The Montreal Canadiens were defeated by the New York Rangers, 4 to 1, in Game 1 of the 1979 Stanley Cup Final on May 13, 1979.
The Montreal Canadiens were defeated by the New York Rangers, 4 to 1, in Game 1 of the 1979 Stanley Cup Final on May 13, 1979.
1st period
NYR
MTL
Steve Vickers (PP) assisted by Anders Hedberg
1
0
Ron Greschner (EV) unassisted
2
0
2nd period
NYR
MTL
Guy Lafleur (EV) assisted by Jacques Lemaire and Yvon Lambert
2
1
Phil Esposito (PP) assisted by Mike McEwen
3
1
Dave Maloney (SH) assisted by Anders Hedberg and Walt Tkaczuk
4
1