1974–75 Montreal Canadiens season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 Montreal Canadiens NHL 1974–75 1974 Wales 2nd Norris 1st 47–14–19 27–8–5 20–6–14 374 225 Sam Pollock Scotty Bowman Henri Richard Yvan Cournoyer Pete Mahovlich Montreal Forum Guy Lafleur (53) Pete Mahovlich (82) Guy Lafleur (117) Serge Savard (+71) Doug Risebrough (198) Ken Dryden (30) Ken Dryden (2.69) Yes The 1974–75 Montreal Canadiens season was the 66th season in team history. The Montreal Canadiens were eliminated in the semi-finals against the Buffalo Sabres four games to two. Henri Richard would play his final season with the club. 2 Offseason Frank Mahovlich left the Canadiens, signing with the Toronto Toros of the World Hockey Association (WHA). Jacques Laperriere retired, he and Scotty Bowman unable to get along.Jenish(2008), p. 220. Ken Dryden returned to the club after his law articling.Jenish(2008), p. 221. Regular season Henri Richard entered his 20th season with the Canadiens, but his health was failing. He played 16 games before fracturing his left ankle on November 13, 1974, in a game against Buffalo and did not play again until the spring. Guy Lafleur had a break-out season, breaking the Canadiens' goal-scoring record of 50 goals held by Maurice Richard and Bernie Geoffrion. Lafleur finished with 53 goals and 119 points. Lafleur finally realized his potential despite a slow start to the season and missing 10 games in mid-season with an injury. Final standings MON Record vs. opponents MTL Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 5px solid; border-bottom:#192168 5px solid; 1974–75 regular season1974-75 Montreal Canadiens Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1975_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 6, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||T||October 9, 1974||5–5 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1974–75) ||0–0–1 |- |2||T||October 12, 1974||4–4 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) ||0–0–2 |- |3||L||October 15, 1974||3–6 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1974–75) ||0–1–2 |- |4||L||October 17, 1974||2–3 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1974–75) ||0–2–2 |- |5||W||October 19, 1974||5–1 || align="left"| California Golden Seals (1974–75) ||1–2–2 |- |6||T||October 20, 1974||2–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) ||1–2–3 |- |7||W||October 23, 1974||3–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) ||2–2–3 |- |8||W||October 26, 1974||4–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) ||3–2–3 |- |9||L||October 27, 1974||2–3 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) ||3–3–3 |- |10||T||October 30, 1974||4–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) ||3–3–4 |- |11||W||October 31, 1974||3–0 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1974–75) ||4–3–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |12||L||November 2, 1974||0–3 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) ||4–4–4 |- |13||W||November 4, 1974||6–1 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) ||5–4–4 |- |14||T||November 6, 1974||4–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) ||5–4–5 |- |15||W||November 9, 1974||4–3 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) ||6–4–5 |- |16||W||November 10, 1974||11–1 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1974–75) ||7–4–5 |- |17||L||November 13, 1974||6–8 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) ||7–5–5 |- |18||W||November 14, 1974||4–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1974–75) ||8–5–5 |- |19||T||November 16, 1974||4–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1974–75) ||8–5–6 |- |20||W||November 18, 1974||9–4 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) ||9–5–6 |- |21||T||November 20, 1974||3–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) ||9–5–7 |- |22||W||November 22, 1974||7–6 || align="left"| @ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) ||10–5–7 |- |23||L||November 24, 1974||4–6 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) ||10–6–7 |- |24||W||November 27, 1974||3–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) ||11–6–7 |- |25||W||November 30, 1974||7–1 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1974–75) ||12–6–7 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |26||W||December 2, 1974||2–0 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1974–75) ||13–6–7 |- |27||T||December 4, 1974||4–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1974–75) ||13–6–8 |- |28||W||December 7, 1974||5–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) ||14–6–8 |- |29||T||December 8, 1974||3–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1974–75) ||14–6–9 |- |30||W||December 10, 1974||5–3 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) ||15–6–9 |- |31||T||December 