Stanley Cup Playoffs 1976

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Stanley Cup Playoffs 1976
Period April 6, 1976 to May 16, 1976
Stanley Cup winner Canadiens de Montréal (19th title)
finalist Philadelphia Flyers
Playoff MVP CanadaCanada Reggie Leach (Philadelphia)
Top scorer CanadaCanada Reggie Leach (Philadelphia)
Gates 278 (5.79 per game)
Events
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The playoffs for the Stanley Cup of 1976 began on April 6, 1976 and ended on May 16, 1976 with the 4-0 victory of the Canadiens de Montréal against the Philadelphia Flyers . The Canadiens won their 19th title in franchise history and at the same time ended the series of Flyers, which after two Stanley Cup victories in a row missed their third success. However, Philadelphia's Reggie Leach set a playoff record with 19 goals scored, which to date (as of playoffs 2019) has only been set once by Jari Kurri in 1985 . As a result, the attacker became the third player and to date the only outfield player in NHL history to receive the Conn Smythe Trophy as Most Valuable Player of the post-season , despite his team losing the final; previously this was only possible for goalkeepers Roger Crozier ( 1966 ) and Glenn Hall ( 1968 ).

mode

The twelve teams qualified for the playoffs were placed on the seeding list according to their performance in the regular season (most points; most wins in the event of a tie). However, the four division winners were set by bye for the quarter-finals, while the remaining eight participants played a preliminary round. In all rounds, the pairings were determined by the seeding list, so the highest seeded team met the lowest seeded team, number two met the penultimate team, etc.

The series of the preliminary round were played in the best-of-three mode, the series in all subsequent rounds in the best-of-seven mode, which means that a team needed four wins to progress from the quarter-finals; only two in the first round. The higher-ranked team had - from the second round - home rights in the first two games, the next two the opposing team. If no winner has emerged from the round by then, the home law changed from game to game. The higher-ranked team had a home advantage in games 1, 2, 5 and 7, i.e. four of the maximum seven games. In the preliminary round, however, the home law changed from game to game.

Overtime followed for games that remained tied after 60 minutes of regular playing time . It ended with the first goal scored ( Sudden Death ) .

Qualified teams

Legend:

D. Division winner

Playoff tree

  Preliminary round Quarter finals Semifinals Stanley Cup Final
                                 
1 Canadiens de Montréal              
  bye
1 Canadiens de Montréal 4th
 
10 Chicago Black Hawks 0
2 Philadelphia Flyers
 
  bye
1 Canadiens de Montréal 4th
5 New York Islanders 1  
3 Boston Bruins    
 
  bye
2 Philadelphia Flyers 4th
 
7th Toronto Maple Leafs 3
4th Buffalo Sabers 2
 
12 St. Louis Blues 1
1 Canadiens de Montréal 4th
(The teams were reset after the first and second round.)
  2 Philadelphia Flyers 0
5 New York Islanders 2        
 
11 Vancouver Canucks 0
3 Boston Bruins 4th
 
6th Los Angeles Kings 3
6th Los Angeles Kings 2
 
9 Atlanta Flames 0
2 Philadelphia Flyers 4th
3 Boston Bruins 1  
7th Toronto Maple Leafs 2    
 
8th Pittsburgh Penguins 1
4th Buffalo Sabers 2
 
5 New York Islanders 4th
10 Chicago Black Hawks
 
  bye

Preliminary round

(4) Buffalo Sabers - (12) St. Louis Blues

0Apr 6, 1976 St. Louis Blues
Derek Sanderson (4:14)
Chuck Lefley (8:28)
Larry Patey (19:42)
Garry Unger (41:56)
Chuck Lefley (55:31) 		5: 2
(3: 0, 0: 0, 2: 2)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Buffalo Sabers
Rick Martin (48:37)
Jacques Richard (58:11) 		St. Louis Arena , St. Louis , Missouri Note
viewers: 12,334
0Apr 8, 1976 Buffalo Sabers
Craig Ramsay (47:35)
Danny Gare (51:24)
Danny Gare (71:43) 		3: 2 n.V.
(0: 0, 0: 0, 2: 2, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 1 		St. Louis Blues
Garry Unger (42:01)
Dave Hrechkosy (58:02) 		Buffalo Memorial Auditorium , Buffalo , New York Note
viewers: 16,433
0Apr 9, 1976 Buffalo Sabers
Gilbert Perreault (19:05)
Don Luce (74:27) 		2: 1 n.V.
(1: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of 2: 1 		St. Louis Blues
Gordon Berenson (29:10) 		Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York
Spectators: 16,435
NoteDue to a colliding event in the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium , the respective home rights of the first two games of the series were swapped.

