The 1978–79 NHL season was the 62nd season of the National Hockey League. The 17 teams of the league played an 80-game season.
The Montreal Canadiens beat the New York Rangers in the Stanley Cup finals four games to one for their fourth Cup in a row.
Regular season
Final standings
GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold
Prince of Wales Conference
Clarence Campbell Conference
Scoring leaders
GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Stanley Cup playoffs
All dates in 1979
Playoff bracket
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
Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 3
Finals
New York Rangers vs. Montreal Canadiens
As of 2008, it is the last time two Pre-war clubs met in the Finals.