1978 Stanley Cup Finals
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The 1978 Stanley Cup Final championship series was contested by the Boston Bruins and the defending champion Montreal Canadiens, making their third-straight appearance. The series was a rematch of the 1977 final. The Canadiens would win the best-of-seven series four games to two, to win their third consecutive Stanley Cup.[1]
Paths to the Final
Montreal defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4–1 and the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0 to advance to the final.
Boston defeated the Chicago Black Hawks 4–0 and the Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 to make it to the final.
The series
Defenceman Larry Robinson of Montreal led all players with 17 assists, and finished tied with teammate Guy Lafleur with 21 points, to win the Conn Smythe Trophy.
| May 13 | Montreal Canadiens | 4–1 | Boston Bruins | Montreal Forum | ||||
| (Guy Lapointe) Guy Lafleur - 4:31 (Steve Shutt, Guy Lafleur) Yvon Lambert - 9:53 |
First period | 2:31 - Brad Park (Bobby Schmautz, Jean Ratelle) | ||||||
| (Jacques Lemaire, Guy Lafleur) Steve Shutt - 13:54 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| (Yvon Lambert, Doug Jarvis) Yvan Cournoyer - 3:55 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| May 16 | Montreal Canadiens | 3-2 | OT | Boston Bruins | Montreal Forum | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| (Larry Robinson, Yvan Cournoyer) Steve Shutt - 7:00 | Second period | 3:57 - Brad Park (Terry O'Reilly, Peter McNab) | ||||||
| (Rejean Houle, Doug Jarvis) Bob Gainey - 12:12 | Third period | 15:48 - Rick Smith (Wayne Cashman, Peter McNab) | ||||||
| (Larry Robinson) Guy Lafleur - 13:09 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| May 18 | Boston Bruins | 4-0 | Montreal Canadiens | Boston Garden | ||||
| (Jean Ratelle) Gary Doak - 0:59 (Jean Ratelle) Rick Middleton - 5:11 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| (Mike Milbury) Peter McNab - 2:54 (Mike Milbury, Peter McNab) Terry O'Reilly - 15:39 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| May 21 | Boston Bruins | 4-3 | OT | Montreal Canadiens | Boston Garden | |||
| (Don Marcotte) Gregg Sheppard - 0:25 | First period | 3:26 - Doug Risebrough (Mario Tremblay, Bob Gainey) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 7:00 - Larry Robinson (Pierre Mondou) | ||||||
| (Terry O'Reilly, Wayne Cashman) Peter McNab - 9:19 (Gregg Sheppard, Mike Milbury) Brad Park - 13:20 |
Third period | 19:27 - Guy Lafleur (Guy Lapointe, Jacques Lemaire) | ||||||
| (Brad Park, Gregg Sheppard) Bobby Schmautz - 6:22 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| May 23 | Montreal Canadiens | 4-1 | Boston Bruins | Montreal Forum | ||||
| (Serge Savard) Larry Robinson - 7:46 (Serge Savard) Pierre Mondou - 11:10 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| (Serge Savard, Yvan Cournoyer) Pierre Larouche - 13:04 (Bill Nyrop) Jacques Lemaire - 18:42 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 11:22 - Don Marcotte (Bobby Schmautz, Bob Miller) | ||||||
| May 25 | Boston Bruins | 1-4 | Montreal Canadiens | Boston Garden | ||||
| (Gregg Sheppard, Don Marcotte) Brad Park - 4:05 | First period | 7:01 - Steve Shutt (Pierre Mondou, Larry Robinson) 9:20 - Mario Tremblay (Pierre Mondou, Larry Robinson) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 13:37 - Mario Tremblay (Yvon Lambert, Bill Nyrop) 17:46 - Rejean Houle (Doug Jarvis) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Montreal won series 4–2 | |
Montreal Canadiens 1978 Stanley Cup champions
Roster
- 10 Guy Lafleur
- 11 Yvon Lambert
- 12 Yvan Cournoyer (Captain)
- 14 Mario Tremblay
- 15 Rejean Houle
- 17 Murray Wilson†
- 22 Steve Shutt
- 23 Bob Gainey
- 2 Bill Nyrop
- 3 Brian Engblom
- 5 Guy Lapointe
- 18 Serge Savard
- 19 Larry Robinson
- 24 Gilles Lupien
- 26 Pierre Bouchard
- 27 Rick Chartraw
- 29 Ken Dryden
- 1 Michel Bunny Larocque
- Coaching and administrative staff
- Jacques Courtois (President), Sam Pollock (Vice President/General Manager)
- Jean Beliveau (Vice President - Director of Cooperate Relations), William Scotty Bowman (Head Coach)
- Peter Bronfman (Chairman/Owner/Director), Edward Bronfman (Executive Director/Owner)
- Al MacNeil (Director of Player Personnel), Eddy Palchak (Trainer), Pierre Meilleur (Asst. Trainer)
- Claude Ruel (Director of Player Development), Floyd Curry (Asst. General Manager), Ron Caron (Asst. General Manager)
Stanley Cup engraving
- †Murray Wilson only played 12 games due to spinal fusion surgery. His name was engraved on the Cup in 1978, even though he did not qualify.
See also
References
- ↑ "Canadiens capture third straight cup after 4-1 win". St Petersburg Times (Page 32). May 26, 1978. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
- Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Stanley Cup. NHL.
- Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books. ISBN 978-1-55168-261-7.
| Preceded by Montreal Canadiens 1977 |
Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup Champions 1978 |
Succeeded by Montreal Canadiens 1979 |
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