1979–80 Montreal Canadiens season

NHL hockey team season

1979–80 Montreal Canadiens

Norris Division champions

Division| 1st Norris
Conference| 2nd Wales
1979–80 record| 47–20–13
Home record| 30–7–3
Road record| 17–13–10
Goals for| 328
Goals against| 240
Team information
General manager| Irving Grundman
Coach| Bernie Geoffrion (Oct–Dec)
Claude Ruel (Dec–Apr)
Captain| Serge Savard
Alternate captains| None
Arena| Montreal Forum
Team leaders
Goals| Guy Lafleur and Pierre Larouche (50)
Assists| Guy Lafleur (75)
Points| Guy Lafleur (125)
Penalty minutes| Gilles Lupien (109)
Plus/minus| Larry Robinson (+38)
Wins| Denis Herron (25)
Goals against average| Denis Herron (2.51)

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The 1979–80 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 71st season. The Canadiens ended the season with a twenty-game unbeaten streak at the Montreal Forum. By season's end, the franchise was third overall in NHL standings.[1] The season involved being eliminated in the NHL Quarter-finals vs the Minnesota North Stars 4 games to 3.

## Offseason[edit]

* Al MacNeil left his position as head coach of the Canadiens farm club, the Nova Scotia Voyageurs, to become head coach of the Atlanta Flames.[2]
* Jacques Lemaire retired to become a playing coach in Switzerland. In addition, Ken Dryden and captain Yvan Cournoyer also retired from the team.
* Scotty Bowman, upset over the appointment of Irving Grundman as general manager in 1978, left the club to become head coach and general manager of the Buffalo Sabres.
* Boom Boom Geoffrion was hired as head coach in September 1979. In his previous coaching stint, Geoffrion lasted half a season with the 1968–69 New York Rangers. He had to leave the position due to ulcers.[3]
* Veteran defenceman Serge Savard is named team captain.
* The Canadiens did not have a first-round pick in the Amateur Draft. The club picked Mats Naslund with its second-round choice, 37th overall. The team picked Guy Carbonneau in the third-round, 44th overall.

## Regular season[edit]

Despite a record of fifteen wins, nine losses and six ties, Geoffrion stepped down as head coach.[4]

### Final standings[edit]

Norris Division | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts

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Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 47 | 20 | 13 | 328 | 240 | 107
Los Angeles Kings | 80 | 30 | 36 | 14 | 290 | 313 | 74
Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 30 | 37 | 13 | 251 | 303 | 73
Hartford Whalers | 80 | 27 | 34 | 19 | 303 | 312 | 73
Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 26 | 43 | 11 | 268 | 306 | 63

[5]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

### Record vs. opponents[edit]

Norris Division record vs. opponents

#### Vs. Wales Conference[edit]

Vs. Norris Division

| 1979–80 NHL records[6]

Team  | DET | HFD | LAK | MTL | PIT | Total
Detroit | — | 1–2–1 | 0–3–1 | 0–3–1 | 2–2 | 3–10–3
Hartford | 2–1–1 | — | 2–1–1 | 0–1–3 | 2–1–1 | 6–4–6
Los Angeles | 3–0–1 | 1–2–1 | — | 0–4 | 1–1–2 | 5–7–4
Montreal | 3–0–1 | 1–0–3 | 4–0 | — | 2–1–1 | 10–1–5
Pittsburgh | 2–2 | 1–2–1 | 1–1–2 | 1–2–1 | — | 5–7–4

Vs. Adams Division

| 1979–80 NHL records

Team  | BOS | BUF | MIN | QUE | TOR | Total
Detroit | 1–2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1–1 | 2–1–1 | 0–4 | 6–11–3
Hartford | 1–2–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1–2 | 2–2 | 5–12–3
Los Angeles | 1–2–1 | 0–3–1 | 2–0–2 | 3–1 | 3–0–1 | 9–6–5
Montreal | 3–1 | 1–1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1–1 | 3–1 | 12–5–3
Pittsburgh | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 7–13–0

#### Vs. Campbell Conference[edit]

Vs. Patrick Division

| 1979–80 NHL records

Team  | ATL | NYI | NYR | PHI | WSH | Total
Detroit | 1–2–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–3–1 | 2–1–1 | 7–10–3
Hartford | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–2–1 | 0–2–2 | 1–2–1 | 6–10–4
Los Angeles | 1–2–1 | 1–2–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 4–14–2
Montreal | 3–0–1 | 0–3–1 | 3–0–1 | 2–1–1 | 2–1–1 | 10–5–5
Pittsburgh | 2–1–1 | 1–0–3 | 2–2 | 0–3–1 | 3–1 | 8–7–5

