1977–78 Montreal Canadiens season

	1977–78 Montreal Canadiens
Division	1st Norris
Conference	1st Prince of Wales
1977–78 record	59–10–11
Goals for	359
Goals against	183
Team information
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)
Penalty minutes	Gilles Lupien (108)
Wins	Ken Dryden (37)
Goals against average	Ken Dryden (2.05)
	← 1976–77 1978–79 →

The 1977–78 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 69th season. The Canadiens won their 21st Stanley Cup defeating the Boston Bruins 4 games to 2 in the 1978 Stanley Cup Finals.

Off-season[]

Regular Season[]

Final Standings[]

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

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 12, 1977	7–3	Minnesota North Stars (1977–78)	1–0–0
2	W	October 15, 1977	5–0	New York Rangers (1977–78)	2–0–0
3	W	October 16, 1977	2–0	@ Boston Bruins (1977–78)	3–0–0
4	W	October 19, 1977	5–3	@ Washington Capitals (1977–78)	4–0–0
5	T	October 20, 1977	2–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1977–78)	4–0–1
6	W	October 23, 1977	6–2	@ New York Rangers (1977–78)	5–0–1
7	W	October 24, 1977	5–1	Washington Capitals (1977–78)	6–0–1
8	T	October 26, 1977	2–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78)	6–0–2
9	L	October 29, 1977	3–5	Los Angeles Kings (1977–78)	6–1–2
10	L	October 30, 1977	0–4	Buffalo Sabres (1977–78)	6–2–2
11	T	November 2, 1977	2–2	Atlanta Flames (1977–78)	6–2–3
12	W	November 5, 1977	5–2	Boston Bruins (1977–78)	7–2–3
13	L	November 7, 1977	3–5	Minnesota North Stars (1977–78)	7–3–3
14	W	November 10, 1977	5–1	@ New York Islanders (1977–78)	8–3–3
15	W	November 12, 1977	5–0	Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78)	9–3–3
16	W	November 13, 1977	3–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78)	10–3–3
17	W	November 16, 1977	4–1	@ Colorado Rockies (1977–78)	11–3–3
18	W	November 19, 1977	4–2	@ Los Angeles Kings (1977–78)	12–3–3
19	L	November 23, 1977	1–2	@ Cleveland Barons (1977–78)	12–4–3
20	W	November 24, 1977	4–1	Buffalo Sabres (1977–78)	13–4–3
21	W	November 26, 1977	3–1	Detroit Red Wings (1977–78)	14–4–3
22	W	November 29, 1977	9–1	Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)	15–4–3
23	L	December 1, 1977	1–3	@ Buffalo Sabres (1977–78)	15–5–3
24	W	December 3, 1977	3–2	Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78)	16–5–3
25	T	December 5, 1977	2–2	Atlanta Flames (1977–78)	16–5–4
26	W	December 8, 1977	8–1	St. Louis Blues (1977–78)	17–5–4
27	W	December 10, 1977	7–2	Vancouver Canucks (1977–78)	18–5–4
28	W	December 12, 1977	5–1	@ Cleveland Barons (1977–78)	19–5–4
29	L	December 14, 1977	2–3	@ Minnesota North Stars (1977–78)	19–6–4
30	L	December 17, 1977	3–5	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)	19–7–4
31	W	December 18, 1977	2–0	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78)	20–7–4
32	W	December 21, 1977	3–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78)	21–7–4
33	W	December 23, 1977	7–5	New York Islanders (1977–78)	22–7–4
34	W	December 27, 1977	5–3	Cleveland Barons (1977–78)	23–7–4
35	W	December 29, 1977	4–3	Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)	24–7–4
36	W	December 31, 1977	4–2	@ New York Islanders (1977–78)	25–7–4
37	W	January 3, 1978	2–0	@ St. Louis Blues (1977–78)	26–7–4
38	W	January 4, 1978	4–1	@ Atlanta Flames (1977–78)	27–7–4
39	T	January 9, 1978	3–3	Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78)	27–7–5
40	W	January 11, 1978	8–6	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)	28–7–5
41	W	January 12, 1978	6–1	@ Detroit Red Wings (1977–78)	29–7–5
42	W	January 14, 1978	5–3	Boston Bruins (1977–78)	30–7–5
43	W	January 18, 1978	7–4	@ Cleveland Barons (1977–78)	31–7–5
44	T	January 19, 1978	1–1	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78)	31–7–6
45	W	January 21, 1978	8–1	Vancouver Canucks (1977–78)	32–7–6
46	W	January 26, 1978	5–2	@ Atlanta Flames (1977–78)	33–7–6
47	W	January 28, 1978	6–3	Los Angeles Kings (1977–78)	34–7–6
48	W	January 31, 1978	5–3	@ Colorado Rockies (1977–78)	35–7–6
49	T	February 2, 1978	4–4	@ Vancouver Canucks (1977–78)	35–7–7
50	T	February 4, 1978	5–5	@ Los Angeles Kings (1977–78)	35–7–8
51	T	February 9, 1978	3–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78)	35–7–9
52	W	February 11, 1978	7–3	St. Louis Blues (1977–78)	36–7–9
53	W	February 12, 1978	5–3	@ New York Rangers (1977–78)	37–7–9
54	W	February 15, 1978	6–2	@ St. Louis Blues (1977–78)	38–7–9
55	W	February 17, 1978	8–2	@ Washington Capitals (1977–78)	39–7–9
56	W	February 18, 1978	9–4	Colorado Rockies (1977–78)	40–7–9
57	W	February 20, 1978	4–2	Buffalo Sabres (1977–78)	41–7–9
58	W	February 23, 1978	5–1	Cleveland Barons (1977–78)	42–7–9
59	L	February 25, 1978	3–6	New York Rangers (1977–78)	42–8–9
60	W	February 26, 1978	2–1	New York Islanders (1977–78)	43–8–9
61	W	February 28, 1978	9–3	Detroit Red Wings (1977–78)	44–8–9
62	W	March 1, 1978	5–2	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)	45–8–9
63	W	March 4, 1978	7–1	Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78)	46–8–9
64	L	March 6, 1978	1–2	@ Buffalo Sabres (1977–78)	46–9–9
65	W	March 8, 1978	4–3	Washington Capitals (1977–78)	47–9–9
66	W	March 9, 1978	4–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78)	48–9–9
67	W	March 11, 1978	5–3	Los Angeles Kings (1977–78)	49–9–9
68	W	March 13, 1978	5–2	@ Minnesota North Stars (1977–78)	50–9–9
69	W	March 15, 1978	6–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78)	51–9–9
70	W	March 18, 1978	6–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (1977–78)	52–9–9
71	W	March 20, 1978	5–1	@ Vancouver Canucks (1977–78)	53–9–9
72	W	March 23, 1978	5–3	Colorado Rockies (1977–78)	54–9–9
73	W	March 25, 1978	5–0	Washington Capitals (1977–78)	55–9–9
74	T	March 26, 1978	2–2	@ Boston Bruins (1977–78)	55–9–10
75	W	March 29, 1978	6–2	Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)	56–9–10
76	W	April 1, 1978	7–1	Boston Bruins (1977–78)	57–9–10
77	T	April 2, 1978	4–4	@ Washington Capitals (1977–78)	57–9–11
78	W	April 5, 1978	6–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78)	58–9–11
79	W	April 8, 1978	5–1	Detroit Red Wings (1977–78)	59–9–11
80	L	April 9, 1978	0–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1977–78)	59–10–11

