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Semifinals, Game 4 · May 3, 1979 · Boston Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Montréal Canadiens |
3 | 24 |
| Boston Bruins |
4 | 32 |
Decided in overtime.
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 15:15 | BOS | Jean Ratelle (5) | Terry O'Reilly (2) | 0 - 1 |
| 18:59 | MTL | Pierre Mondou (2) PP | Guy Lapointe (4) | 1 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 07:58 | MTL | Guy Lafleur (5) | Brian Engblom (1) | 2 - 1 |
| 13:21 | BOS | Jean Ratelle (6) | Bobby Schmautz (1), Don Marcotte (3) | 2 - 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 16:18 | BOS | Peter McNab (5) | Terry O'Reilly (3) | 2 - 3 |
| 17:54 | MTL | Guy Lapointe (1) | Mark Napier (2), Bob Gainey (7) | 3 - 3 |
| Overtime | ||||
| 03:46 | BOS | Jean Ratelle (7) | Rick Middleton (6), Rick Smith (3) | 3 - 4 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 05:59 | BOS | Mike Milbury | High sticking | 2 |
| 05:59 | MTL | Larry Robinson | High sticking | 2 |
| 18:13 | BOS | Terry O'Reilly | Roughing | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 04:52 | MTL | Doug Jarvis | Interference | 2 |
Montréal Canadiens
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 |  Guy Lapointe |
D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Pierre Mondou |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Guy Lafleur |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Brian Engblom |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Bob Gainey |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 65 |  Mark Napier |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Rick Chartraw |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Doug Risebrough |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Mario Tremblay |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Yvon Lambert |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Serge Savard |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Larry Robinson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Cam Connor |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Gilles Lupien |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Pat Hughes |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Jacques Lemaire |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Doug Jarvis |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 |  Ken Dryden |
L | 32 | 28 | 4 | 63:46 |
Boston Bruins
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 |  Jean Ratelle |
C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Terry O'Reilly |
R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Peter McNab |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Bobby Schmautz |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Rick Middleton |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Rick Smith |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Don Marcotte |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Dick Redmond |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Stan Jonathan |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Wayne Cashman |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Bob Miller |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Al Sims |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  John Wensink |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Dwight Foster |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Brad Park |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Gary Doak |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Mike Milbury |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gilles Gilbert |
W | 24 | 21 | 3 | 63:46 |