1978-79 Season

Season started with:

Minnesota North Stars

Season ended with:

New York Islanders

Last Season:

1977-78

Next Season:

1979-80

Belt Timeline for 1978-79 Season

Shows when each team held the championship belt during the season

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    title Belt Changes During 1978-79 Season
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    MTL [3 games] :1978-10-11, 1978-10-15
    NYI [4 games] :1978-10-17, 1978-10-24
    ATF [5 games] :1978-10-27, 1978-11-03
    MTL [6 games] :1978-11-04, 1978-11-15
    LAK [1 games] :1978-11-16, 1978-11-16
    PIT [1 games] :1978-11-18, 1978-11-18
    MTL [2 games] :1978-11-22, 1978-11-23
    CHI [2 games] :1978-11-25, 1978-11-29
    PIT [6 games] :1978-12-02, 1978-12-13
    PHI [1 games] :1978-12-14, 1978-12-14
    ATF [1 games] :1978-12-16, 1978-12-16
    STL [1 games] :1978-12-19, 1978-12-19
    NYI [6 games] :1978-12-21, 1979-01-02
    PHI [1 games] :1979-01-04, 1979-01-04
    NYI [6 games] :1979-01-06, 1979-01-16
    NYR [1 games] :1979-01-17, 1979-01-17
    STL [1 games] :1979-01-20, 1979-01-20
    MTL [10 games] :1979-01-23, 1979-02-18
    PIT [1 games] :1979-02-21, 1979-02-21
    MTL [3 games] :1979-02-22, 1979-02-25
    NYI [1 games] :1979-02-27, 1979-02-27
    ATF [1 games] :1979-03-02, 1979-03-02
    NYI [1 games] :1979-03-03, 1979-03-03
    BUF [6 games] :1979-03-06, 1979-03-15
    PHI [2 games] :1979-03-17, 1979-03-18
    MNS [2 games] :1979-03-21, 1979-03-24
    VAN [2 games] :1979-03-25, 1979-03-27
    PHI [3 games] :1979-03-29, 1979-04-01
    NYI [3 games] :1979-04-05, 1979-04-08

