1977 Stanley Cup Finals
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The 1977 Stanley Cup Finals were played from May 7 to May 14, 1977 between the Boston Bruins and the defending champion Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens would win the best-of-seven series four games to none, to win their second straight Stanley Cup.
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[edit] Paths to the Final
Montreal defeated the St. Louis Blues 4–0 and the New York Islanders 4–2 to advance to the finals. Boston defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4–2 and the Philadelphia Flyers 4–0 to make it to the finals.
[edit] The series
Jacques Lemaire scored three game-winning goals, including the Cup winner in overtime. Guy Lafleur won the Conn Smythe Trophy for scoring 9 goals and 17 assists during the playoffs.
Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens
| Date | Visitors | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, May 7 | Boston | 3 | Montreal | 7 | |
| Tue, May 10 | Boston | 0 | Montreal | 3 | |
| Thu, May 12 | Montreal | 4 | Boston | 2 | |
| Sat, May 14 | Montreal | 2 | Boston | 1 | OT |
Montreal wins the series 4–0.
Guy Lafleur won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.
[edit] Montreal Canadiens 1977 Stanley Cup champions
Yvan Cournoyer (LW-Captain), Larry Robinson(D), Guy Lafleur(RW), Pierre Bouchard(D), Rejean Houle(RW), Yvon Lambert(LW), Bob Gainey(LW), Jacques Lemaire(C), Guy Lapointe(D), Ken Dryden(goal), Rick Chartraw(D), Bill Nyrop(D), Michel Larocque(goal), Pierre Mondou(C), Serge Savard (D-Acting Captain), Steve Shutt(LW), Mario Tremblay(RW), Murray Wilson(LW), Doug Jarvis(C), Mike Polich(C), Jimmy Roberts(RW), Peter Mahovlich(C), Doug Risebrough(C), Brian Engblom(D-played 2 playoff games/left off cup).
- Serge Savard served as Captain, when Yvan Cournoyer missed the whole playoffs due a back injury.
- Non-Players
Jacques Courtois (President), Sam Pollock (Vice President/General Manager), Jean Beliveau (Vice President), Scotty Bowman (Head Coach), Edward Bronfman (Executive Director/Owner), Peter Bronfman (Chairman/Owner), Claude Ruel (Director of Player Personal), Floyd Curry, Ron Caron (Ass’t General Managers), Pierre Meilleur (Ass’t Trainer), Eddie Palchak (Trainer).
[edit] Stanley Cup engraving
Bob Gainey was misspelled on the Stanley Cup as ROBERT GAINY missing an "E". When the Replica Cup was created in 1992–93, ROBERT GAINEY was spelled correctly with 1977 Montreal. Brian Engblom did not play in the regular season, but did play in two playoff games. His name was left off the cup, because he did not play in the finals.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- (2000) Total Stanley Cup. NHL.
| Preceded by Montreal Canadiens 1976 |
Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup Champions 1977 |
Succeeded by Montreal Canadiens 1978 |
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