1979–80 Montréal Canadiens
Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division · 47-20-0, 107 pts · Playoffs 6-4
The 1979–80 Montréal Canadiens went 47-20-0 (107 points) in the Norris Division and played 10 playoff games (6-4). Guy Lafleur led the team with 125 points (50 G, 75 A). Michel Larocque had 17 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Lafleur | R | 74 | 50 | 75 | 125 | +40 | 12 | 15 | 323 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | C | 73 | 50 | 41 | 91 | +35 | 16 | 12 | 220 | 22.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | L | 77 | 47 | 42 | 89 | +45 | 34 | 17 | 224 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | D | 72 | 14 | 61 | 75 | +38 | 39 | 6 | 133 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Mondou | C | 75 | 30 | 36 | 66 | +26 | 12 | 8 | 152 | 19.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvon Lambert | L | 77 | 21 | 32 | 53 | +3 | 23 | 7 | 104 | 20.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Napier | R | 76 | 16 | 33 | 49 | +11 | 7 | 4 | 123 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rejean Houle | R | 60 | 18 | 27 | 45 | +2 | 68 | 2 | 115 | 15.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Tremblay | R | 77 | 16 | 26 | 42 | +5 | 105 | 0 | 192 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Langway | D | 78 | 7 | 29 | 36 | +36 | 81 | 0 | 112 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Gainey | L | 64 | 14 | 19 | 33 | -1 | 32 | 4 | 153 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | D | 45 | 6 | 20 | 26 | -2 | 29 | 0 | 124 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Jarvis | C | 80 | 13 | 11 | 24 | -4 | 28 | 0 | 130 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Engblom | D | 70 | 3 | 20 | 23 | +21 | 43 | 0 | 86 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Risebrough | C | 44 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 81 | 0 | 82 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | D | 46 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 18 | 0 | 45 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | D | 67 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +7 | 35 | 0 | 65 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Gaston Gingras | D | 35 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +10 | 18 | 2 | 60 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Lupien | D | 64 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +13 | 109 | 0 | 42 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Geoffrion | R | 38 | 0 | 6 | 6 | +1 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Dupont | L | 45 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +2 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Nilan | R | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 50 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Acton | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morris Robinson | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rick Meagher | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 39 | 37 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 1042 | .880 | 3.33 | 3 |
| Denis Herron | 34 | 34 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 858 | .907 | 2.52 | 0 |
| Richard Sevigny | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 312 | .901 | 2.95 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | vs AFM | W 3–1 | Final |
| Oct 13 | vs QUE | W 3–1 | Final |
