1974–75 Montreal Canadiens season

	1974–75 Montreal Canadiens
Division	1st Norris
Conference	2nd Prince of Wales
1974–75 record	47-14-19
Goals for	374
Goals against	225
Team information
General manager	Sam Pollock
Coach	Scotty Bowman
Captain	Henri Richard
Alternate captains	Yvan Cournoyer ; Pete Mahovlich
Arena	Montreal Forum
Team leaders
Goals	Guy Lafleur (53)
Assists	Pete Mahovlich (82)
Points	Guy Lafleur (117)
Penalty minutes	Doug Risebrough (198)
Plus/minus	Serge Savard (+71)
Wins	Ken Dryden (30)
Goals against average	Ken Dryden (2.69)
	← 1973–74 1975–76 →

The 1974–75 Montreal Canadiens season was the 66th season in team history. The Canadiens finished 1st in the Norris Division and lost in the Semi-finals to the Buffalo Sabres 4 games to 2.

Off-season[]

Frank Mahovlich left the Canadiens, signing with the Toronto Toros of the World Hockey Association (WHA). Jacques Laperriere retired, he and Scotty Bowman unable to get along.^[1] Ken Dryden returned to the club after his law articling.^[2]

Regular Season[]

Henri Richard entered his 20th season with the Canadiens, but his health was failing. He played 16 games before fracturing his left ankle on November 13, 1974 in a game against Buffalo and did not play again until the spring.^[1]

Guy Lafleur had a break-out season, breaking the Canadiens' goal-scoring record of 50 goals held by Maurice Richard and Bernie Geoffrion. Lafleur finished with 53 goals and 119 points.^[2]

Final Standings[]

Norris Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Montreal Canadiens	80	47	14	19	374	225	113
Los Angeles Kings	80	42	17	21	269	185	105
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	37	28	15	326	289	89
Detroit Red Wings	80	23	45	12	259	335	58
Washington Capitals	80	8	67	5	181	446	21

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Game Log[]