Belt Holder	Date	Away Team	Score	Home Team	Score
Montreal Canadiens 10/11 - 10/15	10/11/78	Minnesota North Stars	2	Montreal Canadiens	5
Montreal Canadiens 10/11 - 10/15	10/14/78	Colorado Rockies	2	Montreal Canadiens	5
Montreal Canadiens 10/11 - 10/15	10/15/78	Montreal Canadiens	3	Philadelphia Flyers	2
New York Islanders 10/17 - 10/24	10/17/78	Montreal Canadiens	1	New York Islanders	3
New York Islanders 10/17 - 10/24	10/18/78	New York Islanders	5	Pittsburgh Penguins	3
New York Islanders 10/17 - 10/24	10/21/78	New York Rangers	3	New York Islanders	5
New York Islanders 10/17 - 10/24	10/24/78	Philadelphia Flyers	4	New York Islanders	4
Atlanta Flames 10/27 - 11/03	10/27/78	New York Islanders	5	Atlanta Flames	8
Atlanta Flames 10/27 - 11/03	10/28/78	Atlanta Flames	4	Pittsburgh Penguins	2
Atlanta Flames 10/27 - 11/03	10/31/78	Atlanta Flames	5	St. Louis Blues	2
Atlanta Flames 10/27 - 11/03	11/01/78	Philadelphia Flyers	0	Atlanta Flames	3
Atlanta Flames 10/27 - 11/03	11/03/78	Pittsburgh Penguins	0	Atlanta Flames	2
Montreal Canadiens 11/04 - 11/15	11/04/78	Atlanta Flames	2	Montreal Canadiens	4
Montreal Canadiens 11/04 - 11/15	11/05/78	Montreal Canadiens	1	Boston Bruins	1
Montreal Canadiens 11/04 - 11/15	11/08/78	Montreal Canadiens	6	Washington Capitals	0
Montreal Canadiens 11/04 - 11/15	11/09/78	Detroit Red Wings	3	Montreal Canadiens	8
Montreal Canadiens 11/04 - 11/15	11/11/78	Toronto Maple Leafs	2	Montreal Canadiens	3
Montreal Canadiens 11/04 - 11/15	11/15/78	Montreal Canadiens	6	Colorado Rockies	1
Los Angeles Kings 11/16 - 11/16	11/16/78	Montreal Canadiens	3	Los Angeles Kings	6
Pittsburgh Penguins 11/18 - 11/18	11/18/78	Pittsburgh Penguins	3	Los Angeles Kings	1
Montreal Canadiens 11/22 - 11/23	11/22/78	Montreal Canadiens	3	Pittsburgh Penguins	2
Montreal Canadiens 11/22 - 11/23	11/23/78	Pittsburgh Penguins	4	Montreal Canadiens	8
Chicago Blackhawks 11/25 - 11/29	11/25/78	Chicago Blackhawks	8	Montreal Canadiens	3
Chicago Blackhawks 11/25 - 11/29	11/29/78	Vancouver Canucks	1	Chicago Blackhawks	1
Pittsburgh Penguins 12/02 - 12/13	12/02/78	Chicago Blackhawks	2	Pittsburgh Penguins	5
Pittsburgh Penguins 12/02 - 12/13	12/05/78	Pittsburgh Penguins	3	New York Islanders	3
Pittsburgh Penguins 12/02 - 12/13	12/06/78	Toronto Maple Leafs	4	Pittsburgh Penguins	6
Pittsburgh Penguins 12/02 - 12/13	12/08/78	Pittsburgh Penguins	3	Montreal Canadiens	3
Pittsburgh Penguins 12/02 - 12/13	12/09/78	Buffalo Sabres	4	Pittsburgh Penguins	4
Pittsburgh Penguins 12/02 - 12/13	12/13/78	St. Louis Blues	0	Pittsburgh Penguins	3
Philadelphia Flyers 12/14 - 12/14	12/14/78	Pittsburgh Penguins	1	Philadelphia Flyers	2
Atlanta Flames 12/16 - 12/16	12/16/78	Philadelphia Flyers	2	Atlanta Flames	7
St. Louis Blues 12/19 - 12/19	12/19/78	Atlanta Flames	4	St. Louis Blues	7
New York Islanders 12/21 - 01/02	12/21/78	St. Louis Blues	1	New York Islanders	5
New York Islanders 12/21 - 01/02	12/23/78	New York Rangers	4	New York Islanders	9
New York Islanders 12/21 - 01/02	12/26/78	Toronto Maple Leafs	1	New York Islanders	5
New York Islanders 12/21 - 01/02	12/28/78	New York Islanders	10	Atlanta Flames	4
New York Islanders 12/21 - 01/02	12/30/78	Atlanta Flames	2	New York Islanders	4
New York Islanders 12/21 - 01/02	01/02/79	Vancouver Canucks	0	New York Islanders	9
Philadelphia Flyers 01/04 - 01/04	01/04/79	New York Islanders	2	Philadelphia Flyers	3
New York Islanders 01/06 - 01/16	01/06/79	Philadelphia Flyers	1	New York Islanders	5
