Other hockey leagues in 1979:    
WHA
Prelims
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Stanley Cup
VBC 1
PHI 2
LAK 0
NYR 2
PIT 2
BUF 1
TOR 2
ATL 0
CHI 0
NYI 4
PHI 1
NYR 4
BOS 4
PIT 0
MTL 4
TOR 0
NYI 2
NYR 4
BOS 3
MTL 4
 
MTL 4
NYR 1
Champ
MTL
1978-79 NHL Champion Montreal Canadiens

Preliminary Round

Best of 3-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
4/10 Toronto 2-1 Atlanta TOR 1-0
4/12 Atlanta 4-7 Toronto TOR 2-0

Preliminary Round

Best of 3-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
4/10 Pittsburgh 4-3 Buffalo PIT 1-0
4/12 Buffalo 3-1 Pittsburgh Tied 1-1
4/14 Pittsburgh 4-3
OT
Buffalo PIT 2-1

Preliminary Round

Best of 3-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
4/10 Los Angeles 1-7 NY Rangers NYR 1-0
4/12 NY Rangers 2-1
OT
Los Angeles NYR 2-0

Preliminary Round

Best of 3-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
4/10 Vancouver 3-2 Philadelphia VBC 1-0
4/12 Philadelphia 6-4 Vancouver Tied 1-1
4/14 Vancouver 2-7 Philadelphia PHI 2-1

Quarterfinals

Best of 7-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
4/16 Toronto 2-5 Montreal MTL 1-0
4/18 Toronto 1-5 Montreal MTL 2-0
4/21 Montreal 4-3
2OT
Toronto MTL 3-0
4/22 Montreal 5-4
OT
Toronto MTL 4-0

Quarterfinals

Best of 7-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
4/16 Pittsburgh 2-6 Boston BOS 1-0
4/18 Pittsburgh 3-4 Boston BOS 2-0
4/21 Boston 2-1 Pittsburgh BOS 3-0
4/22 Boston 4-1 Pittsburgh BOS 4-0

Quarterfinals

Best of 7-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
4/16 NY Rangers 2-3
OT
Philadelphia PHI 1-0
4/18 NY Rangers 7-1 Philadelphia Tied 1-1
4/20 Philadelphia 1-5 NY Rangers NYR 2-1
4/22 Philadelphia 0-6 NY Rangers NYR 3-1
4/24 NY Rangers 8-3 Philadelphia NYR 4-1

Quarterfinals

Best of 7-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
4/16 Chicago 2-6 NY Islanders NYI 1-0
4/18 Chicago 0-1
OT
NY Islanders NYI 2-0
4/20 NY Islanders 4-0 Chicago NYI 3-0
4/22 NY Islanders 3-1 Chicago NYI 4-0

Semifinals

Best of 7-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
4/26 Boston 2-4 Montreal MTL 1-0
4/28 Boston 2-5 Montreal MTL 2-0
5/1 Montreal 1-2 Boston MTL 2-1
5/3 Montreal 3-4
OT
Boston Tied 2-2
5/5 Boston 1-5 Montreal MTL 3-2
5/8 Montreal 2-5 Boston Tied 3-3
5/10 Boston 4-5
OT
Montreal MTL 4-3

Semifinals

Best of 7-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
4/26 NY Rangers 4-1 NY Islanders NYR 1-0
4/28 NY Rangers 3-4
OT
NY Islanders Tied 1-1
5/1 NY Islanders 1-3 NY Rangers NYR 2-1
5/3 NY Islanders 3-2
OT
NY Rangers Tied 2-2
5/5 NY Rangers 4-3 NY Islanders NYR 3-2
5/8 NY Islanders 1-2 NY Rangers NYR 4-2

Stanley Cup Finals

Best of 7-game series
DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
5/13 NY Rangers 4-1 Montreal NYR 1-0
5/15 NY Rangers 2-6 Montreal Tied 1-1
5/17 Montreal 4-1 NY Rangers MTL 2-1
5/19 Montreal 4-3
OT
NY Rangers MTL 3-1
5/21 NY Rangers 1-4 Montreal MTL 4-1

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  1. I sincerely appreciate the research work, and the information being shared. It is important and interesting history.

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