(5) New York Islanders - (11) Vancouver Canucks

0Apr 6, 1976 New York Islanders
Gerry Hart (6:01)
Billy Harris (8:28)
Lorne Henning (20:10)
Bill MacMillan (25:36)
Bob Nystrom (28:20) 		5: 3
(2: 2, 3: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Vancouver Canucks
Dennis Ververgaert (2:58)
John Gould (8:18)
Bob Dailey (44:27) 		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum , Uniondale , New York
Spectators: 14,865
0Apr 8, 1976 Vancouver Canucks
Chris Oddleifson (27:49) 		1: 3
(0: 1, 1: 0, 0: 2)
Match report
as of: 0: 2 		New York Islanders
Jean-Paul Parisé (3:13)
Garry Howatt (51:39)
Clark Gillies (52:11) 		Pacific Coliseum , Vancouver , British Columbia
Spectators: 15,612

(6) Los Angeles Kings - (9) Atlanta Flames

0Apr 6, 1976 Los Angeles Kings
Tom Williams (0:50)
Bob Nevin (22:40) 		2: 1
(1: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Atlanta Flames
Barry Gibbs (54:36) 		The Forum , Inglewood , California
0Apr 8, 1976 Atlanta Flames
 0: 1
(0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 0: 2 		Los Angeles Kings
Bob Berry (58:16) 		Omni Coliseum , Atlanta , Georgia
Spectators: 10,450

(7) Toronto Maple Leafs - (8) Pittsburgh Penguins

0Apr 6, 1976 Toronto Maple Leafs
Jim McKenny (13:01)
Lanny McDonald (24:44)
Bob Neely (31:00)
George Ferguson (55:02) 		4: 1
(1: 0, 2: 0, 1: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Pittsburgh Penguins
Stan Gilbertson (44:17) 		Maple Leaf Gardens , Toronto , Ontario
Spectators: 16,485
0Apr 8, 1976 Pittsburgh Penguins
Lowell MacDonald (31:25)
Vic Hadfield (59:21) 		2: 0
(0: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 1 		Toronto Maple Leafs
 Civic Arena , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania
Spectators: 13,626
0Apr 9, 1976 Toronto Maple Leafs
Jim McKenny (17:01)
Pat Boutette (22:03)
Börje Salming (29:14)
Lanny McDonald (42:14) 		4: 0
(1: 0, 2: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
Status: 2: 1 		Pittsburgh Penguins
 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
Spectators: 16,485

Quarter finals

(1) Canadiens de Montréal - (10) Chicago Black Hawks

Apr 11, 1976 Canadiens de Montréal
Larry Robinson (4:22)
Pete Mahovlich (8:30)
Doug Jarvis (36:41)
Jim Roberts (52:50) 		4: 0
(2: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Chicago Black Hawks
 Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec
Spectators: 16,111
Apr 13, 1976 Canadiens de Montréal
Yvan Cournoyer (34:51)
Jacques Lemaire (35:05)
Guy Lafleur (40:12) 		3: 1
(0: 1, 2: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 0 		Chicago Black Hawks
Darcy Rota (3:55) 		Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Spectators: 16,169
Apr 15, 1976 Chicago Black Hawks
Pit Martin (57:49) 		1: 2
(0: 0, 0: 1, 1: 1)
Match report
as of: 0: 3 		Canadiens de Montréal
Yvon Lambert (25:21)
Guy Lafleur (59:47) 		Chicago Stadium , Chicago , Illinois
Spectators: 14,000
Apr 18, 1976 Chicago Black Hawks
Cliff Coroll (10:31) 		1: 4
(1: 1, 0: 1, 0: 2)
Match report
as of: 0: 4 		Canadiens de Montréal
Serge Savard (19:05)
Pete Mahovlich (22:40)
Guy Lafleur (49:56)
Doug Jarvis (54:52) 		Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Spectators: 15,000

