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Stanley Cup Final, Game 5 · May 21, 1979 · Montreal Forum
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| New York Rangers |
1 | 15 |
| Montréal Canadiens |
4 | 31 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 10:36 | MTL | Rick Chartraw (2) | Rejean Houle (3), Yvon Lambert (6) | 0 - 1 |
| 16:52 | NYR | Carol Vadnais (2) | Don Murdoch (5) | 1 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 01:02 | MTL | Jacques Lemaire (10) PP | Unassisted | 1 - 2 |
| 11:01 | MTL | Bob Gainey (6) | Doug Jarvis (3), Rejean Houle (4) | 1 - 3 |
| 18:49 | MTL | Jacques Lemaire (11) | Rejean Houle (5) | 1 - 4 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 19:59 | NYR | Dave Maloney | Cross checking | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 06:41 | MTL | Rod Langway | Cross checking | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 18:12 | MTL | Mark Napier | Slashing | 2 |
| 19:41 | NYR | Ron Greschner | Tripping | 2 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |  Carol Vadnais |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Don Murdoch |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Ron Greschner |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Eddie Johnstone |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Steve Vickers |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Pierre Plante |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Anders Hedberg |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Bobby Sheehan |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Walt Tkaczuk |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Lucien DeBlois |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Mike McEwen |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Dave Maloney |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Don Maloney |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 33 |  Mario Marois |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Ron Duguay |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 61 |  Pat Hickey |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 77 |  Phil Esposito |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  John Davidson |
L | 31 | 27 | 4 | 59:48 |
Montréal Canadiens
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 |  Rejean Houle |
L | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Jacques Lemaire |
C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Rick Chartraw |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Bob Gainey |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Yvon Lambert |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Doug Jarvis |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Rod Langway |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Brian Engblom |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Pierre Mondou |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Doug Risebrough |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Guy Lafleur |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Steve Shutt |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Mario Tremblay |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Serge Savard |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Larry Robinson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Gilles Lupien |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 65 |  Mark Napier |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 |  Ken Dryden |
W | 15 | 14 | 1 | 60:00 |