1977–78 Montreal Canadiens season

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1977–78 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
1977–78 record 59–10–11
Goals for 359
Goals against 183
General Manager Sam Pollock
Coach Scotty Bowman
Captain Yvan Cournoyer
Alternate captains None
Arena Montreal Forum
Team leaders
Goals Guy Lafleur (60)
Assists Guy Lafleur (72)
Points Guy Lafleur (132)
Penalties in minutes Gilles Lupien (108)
Wins Ken Dryden (37)
Goals against average Ken Dryden (2.05)

The 1977–78 Montreal Canadiens season involved winning their 21st Stanley Cup.

Contents

[edit] Offseason

[edit] NHL Draft

See also: 1977 NHL Amateur Draft

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Norris Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM
Montreal Canadiens 80 59 10 11 129 359 183 745
Detroit Red Wings 80 32 34 14 78 252 266 1534
Los Angeles Kings 80 31 34 15 77 243 245 903
Pittsburgh Penguins 80 25 37 18 68 254 321 1300
Washington Capitals 80 17 49 14 48 195 321 1332

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Forwards

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

Player GP G AST PTS PIM
Guy Lafleur 78 60 72 132 26
Jacques Lemaire 76 36 61 97 14
Steve Shutt 80 49 37 86 24
Rejean Houle 76 30 28 58 50
Yvan Cournoyer 68 24 29 53 12
Pierre Mondou 71 19 30 49 8
Pierre Larouche 44 17 32 49 11
Doug Risebrough 72 18 23 41 97
Yvon Lambert 77 18 22 40 20
Doug Jarvis 80 11 28 39 23
Bob Gainey 66 15 16 31 57
Mario Tremblay 56 10 14 24 44

[edit] Defencemen

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

Player GP G AST PTS PIM
Larry Robinson 80 13 52 65 39
Guy Lapointe 49 13 29 42 19
Serge Savard 77 8 34 42 24
Bill Nyrop 72 5 21 26 37
Rick Chartraw 68 4 12 16 64
Pierre Bouchard 59 4 6 10 29
Gilles Lupien 46 1 3 4 108
Brian Engblom 28 1 2 3 23

[edit] Goaltending

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

Player GP W L T SO GAA
Ken Dryden 52 37 7 7 5 2.05
Michel Larocque 30 22 3 4 1 2.67

[edit] Playoffs

[edit] Stanley Cup

Main article: 1978 Stanley Cup Finals

Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens

Date Visitors Score Home Score Notes
May 13 Boston 1 Montreal 4
May 16 Boston 2 Montreal 3 OT
May 18 Montreal 0 Boston 4
May 21 Montreal 3 Boston 4 OT
May 23 Boston 1 Montreal 4
May 25 Montreal 4 Boston 1

Montreal wins the series 4–2.

[edit] 1978 Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup Champions

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

[edit] Awards and records

[edit] References

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Bold indicates Stanley Cup Championship
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Montreal Canadiens
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Affiliates
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1977–78 NHL season by team
Patrick
Adams
Boston • Buffalo • Cleveland • Toronto
Norris
Detroit • Los Angeles • Montreal • Pittsburgh • Washington
Smythe
Chicago • Colorado • Minnesota • St. Louis • Vancouver
See also
1977 NHL Amateur Draft • All-Star Game • 1978 Stanley Cup Finals • Transactions