1976–77 Montreal Canadiens season

The 1976–77 Montreal Canadiens season was the Canadiens' 68th season. The team is regarded to be the greatest NHL team ever composed. The Canadiens won their 20th Stanley Cup in 1976–77, taking the NHL championship. They 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 more than their opponents.^[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]

Regular season

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

^[2]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.

Schedule and results

Regular season schedule
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

Stanley Cup Final

Main article: 1977 Stanley Cup Final

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.

Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens

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

Montreal wins the series 4–0.

Guy Lafleur won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.

Player statistics

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, JimJim 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, JimJim 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
Dryden, KenKen Dryden	G	14	0	0	0	0	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

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

^[4]

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

Prince of Wales Trophy
Ken Dryden and Michel Larocque, Vezina Trophy
Ken Dryden, Goaltender, NHL First Team All-Star
Guy Lafleur, Art Ross Trophy
Guy Lafleur, Conn Smythe Trophy
Guy Lafleur, Hart Trophy
Guy Lafleur, Lou Marsh Trophy
Guy Lafleur, right wing, NHL First Team All-Star
Guy Lafleur, NHL leader, assists (80)^[5]
Guy Lafleur, NHL leader, points (136)^[5]
Guy Lapointe, defence, NHL Second Team All-Star
Larry Robinson, defence, NHL First Team All-Star
Steve Shutt, left wing, NHL First Team All-Star
Steve Shutt, NHL leader, goals (60)^[5]
132 points, NHL record for most points in a season by a team

1977 Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup Champions

Ken Dryden, Serge Savard, Guy Lapointe, Larry Robinson, Bill Nyrop, Pierre Bouchard, Jim 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

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)

References

1 2 3 Habs Team Best Ever, by Ken Campbell, The Hockey News, November 20, 2007.
↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.
↑ "1976–77 Montreal Canadiens Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
↑ "1976-77 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
1 2 3 National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 204, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5.

Montreal Canadiens seasons

1900s	1909–10

1910s	1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20

1920s	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30

1930s	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40

1940s	1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50

1950s	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60

1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70

1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

Montreal Canadiens

Founded in 1909
Based in Montreal, Quebec

Franchise

History

Personnel

Owners: Molson family (Geoff Molson, chairman)
General manager: Marc Bergevin
Head coach: Michel Therrien
Team captain: Max Pacioretty
Current roster

Arenas

Rivalries

Affiliates

AHL: St. John's IceCaps

ECHL: Brampton Beast

General managers

Head coaches

Media

TV	City TV (English) Sportsnet East (English) Réseau des sports (French) TVA Sports (French)

Radio	English TSN Radio 990 French 98,5 FM

Culture and lore

1976–77 NHL season

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	Draft All-Star Game Stanley Cup Finals

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