12, 1974||3–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) ||15–6–10 |- |32||W||December 14, 1974||5–3 || align="left"| California Golden Seals (1974–75) ||16–6–10 |- |33||W||December 18, 1974||4–3 || align="left"| @ California Golden Seals (1974–75) ||17–6–10 |- |34||W||December 20, 1974||6–1 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) ||18–6–10 |- |35||T||December 21, 1974||2–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) ||18–6–11 |- |36||W||December 27, 1974||7–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) ||19–6–11 |- |37||W||December 28, 1974||7–2 || align="left"| Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) ||20–6–11 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |38||T||January 2, 1975||1–1 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1974–75) ||20–6–12 |- |39||W||January 4, 1975||10–0 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1974–75) ||21–6–12 |- |40||W||January 5, 1975||6–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) ||22–6–12 |- |41||T||January 8, 1975||4–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) ||22–6–13 |- |42||W||January 11, 1975||6–0 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) ||23–6–13 |- |43||W||January 12, 1975||7–2 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1974–75) ||24–6–13 |- |44||W||January 15, 1975||5–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1974–75) ||25–6–13 |- |45||L||January 18, 1975||3–5 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) ||25–7–13 |- |46||L||January 19, 1975||3–6 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) ||25–8–13 |- |47||W||January 23, 1975||7–0 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) ||26–8–13 |- |48||L||January 25, 1975||6–7 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) ||26–9–13 |- |49||W||January 26, 1975||7–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) ||27–9–13 |- |50||W||January 28, 1975||3–1 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) ||28–9–13 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |51||W||February 1, 1975||5–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) ||29–9–13 |- |52||W||February 2, 1975||5–1 || align="left"| @ California Golden Seals (1974–75) ||30–9–13 |- |53||W||February 5, 1975||8–5 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) ||31–9–13 |- |54||W||February 8, 1975||7–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1974–75) ||32–9–13 |- |55||T||February 9, 1975||4–4 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) ||32–9–14 |- |56||T||February 12, 1975||2–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) ||32–9–15 |- |57||W||February 15, 1975||12–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) ||33–9–15 |- |58||W||February 16, 1975||6–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) ||34–9–15 |- |59||T||February 18, 1975||4–4 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1974–75) ||34–9–16 |- |60||W||February 20, 1975||6–3 || align="left"| @ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) ||35–9–16 |- |61||L||February 22, 1975||6–7 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1974–75) ||35–10–16 |- |62||W||February 26, 1975||4–3 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) ||36–10–16 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |63||L||March 1, 1975||3–4 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1974–75) ||36–11–16 |- |64||W||March 3, 1975||4–2 || align="left"| California Golden Seals (1974–75) ||37–11–16 |- |65||W||March 5, 1975||4–3 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1974–75) ||38–11–16 |- |66||W||March 7, 1975||8–4 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1974–75) ||39–11–16 |- |67||W||March 9, 1975||5–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1974–75) ||40–11–16 |- |68||T||March 12, 1975||3–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) ||40–11–17 |- |69||W||March 15, 1975||3–0 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) ||41–11–17 |- |70||W||March 17, 1975||5–1 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1974–75) ||42–11–17 |- |71||W||March 19, 1975||2–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1974–75) ||43–11–17 |- |72||L||March 22, 1975||4–6 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) ||43–12–17 |- |73||L||March 23, 1975||1–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) ||43–13–17 |- |74||T||March 25, 1975||3–3 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1974–75) ||43–13–18 |- |75||L||March 26, 1975||4–6 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) ||43–14–18 |- |76||W||March 29, 1975||4–1 || align="left"| Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) ||44–14–18 |- |77||T||March 30, 1975||2–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1974–75) ||44–14–19 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |78||W||April 