| Oct 17 | @ CHI | L 2–3 | Final |
| Oct 20 | vs NYR | W 5–4 | Final |
| Oct 21 | @ PHI | T 6–6 | Final |
| Oct 23 | @ AFM | W 5–3 | Final |
| Oct 25 | vs PIT | W 8–5 | Final |
| Oct 27 | vs DET | W 3–2 | Final |
| Oct 28 | @ QUE | L 4–5 | Final |
| Oct 30 | @ WSH | T 2–2 | Final |
| Nov 1 | vs MNS | W 5–1 | Final |
| Nov 3 | vs PHI | L 3–5 | Final |
| Nov 5 | vs WSH | W 2–0 | Final |
| Nov 7 | @ PIT | T 3–3 | Final |
| Nov 10 | vs STL | L 3–5 | Final |
| Nov 13 | @ STL | W 5–2 | Final |
| Nov 15 | @ CLR | W 4–1 | Final |
| Nov 17 | @ LAK | W 3–1 | Final |
| Nov 18 | @ VAN | L 2–5 | Final |
| Nov 22 | vs WIN | W 7–0 | Final |
| Nov 24 | vs BOS | W 3–1 | Final |
| Nov 25 | @ BOS | L 2–4 | Final |
| Nov 27 | @ DET | T 5–5 | Final |
| Nov 29 | vs STL | W 3–2 | Final |
| Dec 1 | vs HFD | T 4–4 | Final |
| Dec 3 | @ NYR | T 3–3 | Final |
| Dec 5 | @ TOR | L 2–3 | Final |
| Dec 7 | vs LAK | W 5–2 | Final |
| Dec 9 | vs CLR | L 5–7 | Final |
| Dec 11 | @ NYI | L 1–4 | Final |
| Dec 14 | @ EDM | L 3–5 | Final |
| Dec 15 | @ WIN | L 2–6 | Final |
| Dec 18 | @ STL | L 3–5 | Final |
| Dec 19 | @ MNS | L 2–5 | Final |
| Dec 22 | vs VAN | W 4–2 | Final |
| Dec 23 | vs TOR | W 8–4 | Final |
| Dec 27 | vs NYI | L 3–7 | Final |
| Dec 29 | vs BUF | W 6–3 | Final |
| Jan 2 | @ PIT | L 3–5 | Final |
| Jan 5 | vs CHI | L 3–4 | Final |
| Jan 7 | vs EDM | W 4–3 | Final |
| Jan 9 | @ TOR | W 5–3 | Final |
| Jan 12 | vs PHI | W 4–3 | Final |
| Jan 14 | vs AFM | W 3–2 | Final |
| Jan 16 | @ CHI | W 6–1 | Final |
| Jan 19 | vs TOR | W 7–2 | Final |
| Jan 22 | @ NYI | L 1–2 | Final |
| Jan 24 | @ HFD | W 7–2 | Final |
| Jan 26 | vs BUF | L 2–7 | Final |
| Jan 29 | @ VAN | W 4–3 | Final |
| Jan 30 | @ CLR | W 3–2 | Final |
| Feb 2 | @ LAK | W 5–4 | Final |
| Feb 7 | vs CLR | W 4–3 | Final |
| Feb 9 | vs VAN | L 3–4 | Final |
| Feb 10 | @ BOS | W 3–2 | Final |
| Feb 14 | vs QUE | W 5–1 | Final |
| Feb 16 | vs PIT | W 8–1 | Final |
| Feb 17 | @ BUF | T 2–2 | Final |
| Feb 19 | @ WSH | L 1–3 | Final |
| Feb 21 | vs WIN | W 3–0 | Final |
| Feb 23 | vs DET | W 5–1 | Final |
| Feb 26 | @ AFM | T 3–3 | Final |
| Feb 28 | vs MNS | W 6–3 | Final |
| Mar 1 | vs WSH | W 6–3 | Final |
| Mar 2 | @ PHI | W 5–1 | Final |
| Mar 6 | vs EDM | W 5–4 | Final |
| Mar 8 | vs NYR | W 5–2 | Final |
| Mar 10 | vs LAK | W 6–3 | Final |
| Mar 12 | @ MNS | W 4–3 | Final |
| Mar 14 | @ WIN | W 4–3 | Final |
| Mar 15 | @ EDM | W 7–3 | Final |
| Mar 19 | @ HFD | T 5–5 | Final |
| Mar 22 | vs HFD | T 5–5 | Final |
| Mar 23 | @ NYR | W 6–1 | Final |
| Mar 25 | vs CHI | W 8–4 | Final |
| Mar 28 | vs NYI | T 2–2 | Final |
| Mar 30 | @ BUF | T 1–1 | Final |
| Apr 2 | @ DET | W 7–2 | Final |
| Apr 5 | vs BOS | W 6–1 | Final |
| Apr 6 | @ QUE | T 4–4 | Final |
| Apr 8 | vs HFD | W 6–1 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 9 | vs HFD | W 8–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 11 | @ HFD | W 4–3 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| Apr 16 | vs MNS | L 0–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 17 | vs MNS | L 1–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 19 | @ MNS | W 5–0 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 20 | @ MNS | W 5–1 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 22 | vs MNS | W 6–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 24 | @ MNS | L 2–5 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 27 | vs MNS | L 2–3 | Final · Playoffs |