All NHL game summaries from May 8, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (59-20-11) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
 Boston Bruins (50-26-14) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Series tied, 3-3 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | MTL, | Larry Robinson 6 (Pierre Mondou, Guy Lafleur), 8:05 |
| BOS, | Stan Jonathan 2 (Gary Doak, Terry O'Reilly), 10:02 | |
| BOS, | Don Marcotte 5 (Jean Ratelle, Bobby Schmautz), 12:21 | |
| MTL, | Pierre Mondou 3 (Yvon Lambert, Ken Dryden), 12:48 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Wayne Cashman 2 (Brad Park, Terry O'Reilly), 16:30 |
| 3: | BOS, | Stan Jonathan 3 (Bob Miller, Rick Smith), 7:23 |
| BOS, | Stan Jonathan 4 (Wayne Cashman, Mike Milbury), 15:24 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jacques Lemaire, MTL [Holding] 6:35 |
| Bobby Schmautz, BOS [Interference] 7:29 | |
| Guy Lapointe, MTL [Tripping] 16:42 | |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Hi-sticking] 18:51 | |
| Yvon Lambert, MTL [Hi-sticking] 18:51 | |
| 2: | Gary Doak, BOS [Interference] 2:07 |
| Rick Chartraw, MTL [Holding] 7:35 | |
| 3: | Rick Smith, BOS [Hi-sticking] 13:20 |
| Pat Hughes, MTL [Slashing] 13:20 |
Penalty time: MTL: 10 minutes
BOS: 8 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Cam Connor | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hughes | 30 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 2 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 27 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 16 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 16 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 11- 7- 9-27
BOS: 10- 6- 7-23
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (L, 7-3-0)
BOS: Gilles Gilbert (W, 3-1-0)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 14,654
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (57-19-14) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
 New York Rangers (50-32-11) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| New York Rangers win, 4 games to 2 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | NYI, | Mike Bossy 6 (Bryan Trottier, Stefan Persson), 8:56 - PP |
| 2: | NYR, | Don Murdoch 6 (Mario Marois), 5:03 |
| NYR, | Ron Greschner 6 (Don Maloney, Phil Esposito), 8:45 - PP | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Lorimer, NYI [Cross checking] 3:59 | |
| Don Murdoch, NYR [Cross checking] 7:47 | ||
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Interference] 10:24 | ||
| Phil Esposito, NYR [Interference] 10:24 | ||
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Hooking] 15:50 | ||
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Roughing] 15:50 | ||
| 2: | Bob Lorimer, NYI [Holding] 7:33 | |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Roughing] 11:56 | ||
| Lucien DeBlois, NYR [Roughing] 11:56 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: NYI: 10 minutes
NYR: 8 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Marini | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 22 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 10- 9- 3-22
NYR: 9- 9- 9-27
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (L, 2-3-0)
NYR: John Davidson (W, 10-3-0)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 17,372
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