(2) Philadelphia Flyers - (7) Toronto Maple Leafs

Apr 12, 1976 Philadelphia Flyers
Reggie Leach (8:01)
Orest Kindrachuk (13:59)
Bobby Clarke (26:55)
Gary Dornhoefer (51:31) 		4: 1
(2: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Lanny McDonald (12:11) 		The Spectrum , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Spectators: 17,077
Apr 13, 1976 Philadelphia Flyers
Dave Schultz (15:54)
Ross Lonsberry (24:24)
Don Saleski (25:34) 		3: 1
(1: 0, 2: 1, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 0 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Börje Salming (35:18) 		The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Spectators: 17,077
Apr 15, 1976 Toronto Maple Leafs
Scott Garland (8:27)
Claire Alexander (14:00)
Errol Thompson (23:25)
Ian Turnbull (23:54)
Stan Weir (37:14) 		5: 4
(2: 1, 3: 2, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 2 		Philadelphia Flyers
Bobby Clarke (12:00)
Gary Dornhoefer (30:58)
Jimmy Watson (31:11)
Bill Barber (55:12) 		Maple Leaf Gardens , Toronto , Ontario
Spectators: 16,485
Apr 17, 1976 Toronto Maple Leafs
Errol Thompson (3:11)
Börje Salming (36:12)
Lanny McDonald (38:59)
George Ferguson (45:57) 		4: 3
(1: 1, 2: 0, 1: 2)
Match report
as of: 2: 2 		Philadelphia Flyers
Mel Bridgman (12:26)
Reggie Leach (43:55)
Mel Bridgman (48:30) 		Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
Spectators: 16,485
Apr 20, 1976 Philadelphia Flyers
Bill Barber (3:55)
Don Saleski (30:04)
Gary Dornhoefer (31:24)
Don Saleski (31:37)
Don Saleski (44:17)
Reggie Leach (47:24)
Reggie Leach (47:51 ) 		7: 1
(1: 0, 3: 1, 3: 0)
Match report
as of: 3: 2 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Bob Neely (30:42) 		The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Spectators: 17,077
Apr 22, 1976 Toronto Maple Leafs
Darryl Sittler (10:42)
Errol Thompson (18:21)
Darryl Sittler (30:47)
Darryl Sittler (31:19)
Darryl Sittler (39:21)
Darryl Sittler (42:06)
Jack Valiquette (50: 16)
Claire Alexander (55:31) 		8: 5
(2: 1, 3: 2, 3: 2)
Match report
as of: 3: 3 		Philadelphia Flyers
Orest Kindrachuk (4:52)
Tom Bladon (36:43)
Reggie Leach (36:51)
Bill Barber (50:03)
Larry Goodenough (54:31) 		Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
Spectators: 16,485
Apr 25, 1976 Philadelphia Flyers
André Dupont (10:05)
Don Saleski (24:43)
Mel Bridgman (25:48)
Mel Bridgman (26:04)
Ross Lonsberry (27:59)
Reggie Leach (39:07)
Bill Barber (49:45 ) 		7: 3
(1: 2, 5: 0, 1: 1)
Match report
as of 4: 3 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Jack Valiquette (1:24)
Bob Neely (18:56)
Ian Turnbull (58:24) 		The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Spectators: 17,077

