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The Montreal Canadiens beat the New York Rangers in the Stanley Cup finals four games to one for their fourth Cup in a row. For the first time since the NHL All-Star Game became an annual tradition, it was not played. In its stead was the 1979 Challenge Cup which saw Soviet Union players come over to North America to play against NHL players. The Soviets won the series. REGULAR SEASON For the past three seasons, the Montreal Canadiens had dominated the regular season, but times were changing. The New York Islanders had been steadily improving over the past few seasons and this season saw them beat out the Canadiens by one point for the best record in the league. Final standings ''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes'' Prince of Wales Conference Clarence Campbell Conference Scoring leaders ''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points'' Leading goaltenders Leading goaltenders STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS ''All dates in 1979'' ''']] Preliminary Round Vancouver Canucks vs. Philadelphia Flyers ''Philadelphia wins best-of-three series 2 games to 1'' Los Angeles Kings vs. New York Rangers ''NY Rangers win best-of-three series 2 games to 0'' Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Atlanta Flames ''Toronto wins best-of-three series 2 games to 0'' Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Buffalo Sabres ''Pittsburgh wins best-of-three series 2 games to 1'' Quarterfinals Chicago Black Hawks vs. New York Islanders ''NY Islanders win best-of-seven series 4 games to 0'' Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens ''Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0'' Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Boston Bruins ''Boston wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0'' New York Rangers vs. Philadelphia Flyers ''NY Rangers win best-of-seven series 4 games to 1'' Semi-finals New York Rangers vs. New York Islanders ''NY Rangers win best-of-seven series 4 games to 2'' Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens Game seven of the Montreal-Boston Semifinal is perhaps one of the most memorable in the history of the NHL. About a minute and a half after Boston's Rick Middleton scored with four minutes remaining in the third period to give the Bruins a 4-3 lead, linesman John D'Amico called a bench minor for too many men on the ice against the Bruins. Montreal's Guy Lafleur scored on the ensuing power play, sending the game to overtime where Yvon Lambert gave the Canadiens the win and a trip to their fourth straight Stanley Cup final. ''Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 3'' Stanley Cup Finals New York Rangers vs. Montreal Canadiens ''Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1'' Stanley Cup scoring leaders NHL AWARDS SEE ALSO
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