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Revision as of 20:28, 9 May 2006
The 1977-78 NHL season was the 61st season of the National Hockey League. Eighteen teams each played 80 games. The Montreal Canadiens won their third Stanley Cup in a row as they beat the Boston Bruins four games to two in the finals.
A trophy for the top defensive forward, the Frank J. Selke Trophy, made its debut this season.
Regular season
Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Prince of Wales Conference
Adams Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston Bruins | 80 | 51 | 18 | 11 | 113 | 333 | 218 | 1237 |
Buffalo Sabres | 80 | 44 | 19 | 17 | 105 | 288 | 215 | 800 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 41 | 29 | 10 | 92 | 271 | 237 | 1258 |
Cleveland Barons | 80 | 22 | 45 | 13 | 57 | 230 | 325 | 1010 |
Norris Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 59 | 10 | 11 | 129 | 359 | 183 | 745 |
Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 32 | 34 | 14 | 78 | 252 | 266 | 1534 |
Los Angeles Kings | 80 | 31 | 34 | 15 | 77 | 243 | 245 | 903 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 25 | 37 | 18 | 68 | 254 | 321 | 1300 |
Washington Capitals | 80 | 17 | 49 | 14 | 48 | 195 | 321 | 1332 |
Clarence Campbell Conference
Patrick Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York Islanders | 80 | 48 | 17 | 15 | 111 | 334 | 210 | 938 |
Philadelphia Flyers | 80 | 45 | 20 | 15 | 105 | 296 | 200 | 1668 |
Atlanta Flames | 80 | 34 | 27 | 19 | 87 | 274 | 252 | 984 |
New York Rangers | 80 | 30 | 37 | 13 | 73 | 279 | 280 | 1057 |
Smythe Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chicago Black Hawks | 80 | 32 | 29 | 19 | 83 | 230 | 220 | 1308 |
Colorado Rockies | 80 | 19 | 40 | 21 | 59 | 257 | 305 | 818 |
Vancouver Canucks | 80 | 20 | 43 | 17 | 57 | 239 | 320 | 962 |
St. Louis Blues | 80 | 20 | 47 | 13 | 53 | 195 | 304 | 845 |
Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 18 | 53 | 9 | 45 | 218 | 325 | 1096 |
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Guy Lafleur | Montreal Canadiens | 78 | 60 | 72 | 132 | 26 |
Bryan Trottier | New York Islanders | 77 | 46 | 77 | 123 | 46 |
Darryl Sittler | Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 45 | 72 | 117 | 100 |
Jacques Lemaire | Montreal Canadiens | 76 | 36 | 61 | 97 | 14 |
Denis Potvin | New York Islanders | 80 | 30 | 64 | 94 | 81 |
Mike Bossy | New York Islanders | 73 | 53 | 38 | 91 | 6 |
Terry O'Reilly | Boston Bruins | 77 | 29 | 61 | 90 | 211 |
Gilbert Perreault | Buffalo Sabres | 79 | 41 | 48 | 89 | 20 |
Bobby Clarke | Philadelphia Flyers | 71 | 21 | 68 | 89 | 83 |
Lanny McDonald | Toronto Maple Leafs | 74 | 47 | 40 | 87 | 54 |
Leading goaltenders
Stanley Cup playoffs
All dates in 1978
Stanley Cup finals
Montreal 2, Boston 4
NHL awards
Prince of Wales Trophy: | Montreal Canadiens |
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: | New York Islanders |
Art Ross Memorial Trophy: | Guy Lafleur, Montreal Canadiens |
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: | Butch Goring, Los Angeles Kings |
Calder Memorial Trophy: | Mike Bossy, New York Islanders |
Conn Smythe Trophy: | Larry Robinson, Montreal Canadiens |
Frank J. Selke Trophy: | Bob Gainey, Montreal Canadiens |
Hart Memorial Trophy: | Guy Lafleur, Montreal Canadiens |
Jack Adams Award: | Bobby Kromm, Detroit Red Wings |
James Norris Memorial Trophy: | Denis Potvin, New York Islanders |
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: | Butch Goring, Los Angeles Kings |
Lester B. Pearson Award: | Guy Lafleur, Montreal Canadiens |
NHL Plus/Minus Award: | Guy Lafleur, Montreal Canadiens |
Vezina Trophy: | Ken Dryden & Michel Larocque, Montreal Canadiens |
Lester Patrick Trophy: | Phil Esposito, Tom Fitzgerald, William T. Tutt, William W. Wirtz |
See also
- List of Stanley Cup champions
- 1977 NHL Amateur Draft
- 31st National Hockey League All-Star Game
- National Hockey League All-Star Game
- List of WHA seasons
- 1977 in sports
- 1978 in sports