← Stanley Cup Final, 1978-79 playoffs
Montréal Canadiens
at
New York Rangers
Stanley Cup Final, Game 4 · May 19, 1979 · Madison Square Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Montréal Canadiens |
4 | 42 |
| New York Rangers |
3 | 21 |
Decided in overtime.
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 01:19 | NYR | Pat Hickey (1) | Dave Maloney (3), Bobby Sheehan (3) | 0 - 1 |
| 02:39 | MTL | Rejean Houle (1) | Bob Gainey (10) | 1 - 1 |
| 17:03 | NYR | Don Murdoch (7) | Phil Esposito (12), Pat Hickey (7) | 1 - 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 18:05 | MTL | Yvon Lambert (5) | Rejean Houle (2) | 2 - 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 04:26 | NYR | Phil Esposito (8) | Don Maloney (13), Dave Maloney (4) | 2 - 3 |
| 06:27 | MTL | Bob Gainey (5) | Unassisted | 3 - 3 |
| Overtime | ||||
| 07:25 | MTL | Serge Savard (2) | Guy Lafleur (13), Steve Shutt (7) | 4 - 3 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 03:34 | MTL | Rick Chartraw | Interference | 2 |
| 03:34 | NYR | Don Maloney | Slashing | 2 |
| 05:49 | MTL | Rick Chartraw | Elbowing | 2 |
| 10:13 | MTL | Gilles Lupien | Tripping | 2 |
| 11:06 | MTL | Rick Chartraw | Slashing | 2 |
| 11:06 | NYR | Phil Esposito | Slashing | 2 |
| 13:54 | NYR | Eddie Johnstone | Slashing | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 01:18 | NYR | Dave Maloney | Hooking | 2 |
| 02:15 | MTL | Jacques Lemaire | Tripping | 2 |
| 07:41 | NYR | Mike McEwen | Holding | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 07:58 | NYR | Ron Greschner | Tripping | 2 |
Montréal Canadiens
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 |  Rejean Houle |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Bob Gainey |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Yvon Lambert |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Serge Savard |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Guy Lafleur |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Steve Shutt |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Rod Langway |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Rick Chartraw |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Brian Engblom |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Pierre Mondou |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Doug Risebrough |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Mario Tremblay |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Larry Robinson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Gilles Lupien |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Jacques Lemaire |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Doug Jarvis |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 65 |  Mark Napier |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 |  Ken Dryden |
W | 21 | 18 | 3 | 67:22 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 |  Pat Hickey |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 77 |  Phil Esposito |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Dave Maloney |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Don Murdoch |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Bobby Sheehan |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Don Maloney |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Ron Greschner |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Carol Vadnais |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Eddie Johnstone |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Steve Vickers |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Pierre Plante |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Anders Hedberg |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Walt Tkaczuk |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Lucien DeBlois |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Mike McEwen |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 33 |  Mario Marois |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Ron Duguay |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  John Davidson |
L | 42 | 38 | 4 | 67:19 |