New York Islanders 01/06 - 01/16	01/09/79	Los Angeles Kings	1	New York Islanders	7
New York Islanders 01/06 - 01/16	01/10/79	New York Islanders	5	Detroit Red Wings	5
New York Islanders 01/06 - 01/16	01/12/79	New York Islanders	4	Atlanta Flames	1
New York Islanders 01/06 - 01/16	01/14/79	New York Islanders	1	Philadelphia Flyers	1
New York Islanders 01/06 - 01/16	01/16/79	Washington Capitals	2	New York Islanders	6
New York Rangers 01/17 - 01/17	01/17/79	New York Islanders	3	New York Rangers	5
St. Louis Blues 01/20 - 01/20	01/20/79	New York Rangers	2	St. Louis Blues	3
Montreal Canadiens 01/23 - 02/18	01/23/79	Montreal Canadiens	6	St. Louis Blues	3
Montreal Canadiens 01/23 - 02/18	01/25/79	Atlanta Flames	0	Montreal Canadiens	6
Montreal Canadiens 01/23 - 02/18	01/27/79	Boston Bruins	1	Montreal Canadiens	3
Montreal Canadiens 01/23 - 02/18	01/29/79	Montreal Canadiens	7	Philadelphia Flyers	3
Montreal Canadiens 01/23 - 02/18	01/31/79	Montreal Canadiens	4	Pittsburgh Penguins	1
Montreal Canadiens 01/23 - 02/18	02/03/79	Montreal Canadiens	6	Toronto Maple Leafs	3
Montreal Canadiens 01/23 - 02/18	02/04/79	Montreal Canadiens	8	Washington Capitals	4
Montreal Canadiens 01/23 - 02/18	02/15/79	Los Angeles Kings	2	Montreal Canadiens	2
Montreal Canadiens 01/23 - 02/18	02/17/79	Washington Capitals	0	Montreal Canadiens	2
Montreal Canadiens 01/23 - 02/18	02/18/79	Montreal Canadiens	5	Buffalo Sabres	2
Pittsburgh Penguins 02/21 - 02/21	02/21/79	Montreal Canadiens	1	Pittsburgh Penguins	3
Montreal Canadiens 02/22 - 02/25	02/22/79	Pittsburgh Penguins	0	Montreal Canadiens	12
Montreal Canadiens 02/22 - 02/25	02/24/79	St. Louis Blues	4	Montreal Canadiens	6
Montreal Canadiens 02/22 - 02/25	02/25/79	Montreal Canadiens	8	Washington Capitals	5
New York Islanders 02/27 - 02/27	02/27/79	Montreal Canadiens	3	New York Islanders	7
Atlanta Flames 03/02 - 03/02	03/02/79	New York Islanders	2	Atlanta Flames	3
New York Islanders 03/03 - 03/03	03/03/79	Atlanta Flames	2	New York Islanders	4
Buffalo Sabres 03/06 - 03/15	03/06/79	Buffalo Sabres	3	New York Islanders	2
Buffalo Sabres 03/06 - 03/15	03/08/79	Los Angeles Kings	4	Buffalo Sabres	6
Buffalo Sabres 03/06 - 03/15	03/10/79	Buffalo Sabres	5	Atlanta Flames	5
Buffalo Sabres 03/06 - 03/15	03/11/79	Atlanta Flames	4	Buffalo Sabres	9
Buffalo Sabres 03/06 - 03/15	03/14/79	Buffalo Sabres	4	Toronto Maple Leafs	1
Buffalo Sabres 03/06 - 03/15	03/15/79	Vancouver Canucks	2	Buffalo Sabres	4
Philadelphia Flyers 03/17 - 03/18	03/17/79	Buffalo Sabres	3	Philadelphia Flyers	5
Philadelphia Flyers 03/17 - 03/18	03/18/79	St. Louis Blues	3	Philadelphia Flyers	5
Minnesota North Stars 03/21 - 03/24	03/21/79	Philadelphia Flyers	3	Minnesota North Stars	7
Minnesota North Stars 03/21 - 03/24	03/24/79	Minnesota North Stars	3	Colorado Rockies	1
Vancouver Canucks 03/25 - 03/27	03/25/79	Minnesota North Stars	1	Vancouver Canucks	2
Vancouver Canucks 03/25 - 03/27	03/27/79	Detroit Red Wings	2	Vancouver Canucks	5
Philadelphia Flyers 03/29 - 04/01	03/29/79	Vancouver Canucks	0	Philadelphia Flyers	5
Philadelphia Flyers 03/29 - 04/01	03/31/79	Philadelphia Flyers	4	St. Louis Blues	2
Philadelphia Flyers 03/29 - 04/01	04/01/79	New York Rangers	3	Philadelphia Flyers	7
New York Islanders 04/05 - 04/08	04/05/79	New York Islanders	3	Philadelphia Flyers	1
New York Islanders 04/05 - 04/08	04/07/79	Philadelphia Flyers	2	New York Islanders	9
New York Islanders 04/05 - 04/08	04/08/79	New York Islanders	5	New York Rangers	2