Vs. Smythe Division

| 1979–80 NHL records

Team  | CHI | COL | EDM | STL | VAN | WIN | Total
Detroit | 1−3 | 1−3 | 2−1–1 | 1−2−1 | 2−2 | 3−1 | 10−12−2
Hartford | 1–1–2 | 2−1−1 | 2–1–1 | 2–2 | 1−1−2 | 2−2 | 10−8−6
Los Angeles | 3−0−1 | 4−0 | 1−2−1 | 1−3 | 2−2 | 1−2−1 | 12−9−3
Montreal | 2−2 | 3−1 | 3−1 | 2−2 | 2−2 | 3−1 | 15−9−0
Pittsburgh | 0−2–2 | 2−2 | 1−3 | 1−2–1 | 2−1–1 | 4−0 | 10−10−4

## Schedule and results[edit]

Regular season results

No.  | R  | Date  | Score  | Opponent  | Record
1 | W | October 11, 1979 | 3–1 | Atlanta Flames (1979–80) | 1–0–0
2 | W | October 13, 1979 | 3–1 | Quebec Nordiques (1979–80) | 2–0–0
3 | L | October 17, 1979 | 2–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80) | 2–1–0
4 | W | October 20, 1979 | 5–4 | New York Rangers (1979–80) | 3–1–0
5 | T | October 21, 1979 | 6–6 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80) | 3–1–1
6 | W | October 23, 1979 | 5–3 | @ Atlanta Flames (1979–80) | 4–1–1
7 | W | October 25, 1979 | 8–5 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80) | 5–1–1
8 | W | October 27, 1979 | 3–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1979–80) | 6–1–1
9 | L | October 28, 1979 | 4–5 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1979–80) | 6–2–1
10 | T | October 30, 1979 | 2–2 | @ Washington Capitals (1979–80) | 6–2–2
11 | W | November 1, 1979 | 5–1 | Minnesota North Stars (1979–80) | 7–2–2
12 | L | November 3, 1979 | 3–5 | Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80) | 7–3–2
13 | W | November 5, 1979 | 2–0 | Washington Capitals (1979–80) | 8–3–2
14 | T | November 7, 1979 | 3–3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80) | 8–3–3
15 | L | November 10, 1979 | 3–5 | St. Louis Blues (1979–80) | 8–4–3
16 | W | November 13, 1979 | 5–2 | @ St. Louis Blues (1979–80) | 9–4–3
17 | W | November 15, 1979 | 4–1 | @ Colorado Rockies (1979–80) | 10–4–3
18 | W | November 17, 1979 | 3–1 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1979–80) | 11–4–3
19 | L | November 18, 1979 | 2–5 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1979–80) | 11–5–3
20 | W | November 22, 1979 | 7–0 | Winnipeg Jets (1979–80) | 12–5–3
21 | W | November 24, 1979 | 3–1 | Boston Bruins (1979–80) | 13–5–3
22 | L | November 25, 1979 | 2–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1979–80) | 13–6–3
23 | T | November 27, 1979 | 5–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1979–80) | 13–6–4
24 | W | November 29, 1979 | 3–2 | St. Louis Blues (1979–80) | 14–6–4
25 | T | December 1, 1979 | 4–4 | Hartford Whalers (1979–80) | 14–6–5
26 | T | December 3, 1979 | 3–3 | @ New York Rangers (1979–80) | 14–6–6
27 | L | December 5, 1979 | 2–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80) | 14–7–6
28 | W | December 7, 1979 | 5–2 | Los Angeles Kings (1979–80) | 15–7–6
29 | L | December 9, 1979 | 5–7 | Colorado Rockies (1979–80) | 15–8–6
30 | L | December 11, 1979 | 1–4 | @ New York Islanders (1979–80) | 15–9–6
31 | L | December 14, 1979 | 3–5 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1979–80) | 15–10–6
32 | L | December 15, 1979 | 2–6 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1979–80) | 15–11–6
33 | L | December 18, 1979 | 3–5 | @ St. Louis Blues (1979–80) | 15–12–6
34 | L | December 19, 1979 | 2–5 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1979–80) | 15–13–6
35 | W | December 22, 1979 | 4–2 | Vancouver Canucks (1979–80) | 16–13–6
36 | W | December 23, 1979 | 8–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80) | 17–13–6
37 | L | December 27, 1979 | 3–7 | New York Islanders (1979–80) | 17–14–6
38 | W | December 29, 1979 | 6–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1979–80) | 18–14–6
39 | L | January 2, 1980 | 3–5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80) | 18–15–6
