1978 Stanley Cup Final

1978 ice hockey championship series June 2013 1978 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Yvan Cournoyer Scotty Bowman Boston Bruins Boston Don Cherry Wayne Cashman Mario Tremblay (9:20, first) Canadiens:Yvan Cournoyer (1982)Ken Dryden (1983)Bob Gainey (1992)Guy Lafleur (1988)Guy Lapointe (1993)Jacques Lemaire (1984)Larry Robinson (1995)Serge Savard (1986)Steve Shutt (1993)Bruins:Johnny Bucyk (1981; did not play)Gerry Cheevers (1985)Brad Park (1988)Jean Ratelle (1985)Coaches:Scotty Bowman (1991)Officials:John D'Amico (1993)Matt Pavelich (1987)Andy Van Hellemond (1999) May 13–25, 1978 Montreal: Montreal Forum (1, 2, 5) Boston: Boston Garden (3, 4, 6) Larry Robinson (Canadiens) Canada:(English): CBC(French): SRCUnited States:(English): NHL Network (national), WSBK-TV (Boston) (CBC) Danny Gallivan (1–2, 5), Dan Kelly (3–4, 6), Chico Resch, and Dick Irvin Jr.(SRC) Rene Lecavalier and Gilles Tremblay(NHLN) Simulcast of CBC feed(WSBK) Fred Cusick and Johnny Peirson 4 3* 0 3* 4 4 4 1 2* 4 4* 1 1 2 * – Denotes overtime period(s) The 1978 Stanley Cup Final 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 Final. The Canadiens won the best-of-seven series, four games to two, to win their third consecutive Stanley Cup championship and their 21st overall. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=feST4K8J0scC&dat=19780526&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Canadiens capture third straight cup after 4-1 win May 26, 1978 St Petersburg Times (Page 32) June 12, 2013 This was the last time that both the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens met in the Stanley Cup Final. The Canadiens eventually joined the Bruins in the Adams Division (now the Atlantic Division) in 1982, rendering a rematch impossible. 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. Game one Boston Bruins Montreal Canadiens Boston Garden Montreal Forum May 13 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-mtl/1978/05/13/1977030411#game=1977030411,game_state=final Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st BOS Brad Park (6) – pp Bobby Schmautz (14) and Jean Ratelle (5) 02:31 1–0 BOS MTL Guy Lafleur (8) – pp Guy Lapointe (5) 04:31 1–1 MTL Yvon Lambert (2) – pp Guy Lafleur (10) and Steve Shutt (8) 09:53 2–1 MTL 2nd MTL Steve Shutt (7) Jacques Lemaire (7) and Guy Lafleur (11) 13:54 3–1 MTL 3rd MTL Yvan Cournoyer (7) Doug Jarvis (3) and Yvon Lambert (3) 13:54 4–1 MTL Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st MTL Pierre Mondou Tripping 00:38 2:00 BOS Rick Smith Holding 04:26 2:00 MTL Bill Nyrop Holding 06:27 2:00 BOS Rick Smith Slashing 09:21 2:00 BOS Bench (served by Wayne Cashman) Delay of game 09:53 2:00 MTL Serge Savard Interference 13:05 2:00 BOS Rick Smith Hooking 15:16 2:00 2nd BOS Brad Park Elbowing 09:34 2:00 3rd MTL Jacques Lemaire Holding 13:57 2:00 BOS Brad Park Tripping 14:35 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Boston 5 2 9 16 Montreal 12 7 8 27 Game two Boston Bruins Montreal Canadiens Boston Garden Montreal Forum May 16 2–3 2 1 https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-mtl/1978/05/16/1977030412 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st None 2nd BOS Brad Park (7) Terry O'Reilly (9) and Peter McNab (9) 03:57 1–0 BOS MTL Steve Shutt (8) Larry Robinson (14) and Yvan Cournoyer (3) 07:00 1–1 3rd MTL Bob Gainey (2) Doug Jarvis (4) and Rejean Houle (8) 12:12 2–1 MTL BOS Rick Smith (1) Wayne Cashman (5) and Peter McNab (10) 15:48 2–2 OT MTL Guy Lafleur (9) Larry Robinson (15) 13:09 3–2 MTL Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st