NHL 1978-1979 – Prince of Wales Conference Standings

Points Progression

Playoff Odds Progression

Team	Record	▼ Record Details								Tiebreaker Info	▼ Tiebreaker Data					Playoff Status	▼ Playoff Data		Championship Odds	▼ Championship Data		Rankings	▼ Rankings & Ratings				Last Game
Team	Record	GP	GR	W	L	OTL	SOL	PTS	P%	Tiebreaker Info	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Playoff Status	Playoff Chance	Change	Championship Odds	President's Trophy Chance	Change	Rankings	RPI Rank	RPI	SOS Rank	SOS	Last Game
Montréal Canadiens	52-17-0-0 (.719)	80	0	52	17	0	0	115	.719	RW: 52, GD: +133	52	52	337	204	133	100.0% (0.0%)	100.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	RPI: .465, SOS: .404	1	.465	9	.404	@ DET 0-1 , 04/08
Boston Bruins	43-23-0-0 (.625)	80	0	43	23	0	0	100	.625	RW: 43, GD: +46	43	43	316	270	46	100.0% (0.0%)	100.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	RPI: .443, SOS: .411	2	.443	8	.411	vs TOR 6-3 , 04/08
Buffalo Sabres	36-28-0-0 (.550)	80	0	36	28	0	0	88	.550	RW: 36, GD: +17	36	36	280	263	17	100.0% (0.0%)	100.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	RPI: .425, SOS: .416	3	.425	6	.416	vs CLR 5-5 , 04/08
Pittsburgh Penguins	36-31-0-0 (.531)	80	0	36	31	0	0	85	.531	RW: 36, GD: +2	36	36	281	279	2	100.0% (0.0%)	100.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	RPI: .425, SOS: .416	4	.425	7	.416	@ WSH 2-5 , 04/08
Toronto Maple Leafs	34-33-0-0 (.506)	80	0	34	33	0	0	81	.506	RW: 34, GD: +15	34	34	267	252	15	100.0% (0.0%)	100.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	RPI: .420, SOS: .418	5	.420	4	.418	@ BOS 3-6 , 04/08
Los Angeles Kings	34-34-0-0 (.500)	80	0	34	34	0	0	80	.500	RW: 34, GD: +6	34	34	292	286	6	100.0% (0.0%)	100.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	RPI: .420, SOS: .418	6	.420	5	.418	vs MNS 7-1 , 04/07
Minnesota North Stars	28-40-0-0 (.425)	80	0	28	40	0	0	68	.425	RW: 28, GD: -32	28	28	257	289	-32	100.0% (0.0%)	100.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	RPI: .404, SOS: .423	7	.404	3	.423	@ LAK 1-7 , 04/07
Washington Capitals	24-41-0-0 (.394)	80	0	24	41	0	0	63	.394	RW: 24, GD: -65	24	24	273	338	-65	100.0% (0.0%)	100.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	RPI: .394, SOS: .426	8	.394	2	.426	vs PIT 5-2 , 04/08
Detroit Red Wings	23-41-0-0 (.388)	80	0	23	41	0	0	62	.388	RW: 23, GD: -43	23	23	252	295	-43	0.0% (0.0%)	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	RPI: .392, SOS: .427	9	.392	1	.427	vs MTL 1-0 , 04/08

1978-1979 Stanley Cup Playoffs ^❓

Actual series results (not simulated). Advancement odds below are still Monte Carlo estimates.

preliminary-round

preliminary-round · Best of 3 · Series C

Final

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TOR wins 2–0

G1 TOR @ AFM · Wed Apr 11 2–1
G2 AFM @ TOR · Fri Apr 13 4–7

quarterfinals

quarterfinals · Best of 7 · Series J

Final

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MTL wins 4–0

G1 TOR @ MTL · Tue Apr 17 2–5
G2 TOR @ MTL · Thu Apr 19 1–5
G3 MTL @ TOR · Sun Apr 22 4–3 OT
G4 MTL @ TOR · Mon Apr 23 5–4 OT

preliminary-round

preliminary-round · Best of 3 · Series D

Final

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PIT wins 2–1

G1 PIT @ BUF · Wed Apr 11 4–3
G2 BUF @ PIT · Fri Apr 13 3–1
G3 PIT @ BUF · Sat Apr 14 4–3 OT

quarterfinals

quarterfinals · Best of 7 · Series K

Final

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BOS wins 4–0

G1 PIT @ BOS · Tue Apr 17 2–6
G2 PIT @ BOS · Thu Apr 19 3–4
G3 BOS @ PIT · Sat Apr 21 2–1
G4 BOS @ PIT · Mon Apr 23 4–1

semifinals

semifinals · Best of 7 · Series N

Final

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MTL wins 4–3

G1 BOS @ MTL · Fri Apr 27 2–4
G2 BOS @ MTL · Sun Apr 29 2–5
G3 MTL @ BOS · Tue May 01 1–2
G4 MTL @ BOS · Thu May 03 3–4 OT
G5 BOS @ MTL · Sun May 06 1–5
G6 MTL @ BOS · Tue May 08 2–5
G7 BOS @ MTL · Fri May 11 4–5 OT

Stanley Cup Final

Stanley Cup Final · Best of 7 · Series O

Final

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MTL wins 4–1

G1 NYR @ MTL · Sun May 13 4–1
G2 NYR @ MTL · Wed May 16 2–6
G3 MTL @ NYR · Thu May 17 4–1
G4 MTL @ NYR · Sun May 20 4–3 OT
G5 NYR @ MTL · Tue May 22 1–4

Montréal Canadiens Stanley Cup Champions

preliminary-round

preliminary-round · Best of 3 · Series B

Final

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NYR wins 2–0

G1 LAK @ NYR · Wed Apr 11 1–7
G2 NYR @ LAK · Fri Apr 13 2–1 OT

preliminary-round

preliminary-round · Best of 3 · Series A

Final

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PHI wins 2–1

G1 VAN @ PHI · Wed Apr 11 3–2
G2 PHI @ VAN · Fri Apr 13 6–4
G3 VAN @ PHI · Sun Apr 15 2–7

quarterfinals

quarterfinals · Best of 7 · Series L

Final

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NYR wins 4–1

G1 NYR @ PHI · Tue Apr 17 2–3 OT
G2 NYR @ PHI · Thu Apr 19 7–1
G3 PHI @ NYR · Sat Apr 21 1–5
G4 PHI @ NYR · Mon Apr 23 0–6
G5 NYR @ PHI · Wed Apr 25 8–3

quarterfinals

quarterfinals · Best of 7 · Series I

Final

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NYI wins 4–0

G1 CHI @ NYI · Tue Apr 17 2–6
G2 CHI @ NYI · Thu Apr 19 0–1 OT
G3 NYI @ CHI · Sat Apr 21 4–0
G4 NYI @ CHI · Mon Apr 23 3–1

semifinals

semifinals · Best of 7 · Series M

Final

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NYR wins 4–2

G1 NYR @ NYI · Fri Apr 27 4–1
G2 NYR @ NYI · Sat Apr 28 3–4 OT
G3 NYI @ NYR · Wed May 02 1–3
G4 NYI @ NYR · Thu May 03 3–2 OT
G5 NYR @ NYI · Sun May 06 4–3
G6 NYI @ NYR · Wed May 09 1–2