40 | L | January 5, 1980 | 3–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80) | 18–16–6
41 | W | January 7, 1980 | 4–3 | Edmonton Oilers (1979–80) | 19–16–6
42 | W | January 9, 1980 | 5–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80) | 20–16–6
43 | W | January 12, 1980 | 4–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80) | 21–16–6
44 | W | January 14, 1980 | 3–2 | Atlanta Flames (1979–80) | 22–16–6
45 | W | January 16, 1980 | 6–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80) | 23–16–6
46 | W | January 19, 1980 | 7–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80) | 24–16–6
47 | L | January 22, 1980 | 1–2 | @ New York Islanders (1979–80) | 24–17–6
48 | W | January 24, 1980 | 7–2 | @ Hartford Whalers (1979–80) | 25–17–6
49 | L | January 26, 1980 | 2–7 | Buffalo Sabres (1979–80) | 25–18–6
50 | W | January 29, 1980 | 4–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1979–80) | 26–18–6
51 | W | January 30, 1980 | 3–2 | @ Colorado Rockies (1979–80) | 27–18–6
52 | W | February 2, 1980 | 5–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1979–80) | 28–18–6
53 | W | February 7, 1980 | 4–3 | Colorado Rockies (1979–80) | 29–18–6
54 | L | February 9, 1980 | 3–4 | Vancouver Canucks (1979–80) | 29–19–6
55 | W | February 10, 1980 | 3–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1979–80) | 30–19–6
56 | W | February 14, 1980 | 5–1 | Quebec Nordiques (1979–80) | 31–19–6
57 | W | February 16, 1980 | 8–1 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80) | 32–19–6
58 | T | February 17, 1980 | 2–2 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80) | 32–19–7
59 | L | February 19, 1980 | 1–3 | @ Washington Capitals (1979–80) | 32–20–7
60 | W | February 21, 1980 | 3–0 | Winnipeg Jets (1979–80) | 33–20–7
61 | W | February 23, 1980 | 5–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1979–80) | 34–20–7
62 | T | February 26, 1980 | 3–3 | @ Atlanta Flames (1979–80) | 34–20–8
63 | W | February 28, 1980 | 6–3 | Minnesota North Stars (1979–80) | 35–20–8
64 | W | March 1, 1980 | 6–3 | Washington Capitals (1979–80) | 36–20–8
65 | W | March 2, 1980 | 5–1 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80) | 37–20–8
66 | W | March 6, 1980 | 5–4 | Edmonton Oilers (1979–80) | 38–20–8
67 | W | March 8, 1980 | 5–2 | New York Rangers (1979–80) | 39–20–8
68 | W | March 10, 1980 | 6–3 | Los Angeles Kings (1979–80) | 40–20–8
69 | W | March 12, 1980 | 4–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1979–80) | 41–20–8
70 | W | March 14, 1980 | 4–3 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1979–80) | 42–20–8
71 | W | March 15, 1980 | 7–3 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1979–80) | 43–20–8
72 | T | March 19, 1980 | 5–5 | @ Hartford Whalers (1979–80) | 43–20–9
73 | T | March 22, 1980 | 5–5 | Hartford Whalers (1979–80) | 43–20–10
74 | W | March 23, 1980 | 6–1 | @ New York Rangers (1979–80) | 44–20–10
75 | W | March 25, 1980 | 8–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80) | 45–20–10
76 | T | March 28, 1980 | 2–2 | New York Islanders (1979–80) | 45–20–11
77 | T | March 30, 1980 | 1–1 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80) | 45–20–12
78 | W | April 2, 1980 | 7–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1979–80) | 46–20–12
79 | W | April 5, 1980 | 6–1 | Boston Bruins (1979–80) | 47–20–12
80 | T | April 6, 1980 | 4–4 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1979–80) | 47–20–13

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## Playoffs[edit]

The Canadiens swept the Hartford Whalers in the preliminary round 3–0 in games. The Canadiens then faced the Minnesota North Stars in the quarter-final and lost a seven-game series four games to three.