2, 1975||6–0 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) ||45–14–19 |- |79||W||April 5, 1975||10–2 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1974–75) ||46–14–19 |- |80||W||April 6, 1975||4–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) ||47–14–19 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Guy Lafleur RW 70 53 66 119 375215211 Pete Mahovlich C 80 35 82 117 64411313 Jacques Lemaire C 80 36 56 92 20251208 Guy Lapointe D 80 28 47 75 88461110 Yvan Cournoyer RW 76 29 45 74 32151102 Yvon Lambert LW 80 32 35 67 74261003 Steve Shutt LW 77 30 35 65 4040305 Larry Robinson D 80 14 47 61 7661102 Serge Savard D 80 20 40 60 6471712 Doug Risebrough C 64 15 32 47 19827202 Murray Wilson LW 73 24 18 42 4413406 Mario Tremblay RW 63 21 18 39 10823001 Bob Gainey LW 80 17 20 37 4923102 Jim Roberts Jim Roberts (ice hockey, born 1940) D/RW 79 5 13 18 5218020 Glen Sather LW 63 6 10 16 4414010 Henri Richard C 16 3 10 13 49000 Pierre Bouchard D 79 3 9 12 6524000 Don Awrey D 56 1 11 12 5821000 Claude Larose Claude Larose (ice hockey b. 1942) RW 8 1 2 3 6−2000 Chuck Lefley LW 18 1 2 3 40000 Ken Dryden G 56 0 3 3 20000 John Van Boxmeer D 9 0 2 2 0−1000 Glenn Goldup RW 9 0 1 1 2−1000 Michel Larocque Michel Larocque (ice hockey, born 1952) G 25 0 1 1 20000 Ron Andruff C 5 0 0 0 2−1000 Rick Chartraw D/RW 12 0 0 0 6−4000 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAA SO Ken Dryden 3320 56 30 9 16 149 2.69 4 Michel Larocque Michel Larocque (ice hockey, born 1952) 1480 25 17 5 3 74 3.00 3 Team: 4800 80 47 14 19 223 2.79 7 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG Guy Lafleur RW 11 12 7 19 15404 Pete Mahovlich C 11 6 10 16 10101 Jacques Lemaire C 11 5 7 12 4100 Yvan Cournoyer RW 11 5 6 11 4200 Guy Lapointe D 11 6 4 10 4310 Doug Risebrough C 11 3 5 8 37000 Serge Savard D 11 1 7 8 2000 Steve Shutt LW 9 1 6 7 4000 Yvon Lambert LW 11 4 2 6 0200 Bob Gainey LW 11 2 4 6 4001 Don Awrey D 11 0 6 6 12000 Jim Roberts Jim Roberts (ice hockey, born 1940) D/RW 11 2 2 4 2000 Larry Robinson D 11 0 4 4 27000 Henri Richard C 6 1 2 3 4000 Murray Wilson LW 5 0 3 3 4000 Glen Sather LW 11 1 1 2 4000 Pierre Bouchard D 10 0 2 2 10000 Mario Tremblay RW 11 0 1 1 7000 Ken Dryden G 11 0 0 0 0000 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LGAGAA SO Ken Dryden 688 11 6 5 29 2.53 2 Team: 688 11 6 5 29 2.53 2 hockey-reference.com 2009-05-28 1974-75 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1975.html Playoffs The Canadiens' first round opponent was the Vancouver Canucks and the Canadiens won the series in five games to advance to the semi-finals against the Buffalo Sabres. The Sabres defeated the Canadiens in six games to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals. The Sabres' checkers were able to shut down the Canadiens' top scorers, while the Canadiens' checkers were not able to contain the Sabres' French Connection line. Transactions Following the 1975 playoffs, Henri Richard retired after 20 NHL seasons. Having been the Canadiens captain since 1971, he was succeeded in that post by Yvan Cournoyer. Draft picks NHL draft 1974 NHL entry draft = NHL All-Star= Hall of Famer Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team15Cam Connor Canada Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)17Doug Risebrough Canada Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)110Rick Chartraw United States Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)112Mario Tremblay Canada Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge (OMJHL)115Gord McTavish Canada Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)230Gary MacGregor Canada Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)233Gilles Lupien Canada Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge (QMJHL)351Marty Howe United States Houston Aeros (WHA)461Barry Legge Canada Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL)469Mike McKegney Canada Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)6105John Stewart Canada Bowling Green University (CCHA)7123Joe Micheletti United States University of Minnesota (WCHA)8140Jamie Hislop Canada University of New Hampshire (ECAC)9157Gordon Stewart Canada Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)10172Chuck Luksa Canada Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)11187Cliff Cox Canada University of New Hampshire (ECAC)12199Dave Lumley Canada University of New Hampshire (ECAC)13209Mike Hobin Canada Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL) Citations References Jenish D'Arcy Montreal Canadiens: 100 years of glory 2008 Doubleday Canada Canadiens on Hockey Database Canadiens on NHL Reference Category:Montreal Canadiens seasons Montreal Canadiens season, 1974-75 Category:Norris Division champion seasons Montreal Category:1974 in Montreal Category:1975 in Montreal Category:1974 in sports in Quebec Category:1975 in sports in Quebec