(3) Boston Bruins - (6) Los Angeles Kings

Apr 11, 1976 Boston Bruins
Ken Hodge (16:34)
Jean Ratelle (16:57)
Dave Forbes (20:52)
Jean Ratelle (46:15) 		4: 0
(2: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Los Angeles Kings
 Boston Garden , Boston , Massachusetts
Spectators: 13,914
Apr 13, 1976 Boston Bruins
Jean Ratelle (5:53)
Johnny Bucyk (34:31) 		2: 3 n.V.
(1: 0, 1: 1, 0: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
as of 1: 1 		Los Angeles Kings
Marcel Dionne (23:08)
Marcel Dionne (46:53)
Butch Goring (60:27) 		Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Spectators: 13,942
Apr 15, 1976 Los Angeles Kings
Mike Murphy (9:23)
Marcel Dionne (16:17)
Marcel Dionne (22:21)
Marcel Dionne (42:51)
Don Kozak (48:13)
Bob Nevin (52:57) 		6: 4
(2: 2, 1: 1, 3: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 1 		Boston Bruins
Gregg Sheppard (5:02)
Brad Park (7:37)
Don Marcotte (36:58)
Dallas Smith (55:33) 		The Forum , Inglewood , Calif.
Spectators: 16,005
Apr 17, 1976 Los Angeles Kings
 0: 3
(0: 1, 0: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 2 		Boston Bruins
Gregg Sheppard (17:28)
Jean Ratelle (23:52)
Don Marcotte (58:49) 		The Forum, Inglewood, Calif.
Spectators: 16,005
Apr 20, 1976 Boston Bruins
Don Marcotte (17:41)
Bobby Schmautz (20:55)
Ken Hodge (26:31)
Brad Park (33:52)
Jean Ratelle (36:12)
Brad Park (49:03)
Terry O'Reilly (50 : 46) 		7: 1
(1: 1, 4: 0, 2: 0)
Match report
as of: 3: 2 		Los Angeles Kings
Marcel Dionne (6:39) 		Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Spectators: 13,852
Apr 22, 1976 Los Angeles Kings
Tom Williams (20:21)
Mike Corrigan (50:50)
Mike Corrigan (57:48)
Butch Goring (78:28) 		4: 3 n.V.
(0: 0, 1: 3, 2: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 3: 3 		Boston Bruins
Bobby Schmautz (21:00)
Darryl Edestrand (36:14)
Gregg Sheppard (39:45) 		The Forum, Inglewood, Calif.
Spectators: 16,005
Apr 25, 1976 Boston Bruins
Jean Ratelle (29:42)
Ken Hodge (32:21)
Jean Ratelle (46:16) 		3: 0
(0: 0, 2: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 4: 3 		Los Angeles Kings
 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Spectators: 14,567

(4) Buffalo Sabers - (5) New York Islanders

Apr 11, 1976 Buffalo Sabers
René Robert (5:37)
Gilbert Perreault (15:30)
Don Luce (20:19)
Rick Martin (36:28)
René Robert (47:26) 		5: 3
(2: 0, 2: 1, 1: 2)
Match report
as of 1: 0 		New York Islanders
Billy Harris (32:43)
Bob Nystrom (46:19)
Garry Howatt (56:37) 		Buffalo Memorial Auditorium , Buffalo , New York
Spectators: 16,433
Apr 13, 1976 Buffalo Sabers
Brian Spencer (10:27)
Don Luce (22:05)
Danny Gare (74:04) 		3: 2 n.V.
(1: 0, 1: 0, 0: 2, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 0 		New York Islanders
Denis Potvin (53:07)
Jean-Paul Parisé (58:55) 		Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York
Spectators: 16,433
Apr 15, 1976 New York Islanders
Billy Harris (3:23)
Jude Drouin (7:17)
Jean-Paul Parisé (32:39)
Bill MacMillan (51:04)
Billy Harris (51:39) 		5: 3
(2: 0, 1: 2, 2: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 2 		Buffalo Sabers
Gilbert Perreault (31:34)
Don Luce (39:55)
Rick Martin (48:50) 		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum , Uniondale , New York
Spectators: 14,865
Apr 17, 1976 New York Islanders
Denis Potvin (2:08)
Garry Howatt (33:00)
Denis Potvin (38:02)
Billy Harris (38:44) 		4: 2
(1: 1, 3: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 2 		Buffalo Sabers
René Robert (5:25)
Danny Gare (52:31) 		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
Spectators: 14,865
Apr 20, 1976 Buffalo Sabers
Rick Martin (5:37)
Danny Gare (6:57)
Jim Lorentz (50:16) 		3: 4
(2: 2, 0: 0, 1: 2)
Match report
as of: 2: 3 		New York Islanders
André St. Laurent (7:40)
Jean-Paul Parisé (14:10)
Denis Potvin (55:32)
Bert Marshall (59:41) 		Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York
Spectators: 16,433
Apr 22, 1976 New York Islanders
Jude Drouin (7:45)
Ed Westfall (33:07)
Clark Gillies (45:58) 		3: 2
(1: 0, 1: 1, 1: 1)
Match report
as of: 4: 2 		Buffalo Sabers
Gilbert Perreault (24:42)
Jerry Korab (44:09) 		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
Spectators: 14,865

