- 1977 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1977 Stanley Cup Finals were played from
May 7 toMay 14 ,1977 between theBoston Bruins and the defending championMontreal Canadiens . The Canadiens would win the best-of-seven series four games to none, to win their second straightStanley Cup .Paths to the Final
Montreal defeated the St. Louis Blues 4–0 and the
New York Islanders 4–2 to advance to the finals. Boston defeated theLos Angeles Kings 4–2 and thePhiladelphia Flyers 4–0 to make it to the finals.The series
Jacques Lemaire scored three game-winning goals, including the Cup winner in overtime.Guy Lafleur won theConn Smythe Trophy for scoring 9 goals and 17 assists during the playoffs.Boston Bruins vs.Montreal Canadiens "Montreal wins the series 4–0."
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Guy Lafleur won theConn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP."Montreal Canadiens 1977 Stanley Cup champions
Stanley Cup champion|team=Montreal Canadiens |year=1973
centers=*8Doug Risebrough
*20Peter Mahovlich
*21Doug Jarvis
*24Pierre Mondou
*25Jacques Lemaire
*28Mike Polich
defence=*2Bill Nyrop
*2Brian Engblom ††
*5Guy Lapointe
*18Serge Savard (Acting Captain)†
*19Larry Robinson
*26Pierre Bouchard
*27Rick Chartraw
goaltenders=*1 MichelBunny Larocque
*29Ken Dryden
wingers=*6 Jim Roberts
*10Guy Lafleur
*11Yvon Lambert
*12Yvan Cournoyer (Captain)
*14Mario Tremblay
*15 Rejean Houle
*17Murray Wilson
*22Steve Shutt
*23Bob Gainey
non-players=
*Jacques Courtois (President),Sam Pollock (Vice President/General Manager)
*Jean Beliveau (Vice President), WilliamScotty Bowman (Head Coach)
*Peter Bronfman (Chairman/Owner),Edward Bronfman (Executive Director/Owner)
*Claude Ruel (Director of Player Development),Floyd Curry ,Ron Caron , (Ass't General Managers)
*Pierre Meilluer (Ass't Trainer), Eddie Palchak (Trainer)
player-notes=
*† Serge Savard served as Captain, when Yvan Cournoyer missed the whole playoffs due a back injury.
engraving-notes=
* Bob Gainey was misspelled on the Stanley Cup as ROBERT GAINY missing an "E". When the Replica Cup was created in 1992–93, ROBERT GAINEY was spelled correctly with 1977 Montreal.
*†† Brian Engblom, played 2 playoff games, He played no regular season games and no games in the finals, so name is not on the Stanley Cup in 1977.|
ee also
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List of Stanley Cup champions
*1976–77 NHL season References
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