19/1980 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 7-2 24-16-6 01/22/1980 at New York Islanders L 1-2 24-17-6 01/24/1980 at Hartford Whalers W 7-2 25-17-6 01/26/1980 vs Buffalo Sabres L 2-7 25-18-6 01/29/1980 at Vancouver Canucks W 4-3 26-18-6 01/30/1980 at Colorado Rockies W 3-2 27-18-6 02/02/1980 at Los Angeles Kings W 5-4 28-18-6 02/07/1980 vs Colorado Rockies W 4-3 29-18-6 02/09/1980 vs Vancouver Canucks L 3-4 29-19-6 02/10/1980 at Boston Bruins W 3-2 30-19-6 02/14/1980 vs Quebec Nordiques W 5-1 31-19-6 02/16/1980 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 8-1 32-19-6 02/17/1980 at Buffalo Sabres T 2-2 32-19-7 02/19/1980 at Washington Capitals L 1-3 32-20-7 02/21/1980 vs Winnipeg Jets W 3-0 33-20-7 02/23/1980 vs Detroit Red Wings W 5-1 34-20-7 02/26/1980 at Atlanta Flames T 3-3 34-20-8 02/28/1980 vs Minnesota North Stars W 6-3 35-20-8 03/01/1980 vs Washington Capitals W 6-3 36-20-8 03/02/1980 at Philadelphia Flyers W 5-1 37-20-8 03/06/1980 vs Edmonton Oilers W 5-4 38-20-8 03/08/1980 vs New York Rangers W 5-2 39-20-8 03/10/1980 vs Los Angeles Kings W 6-3 40-20-8 03/12/1980 at Minnesota North Stars W 4-3 41-20-8 03/14/1980 at Winnipeg Jets W 4-3 42-20-8 03/15/1980 at Edmonton Oilers W 7-3 43-20-8 03/19/1980 at Hartford Whalers T 5-5 43-20-9 03/22/1980 vs Hartford Whalers T 5-5 43-20-10 03/23/1980 at New York Rangers W 6-1 44-20-10 03/25/1980 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 8-4 45-20-10 03/28/1980 vs New York Islanders T 2-2 45-20-11 03/30/1980 at Buffalo Sabres T 1-1 45-20-12 04/02/1980 at Detroit Red Wings W 7-2 46-20-12 04/05/1980 vs Boston Bruins W 6-1 47-20-12 04/06/1980 at Quebec Nordiques T 4-4 47-20-13

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