1976–77 Montreal Canadiens season

	1976–77 Montreal Canadiens
Division	1st Norris
Conference	1st Prince of Wales
1976–77 record	60-8-12
Goals for	387
Goals against	171
Team information
General manager	Sam Pollock
Coach	Scotty Bowman
Captain	Yvan Cournoyer
Alternate captains	None
Arena	Montreal Forum
Team leaders
Goals	Steve Shutt (60)
Assists	Guy Lafleur (80)
Points	Guy Lafleur (136)
Penalty minutes	Doug Risebrough (132)
Wins	Ken Dryden (41)
Goals against average	Michel Larocque (2.09)
	← 1975–76 1977–78 →

The 1976–77 Montreal Canadiens season was the Canadiens' 68th season. The Canadiens won their 20th Stanley Cup defeating the Boston Bruins 4 games to 0 in the 1977 Stanley Cup Finals.

Off-season[]

Regular Season[]

The Canadiens set an NHL record for most points in a season by a team with 132 points. ^[1] They outscored opponents by 216 goals in 80 games for an average of 2.7 goals a game ^[1].

Of the 24 players on the roster, 14 were drafted by the Canadiens including: Pierre Bouchard, Rick Chartraw, Brian Engblom, Bob Gainey, Rejean Houle, Guy Lafleur, Michel Larocque, Pierre Mondou, Bill Nyrop, Doug Risebrough, Larry Robinson, Steve Shutt, Mario Tremblay, and Murray Wilson. The only player on the roster not developed by the Canadiens was Peter Mahovlich. ^[1]

Final Standings[]

Norris Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Montreal Canadiens	80	60	8	12	387	171	132
Los Angeles Kings	80	34	31	15	271	241	83
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	34	33	13	240	252	81
Washington Capitals	80	24	42	14	221	307	62
Detroit Red Wings	80	16	55	9	183	309	41

