1977–78 Montreal Canadiens season
Appearance
1977–78 Montreal Canadiens | |
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Stanley Cup champions | |
Wales Conference champions | |
Norris Division champions | |
Division | 1st Norris |
Conference | 1st 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) |
The 1977–78 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 69th season. The Canadiens won their third straight Stanley Cup, and 21st overall.
Offseason
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Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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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 |
[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Record vs. opponents
[edit]Norris Division record vs. opponents
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Schedule and results
[edit]Regular season schedule | |||||
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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 |
Playoffs
[edit]Stanley Cup
[edit]Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens
[edit]Date | Visitors | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
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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 |
Montreal wins the series 4–2.
Player statistics
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Scoring
[edit]Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Guy Lafleur | RW | 78 | 60 | 72 | 132 | 26 | 73 | 15 | 0 | 12 |
Jacques Lemaire | C | 76 | 36 | 61 | 97 | 14 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
Steve Shutt | LW | 80 | 49 | 37 | 86 | 24 | 56 | 16 | 0 | 7 |
Larry Robinson | D | 80 | 13 | 52 | 65 | 39 | 71 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Rejean Houle | W | 76 | 30 | 28 | 58 | 50 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Yvan Cournoyer | RW | 68 | 24 | 29 | 53 | 12 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
Pierre Mondou | C | 71 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 8 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Pierre Larouche | C | 44 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 11 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Guy Lapointe | D | 49 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 19 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Serge Savard | D | 77 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 24 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Doug Risebrough | C | 72 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 97 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Yvon Lambert | LW | 77 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
Doug Jarvis | C | 80 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Bob Gainey | LW | 66 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 57 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Bill Nyrop | D | 72 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 37 | 56 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Mario Tremblay | RW | 56 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Rick Chartraw | D/RW | 68 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 64 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pierre Bouchard | D | 59 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pete Mahovlich | C | 17 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Gilles Lupien | D | 46 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 108 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michel Larocque | G | 30 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Engblom | D | 28 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Dryden | G | 52 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Murray Wilson | LW | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pat Hughes | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Polich | C/LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rod Schutt | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
[edit]Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Ken Dryden | 3071 | 52 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 105 | 2.05 | 5 |
Michel Larocque | 1729 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 77 | 2.67 | 1 |
Team: | 4800 | 80 | 59 | 10 | 11 | 182 | 2.27 | 6 |
Playoffs
[edit]Scoring
[edit]Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Guy Lafleur | RW | 15 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Larry Robinson | D | 15 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Shutt | LW | 15 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Jacques Lemaire | C | 15 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Yvan Cournoyer | RW | 15 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Rejean Houle | W | 15 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pierre Mondou | C | 15 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Bob Gainey | LW | 15 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Doug Jarvis | C | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Serge Savard | D | 15 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Guy Lapointe | D | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Yvon Lambert | LW | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Doug Risebrough | C | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Bill Nyrop | D | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pierre Larouche | C | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Mario Tremblay | RW | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rick Chartraw | D/RW | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pierre Bouchard | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Dryden | G | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Engblom | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gilles Lupien | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
[edit]Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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Ken Dryden | 919 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 29 | 1.89 | 2 |
Team: | 919 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 29 | 1.89 | 2 |
Note:
- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Awards and records
[edit]- Prince of Wales Trophy
- Ken Dryden and Michel Larocque, Vezina Trophy
- Bob Gainey, Frank J. Selke Trophy
- Guy Lafleur, Art Ross Trophy
- Guy Lafleur, Hart Memorial Trophy
- Larry Robinson, Conn Smythe Trophy
Transactions
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Draft picks
[edit]Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/junior/club team (League) |
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1 | 10 | Mark Napier | Right Wing | ![]() |
Birmingham Bulls (WHA) |
1 | 18 | Norm Dupont | Left Wing | ![]() |
Montreal Jr. Canadiens (QMJHL) |
2 | 36 | Rod Langway | Defence | ![]() |
University of New Hampshire (ECAC) |
3 | 43 | Alain Cote | Defence | ![]() |
Chicoutimi (QMJHL) |
3 | 46 | Pierre Lagace | Left Wing | ![]() |
Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
3 | 49 | Moe Robinson | Defence | ![]() |
Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) |
3 | 54 | Gordie Roberts | Defence | ![]() |
New England Whalers (WHA) |
4 | 64 | Robert Holland | Goaltender | ![]() |
Montreal Juniors (QMJHL) |
5 | 90 | Gaetan Rochette | Left Wing | ![]() |
Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL) |
6 | 108 | Bill Himmelright | Defence | ![]() |
University of North Dakota (WCHA) |
7 | 124 | Richard Sevigny | Goaltender | ![]() |
Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) |
8 | 137 | Keith Hendrickson | Defence | ![]() |
University of Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA) |
8 | 140 | Morgan Reilly | Right Wing | ![]() |
Colorado College (WCHA) |
9 | 152 | Barry Borrett | Goaltender | ![]() |
Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) |
9 | 154 | Sid Tanchak | Centre | ![]() |
Clarkson University (ECAC) |
10 | 160 | Mark Holden | Goaltender | ![]() |
Brown University (ECAC) |
10 | 162 | Craig Laughlin | Right Wing | ![]() |
Clarkson University (ECAC) |
11 | 167 | Dan Poulin | Defence | ![]() |
Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) |
11 | 169 | Tom McDonell | Centre | ![]() |
Ottawa 67's (OMJHL) |
12 | 173 | Cary Farelli | Right Wing | ![]() |
Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) |
12 | 174 | Carey Walker | Goaltender | ![]() |
New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
13 | 176 | Mark Wells | Centre | ![]() |
Bowling Green University (CCHA) |
13 | 177 | Stan Palmer | Defence | ![]() |
University of Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA) |
14 | 179 | Jean Belisle | Goaltender | ![]() |
Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) |
14 | 180 | Bob Daly | Goaltender | ![]() |
Ottawa 67's (OMJHL) |
15 | 182 | Bob Boileau | Right Wing | ![]() |
Boston University (ECAC) |
15 | 183 | John Costello | Centre | ![]() |
University of Massachusetts Lowell (ECAC) |
Farm teams
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "1977–78 Montreal Canadiens Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved July 14, 2009.
- ^ "1977-78 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
- ^ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 234, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5