bold Prince of Wales Conference Clarence Campbell Conference Playoffs Playoff seeds The twelve teams that qualified for the playoffs are ranked 1–12 based on regular season points. Note: Only teams that qualified for the playoffs are listed here. New York Islanders, Patrick Division champions, Clarence Campbell Conference regular season champions – 116 points Montreal Canadiens, Norris Division champions, Prince of Wales Conference regular season champions – 115 points Boston Bruins, Adams Division champions – 100 points Philadelphia Flyers – 95 points New York Rangers – 91 points Atlanta Flames – 90 points Buffalo Sabres – 88 points Pittsburgh Penguins – 85 points Toronto Maple Leafs – 81 points Los Angeles Kings – 80 points Chicago Black Hawks, Smythe Division champions – 73 points Vancouver Canucks – 63 points Playoff bracket Division winners earned a bye to the Quarterfinals Teams were re-seeded based on regular season record after the Preliminary and Quarterfinal rounds Stanley Cup Finals Prior to 2013, this was the last time two Original Six clubs met in the finals. Awards All-Star teams Player statistics Scoring leaders GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: NHL. Leading goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; Min - Minutes played; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts Other statistics Plus-minus Bryan Trottier, New York Islanders Coaches Patrick Division Atlanta Flames: Fred Creighton New York Islanders: Al Arbour New York Rangers: Fred Shero Philadelphia Flyers: Bob McCammon and Pat Quinn Adams Division Boston Bruins: Don Cherry Buffalo Sabres: Billy Inglis Minnesota North Stars: Harry Howell and Glen Sonmor Toronto Maple Leafs: Roger Neilson Norris Division Detroit Red Wings: Bobby Kromm Los Angeles Kings: Bob Berry Montreal Canadiens: Scotty Bowman Pittsburgh Penguins: Johnny Wilson Washington Capitals: Danny Belisle Smythe Division Chicago Black Hawks: Bill White Colorado Rockies: Pat Kelly St. Louis Blues: Barclay Plager Vancouver Canucks: Harry Neale Milestones Debuts The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1978–79 (listed with their first team, asterisk (*) marks debut in playoffs): Joel Quenneville, Toronto Maple Leafs Brad Marsh, Atlanta Flames Reggie Lemelin, Atlanta Flames Al Secord, Boston Bruins Bobby Smith, Minnesota North Stars Steve Payne, Minnesota North Stars Rod Langway §, Montreal Canadiens John Tonelli §, New York Islanders Anders Hedberg §,