Semifinals

(1) Canadiens de Montréal - (5) New York Islanders

Apr 27, 1976 Canadiens de Montréal
Steve Shutt (28:05)
Larry Robinson (53:18)
Yvan Cournoyer (54:44) 		3: 2
(0: 0, 1: 1, 2: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		New York Islanders
Ed Westfall (23:40)
Bill MacMillan (46:59) 		Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec
Spectators: 16,594
Apr 29, 1976 Canadiens de Montréal
Bob Gainey (2:46)
Steve Shutt (4:06)
Guy Lapointe (26:23)
Serge Savard (42:42) 		4: 3
(2: 0, 1: 1, 1: 2)
Match report
as of: 2: 0 		New York Islanders
Jude Drouin (36:33)
Ralph Stewart (44:34)
Jude Drouin (48:14) 		Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Spectators: 16,995
0May 1, 1976 New York Islanders
Garry Howatt (11:29)
Bryan Trottier (12:44) 		2: 3
(2: 0, 0: 0, 0: 3)
Match report
as of: 0: 3 		Canadiens de Montréal
Guy Lapointe (43:29)
Jim Roberts (51:50)
Yvon Lambert (56:12) 		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum , Uniondale , New York
Spectators: 14,865
0May 4th 1976 New York Islanders
Jude Drouin (6:55)
Denis Potvin (7:30)
Jude Drouin (25:53)
Bill MacMillan (33:29)
Lorne Henning (59:14) 		5: 2
(2: 0, 2: 0, 1: 2)
Match report
as of: 1: 3 		Canadiens de Montréal
Guy Lafleur (57:21)
Guy Lafleur (58:26) 		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
Spectators: 14,865
0May 6, 1976 Canadiens de Montréal
Steve Shutt (22:38)
Murray Wilson (30:29)
Serge Savard (39:01)
Pete Mahovlich (54:47)
Steve Shutt (57:10) 		5: 2
(0: 0, 3: 1, 2: 1)
Match report
as of: 4: 1 		New York Islanders
Garry Howatt (31:52)
Bob Nystrom (56:30) 		Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Spectators: 16,794

(2) Philadelphia Flyers - (3) Boston Bruins

Apr 27, 1976 Philadelphia Flyers
Orest Kindrachuk (18:45)
Reggie Leach (35:10) 		2: 4
(1: 1, 1: 1, 0: 2)
Match report
Status: 0: 1 		Boston Bruins
Gary Doak (7:45)
Ken Hodge (32:09)
Dallas Smith (44:29)
Gregg Sheppard (46:17) 		The Spectrum , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Spectators: 17,077
Apr 29, 1976 Philadelphia Flyers
Don Saleski (8:20)
Reggie Leach (73:38) 		2: 1 n.V.
(1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 1 		Boston Bruins
Johnny Bucyk (53:17) 		The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Spectators: 17,077
0May 2, 1976 Boston Bruins
Jean Ratelle (11:09)
Wayne Cashman (33:56) 		2: 5
(1: 1, 1: 1, 0: 3)
Match report
as of: 1: 2 		Philadelphia Flyers
Ross Lonsberry (5:26)
Bill Barber (39:11)
Mel Bridgman (42:11)
Reggie Leach (47:02)
Tom Bladon (54:30) 		Boston Garden , Boston , Massachusetts
Spectators: 15,003
0May 4th 1976 Boston Bruins
Terry O'Reilly (11:49)
Terry O'Reilly (19:39) 		2: 4
(2: 1, 0: 1, 0: 2)
Match report
as of: 1: 3 		Philadelphia Flyers
Mel Bridgman (18:31)
Reggie Leach (20:23)
Orest Kindrachuk (42:59)
Joe Watson (57:59) 		Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Spectators: 15,003
0May 6, 1976 Philadelphia Flyers
Reggie Leach (5:45)
Reggie Leach (22:02)
Reggie Leach (28:51)
Reggie Leach (37:09)
Reggie Leach (48:07)
Larry Goodenough (57:13) 		6: 3
(1: 0, 3: 1, 2: 2)
Match report
as of: 4: 1 		Boston Bruins
Gregg Sheppard (20:59)
Don Marcotte (46:09)
André Savard (57:57) 		The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Spectators: 17,077

