NHL 1978-1979 Standings

Points Progression

Playoff Odds Progression

Prince of Wales Conference

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

Clarence Campbell Conference

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
New York Islanders	51-15-0-0 (.725)	80	0	51	15	0	0	116	.725	RW: 51, GD: +144	51	51	358	214	144	100.0% (0.0%)	100.00%	0.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%	RPI: .463, SOS: .405	1	.463	8	.405	@ NYR 5-2 , 04/08
Philadelphia Flyers	40-25-0-0 (.594)	80	0	40	25	0	0	95	.594	RW: 40, GD: +33	40	40	281	248	33	100.0% (0.0%)	100.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	RPI: .435, SOS: .413	3	.435	5	.413	vs AFM 4-2 , 04/08
New York Rangers	40-29-0-0 (.569)	80	0	40	29	0	0	91	.569	RW: 40, GD: +24	40	40	316	292	24	100.0% (0.0%)	100.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	RPI: .435, SOS: .413	4	.435	6	.413	vs NYI 2-5 , 04/08
Atlanta Flames	41-31-0-0 (.562)	80	0	41	31	0	0	90	.562	RW: 41, GD: +47	41	41	327	280	47	100.0% (0.0%)	100.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	RPI: .438, SOS: .412	2	.438	7	.412	@ PHI 2-4 , 04/08
Chicago Blackhawks	29-36-0-0 (.456)	80	0	29	36	0	0	73	.456	RW: 29, GD: -33	29	29	244	277	-33	100.0% (0.0%)	100.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	RPI: .407, SOS: .422	5	.407	4	.422	vs STL 3-2 , 04/08
Vancouver Canucks	25-42-0-0 (.394)	80	0	25	42	0	0	63	.394	RW: 25, GD: -74	25	25	217	291	-74	100.0% (0.0%)	100.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	RPI: .397, SOS: .425	6	.397	3	.425	vs MNS 2-2 , 04/06
St. Louis Blues	18-50-0-0 (.300)	80	0	18	50	0	0	48	.300	RW: 18, GD: -99	18	18	249	348	-99	100.0% (0.0%)	100.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	RPI: .379, SOS: .430	7	.379	2	.430	@ CHI 2-3 , 04/08
Colorado Rockies	15-53-0-0 (.263)	80	0	15	53	0	0	42	.263	RW: 15, GD: -121	15	15	210	331	-121	100.0% (0.0%)	100.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	RPI: .371, SOS: .433	8	.371	1	.433	@ BUF 5-5 , 04/08

Playoff Chance Background Colors

100% (Guaranteed)

75.00-99.99% (Very Likely)

50.01-74.99% (Likely)

50.00% (Even Odds)

25.00-49.99% (Unlikely)

0.01-24.99% (Highly Unlikely)

0.00% (Eliminated)

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

–

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

–

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

–

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

–

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

–

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

–

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

–

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

–

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

–

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