Regular Season Results
No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	T	October 9, 1974	5–5	New York Islanders (1974–75)	0–0–1
2	T	October 12, 1974	4–4	Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	0–0–2
3	L	October 15, 1974	3–6	@ New York Islanders (1974–75)	0–1–2
4	L	October 17, 1974	2–3	@ St. Louis Blues (1974–75)	0–2–2
5	W	October 19, 1974	5–1	California Golden Seals (1974–75)	1–2–2
6	T	October 20, 1974	2–2	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)	1–2–3
7	W	October 23, 1974	3–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)	2–2–3
8	W	October 26, 1974	4–2	Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)	3–2–3
9	L	October 27, 1974	2–3	@ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)	3–3–3
10	T	October 30, 1974	4–4	Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)	3–3–4
11	W	October 31, 1974	3–0	@ Washington Capitals (1974–75)	4–3–4
12	L	November 2, 1974	0–3	Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)	4–4–4
13	W	November 4, 1974	6–1	Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)	5–4–4
14	T	November 6, 1974	4–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)	5–4–5
15	W	November 9, 1974	4–3	Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)	6–4–5
16	W	November 10, 1974	11–1	@ Washington Capitals (1974–75)	7–4–5
17	L	November 13, 1974	6–8	Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)	7–5–5
18	W	November 14, 1974	4–1	@ Boston Bruins (1974–75)	8–5–5
19	T	November 16, 1974	4–4	New York Rangers (1974–75)	8–5–6
20	W	November 18, 1974	9–4	Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)	9–5–6
21	T	November 20, 1974	3–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	9–5–7
22	W	November 22, 1974	7–6	@ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)	10–5–7
23	L	November 24, 1974	4–6	@ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)	10–6–7
24	W	November 27, 1974	3–2	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)	11–6–7
25	W	November 30, 1974	7–1	St. Louis Blues (1974–75)	12–6–7
26	W	December 2, 1974	2–0	Atlanta Flames (1974–75)	13–6–7
27	T	December 4, 1974	4–4	Boston Bruins (1974–75)	13–6–8
28	W	December 7, 1974	5–2	Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)	14–6–8
29	T	December 8, 1974	3–3	@ New York Rangers (1974–75)	14–6–9
30	W	December 10, 1974	5–3	@ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)	15–6–9
31	T	December 12, 1974	3–3	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)	15–6–10
32	W	December 14, 1974	5–3	California Golden Seals (1974–75)	16–6–10
33	W	December 18, 1974	4–3	@ California Golden Seals (1974–75)	17–6–10
34	W	December 20, 1974	6–1	@ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)	18–6–10
35	T	December 21, 1974	2–2	@ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	18–6–11
36	W	December 27, 1974	7–1	Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)	19–6–11
37	W	December 28, 1974	7–2	Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)	20–6–11
38	T	January 2, 1975	1–1	@ Atlanta Flames (1974–75)	20–6–12
39	W	January 4, 1975	10–0	Washington Capitals (1974–75)	21–6–12
40	W	January 5, 1975	6–4	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)	22–6–12
41	T	January 8, 1975	4–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)	22–6–13
42	W	January 11, 1975	6–0	Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)	23–6–13
43	W	January 12, 1975	7–2	@ Washington Capitals (1974–75)	24–6–13
44	W	January 15, 1975	5–3	Boston Bruins (1974–75)	25–6–13
45	L	January 18, 1975	3–5	Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)	25–7–13
46	L	January 19, 1975	3–6	Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	25–8–13
47	W	January 23, 1975	7–0	@ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)	26–8–13
48	L	January 25, 1975	6–7	Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)	26–9–13
49	W	January 26, 1975	7–2	Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)	27–9–13
50	W	January 28, 1975	3–1	@ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)	28–9–13
51	W	February 1, 1975	5–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	29–9–13
52	W	February 2, 1975	5–1	@ California Golden Seals (1974–75)	30–9–13
53	W	February 5, 1975	8–5	Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)	31–9–13
54	W	February 8, 1975	7–1	New York Rangers (1974–75)	32–9–13
55	T	February 9, 1975	4–4	@ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)	32–9–14
56	T	February 12, 1975	2–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)	32–9–15
57	W	February 15, 1975	12–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)	33–9–15
58	W	February 16, 1975	6–3	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)	34–9–15
59	T	February 18, 1975	4–4	@ St. Louis Blues (1974–75)	34–9–16
60	W	February 20, 1975	6–3	@ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)	35–9–16
61	L	February 22, 1975	6–7	New York Islanders (1974–75)	35–10–16
62	W	February 26, 1975	4–3	Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)	36–10–16
63	L	March 1, 1975	3–4	St. Louis Blues (1974–75)	36–11–16
64	W	March 3, 1975	4–2	California Golden Seals (1974–75)	37–11–16
65	W	March 5, 1975	4–3	@ Atlanta Flames (1974–75)	38–11–16
66	W	March 7, 1975	8–4	Washington Capitals (1974–75)	39–11–16
67	W	March 9, 1975	5–3	@ New York Rangers (1974–75)	40–11–16
68	T	March 12, 1975	3–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)	40–11–17
69	W	March 15, 1975	3–0	Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	41–11–17
70	W	March 17, 1975	5–1	Atlanta Flames (1974–75)	42–11–17
71	W	March 19, 1975	2–1	Boston Bruins (1974–75)	43–11–17
72	L	March 22, 1975	4–6	Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)	43–12–17
73	L	March 23, 1975	1–2	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)	43–13–17
74	T	March 25, 1975	3–3	@ New York Islanders (1974–75)	43–13–18
75	L	March 26, 1975	4–6	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)	43–14–18
76	W	March 29, 1975	4–1	Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)	44–14–18
77	T	March 30, 1975	2–2	@ Boston Bruins (1974–75)	44–14–19
78	W	April 2, 1975	6–0	Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)	45–14–19
79	W	April 5, 1975	10–2	Washington Capitals (1974–75)	46–14–19
80	W	April 6, 1975	4–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)	47–14–19

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Playoffs[]

Montreal Canadiens 4, Vancouver Canucks 1[]

The Canadiens' first round opponent was the Vancouver Canucks and the Canadiens won the series in five games to advance to the Semi-finals against the Buffalo Sabres.

Buffalo Sabres 4, Montreal Canadiens 2[]

The Sabres defeated the Canadiens in six games to advance to the Stanley Cup final. The Sabres' checkers were able to shut down the Canadiens' top scorers, while the Canadiens' checkers were not able to contain the Sabres' French Connection line.^[2] Following the 1975 playoffs, Henri Richard retires after 20 NHL seasons. Having been the Canadiens captain since 1971, he was succeeded by Yvan Cournoyer.