## Player statistics[edit]

### Regular season[edit]

Scoring
Player  | Pos  | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | PIM  | +/-  | PPG  | SHG  | GWG

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Guy Lafleur | RW | 74 | 50 | 75 | 125 | 12 | 40 | 15 | 0 | 7
Pierre Larouche | C | 73 | 50 | 41 | 91 | 16 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 7
Steve Shutt | LW | 77 | 47 | 42 | 89 | 34 | 45 | 17 | 0 | 4
Larry Robinson | D | 72 | 14 | 61 | 75 | 39 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 3
Pierre Mondou | C | 75 | 30 | 36 | 66 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 3
Yvon Lambert | LW | 77 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7
Mark Napier | RW | 76 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1
Rejean Houle | W | 60 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 68 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3
Mario Tremblay | RW | 77 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 105 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2
Rod Langway | D | 77 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 81 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1
Bob Gainey | LW | 64 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 32 | -2 | 4 | 1 | 3
Guy Lapointe | D | 45 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 29 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0
Doug Jarvis | C | 80 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 28 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 3
Brian Engblom | D | 70 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0
Doug Risebrough | C | 44 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 81 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0
Serge Savard | D | 46 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1
Rick Chartraw | D/RW | 66 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0
Gaston Gingras | D | 34 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1
Gilles Lupien | D | 56 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 109 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1
Danny Geoffrion | RW | 32 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
Norm Dupont | LW | 35 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0
Michel Larocque | G | 39 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Chris Nilan | RW | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0
Keith Acton | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Denis Herron | G | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Rick Meagher | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Moe Robinson | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Richard Sevigny | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

Goaltending
Player  | MIN  | GP  | W  | L  | T  | GA  | GAA  | SO

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Denis Herron | 1909 | 34 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 80 | 2.51 | 0
Michel Larocque | 2259 | 39 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 125 | 3.32 | 3
Richard Sevigny | 632 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 2.94 | 0
Team: | 4800 | 80 | 47 | 20 | 13 | 236 | 2.95 | 3

### Playoffs[edit]

Scoring
Player  | Pos  | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | PIM  | PPG  | SHG  | GWG

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Yvon Lambert | LW | 10 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1
Mario Tremblay | RW | 10 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0
Steve Shutt | LW | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2
Rejean Houle | W | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0
Doug Jarvis | C | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0
Mark Napier | RW | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0
Pierre Larouche | C | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0
Gaston Gingras | D | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0
Rod Langway | D | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0
Brian Engblom | D | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1
Pierre Mondou | C | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0
Guy Lafleur | RW | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Rick Chartraw | D/RW | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Larry Robinson | D | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0
Norm Dupont | LW | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
Bob Gainey | LW | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1
Danny Geoffrion | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0
Denis Herron | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Yvan Joly | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Guy Lapointe | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Michel Larocque | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Gilles Lupien | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0
Chris Nilan | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0
Serge Savard | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

Goaltending
Player  | MIN  | GP  | W  | L  | GA  | GAA  | SO

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Michel Larocque | 300 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 2.20 | 1
Denis Herron | 300 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 3.00 | 0
Team: | 600 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 2.60 | 1

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Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

## Awards and records[edit]

Larry Robinson, Norris Trophy[9]

## Transactions[edit]

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## Draft picks[edit]

Round  | #  | Player  | Position  | Nationality  | College/junior/club team (League)

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2 | 27 | Gaston Gingras | Defence |  Canada | Birmingham Bulls (WHA)
2 | 37 | Mats Naslund | Left Wing |  Sweden | Brynas IF (Sweden)
3 | 43 | Craig Levie | Defence |  Canada | Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
3 | 44 | Guy Carbonneau | Centre |  Canada | Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
3 | 58 | Rick Wamsley | Goaltender |  Canada | Brantford Alexanders (OMJHL)
4 | 79 | Dave Orleski | Left Wing |  Canada | New Westminster Bruins (WHL)
5 | 100 | Yvan Joly | Right Wing |  Canada | Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
6 | 121 | Greg Moffett | Goaltender |  United States | University of New Hampshire (ECAC)

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## Farm teams[edit]

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## See also[edit]

* 1979–80 NHL season

## References[edit]

1. ^ The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.240, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
2. ^ The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.236, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
3. ^ The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.237, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
4. ^ The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.239, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
5. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152\. ISBN 9781894801225.
6. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
7. ^ "1979–80 Montreal Canadiens Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
8. ^ "1979-80 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
9. ^ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 222, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
10. ^ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 234, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5

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* Hartford
* Los Angeles
* Montreal
* Pittsburgh

Smythe|

* Chicago
* Colorado
* Edmonton
* St. Louis
* Vancouver
* Winnipeg

See also|

* NHL–WHA merger
* Expansion Draft
* Entry Draft
* All-Star Game
* Playoffs
* Stanley Cup Final

*[GP]: Games played
*[W]: Wins
*[L]: Losses
*[T]: Ties
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[Pts]: Points
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