1977–78 Montreal Canadiens season

NHL hockey team season (21st Championship) March 2026 August 2023 Montreal Canadiens NHL 1977–78 1977 Wales 1st Norris 1st 59–10–11 32–4–4 27–6–7 359 183 Sam Pollock Scotty Bowman Yvan Cournoyer None Montreal Forum Guy Lafleur (60) Guy Lafleur (72) Guy Lafleur (132) Gilles Lupien (108) Ken Dryden (37) Ken Dryden (2.05) Yes Yes YesThe 1977–78 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 69th season. The Canadiens won their third straight Stanley Cup, and 21st overall. 2 Regular season Season standings MON Record vs. opponents MLT Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 5px solid; border-bottom:#192168 5px solid; 1977–78 regular season1977-78 Montreal Canadiens Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1978_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||W||October 12, 1977||7–3 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1977–78) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||October 15, 1977||5–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1977–78) ||2–0–0 |- |3||W||October 16, 1977||2–0 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1977–78) ||3–0–0 |- |4||W||October 19, 1977||5–3 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1977–78) ||4–0–0 |- |5||T||October 20, 1977||2–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1977–78) ||4–0–1 |- |6||W||October 23, 1977||6–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1977–78) ||5–0–1 |- |7||W||October 24, 1977||5–1 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1977–78) ||6–0–1 |- |8||T||October 26, 1977||2–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78) ||6–0–2 |- |9||L||October 29, 1977||3–5 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1977–78) ||6–1–2 |- |10||L||October 30, 1977||0–4 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1977–78) ||6–2–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |11||T||November 2, 1977||2–2 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1977–78) ||6–2–3 |- |12||W||November 5, 1977||5–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1977–78) ||7–2–3 |- |13||L||November 7, 1977||3–5 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1977–78) ||7–3–3 |- |14||W||November 10, 1977||5–1 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1977–78) ||8–3–3 |- |15||W||November 12, 1977||5–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78) ||9–3–3 |- |16||W||November 13, 1977||3–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) ||10–3–3 |- |17||W||November 16, 1977||4–1 || align="left"| @ Colorado Rockies (1977–78) ||11–3–3 |- |18||W||November 19, 1977||4–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1977–78) ||12–3–3 |- |19||L||November 23, 1977||1–2 || align="left"| @ Cleveland Barons (1977–78) ||12–4–3 |- |20||W||November 24, 1977||4–1 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1977–78) ||13–4–3 |- |21||W||November 26, 1977||3–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1977–78) ||14–4–3 |- |22||W||November 29, 1977||9–1 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) ||15–4–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |23||L||December 1, 1977||1–3 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1977–78) ||15–5–3 |- |24||W||December 3, 1977||3–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) ||16–5–3 |- |25||T||December 5, 1977||2–2 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1977–78) ||16–5–4 |- |26||W||December 8, 1977||8–1 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1977–78) ||17–5–4 |- |27||W||December 10, 1977||7–2 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1977–78) ||18–5–4 |- |28||W||December 12, 1977||5–1 || align="left"| @ Cleveland Barons (1977–78) ||19–5–4 |- |29||L||December 14, 1977||2–3 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1977–78) ||19–6–4 |- |30||L||December 17, 1977||3–5 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) ||19–7–4 |- |31||W||December 18, 1977||2–0 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78) ||20–7–4 |- |32||W||December 21, 1977||3–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78) ||21–7–4 |- |33||W||December 23, 1977||7–5 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1977–78) ||22–7–4 |- |34||W||December 27, 1977||5–3 || align="left"| Cleveland Barons (1977–78) ||23–7–4 |- |35||W||December 29, 1977||4–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) ||24–7–4 |- |36||W||December 31, 1977||4–2 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1977–78) ||25–7–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |37||W||January 3, 1978||2–0 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1977–78) ||26–7–4 |- |38||W||January 4, 1978||4–1 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1977–78) ||27–7–4 |- |39||T||January 9, 1978||3–3 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78) ||27–7–5 |- |40||W||January 11, 1978||8–6 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) ||28–7–5 |- |41||W||January 12, 1978||6–1 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1977–78) ||29–7–5 |- |42||W||January 14, 1978||5–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1977–78) ||30–7–5 |- |43||W||January 18, 1978||7–4 || align="left"| @ Cleveland Barons (1977–78) ||31–7–5 |- |44||T||January 19, 1978||1–1 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78) ||31–7–6 |- |45||W||January 21, 1978||8–1 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1977–78) ||32–7–6 |- |46||W||January 26, 1978||5–2 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1977–78) ||33–7–6 |- |47||W||January 28, 1978||6–3 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1977–78) ||34–7–6 |- |48||W||January 31, 1978||5–3 || align="left"| @ Colorado Rockies (1977–78) ||35–7–6 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |49||T||February 2, 1978||4–4 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1977–78) ||35–7–7 |- |50||T||February 4, 1978||5–5 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1977–78) ||35–7–8 |- |51||T||February 9, 1978||3–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) ||35–7–9 |- |52||W||February 11, 1978||7–3 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1977–78) ||36–7–9 |- |53||W||February 12, 1978||5–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1977–78) ||37–7–9 |- |54||W||February 15, 1978||6–2 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1977–78) ||38–7–9 |- |55||W||February 17, 1978||8–2 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1977–78) ||39–7–9 |- |56||W||February 18, 1978||9–4 || align="left"| Colorado Rockies (1977–78) ||40–7–9 |- |57||W||February 20, 1978||4–2 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1977–78) ||41–7–9 |- |58||W||February 23, 1978||5–1 || align="left"| Cleveland Barons (1977–78) ||42–7–9 |- |59||L||February 25, 1978||3–6 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1977–78) ||42–8–9 |- |60||W||February 26, 1978||2–1 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1977–78) ||43–8–9 |- |61||W||February 28, 1978||9–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1977–78) ||44–8–9 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |62||W||March 1, 1978||5–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) ||45–8–9 |- |63||W||March 4, 1978||7–1 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78) ||46–8–9 |- |64||L||March 6, 1978||1–2 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1977–78) ||46–9–9 |- |65||W||March 8, 1978||4–3 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1977–78) ||47–9–9 |- |66||W||March 9, 1978||4–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78) ||48–9–9 |- |67||W||March 11, 1978||5–3 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1977–78) ||49–9–9 |- |68||W||March 13, 1978||5–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1977–78) ||50–9–9 |- |69||W||March 15, 1978||6–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) ||51–9–9 |- |70||W||March 18, 1978||6–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1977–78) ||52–9–9 |- |71||W||March 20, 1978||5–1 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1977–78) ||53–9–9 |- |72||W||March 23, 1978||5–3 || align="left"| Colorado Rockies (1977–78) ||54–9–9 |- |73||W||March 25, 1978||5–0 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1977–78) ||55–9–9 |- |74||T||March 26, 1978||2–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1977–78) ||55–9–10 |- |75||W||March 29, 1978||6–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) ||56–9–10 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |76||W||April 1, 1978||7–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1977–78) ||57–9–10 |- |77||T||April 2, 1978||4–4 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1977–78) ||57–9–11 |- |78||W||April 5, 1978||6–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78) ||58–9–11 |- |79||W||April 8, 1978||5–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1977–78) ||59–9–11 |- |80||L||April 9, 1978||0–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1977–78) ||59–10–11 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs Stanley Cup 1978 Stanley Cup Finals Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens Date Visitors Score Home Score NotesMay 13 Boston 1 Montreal 4 May 16 Boston 2 Montreal 3 OTMay 18 Montreal0Boston 4 May 21 Montreal3 Boston 4 OTMay 23 Boston 1 Montreal 4 May 25 Montreal 4Boston 1 Montreal wins the series 4–2. Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Guy Lafleur RW 78 60 72 132 267315012 Jacques Lemaire C 76 36 61 97 1454605 Steve Shutt LW 80 49 37 86 24561607 Larry Robinson D 80 13 52 65 3971325 Rejean Houle Réjean Houle W 76 30 28 58 5039305 Yvan Cournoyer RW 68 24 29 53 1239406 Pierre Mondou C 71 19 30 49 832403 Pierre Larouche C 44 17 32 49 1132301 Guy Lapointe D 49 13 29 42 1946402 Serge Savard D 77 8 34 42 2462401 Doug Risebrough C 72 18 23 41 9730103 Yvon Lambert LW 77 18 22 40 2010703 Doug Jarvis C 80 11 28 39 2312221 Bob Gainey LW 66 15 16 31 5711021 Bill Nyrop D 72 5 21 26 3756121 Mario Tremblay RW 56 10 14 24 446010 Rick Chartraw D/RW 68 4 12 16 6416001 Pierre Bouchard D 59 4 6 10 2927001 Pete Mahovlich C 17 3 5 8 46001 Gilles Lupien D 46 1 3 4 10819000 Michel Larocque G 30 0 4 4 00000 Brian Engblom D 28 1 2 3 239000 Ken Dryden G 52 0 2 2 00000 Murray Wilson LW 12 0 1 1 0−1000 Pat Hughes Pat Hughes (ice hockey) RW 3 0 0 0 2−2000 Mike Polich C/LW 1 0 0 0 00000 Rod Schutt LW 2 0 0 0 00000 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAA SO Ken Dryden 3071 52 37 7 7 105 2.05 5 Michel Larocque 1729 30 22 3 4 77 2.67 1 Team: 4800 80 59 10 11 182 2.27 6 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG Guy Lafleur RW 15 10 11 21 16302 Larry Robinson D 15 4 17 21 6200 Steve Shutt LW 15 9 8 17 20300 Jacques Lemaire C 15 6 8 14 10001 Yvan Cournoyer RW 15 7 4 11 10002 Rejean Houle Réjean Houle W 15 3 8 11 14000 Pierre Mondou C 15 3 7 10 4201 Bob Gainey LW 15 2 7 9 14010 Doug Jarvis C 15 3 5 8 12101 Serge Savard D 15 1 7 8 8000 Guy Lapointe D 14 1 6 7 16100 Yvon Lambert LW 15 2 4 6 6101 Doug Risebrough C 15 2 2 4 17011 Bill Nyrop D 12 0 4 4 6000 Pierre Larouche C 5 2 1 3 4101 Mario Tremblay RW 5 2 1 3 16001 Rick Chartraw D/RW 10 1 0 1 10001 Pierre Bouchard D 10 0 1 1 5000 Ken Dryden G 15 0 0 0 0000 Brian Engblom D 5 0 0 0 2000 Gilles Lupien D 8 0 0 0 17000 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LGAGAA SO Ken Dryden 919 15 12 3 29 1.89 2 Team: 919 15 12 3 29 1.89 2 hockey-reference.com 2009-05-28 1977-78 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1978.html Awards and records Prince of Wales Trophy Ken Dryden and Michel Larocque, Vezina Trophy Bob Gainey, Frank J. Selke Trophy Guy Lafleur, Art Ross Trophy Guy Lafleur, Hart Memorial Trophy Larry Robinson, Conn Smythe Trophy Draft picks 1977 NHL amateur draft Round # Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (League) 1 10 Mark Napier Right wing Canada Birmingham Bulls (WHA) 1 18 Norm Dupont Left wing Canada Montreal Jr. Canadiens (QMJHL) 2 36 Rod Langway Defence United States University of New Hampshire (ECAC) 3 43 Alain Cote Defence Canada Chicoutimi (QMJHL)346Pierre LagaceLeft wingCanadaQuebec Remparts (QMJHL)349Moe RobinsonDefenceCanadaKingston Canadians (OMJHL) 3 54 Gordie Roberts Defence United States New England Whalers (WHA)464Robert HollandGoaltenderCanadaMontreal Juniors (QMJHL)590Gaetan RochetteLeft wingCanadaShawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL)6108Bill HimmelrightDefenceUnited StatesUniversity of North Dakota (WCHA)7124Richard SevignyGoaltenderCanadaSherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)8137Keith HendricksonDefenceUnited StatesUniversity of Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)8140Morgan ReillyRight wingUnited StatesColorado College (WCHA)9152Barry BorrettGoaltenderCanadaCornwall Royals (QMJHL)9154Sid TanchakCentreCanadaClarkson University (ECAC)10160Mark HoldenGoaltenderUnited StatesBrown University (ECAC)10 162 Craig Laughlin Right wing Canada Clarkson University (ECAC)11167Dan PoulinDefenceCanadaChicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)11169Tom McDonellCentreCanadaOttawa 67's (OMJHL)12173Cary FarelliRight wingCanadaToronto Marlboros (OMJHL)12174Carey WalkerGoaltenderCanadaNew Westminster Bruins (WCHL)13176Mark WellsCentreUnited StatesBowling Green University (CCHA)13177Stan PalmerDefenceUnited StatesUniversity of Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)14179Jean BelisleGoaltenderCanadaChicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)14180Bob DalyGoaltenderCanadaOttawa 67's (OMJHL)15182Bob BoileauRight wingCanadaBoston University (ECAC)15183John CostelloCentreUnited StatesUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell (ECAC)National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 234, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, 0-920445-98-5 See also 1977–78 NHL season References Canadiens on Hockey Database Canadiens on NHL Reference Category:Stanley Cup championship seasons Category:Norris Division champion seasons Category:Montreal Canadiens seasons Montreal Canadiens season, 1977-78 Category:Eastern Conference (NHL) championship seasons Montreal Category:1977 in Montreal Category:1978 in Montreal Category:1977 in sports in Quebec Category:1978 in sports in Quebec