1978_Stanley_Cup_Final

1978 Stanley Cup Finals

1978 Stanley Cup Finals

1978 ice hockey championship series

The 1978 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1977–78 season, and the culmination of the 1978 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Boston Bruins and the defending champion Montreal Canadiens, making their third straight appearance in the Finals. The series was a rematch of the 1977 Stanley Cup Finals. The Canadiens won the best-of-seven series, four games to two, to win their third consecutive Stanley Cup championship and their 21st overall.[1] This was the last time that both the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens met in the Stanley Cup Finals. The Canadiens eventually joined the Bruins in the Adams Division in 1982.

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Paths to the Finals

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.

Game summaries

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 Boston Bruins 1–4 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
Brad Park (6) – pp – 02:31 First period 04:31 – pp – Guy Lafleur (8)
09:53 – pp – Yvon Lambert (2)
No scoring Second period 13:54 – Steve Shutt (7)
No scoring Third period 03:55 – Yvan Cournoyer (7)
Gerry Cheevers 23 saves / 27 shots Goalie stats Ken Dryden 15 saves / 16 shots
May 16 Boston Bruins 2–3 OT Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Brad Park (7) – 03:57 Second period 07:00 – Steve Shutt (8)
Rick Smith (1) – 15:48 Third period 12:12 – Bob Gainey (2)
No scoring First overtime period 13:09 – Guy Lafleur (9)
Gerry Cheevers 32 saves / 35 shots Goalie stats Ken Dryden 30 saves / 32 shots
May 18 Montreal Canadiens 0–4 Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
No scoring First period 00:59 – Gary Doak (1)
05:11 – Rick Middleton (5)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 02:54 – Peter McNab (7)
15:39 – Terry O'Reilly (5)
Ken Dryden 32 saves / 36 shots Goalie stats Gerry Cheevers 16 saves / 16 shots
May 21 Montreal Canadiens 3–4 OT Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
Doug Risebrough (2) – 03:26 First period 00:25 – Gregg Sheppard (2)
Larry Robinson (3) – 07:00 Second period No scoring
Guy Lafleur (10) – 19:27 Third period 09:19 – Peter McNab (8)
13:20 – Brad Park (8)
No scoring First overtime period 06:22 – Bobby Schmautz (7)
Ken Dryden 20 saves / 24 shots Goalie stats Gerry Cheevers 27 saves / 30 shots
May 23 Boston Bruins 1–4 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
No scoring First period 07:46 – Larry Robinson (4)
11:10 – pp – Pierre Mondou (3)
No scoring Second period 13:04 – pp Pierre Larouche (2)
18:42 – Jacques Lemaire (6)
Don Marcotte (5) – pp – 11:22 Third period No scoring
Gerry Cheevers 21 saves / 25 shots
Ron Grahame 5 saves / 5 shots		 Goalie stats Ken Dryden 29 saves / 30 shots
May 25 Montreal Canadiens 4–1 Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
Steve Shutt (9) – 07:01
Mario Tremblay (1) – 09:20		 First period 04:05 – pp – Brad Park (9)
Mario Tremblay (2) – 13:37
Rejean Houle (3) – 17:46		 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Ken Dryden 15 saves / 16 shots Goalie stats Gerry Cheevers 20 saves / 24 shots
Montreal won series 4–2

Team rosters

Boston Bruins

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Stanley Cup engraving

The 1978 Stanley Cup was presented to Canadiens captain Yvan Cournoyer by NHL President John Ziegler following the Canadiens 4–1 win over the Bruins in game six.

The following Canadiens players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup

1977–78 Montreal Canadiens

Players

Coaching and administrative staff

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

  1. [1]
    "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
Stanley Cup Champions
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