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	W	October 7, 1976	10–1	Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77)	1–0–0
2	W	October 9, 1976	3–0	Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)	2–0–0
3	L	October 10, 1976	1–3	@ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77)	2–1–0
4	W	October 12, 1976	4–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77)	3–1–0
5	W	October 14, 1976	7–1	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)	4–1–0
6	W	October 16, 1976	7–4	New York Rangers (1976–77)	5–1–0
7	L	October 17, 1976	3–5	@ Boston Bruins (1976–77)	5–2–0
8	W	October 19, 1976	6–0	@ Washington Capitals (1976–77)	6–2–0
9	W	October 21, 1976	5–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77)	7–2–0
10	W	October 23, 1976	9–1	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77)	8–2–0
11	W	October 25, 1976	4–1	New York Islanders (1976–77)	9–2–0
12	T	October 27, 1976	4–4	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)	9–2–1
13	L	October 30, 1976	3–4	Boston Bruins (1976–77)	9–3–1
14	W	November 1, 1976	3–2	Buffalo Sabres (1976–77)	10–3–1
15	W	November 3, 1976	5–2	@ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77)	11–3–1
16	W	November 6, 1976	11–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)	12–3–1
17	W	November 9, 1976	8–1	@ St. Louis Blues (1976–77)	13–3–1
18	T	November 10, 1976	2–2	@ Atlanta Flames (1976–77)	13–3–2
19	T	November 13, 1976	3–3	Colorado Rockies (1976–77)	13–3–3
20	W	November 15, 1976	4–2	St. Louis Blues (1976–77)	14–3–3
21	L	November 17, 1976	0–1	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77)	14–4–3
22	W	November 19, 1976	6–3	Minnesota North Stars (1976–77)	15–4–3
23	W	November 21, 1976	9–5	Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77)	16–4–3
24	W	November 23, 1976	5–1	@ New York Islanders (1976–77)	17–4–3
25	W	November 24, 1976	8–1	@ Cleveland Barons (1976–77)	18–4–3
26	W	November 27, 1976	4–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77)	19–4–3
27	T	December 2, 1976	3–3	Los Angeles Kings (1976–77)	19–4–4
28	W	December 4, 1976	3–1	Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77)	20–4–4
29	W	December 6, 1976	1–0	Cleveland Barons (1976–77)	21–4–4
30	W	December 8, 1976	4–3	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)	22–4–4
31	W	December 11, 1976	5–0	Detroit Red Wings (1976–77)	23–4–4
32	L	December 12, 1976	2–5	@ New York Rangers (1976–77)	23–5–4
33	W	December 15, 1976	8–2	@ Colorado Rockies (1976–77)	24–5–4
34	W	December 18, 1976	2–0	@ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77)	25–5–4
35	W	December 20, 1976	5–4	@ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)	26–5–4
36	W	December 27, 1976	4–2	Cleveland Barons (1976–77)	27–5–4
37	T	December 29, 1976	3–3	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77)	27–5–5
38	T	December 30, 1976	5–5	Minnesota North Stars (1976–77)	27–5–6
39	W	January 2, 1977	7–0	Atlanta Flames (1976–77)	28–5–6
40	W	January 3, 1977	6–4	Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)	29–5–6
41	W	January 6, 1977	9–2	@ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77)	30–5–6
42	W	January 8, 1977	7–2	Washington Capitals (1976–77)	31–5–6
43	W	January 11, 1977	6–0	@ Colorado Rockies (1976–77)	32–5–6
44	L	January 12, 1977	2–7	@ St. Louis Blues (1976–77)	32–6–6
45	W	January 15, 1977	6–0	Los Angeles Kings (1976–77)	33–6–6
46	L	January 17, 1977	3–7	@ Boston Bruins (1976–77)	33–7–6
47	W	January 18, 1977	3–0	@ Washington Capitals (1976–77)	34–7–6
48	W	January 20, 1977	6–2	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)	35–7–6
49	W	January 22, 1977	5–2	Washington Capitals (1976–77)	36–7–6
50	T	January 23, 1977	2–2	Detroit Red Wings (1976–77)	36–7–7
51	T	January 29, 1977	3–3	Buffalo Sabres (1976–77)	36–7–8
52	W	January 30, 1977	2–1	New York Islanders (1976–77)	37–7–8
53	W	February 1, 1977	7–3	@ Cleveland Barons (1976–77)	38–7–8
54	W	February 3, 1977	6–4	@ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)	39–7–8
55	T	February 5, 1977	3–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77)	39–7–9
56	W	February 9, 1977	6–0	Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)	40–7–9
57	W	February 12, 1977	8–3	Boston Bruins (1976–77)	41–7–9
58	W	February 13, 1977	5–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77)	42–7–9
59	T	February 16, 1977	4–4	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77)	42–7–10
60	W	February 19, 1977	5–2	Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)	43–7–10
61	W	February 21, 1977	3–2	Atlanta Flames (1976–77)	44–7–10
62	W	February 23, 1977	4–2	@ Atlanta Flames (1976–77)	45–7–10
63	W	February 26, 1977	5–3	Cleveland Barons (1976–77)	46–7–10
64	W	February 27, 1977	8–1	@ New York Rangers (1976–77)	47–7–10
65	W	March 1, 1977	5–4	@ New York Islanders (1976–77)	48–7–10
66	W	March 3, 1977	5–1	Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77)	49–7–10
67	W	March 5, 1977	7–2	New York Rangers (1976–77)	50–7–10
68	L	March 6, 1977	1–4	@ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77)	50–8–10
69	T	March 9, 1977	2–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77)	50–8–11
70	W	March 10, 1977	7–1	Colorado Rockies (1976–77)	51–8–11
71	W	March 12, 1977	5–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)	52–8–11
72	W	March 14, 1977	3–0	Los Angeles Kings (1976–77)	53–8–11
73	W	March 16, 1977	5–2	@ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77)	54–8–11
74	W	March 21, 1977	5–1	@ Boston Bruins (1976–77)	55–8–11
75	W	March 24, 1977	6–1	St. Louis Blues (1976–77)	56–8–11
76	W	March 26, 1977	4–0	Detroit Red Wings (1976–77)	57–8–11
77	W	March 27, 1977	6–0	@ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77)	58–8–11
78	T	March 30, 1977	3–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77)	58–8–12
79	W	April 2, 1977	11–0	Washington Capitals (1976–77)	59–8–12
80	W	April 3, 1977	2–1	@ Washington Capitals (1976–77)	60–8–12

