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Yvon Lambert's 1978-1979 season

Points
66
NHL#40
Goals
26
NHL#53
Assists
40
NHL#40
Plus/minus
+30
NHL#19
Games
79
98%
98% of 80

Left winger Yvon Lambert was 28 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens. He played 79 of a possible 80 games and scored 26 goals and 40 assists for 66 points, 0.84 points per game. In the playoffs he played 16 games for 11 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

1978-1979Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Yvon Lambert plays the 1978-1979 season for Montréal Canadiens

    Yvon was 28 years old when the 1978-1979 season began. It was his 7th season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      MNS2–5MTL
      W
      game 1/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL3–2PHI
      W
      game 3/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–3NYI
      L
      game 4/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–7AFM
      L
      game 5/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK4–8MTL
      W
      game 6/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL4–4TOR
      game 7/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR2–1MTL
      L
      game 8/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–4CHI
      L
      game 9/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • November 1978
    • The game
      MTL4–1DET
      W
      game 10/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      WSH2–4MTL
      W
      game 11/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Yvon Lambert reaches 250 career points

    in the game against Washington Capitals · November 2

    • The game
      AFM2–4MTL
      W
      game 12/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL1–1BOS
      game 13/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL6–0WSH
      W
      game 14/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET3–8MTL
      W
      game 15/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR2–3MTL
      W
      game 16/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL6–1CLR
      W
      game 17/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL3–6LAK
      L
      game 18/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–2VAN
      W
      game 19/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL3–2PIT
      W
      game 20/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-7SOG
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8019 of 20 played
      17
      points
      NHL#36
      8
      goals
      NHL#29
      9
      assists
      NHL#53
      MTL
      13-5-0W-L-OT28Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT4–8MTL
      W
      game 21/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI8–3MTL
      L
      game 22/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI0–3MTL
      W
      game 23/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • December 1978
    • The game
      BUF1–8MTL
      W
      game 24/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL4–1BUF
      W
      game 25/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–2DET
      game 26/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT3–3MTL
      game 27/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–4MTL
      W
      game 28/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL6–0STL
      W
      game 29/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      MTL3–2MNS
      W
      game 30/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL5–2LAK
      W
      game 31/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-3SOG1SHP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      MTL5–3CHI
      W
      game 32/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–5MTL
      W
      game 33/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CLR2–3MTL
      W
      game 34/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL5–2DET
      W
      game 35/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK3–3MTL
      game 36/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS1–6MTL
      W
      game 37/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL2–6NYR
      L
      game 38/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK5–4MTL
      L
      game 39/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      VAN0–2MTL
      W
      game 40/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8039 of 40 played
      33
      points
      NHL#44
      15
      goals
      NHL#35
      18
      assists
      NHL#57
      MTL
      27-8-0W-L-OT59Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MNS1–3MTL
      W
      game 41/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–3PIT
      L
      game 42/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–5MTL
      W
      game 43/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL2–2VAN
      game 44/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MTL7–3LAK
      W
      game 45/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI5–5MTL
      game 46/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL6–3STL
      W
      game 47/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      AFM0–6MTL
      W
      game 48/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS1–3MTL
      W
      game 49/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL7–3PHI
      W
      game 50/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–1PIT
      W
      game 51/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • February 1979
    • The game
      MTL6–3TOR
      W
      game 52/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MTL8–4WSH
      W
      game 53/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK2–2MTL
      game 54/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH0–2MTL
      W
      game 55/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–2BUF
      W
      game 56/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL1–3PIT
      L
      game 57/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT0–12MTL
      W
      game 58/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +5+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      STL4–6MTL
      W
      game 59/801
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      MTL8–5WSH
      W
      game 60/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8059 of 60 played
      54
      points
      NHL#35
      22
      goals
      NHL#38
      32
      assists
      NHL#36
      MTL
      42-10-0W-L-OT92Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL3–7NYI
      L
      game 61/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • March 1979
    • The game
      TOR1–2MTL
      W
      game 62/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET5–3MTL
      L
      game 63/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL2–2WSH
      game 64/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      VAN1–11MTL
      W
      game 65/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR6–3MTL
      L
      game 66/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET3–3MTL
      game 67/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      MTL3–4MNS
      L
      game 68/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL1–3LAK
      L
      game 69/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–1CLR
      W
      game 70/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI5–3MTL
      L
      game 71/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH1–3MTL
      W
      game 72/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–0NYR
      W
      game 73/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL6–4AFM
      W
      game 74/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL2–5MTL
      W
      game 75/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–5MTL
      W
      game 76/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • April 1979
    • The game
      MTL3–3BOS
      game 77/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET1–4MTL
      W
      game 78/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–10MTL
      W
      game 79/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      MTL0–1DET
      L
      game 80/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    The season in numbers

    Yvon Lambert closes the 1978-1979 season with 66 points

    Points
    66
    NHL#40
    Games
    79of 80
    99%
    Goals
    26
    NHL#53
    Assists
    40
    NHL#40
    P/GP
    0.84
    NHL#57
    +/-
    +30
    NHL#19
    Events
    40
    career best in assists
    250
    career points
    7 i rad
    games with a point · 13 pts
    8 days later
    Playoffs

    Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    Montréal Canadiens meet Toronto Maple Leafs

    MTLvsTOR
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 1
      TOR2–5MTL
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 2
      TOR1–5MTL
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 3
      MTL4–3TOR
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 4
      MTL5–4TOR
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    Quarterfinal

    Montréal Canadiens knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–0

    MTL4–0TOR
    Advance
    4Games3Points2Goals1Assists
    4 days later
    Semifinal

    Montréal Canadiens meet Boston Bruins

    MTLvsBOS
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      BOS2–4MTL
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 2
      BOS2–5MTL
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • May 1979
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 3
      MTL1–2BOS
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 4
      MTL3–4BOS
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Montréal Canadiensare2–2withBoston Bruins
    • Game 5
      BOS1–5MTL
      W
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–2againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 6
      MTL2–5BOS
      L
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • Montréal Canadiensare3–3withBoston Bruins
    • Game 7
      BOS4–5MTL
      W
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    Semifinal

    Montréal Canadiens knock Boston Bruins out 4–3

    MTL4–3BOS
    Advance
    7Games2Points1Goals1Assists
    3 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Montréal Canadiens play the Stanley Cup Final against New York Rangers

    MTLvsNYR
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    • Game 1
      NYR4–1MTL
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • New York Rangerslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 2
      NYR2–6MTL
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • Montréal Canadiensare1–1withNew York Rangers
    • Game 3
      MTL4–1NYR
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 4
      MTL4–3NYR
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 5
      NYR1–4MTL
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    Stanley Cup Champions

    Montréal Canadiens

    beat New York Rangers 4–1 in the final

    5Games6Points2Goals4Assists
    The run in numbers

    Yvon Lambert ends the 1978-1979 playoffs with 11 points

    Points
    11
    NHL#12
    Games
    16
    Goals
    5
    NHL#11
    Assists
    6
    NHL#16
    P/GP
    0.69
    NHL#31
    +/-
    +4
    NHL#22
    Events
    25
    playoff points
    7 i rad
    games with a point
    2 points
    best game
    TOR4–0→BOS4–3→NYR4–1