MTL Larry Robinson Tripping 04:13 2:00 MTL Rejean Houle Hooking 06:22 2:00 BOS Gregg Sheppard Hooking 09:19 2:00 BOS John Wensink Boarding 12:06 2:00 MTL Bill Nyrop Holding 18:46 2:00 BOS Stan Jonathan High-sticking 19:31 2:00 2nd MTL Larry Robinson Boarding 12:39 2:00 BOS Mike Milbury High-sticking 15:46 2:00 MTL Yvan Cournoyer Slashing 15:46 2:00 3rd BOS Dennis O'Brien Elbowing 05:37 2:00 MTL Guy Lafleur Tripping 15:46 2:00 OT None Shots by period Team 1 2 3 OT Total Boston 8 10 10 4 32 Montreal 8 5 7 15 35 Game three Montreal Canadiens Boston Bruins Boston Garden May 18 0–4 2 https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-bos/1978/05/18/1977030413/summary Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st BOS Gary Doak (1) Jean Ratelle (6) 00:59 1–0 BOS BOS Rick Middleton (5) Jean Ratelle (7) 05:11 2–0 BOS 2nd None 3rd BOS Peter McNab (7) Mike Milbury (6) 02:54 3–0 BOS BOS Terry O'Reilly (5) Peter McNab (11) and Mike Milbury (7) 15:39 4–0 BOS Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st BOS Bobby Schmautz High-sticking 08:52 2:00 MTL Gilles Lupien High-sticking 08:52 2:00 BOS Bobby Schmautz Interference 12:24 2:00 BOS Stan Jonathan Holding 19:33 2:00 2nd BOS Brad Park Roughing 07:03 2:00 MTL Bob Gainey Roughing 07:03 2:00 MTL Serge Savard Hooking 08:29 2:00 MTL Doug Jarvis Holding 16:51 2:00 3rd None Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Montreal 7 5 4 16 Boston 10 13 13 36 Game four Montreal Canadiens Boston Bruins Boston Garden May 21 3–4 2 1 https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-bos/1978/05/21/1977030414 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st BOS Gregg Sheppard (2) Don Marcotte (6) 00:25 1–0 BOS MTL Doug Risebrough (2) Mario Tremblay (1) and Bob Gainey (7) 05:11 1–1 2nd MTL Larry Robinson (3) Pierre Mondou (5) 07:00 2–1 MTL 3rd BOS Peter McNab (8) Terry O'Reilly (10) and Wayne Cashman (6) 09:19 2–2 BOS Brad Park (8) Mike Milbury (8) and Gregg Sheppard (8) 13:20 3–2 BOS MTL Guy Lafleur (10) Guy Lapointe (6) and Jacques Lemaire (8) 19:27 3–3 OT BOS Bobby Schmautz (7) Gregg Sheppard (9) and Brad Park (11) 06:22 4–3 BOS Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st BOS Gary Doak Interference 01:03 2:00 MTL Bob Gainey Charging 01:03 2:00 BOS Gerry Cheevers Elbowing 03:38 2:00 MTL Yvon Lambert Roughing 03:38 2:00 BOS Stan Jonathan Fighting – major 06:28 5:00 BOS John Wensink Fighting – major 06:28 5:00 BOS John Wensink Gross misconduct 06:28 10:00 MTL Pierre Bouchard Fighting – major 06:28 5:00 MTL Gilles Lupien Fighting – major 06:28 5:00 MTL Gilles Lupien Gross misconduct 06:28 10:00 BOS Bob Miller Slashing 08:14 2:00 MTL Yvan Cournoyer Slashing 08:14 2:00 MTL Yvan Cournoyer Tripping 10:27 2:00 BOS Terry O'Reilly Roughing 16:00 2:00 MTL Mario Tremblay Roughing 16:00 2:00 2nd BOS Gary Doak Interference 03:23 2:00 MTL Bob Gainey Tripping 07:53 2:00 MTL Stan Jonathan Tripping 15:14 2:00 MTL Rejean Houle Tripping 19:18 2:00 3rd BOS Rick Smith Slashing 06:15 2:00 MTL Guy Lafleur Slashing 06:15 2:00 BOS Rick Smith Roughing 12:37 2:00 MTL Pierre Mondou Roughing 12:37 2:00 OT None Shots by period Team 1 2 3 OT Total Montreal 10 7 7 6 30 Boston 8 5 9 2 24 Game five Boston Bruins Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum May 23 1–4 2 https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-mtl/1978/05/23/1977030415 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st MTL Larry Robinson (4) Serge Savard (5) 07:46 1–0 MTL MTL Pierre Mondou (3) – pp Serge Savard (6) 11:10 2–0 MTL 2nd MTL Pierre Larouche (2) – pp Yvan Cournoyer (4) and Serge Savard (7) 13:04 3–0 MTL MTL Jacques Lemaire (6) Bill Nyrop (3) 18:42 4–0 MTL 3rd BOS Don Marcotte (5) – pp Bobby Schmautz (8) and Bob Miller (3) 11:22 4–1 MTL Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st BOS Mike Milbury High-sticking 02:30 2:00 MTL Jacques Lemaire Slashing 02:30 2:00 BOS Bobby Schmautz High-sticking 04:02 2:00 MTL Bob Gainey High-sticking 04:02 2:00 BOS Brad Park High-sticking 07:01 2:00 MTL Guy Lafleur Cross-checking 07:01 2:00 BOS Dennis O'Brien Holding 09:29 2:00 BOS Mike Milbury High-sticking 11:37 2:00 MTL Guy Lafleur High-sticking 11:37 2:00 BOS Don Marcotte High-sticking 17:13 2:00 MTL Jacques Lemaire High-sticking 17:13 2:00 2nd MTL Doug Jarvis Holding 01:34 2:00 BOS Terry O'Reilly Roughing – double minor 04:02 4:00 BOS Bobby Schmautz Fighting – major 04:02 5:00 MTL Doug Risebrough Roughing 04:02 2:00 MTL Mario Tremblay Fighting – major 04:02 5:00 BOS Mike Milbury High-sticking 09:23 2:00 MTL Bob Gainey High-sticking 09:23 2:00 BOS Don Marcotte Hooking 11:07 2:00 BOS Stan Jonathan Roughing 14:02 2:00 MTL Steve Shutt Slashing 14:02 2:00 BOS Wayne Cashman Unsportsmanlike conduct 15:02 2:00 BOS Gerry Cheevers Slashing 17:35 2:00 MTL Doug Jarvis Roughing 17:35 2:00 3rd BOS Peter McNab Hooking 00:27 2:00 BOS Terry O'Reilly Game misconduct 00:27 10:00 MTL Mario Tremblay Hooking 03:55 2:00 MTL Doug Jarvis Hooking 10:04 2:00 BOS Bob Miller Hooking 13:31 2:00 BOS Mike Milbury Slashing 15:00 2:00 BOS Stan Jonathan Fighting – major 19:39 5:00 BOS Bob Miller Fighting – major 19:39 5:00 BOS John Wensink Fighting – major 19:39 5:00 MTL Guy Lapointe Fighting – major 19:39 5:00 MTL Doug Risebrough Fighting – major 19:39 5:00 MTL Mario Tremblay Fighting – major 19:39 5:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Boston 11 7 12 30 Montreal 11 14 5 30 Game four Montreal Canadiens Boston Bruins Boston Garden May 25 4–1 1 https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-bos/1978/05/25/1977030416 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st BOS Brad Park (2) – pp Don Marcotte (4) and Gregg Sheppard (10) 04:05 1–0 BOS MTL Steve Shutt (9) Pierre Mondou (6) and Larry Robinson (16) 07:01 1–1 MTL Mario Tremblay (1) Pierre Mondou (7) and Larry Robinson (17) 09:20 2–1 MTL 2nd MTL Mario Tremblay (2) Yvon Lambert (4) and Bill Nyrop (4) 13:37 3–1 MTL MTL Rejean Houle (3) Doug Jarvis (5) 17:46 4–1 MTL 3rd None Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st MTL Bill Nyrop Holding 03:43 2:00 MTL Dennis O'Brien Holding 04:54 2:00 2nd BOS Stan Jonathan Boarding 04:34 2:00 MTL Doug Jarvis Interference 07:09 2:00 BOS John Wensink Interference 08:43 2:00 3rd None Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Montreal 8 9 7 24 Boston 4 4 8 16 Team rosters Boston Bruins Dennis O'Brien Dennis O'Brien (ice hockey) 6 D Canada L 1949 6 10 1975 Port Hope, Ontario 1978 5 13 Sean Shanahan 7 RW Canada R 1951 2 8 1978 Toronto, Ontario 1978 5 13 Peter McNab 8 C United States L 1952 5 8 1976 Vancouver, British Columbia 1978 5 13 Jean Ratelle 10 C Canada L 1940 10 3 1975 Lac Saint-Jean, Quebec 1978 5 13 Bobby Schmautz 11 RW Canada R 1945 3 28 1973 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 1978 5 13 Wayne Cashman 12 LW Canada R 1945 6 24 1965 Kingston, Ontario C 1978 5 13 Bob Miller Bob Miller (ice hockey) 14 C United States L 1956 9 28 1976 Medford, Massachusetts 1978 5 13 Rick Middleton 16 RW Canada R 1953 12 4 1976 Toronto, Ontario 1978 5 13 Stan Jonathan 17 LW Canada L 1955 9 5 1975 Ohsweken, Ontario 1978 5 13 John Wensink 18 LW Netherlands L 1953 4 1 1976 Cornwall, Ontario 1978 5 13 Gregg