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Playoffs[]

Montreal Canadiens 4, St Louis Blues 0[]

Montreal Canadiens 4, New York Islanders 2[]

Montreal Canadiens 4, Boston Bruins 0[]

Main article: 1977 Stanley Cup Final

Facing the Boston Bruins, 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.

Date	Visitors	Score	Home	Score	Notes
May 7	Boston	3	Montreal	7
May 10	Boston	0	Montreal	3
May 12	Montreal	4	Boston	2
May 14	Montreal	2	Boston	1	OT

Player Stats[]

Regular Season[]

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Lafleur, GuyGuy Lafleur	RW	80	56	80	136	20	89	14	0	8
Shutt, SteveSteve Shutt	LW	80	60	45	105	28	88	8	0	9
Robinson, LarryLarry Robinson	D	77	19	66	85	45	120	3	0	3
Lapointe, GuyGuy Lapointe	D	77	25	51	76	53	69	10	0	6
Lemaire, JacquesJacques Lemaire	C	75	34	41	75	22	70	5	2	4
Mahovlich, PetePete Mahovlich	C	76	15	47	62	45	36	3	0	1
Risebrough, DougDoug Risebrough	C	78	22	38	60	132	33	1	0	6
Cournoyer, YvanYvan Cournoyer	RW	60	25	28	53	8	27	6	0	2
Lambert, YvonYvon Lambert	LW	79	24	28	52	50	30	2	0	5
Houle, RejeanRejean Houle	W	65	22	30	52	24	39	2	0	3
Tremblay, MarioMario Tremblay	RW	74	18	28	46	61	25	4	0	3
Savard, SergeSerge Savard	D	78	9	33	42	35	79	0	0	1
Jarvis, DougDoug Jarvis	C	80	16	22	38	14	30	0	0	2
Gainey, BobBob Gainey	LW	80	14	19	33	41	31	0	1	3
Wilson, MurrayMurray Wilson	LW	60	13	14	27	26	25	1	0	1
Nyrop, BillBill Nyrop	D	74	3	19	22	21	42	0	0	1
Roberts, JimmyJimmy Roberts	D/RW	45	5	14	19	18	22	0	1	1
Bouchard, PierrePierre Bouchard	D	73	4	11	15	52	33	0	1	0
Chartraw, RickRick Chartraw	D/RW	43	3	4	7	59	27	0	0	1
Dryden, KenKen Dryden	G	56	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Van Boxmeer, JohnJohn Van Boxmeer	D	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Larocque, MichelMichel Larocque	G	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Dryden, KenKen Dryden	3275	56	41	6	8	117	2.14	10
Larocque, MichelMichel Larocque	1525	26	19	2	4	53	2.09	4
Team:	4800	80	60	8	12	170	2.12	14

Playoffs[]

