1975–76 Montreal Canadiens season

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1975–76 Montreal Canadiens
Stanley Cup Champions
Prince of Wales Trophy Winners
Prince of Wales Conference Champions
Norris Division Champions
Division	1st Norris
Conference	1st Prince of Wales
1975–76 record	58–11–11
Goals for	337
Goals against	174
General Manager	Sam Pollock
Coach	Scotty Bowman
Captain	Yvan Cournoyer
Alternate captains	None
Arena	Montreal Forum
Team leaders
Goals	Guy Lafleur (56)
Assists	Pete Mahovlich (71)
Points	Guy Lafleur (125)
Penalties in minutes	Doug Risebrough (180)
Wins	Ken Dryden (42)
Goals against average	Ken Dryden (2.03)

The 1975–76 Montreal Canadiens season involved the team winning their 19th Stanley Cup in franchise history.

Contents:	Regular season – Playoffs – Player stats – Awards and records - Transactions Draft picks – Farm teams – See also – References

[edit] Offseason

[edit] NHL Draft

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team
1	9	Robin Sadler (D)	Canada	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Norris Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Montreal Canadiens	80	58	11	11	127	337	174	977
Los Angeles Kings	80	38	33	9	85	263	265	1022
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	35	33	12	82	339	303	1004
Detroit Red Wings	80	26	44	10	62	226	300	1922
Washington Capitals	80	11	59	10	32	224	394	951

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Forwards

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player	GP	G	AST	PTS	PIM

[edit] Defencemen

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player	GP	G	AST	PTS	PIM

[edit] Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against

Player	GP	W	L	T	SO	GAA

[edit] Playoffs

[edit] Stanley Cup Finals

Guy Lafleur scored his first two career goals in the finals, both game-winners.

Reggie Leach scored four time in the finals, and 19 for the play-offs to win the Conn Smythe Trophy despite the Flyers losing to the Canadiens.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Philadelphia Flyers

Date	Visitors	Score	Home	Score
May 9	Philadelphia	3	Montreal	4
May 11	Philadelphia	1	Montreal	2
May 13	Montreal	3	Philadelphia	2
May 16	Montreal	5	Philadelphia	3

Montreal wins the series 4–0.

Reggie Leach won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.

[edit] 1976 Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup Champions

Ken Dryden, Serge Savard, Guy Lapointe, Larry Robinson, Bill Nyrop, Pierre Bouchard, Jimmy Roberts, Guy Lafleur, Steve Shutt, Peter Mahovlich, Yvan Cournoyer, Jacques Lemaire, Yvon Lambert, Bob Gainey, Doug Jarvis, Doug Risebrough, Murray Wilson, Mario Tremblay, Rick Chartraw, Michel Larocque, Scotty Bowman(coach), Sam Pollock(general manager), Eddy Palchak, Pierre Meilleur (trainers)

[edit] Awards and records

Prince of Wales Trophy
Ken Dryden, Vezina Trophy
Guy Lafleur, Art Ross Trophy

[edit] References

v • d • e

Montreal Canadiens seasons

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Bold indicates Stanley Cup Championship

v • d • e Montreal Canadiens

Club • History • Players • Coaches • GMs • Seasons • Heritage Classic • Records • Draft picks Youppi • Bell Centre • Montreal Forum

Stanley Cups	1916, 1924, 1930, 1931, 1944, 1946, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1993

Affiliates	Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL), Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL)

v • d • e 1975–76 NHL season by team

Patrick	Atlanta • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia

Adams	Boston • Buffalo • California • Toronto

Norris	Detroit • Los Angeles • Montreal • Pittsburgh • Washington

Smythe	Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • St. Louis • Vancouver

See also	1975 NHL Amateur Draft • All-Star Game • Stanley Cup Finals • Transactions