Player Stats[]

Regular Season[]

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Lafleur, GuyGuy Lafleur	RW	70	53	66	119	37	52	15	2	11
Mahovlich, PetePete Mahovlich	C	80	35	82	117	64	41	13	1	3
Lemaire, JacquesJacques Lemaire	C	80	36	56	92	20	25	12	0	8
Lapointe, GuyGuy Lapointe	D	80	28	47	75	88	46	11	1	0
Cournoyer, YvanYvan Cournoyer	RW	76	29	45	74	32	15	11	0	2
Lambert, YvonYvon Lambert	LW	80	32	35	67	74	26	10	0	3
Shutt, SteveSteve Shutt	LW	77	30	35	65	40	40	3	0	5
Robinson, LarryLarry Robinson	D	80	14	47	61	76	61	1	0	2
Savard, SergeSerge Savard	D	80	20	40	60	64	71	7	1	2
Risebrough, DougDoug Risebrough	C	64	15	32	47	198	27	2	0	2
Wilson, MurrayMurray Wilson	LW	73	24	18	42	44	13	4	0	6
Tremblay, MarioMario Tremblay	RW	63	21	18	39	108	23	0	0	1
Gainey, BobBob Gainey	LW	80	17	20	37	49	23	1	0	2
Roberts, JimmyJimmy Roberts	D/RW	79	5	13	18	52	18	0	2	0
Sather, GlenGlen Sather	LW	63	6	10	16	44	14	0	1	0
Richard, HenriHenri Richard	C	16	3	10	13	4	9	0	0	0
Bouchard, PierrePierre Bouchard	D	79	3	9	12	65	24	0	0	0
Awrey, DonDon Awrey	D	56	1	11	12	58	21	0	0	0
Larose, ClaudeClaude Larose	RW	8	1	2	3	6	-2	0	0	0
Lefley, ChuckChuck Lefley	LW	18	1	2	3	4	0	0	0	0
Dryden, KenKen Dryden	G	56	0	3	3	2	0	0	0	0
Van Boxmeer, JohnJohn Van Boxmeer	D	9	0	2	2	0	-1	0	0	0
Goldup, GlennGlenn Goldup	RW	9	0	1	1	2	-1	0	0	0
Larocque, MichelMichel Larocque	G	25	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0
Andruff, RonRon Andruff	C	5	0	0	0	2	-1	0	0	0
Chartraw, RickRick Chartraw	D/RW	12	0	0	0	6	-4	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Dryden, KenKen Dryden	3320	56	30	9	16	149	2.69	4
Larocque, MichelMichel Larocque	1480	25	17	5	3	74	3.00	3
Team:	4800	80	47	14	19	223	2.79	7

Playoffs[]

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
Lafleur, GuyGuy Lafleur	RW	11	12	7	19	15	4	0	4
Mahovlich, PetePete Mahovlich	C	11	6	10	16	10	1	0	1
Lemaire, JacquesJacques Lemaire	C	11	5	7	12	4	1	0	0
Cournoyer, YvanYvan Cournoyer	RW	11	5	6	11	4	2	0	0
Lapointe, GuyGuy Lapointe	D	11	6	4	10	4	3	1	0
Risebrough, DougDoug Risebrough	C	11	3	5	8	37	0	0	0
Savard, SergeSerge Savard	D	11	1	7	8	2	0	0	0
Shutt, SteveSteve Shutt	LW	9	1	6	7	4	0	0	0
Lambert, YvonYvon Lambert	LW	11	4	2	6	0	2	0	0
Gainey, BobBob Gainey	LW	11	2	4	6	4	0	0	1
Awrey, DonDon Awrey	D	11	0	6	6	12	0	0	0
Roberts, JimmyJimmy Roberts	D/RW	11	2	2	4	2	0	0	0
Robinson, LarryLarry Robinson	D	11	0	4	4	27	0	0	0
Richard, HenriHenri Richard	C	6	1	2	3	4	0	0	0
Wilson, MurrayMurray Wilson	LW	5	0	3	3	4	0	0	0
Sather, GlenGlen Sather	LW	11	1	1	2	4	0	0	0
Bouchard, PierrePierre Bouchard	D	10	0	2	2	10	0	0	0
Tremblay, MarioMario Tremblay	RW	11	0	1	1	7	0	0	0
Dryden, KenKen Dryden	G	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
Dryden, KenKen Dryden	688	11	6	5	29	2.53	2
Team:	688	11	6	5	29	2.53	2

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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[]

Guy Lafleur, Right Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
Guy Lapointe, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star

Transactions[]

Draft Picks[]

NHL Draft[]

See also: 1974 NHL Entry Draft

= NHL All-Star

= Hall of Famer

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	College/junior/club team

Farm Teams[]

References[]

Jenish, D'Arcy (2008). Montreal Canadiens: 100 years of glory. Doubleday Canada.

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Jenish(2008), p. 220.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Jenish(2008), p. 221.
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↑ 1974-75 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-28.

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[jenish-220-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Jenish(2008), p. 220.

[jenish-221-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Jenish(2008), p. 221.

[3] 1974–75 Montreal Canadiens Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-07-14.

[4] 1974-75 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-28.

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1974–75 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	1974 NHL Amateur Draft • All-Star Game • 1975 Stanley Cup Finals