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Playoffs[]

Montreal Canadiens 4, Detroit Red Wings 1[]

Montreal Canadiens 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 0[]

Montreal Canadiens 4, Boston Bruins 2[]

Main article: 1978 Stanley Cup Finals

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

Player Stats[]

Regular Season[]

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Lafleur, GuyGuy Lafleur	RW	78	60	72	132	26	73	15	0	12
Lemaire, JacquesJacques Lemaire	C	76	36	61	97	14	54	6	0	5
Shutt, SteveSteve Shutt	LW	80	49	37	86	24	56	16	0	7
Robinson, LarryLarry Robinson	D	80	13	52	65	39	71	3	2	5
Houle, RejeanRejean Houle	W	76	30	28	58	50	39	3	0	5
Cournoyer, YvanYvan Cournoyer	RW	68	24	29	53	12	39	4	0	6
Mondou, PierrePierre Mondou	C	71	19	30	49	8	32	4	0	3
Larouche, PierrePierre Larouche	C	44	17	32	49	11	32	3	0	1
Lapointe, GuyGuy Lapointe	D	49	13	29	42	19	46	4	0	2
Savard, SergeSerge Savard	D	77	8	34	42	24	62	4	0	1
Risebrough, DougDoug Risebrough	C	72	18	23	41	97	30	1	0	3
Lambert, YvonYvon Lambert	LW	77	18	22	40	20	10	7	0	3
Jarvis, DougDoug Jarvis	C	80	11	28	39	23	12	2	2	1
Gainey, BobBob Gainey	LW	66	15	16	31	57	11	0	2	1
Nyrop, BillBill Nyrop	D	72	5	21	26	37	56	1	2	1
Tremblay, MarioMario Tremblay	RW	56	10	14	24	44	6	0	1	0
Chartraw, RickRick Chartraw	D/RW	68	4	12	16	64	16	0	0	1
Bouchard, PierrePierre Bouchard	D	59	4	6	10	29	27	0	0	1
Mahovlich, PetePete Mahovlich	C	17	3	5	8	4	6	0	0	1
Lupien, GillesGilles Lupien	D	46	1	3	4	108	19	0	0	0
Larocque, MichelMichel Larocque	G	30	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0
Engblom, BrianBrian Engblom	D	28	1	2	3	23	9	0	0	0
Dryden, KenKen Dryden	G	52	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Wilson, MurrayMurray Wilson	LW	12	0	1	1	0	-1	0	0	0
Polich, MikeMike Polich	C/LW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Schutt, RodRod Schutt	LW	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hughes, PatPat Hughes	RW	3	0	0	0	2	-2	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Dryden, KenKen Dryden	3071	52	37	7	7	105	2.05	5
Larocque, MichelMichel Larocque	1729	30	22	3	4	77	2.67	1
Team:	4800	80	59	10	11	182	2.27	6

