1975–76 Montreal Canadiens season



The 1975–76 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 67th season. The Canadiens won their 19th Stanley Cup, defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 4 games to 0 in the 1976 Stanley Cup Finals.

Regular Season
Henri Richard's number 16 was retired December 10, 1975 by the Canadiens in his honour.

Montreal Canadiens 4, Philadelphia Flyers 0
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.

Regular Season

 * Scoring
 * Goaltending

Playoffs

 * Scoring
 * Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals

MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts

Awards and Records

 * Prince of Wales Trophy: Montreal Canadiens
 * Art Ross Trophy: Guy Lafleur
 * Lester B. Pearson Award: Guy Lafleur
 * Vezina Trophy: Ken Dryden
 * Guy Lafleur, Right Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
 * Ken Dryden, Goalie, NHL First Team All-Star
 * Guy Lapointe, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star

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)

Video
Over ten minutes of the Canadiens-Black Hawks 1976 Quarter-finals Game 4.