Sheppard 19 C Canada L 1949 4 23 1972 North Battleford, Saskatchewan 1978 5 13 Al Sims 20 D Canada L 1953 4 18 1973 Toronto, Ontario 1978 5 13 Don Marcotte 21 LW Canada L 1947 4 15 1967 Arthabaska, Quebec 1978 5 13 Brad Park 22 D Canada L 1948 7 6 1975 Toronto, Ontario 1978 5 13 Rick Smith Rick Smith (ice hockey) 23 D Canada L 1948 6 29 1972 Kingston, Ontario 1978 5 13 Terry O'Reilly 24 RW Canada R 1951 6 7 1971 Niagara Falls, Ontario 1978 5 13 Gary Doak 25 D Canada R 1946 2 25 1972 Goderich, Ontario 1978 5 13 Mike Milbury 26 D United States L 1952 6 17 1975 Brighton, Massachusetts 1978 5 13 Gerry Cheevers 30 G Canada L 1940 12 7 1976 St. Catharines, Ontario 1978 5 13 Ron Grahame 31 G Canada L 1950 6 7 1977 Victoria, British Columbia 1978 5 13 |} Montreal Canadiens Michel Larocque 1 G Canada L 1952 4 6 1972 Hull, Quebec 1978 5 13 Bill Nyrop 2 D United States L 1952 7 23 1972 Washington, D.C. 1978 5 13 Brian Engblom 3 D Canada L 1955 1 27 1975 Winnipeg, Manitoba 1978 5 13 Guy Lapointe 5 D Canada L 1948 3 18 1969 Montreal, Quebec 1978 5 13 Pierre Mondou 6 C Canada R 1955 11 27 1975 Sorel, Quebec 1978 5 13 Doug Risebrough 8 C Canada L 1954 1 29 1974 Guelph, Ontario 1978 5 13 Guy Lafleur 10 RW Canada R 1951 9 20 1971 Montreal, Quebec 1978 5 13 Yvon Lambert 11 LW Canada L 1950 5 20 1971 Drummondville, Quebec 1978 5 13 Yvan Cournoyer 12 RW Canada L 1943 11 22 1963 Montreal, Quebec C 1978 5 13 Mario Tremblay 14 RW Canada R 1956 11 22 1974 Alma, Quebec 1978 5 13 Rejean Houle 15 RW Canada L 1949 10 25 1969 Rouyn, Quebec 1978 5 13 Murray Wilson 17 LW Canada L 1951 11 7 1971 Toronto, Canada 1978 5 13 Serge Savard 18 D Canada L 1946 1 22 1966 Landrienne, Quebec 1978 5 13 Larry Robinson 19 D Canada L 1951 6 2 1971 Winchester, Ontario 1978 5 13 Doug Jarvis 21 C Canada L 1955 3 24 1975 Brantford, Ontario 1978 5 13 Steve Shutt 22 LW Canada L 1952 7 1 1972 North York, Ontario 1978 5 13 Bob Gainey 23 LW Canada L 1955 1 27 1973 Peterborough, Ontario 1978 5 13 Gilles Lupien 24 D Canada L 1954 4 20 1974 Lachute, Quebec 1978 5 13 Jacques Lemaire 25 C Canada L 1945 9 27 1967 LaSalle, Quebec 1978 5 13 Pierre Bouchard 26 D Canada L 1948 2 20 1965 Longueuil, Quebec 1978 5 13 Rick Chartraw 27 D United States R 1954 7 13 1974 Caracas, Venezuela 1978 5 13 Pierre Larouche 28 C Canada L 1955 11 16 1977 Taschereau, Quebec 1978 5 13 Ken Dryden 29 G Canada L 1947 8 8 1964 Hamilton, Ontario 1978 5 13 |} 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 Montreal Canadiens 1973 *6 Pierre Mondou 8 Doug Risebrough 21 Doug Jarvis 25 Jacques Lemaire 28 Pierre Larouche *2 Bill Nyrop 3 Brian Engblom 5 Guy Lapointe 18 Serge Savard 19 Larry Robinson 24 Gilles Lupien 26 Pierre Bouchard 27 Rick Chartraw *1 Michel Bunny Larocque 29 Ken Dryden *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 * Did not play or dress in the Final. Name engraved on Stanley Cup despite not officially qualifying.A [A] 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) A [A] 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 1977–78 NHL season References Diamond, Dan Total Stanley Cup 2000 NHL Podnieks, Andrew Hockey Hall of Fame 2004 Lord Stanley's Cup Triumph Books 978-1-55168-261-7 Montreal Canadiens1977 Montreal Canadiens1979 Montreal CanadiensStanley Cup champions 1978 Stanley Cup Category:Stanley Cup Finals Category:Boston Bruins games Category:Montreal Canadiens games Stanley Cup Final Stanley Cup Final Category:Ice hockey competitions in Montreal Category:Ice hockey competitions in Boston Category:1978 in Montreal Stanley Cup Final Stanley Cup Final Category:1978 in sports in Massachusetts