Playoffs[]

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
Lafleur, GuyGuy Lafleur	RW	15	10	11	21	16	3	0	2
Robinson, LarryLarry Robinson	D	15	4	17	21	6	2	0	0
Shutt, SteveSteve Shutt	LW	15	9	8	17	20	3	0	0
Lemaire, JacquesJacques Lemaire	C	15	6	8	14	10	0	0	1
Cournoyer, YvanYvan Cournoyer	RW	15	7	4	11	10	0	0	2
Houle, RejeanRejean Houle	W	15	3	8	11	14	0	0	0
Mondou, PierrePierre Mondou	C	15	3	7	10	4	2	0	1
Gainey, BobBob Gainey	LW	15	2	7	9	14	0	1	0
Jarvis, DougDoug Jarvis	C	15	3	5	8	12	1	0	1
Savard, SergeSerge Savard	D	15	1	7	8	8	0	0	0
Lapointe, GuyGuy Lapointe	D	14	1	6	7	16	1	0	0
Lambert, YvonYvon Lambert	LW	15	2	4	6	6	1	0	1
Risebrough, DougDoug Risebrough	C	15	2	2	4	17	0	1	1
Nyrop, BillBill Nyrop	D	12	0	4	4	6	0	0	0
Larouche, PierrePierre Larouche	C	5	2	1	3	4	1	0	1
Tremblay, MarioMario Tremblay	RW	5	2	1	3	16	0	0	1
Chartraw, RickRick Chartraw	D/RW	10	1	0	1	10	0	0	1
Bouchard, PierrePierre Bouchard	D	10	0	1	1	5	0	0	0
Engblom, BrianBrian Engblom	D	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Lupien, GillesGilles Lupien	D	8	0	0	0	17	0	0	0
Dryden, KenKen Dryden	G	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
Dryden, KenKen Dryden	919	15	12	3	29	1.89	2
Team:	919	15	12	3	29	1.89	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[]

Prince of Wales Trophy: Montreal Canadiens
Hart Trophy: Guy Lafleur
Art Ross Trophy: Guy Lafleur
NHL Goal Scoring Leader: Guy Lafleur
Selke Trophy: Bob Gainey
Vezina Trophy: Ken Dryden & Michel Larocque
Conn Smythe Trophy: Larry Robinson
Guy Lafleur, Right Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
Ken Dryden, Goaltender, NHL First Team All-Star
Steve Shutt, Left Wing, NHL Second Team All-Star
Larry Robinson, Defence, NHL Second Team All-Star
Guy Lapointe, Defence, NHL Second Team All-Star

Transactions[]

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)

Draft Picks[]

See also: 1977 NHL Amateur Draft

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/junior/club team (League)
1	10	Mark Napier	(RW)	Canada	Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
1	18	Norm Dupont	(LW)	Canada	Montreal Jr. Canadiens
2	36	Rod Langway	(D)	Chinese Taipei	New Hampshire
3	43	Alain Cote	(D)	Canada	Chicoutimi (QMJHL)
3	54	Gordie Roberts	(D)	Canada	Victoria
9	162	Craig Laughlin	(RW)	Canada	Clarkson University

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Farm Teams[]

References[]

↑ 1977–78 Montreal Canadiens Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-07-14.
↑ 1977-78 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-28.
↑ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 234, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5

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[1] 1977–78 Montreal Canadiens Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-07-14.

[2] 1977-78 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-28.

[3] National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 234, 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)

1977–78 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	1977 NHL Amateur Draft · All-Star Game · 1978 Stanley Cup Finals

1977–78 Montreal Canadiens season

Contents

Off-season[]

Regular Season[]

Final Standings[]

Game Log[]

Playoffs[]

Montreal Canadiens 4, Detroit Red Wings 1[]

Montreal Canadiens 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 0[]

Montreal Canadiens 4, Boston Bruins 2[]

Player Stats[]

Regular Season[]

Playoffs[]

Awards and Records[]

Transactions[]

1978 Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup Champions[]

Draft Picks[]

Farm Teams[]

See Also[]

References[]