All NHL game summaries from April 28, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (47-25-14) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
 Montreal Canadiens (58-17-11) |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Montreal Canadiens lead, 2 games to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | BOS, | Rick Middleton 2, 7:42 |
| BOS, | Peter McNab 4 (Rick Smith, Don Marcotte), 10:34 | |
| MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 6 (Guy Lafleur), 17:41 - PP | |
| MTL, | Bob Gainey 3 (Serge Savard), 18:11 | |
| MTL, | Mario Tremblay 1 (Doug Risebrough, Jacques Lemaire), 19:05 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Guy Lafleur 4 (Jacques Lemaire, Pierre Mondou), 4:50 |
| MTL, | Rick Chartraw 1 (Bob Gainey, Doug Jarvis), 15:43 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Stan Jonathan, BOS [double minor] 14:14 | |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [double minor] 14:14 | ||
| Bobby Schmautz, BOS 15:59 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: BOS: 6 minutes
MTL: 4 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 23 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cam Connor | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hughes | 30 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 20 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 5- 8-10-23
MTL: 4-12- 4-20
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (L, 4-2-0)
MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 6-0-0)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 16,952
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (47-31-11) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
 New York Islanders (56-16-14) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Series tied, 1-1 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 4 (Mike McEwen, Pat Hickey), 3:12 |
| 2: | NYI, | Wayne Merrick 2 (Bob Bourne, Stefan Persson), 1:37 |
| NYR, | Bobby Sheehan 3 (Carol Vadnais), 8:32 - PP | |
| 3: | NYI, | Bob Lorimer 1 (Bob Nystrom, Wayne Merrick), 5:13 |
| NYI, | Bob Nystrom 1 (Wayne Merrick, John Tonelli), 9:35 | |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 5 (Don Maloney, Dave Maloney), 15:48 | |
| 4: | NYI, | Denis Potvin 4 (Mike Kaszycki), 8:02 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Maloney, NYR [Hi-sticking] 3:23 | |
| Billy Smith, NYI [Hi-sticking] 6:13 | ||
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Roughing] 6:13 | ||
| Ron Duguay, NYR [Roughing] 6:13 | ||
| Mario Marois, NYR [Roughing double minor] 6:13 | ||
| Billy Smith, NYI [Elbowing] 8:22 | ||
| Don Murdoch, NYR [Hi-sticking] 9:10 | ||
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Hi-sticking] 9:10 | ||
| Pat Hickey, NYR [Hi-sticking] 11:00 | ||
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Holding] 11:00 | ||
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Holding] 15:04 | ||
| 2: | Dave Farrish, NYR [Interference] 0:24 | |
| Mike Kaszycki, NYI [Slashing] 0:24 | ||
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Holding] 4:08 | ||
| Billy Harris, NYI [Holding] 6:46 | ||
| Dave Lewis, NYI [Elbowing] 7:20 | ||
| Mike McEwen, NYR [Hooking] 8:17 | ||
| Dave Farrish, NYR [Holding] 9:36 | ||
| Wayne Merrick, NYI [Tripping] 12:00 | ||
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Holding] 14:25 | ||
| 3: | none | |
| 4: | none | |
Penalty time: NYR: 24 minutes
NYI: 18 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 6 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -8 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -8 | 37 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 10-16- 7- 4-37
NYI: 12- 8-11- 6-37
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (L, 7-2-0)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 3-0-0)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ron Finn
Attendance: 14,995
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