1977 Stanley Cup Finals

The 1977 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1976–77 season, and the culmination of the 1977 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Boston Bruins and the defending champion Montreal Canadiens. The Bruins were making their first appearance in the final series since their loss in the 1974 Final. The Canadiens would win the best-of-seven series four games to none, to win their second straight Stanley Cup championship, and 20th overall.

1977 Stanley Cup Finals
1234 Total
Montreal Canadiens 7342* 4
Boston Bruins 3021* 0
* indicates periods of overtime
Location(s)Montreal: Montreal Forum (1, 2)
Boston: Boston Garden (3, 4)
CoachesMontreal: Scotty Bowman
Boston: Don Cherry
CaptainsMontreal: Yvan Cournoyer[1]
Boston: John Bucyk
DatesMay 7–14, 1977
MVPGuy Lafleur (Canadiens)
Series-winning goalJacques Lemaire (4:32, first OT, G4)
NetworksCBC, NHL Network

Paths to the Finals

Montreal defeated the St. Louis Blues 4–0 and the New York Islanders 4–2 to advance to the final.

Boston defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4–2 and the Philadelphia Flyers 4–0 to make it to the final.

Game summaries

Jacques Lemaire scored three game-winning goals, including the Cup-winner in overtime. Guy Lafleur won the Conn Smythe Trophy for scoring 10 goals and 17 assists during the playoffs.

Montreal won series 4–0

Team rosters

Boston Bruins
# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
1 Gilles Gilbert G L 28 1973 Saint-Esprit, Quebec
6 Darryl Edestrand D L 31 1973 Strathroy, Ontario
8 Peter McNab C L 24 1976 Vancouver, British Columbia
9 Johnny Bucyk (C) LW L 41 1957 Edmonton, Alberta
10 Jean Ratelle C L 36 1975 Lac Saint-Jean, Quebec
11 Bobby Schmautz RW R 32 1973 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
12 Wayne Cashman LW R 31 1965 Kingston, Ontario
14 Dave Forbes LW L 20 1973 Montreal, Quebec
16 Rick Middleton RW R 23 1976 Toronto, Ontario
17 Stan Jonathan LW L 21 1975 Ohsweken, Ontario
18 John Wensink LW L 24 1976 Cornwall, Ontario
19 Gregg Sheppard C L 28 1972 North Battleford, Saskatchewan
20 Al Sims D L 24 1973 Toronto, Ontario
21 Don Marcotte LW L 30 1967 Arthabaska, Quebec
22 Brad Park D L 28 1975 Toronto, Ontario
23 Rick Smith D L 28 1972 Kingston, Ontario
24 Terry O'Reilly RW R 25 1971 Niagara Falls, Ontario
25 Gary Doak D R 31 1972 Goderich, Ontario
26 Mike Milbury D L 24 1975 Brighton, Massachusetts
27 Earl Anderson RW R 26 1974 Roseau, Minnesota
28 Matti Hagman C L 21 1978 Helsinki, Finland
29 Doug Halward D L 21 1975 Toronto, Ontario
30 Gerry Cheevers G L 36 1976 St. Catharines, Ontario

Montreal Canadiens
# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
1 Michel Larocque G L 25 1972 Hull, Quebec
2 Bill Nyrop D L 24 1972 Washington, D.C.
5 Guy Lapointe D L 29 1969 Montreal, Quebec
6 Jimmy Roberts RW R 37 1971 Toronto, Ontario
8 Doug Risebrough C L 23 1974 Guelph, Ontario
10 Guy Lafleur RW R 25 1971 Montreal, Quebec
11 Yvon Lambert LW L 26 1971 Drummondville, Quebec
12 Yvan Cournoyer (C) RW L 33 1963 Montreal, Quebec
14 Mario Tremblay RW R 20 1974 Alma, Quebec
15 Réjean Houle RW L 27 1969 Rouyn, Quebec
17 Murray Wilson C L 25 1971 Toronto, Canada
18 Serge Savard D L 31 1966 Landrienne, Quebec
19 Larry Robinson D L 25 1971 Winchester, Ontario
20 Peter Mahovlich C L 30 1969 Timmins, Ontario
21 Doug Jarvis C L 22 1975 Brantford, Ontario
22 Steve Shutt LW L 24 1972 Willowdale, Ontario
23 Bob Gainey LW L 22 1973 Peterborough, Ontario
24 Pierre Mondou C R 21 1975 Sorel, Quebec
25 Jacques Lemaire C L 31 1967 LaSalle, Quebec
26 Pierre Bouchard D L 29 1965 Longueuil, Quebec
27 Rick Chartraw D R 22 1974 Caracas, Venezuela
28 Mike Polich C L 24 1977 Hibbing, Minnesota
29 Ken Dryden G L 29 1964 Hamilton, Ontario

Stanley Cup engraving

The 1977 Stanley Cup was presented to Canadiens captain Yvan Cournoyer by NHL President John Ziegler following the Canadiens 2–1 overtime win over the Bruins in game four.

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

1977 Montreal Canadiens

Players

Coaching and administrative staff

Stanley Cup engraving
  • † Serge Savard served as interim captain when Yvan Cournoyer missed the whole playoffs due to a back injury.
  • 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.
  • #3 Brian Engblom played two playoff games, no regular-season games and no games in the finals. His name was left off the Cup because he did not qualify. Engblom also won the Calder Cup with Mike Polich, and Pierre Mondou in 1977.

See also

References
  1. Due to injury, Cournoyer did not play in any playoff games. Serge Savard served as acting captain.
  • 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
1976		 Montreal Canadiens
Stanley Cup champions
1977		 Succeeded by
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