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
Lafleur, GuyGuy Lafleur	RW	14	9	17	26	6	1	0	2
Lemaire, JacquesJacques Lemaire	C	14	7	12	19	6	1	0	3
Shutt, SteveSteve Shutt	LW	14	8	10	18	2	2	0	3
Lapointe, GuyGuy Lapointe	D	12	3	9	12	4	1	0	0
Robinson, LarryLarry Robinson	D	14	2	10	12	12	1	0	0
Mahovlich, PetePete Mahovlich	C	13	4	5	9	19	2	0	1
Savard, SergeSerge Savard	D	14	2	7	9	2	1	0	1
Wilson, MurrayMurray Wilson	LW	14	1	6	7	14	0	0	0
Jarvis, DougDoug Jarvis	C	14	0	7	7	2	0	0	0
Lambert, YvonYvon Lambert	LW	14	3	3	6	12	1	0	0
Gainey, BobBob Gainey	LW	14	4	1	5	25	0	1	1
Risebrough, DougDoug Risebrough	C	12	2	3	5	16	0	0	0
Roberts, JimmyJimmy Roberts	D/RW	14	3	0	3	6	0	1	1
Tremblay, MarioMario Tremblay	RW	14	3	0	3	9	0	0	0
Chartraw, RickRick Chartraw	D/RW	13	2	1	3	17	0	0	0
Nyrop, BillBill Nyrop	D	8	1	0	1	4	0	0	0
Bouchard, PierrePierre Bouchard	D	6	0	1	1	6	0	0	0
Houle, RejeanRejean Houle	W	6	0	1	1	4	0	0	0
Engblom, BrianBrian Engblom	D	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Mondou, PierrePierre Mondou	C	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Polich, MikeMike Polich	C/LW	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dryden, KenKen Dryden	G	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
Dryden, KenKen Dryden	849	14	12	2	22	1.55	4
Team:	849	14	12	2	22	1.55	4

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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[]

Prince of Wales Trophy: Montreal Canadiens
Hart Trophy: Guy Lafleur
Art Ross Trophy: Guy Lafleur
Conn Smythe Trophy: Guy Lafleur
Vezina Trophy: Ken Dryden and Michel Larocque
NHL Goal Scoring Leader: Steve Shutt
Guy Lafleur, NHL Leader, Assists (80) ^[4]
Steve Shutt, Left Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
Guy Lafleur, Right Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
Larry Robinson, Defence, NHL First Team All-Star
Ken Dryden, Goaltender, NHL First Team All-Star
Guy Lapointe, Defence, NHL Second Team All-Star
NHL record for most points in a season by a team (132)

1977 Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup Champions[]

Ken Dryden, Serge Savard, Guy Lapointe, Larry Robinson, Bill Nyrop, Pierre Bouchard, Jimmy Roberts, Rick Chartraw, Brian Engblom, Guy Lafleur, Steve Shutt, Peter Mahovlich, 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)

Draft Picks[]

See also: 1976 NHL Amateur Draft

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team
1	12	Peter Lee (L)	England/ Canada	Ottawa 67's (OHA)
1	13	Rod Schutt (L)	Canada	Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
1	18	Bruce Baker	Canada	Ottawa 67's (OHA)

Trivia[]

Canadiens who recorded a Hat trick this season include:
- Guy Lafleur during the 7-2 win over the St. Louis Blues, Game 1 of the Quarter-finals, April 11, 1977.

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Habs Team Best Ever, by Ken Campbell, The Hockey News, November 20, 2007
↑ 1976–77 Montreal Canadiens Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-07-14.
↑ 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-28.
↑ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 204, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5

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[ReferenceA-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Habs Team Best Ever, by Ken Campbell, The Hockey News, November 20, 2007

[2] 1976–77 Montreal Canadiens Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-07-14.

[3] 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-28.

[ReferenceB-4] National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 204, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5

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Montreal Canadiens
Franchise	Franchise • Original Six • Players • Coaches • General Managers • Seasons • Records • Draft Picks • Award Winners
Arenas	Jubilee Arena • Montreal Arena • Mount Royal Arena • Montreal Forum • Bell Centre
Affiliates	Laval Rocket (AHL)

1976–77 NHL season by team
Patrick	Atlanta • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia
Adams	Boston • Buffalo • Cleveland • Toronto
Norris	Detroit • Los Angeles • Montreal • Pittsburgh • Washington
Smythe	Chicago • Colorado • Minnesota • St. Louis • Vancouver
See also	1976 NHL Amateur Draft • All-Star Game • 1977 Stanley Cup Finals