Stanley Cup Final

(1) Canadiens de Montréal - (2) Philadelphia Flyers

0May 9, 1976 Canadiens de Montréal
Jim Roberts (24:04)
Larry Robinson (26:30)
Jacques Lemaire (50:02)
Guy Lapointe (58:38) 		4: 3
(0: 2, 2: 0, 2: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Philadelphia Flyers
Reggie Leach (0:21)
Ross Lonsberry (13:22)
Larry Goodenough (45:17) 		Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec
Spectators: 17,582
May 11, 1976 Canadiens de Montréal
Jacques Lemaire (35:19)
Guy Lafleur (42:41) 		2: 1
(0: 0, 1: 0, 1: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 0 		Philadelphia Flyers
Dave Schultz (57:35) 		Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Spectators: 17,687
May 13, 1976 Philadelphia Flyers
Reggie Leach (8:40)
Reggie Leach (18:14) 		2: 3
(2: 1, 0: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 0: 3 		Canadiens de Montréal
Steve Shutt (3:17)
Steve Shutt (21:09)
Pierre Bouchard (49:16) 		The Spectrum , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Spectators: 17,077
May 16, 1976 Philadelphia Flyers
Reggie Leach (0:40)
Bill Barber (18:20)
André Dupont (33:59) 		3: 5
(2: 2, 1: 1, 0: 2)
Match report
as of: 0: 4 		Canadiens de Montréal
Steve Shutt (5:35)
Pierre Bouchard (11:48)
Yvan Cournoyer (39:49)
Guy Lafleur (54:18)
Pete Mahovlich (55:16) 		The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Spectators: 17,077

Stanley Cup winner

Stanley Cup winner Canadiens de Montréal
Montréal Canadiens logo

Goalkeepers: Ken Dryden , Michel Larocque

Defenders: Pierre Bouchard , Rick Chartraw , Guy Lapointe , Bill Nyrop , Larry Robinson , Serge Savard

Attackers: Yvan Cournoyer  ( C ), Bob Gainey , Doug Jarvis , Guy Lafleur , Yvon Lambert , Jacques Lemaire , Pete Mahovlich , Doug Risebrough , Jim Roberts , Steve Shutt , Mario Tremblay , Murray Wilson

Head Coach: Scotty Bowman   General Manager: Sam Pollock

Don Awrey and John Van Boxmeer were not immortalized in the Stanley Cup, although they both played more than half of the regular season games and would have been automatically qualified by today's standards.

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/− = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: best value

player team GP G A. Pts +/- PIM
Reggie Leach Philadelphia 16 19th 5 24 +14 8th
Denis Potvin NY Islanders 13 5 14th 19th +9 32
Guy Lafleur Montréal 13 7th 10 17th +10 2
Jean Ratelle Boston 12 8th 8th 16 +2 4th
Bobby Clarke Philadelphia 16 2 14th 16 +11 28
Steve Shutt Montréal 13 7th 8th 15th +9 2
Jew Drouin NY Islanders 13 6th 9 15th +8 0
Mel Bridgman Philadelphia 16 6th 8th 14th +1 31
Larry Goodenough Philadelphia 16 3 11 14th +8 6th
Bill Barber Philadelphia 16 6th 7th 13 +9 18th

Serge Savard from the Canadiens de Montréal achieved the best plus / minus statistic with a value of +15.

Best goalkeeper

The combined table shows the three best goalkeepers in the categories conceded goals and catch quota as well as the leaders in the categories shutouts and wins.

Abbreviations: GP = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), W = wins, L = defeats, GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = saved shots (in%), GAA = goals against goals against; Fat: best value; Sorted by goal conceded.
Only goalkeepers who have played 180 minutes of play are recorded.

player team GP Min W. L. GA SO Sv% ATM
Ken Dryden Montréal 13 779: 18 12 1 25th 1 92.8 1.92
Ed Staniowski St. Louis 3 206: 10 1 2 7th 0 94.6 2.04
Gerry Cheevers Boston 6th 392: 22 2 4th 14th 1 91.7 2.14
Gilles Gilbert Boston 6th 359: 48 3 3 19th 2 86.8 3.17

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 8, 1976, page 71. newspapers.com, accessed November 19, 2017 .