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1977 Stanley Cup Finals

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1977 Stanley Cup Finals
1234 Total
Montreal Canadiens 7342* 4
Boston Bruins 3021* 0
* indicates periods of overtime
Location(s)Montreal: Montreal Forum (1, 2)
Boston: Boston Garden (3, 4)
CoachesMontreal: Scotty Bowman
Boston: Don Cherry
CaptainsMontreal: Yvan Cournoyer[1]
Boston: John Bucyk
DatesMay 7–14, 1977
MVPGuy Lafleur (Canadiens)
Series-winning goalJacques Lemaire (4:32, first OT, G4)
Hall of FamersCanadiens:
Yvan Cournoyer (1982; did not play)
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)
Gerry Cheevers (1985)
Brad Park (1988)
Jean Ratelle (1985)
Coaches:
Scotty Bowman (1991)
NetworksCanada:
(English): CBC
(French): SRC
United States:
(English): NHL Network
Announcers(CBC) Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin Jr., Don Marshall (1), and Red Storey (2)
(SRC) Rene Lecavalier and Gilles Tremblay
(NHLN) Marv Albert, Tim Ryan, Stan Mikita (1), Garry Unger (2), Chico Resch (3), Don Awrey (4)
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The 1977 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1976–77 season, and the culmination of the 1977 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Boston Bruins and the defending champion Montreal Canadiens. The Bruins were making their first appearance in the final series since their loss in the 1974 Final. The Canadiens would win the best-of-seven series four games to none, to win their second straight Stanley Cup championship, and 20th overall.

Paths to the Finals

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Montreal defeated the St. Louis Blues 4–0 and the New York Islanders 4–2 to advance to the final.

Boston defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4–2 and the Philadelphia Flyers 4–0 to make it to the final.

Game summaries

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Jacques Lemaire scored three game-winning goals, including the Cup-winner in overtime. Guy Lafleur won the Conn Smythe Trophy for scoring nine goals and 17 assists during the playoffs.


May 7 Boston Bruins 3–7 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
Brad Park (2) - 5:23 First period 1:45 - Doug Risebrough (1)
4:23 - pp - Yvon Lambert (2)
14:35 - Mario Tremblay (2)
Terry O'Reilly (5) - 11:54
Bobby Schmautz (10) - pp - 16:35
Second period 5:08 - Jacques Lemaire (4)
No scoring Third period 00:59 - Rick Chartraw (2)
2:04 - Mario Tremblay (3)
13:58 - Yvon Lambert (3)
Gerry Cheevers Goalie stats Ken Dryden
May 10 Boston Bruins 0–3 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 7:43 - pp - Peter Mahovlich (4)
12:07 - Doug Risebrough (2)
No scoring Third period 5:40 - Steve Shutt (7)
Gerry Cheevers Goalie stats Ken Dryden
May 12 Montreal Canadiens 4–2 Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
Guy Lafleur (8) - pp - 4:08
Steve Shutt (8) - pp - 7:58
Jacques Lemaire (5) - pp - 18:29
First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 6:32 - Gregg Sheppard (5)
Guy Lafleur (9) - 12:52 Third period 18:34 - pp - Peter McNab (5)
Ken Dryden Goalie stats Gerry Cheevers
May 14 Montreal Canadiens 2–1 OT Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
No scoring First period 11:38 - Bobby Schmautz (11)
Jacques Lemaire (6) - 1:34 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Jacques Lemaire (7) - 4:32 First overtime period No scoring
Ken Dryden Goalie stats Gerry Cheevers
Montreal won series 4–0


Team rosters

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Boston Bruins

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No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
1 Canada Gilles Gilbert G L 28 1973 Saint-Esprit, Quebec
6 Canada Darryl Edestrand D L 31 1973 Strathroy, Ontario
8 United States Peter McNab C L 24 1976 Vancouver, British Columbia
9 Canada Johnny Bucyk (C) LW L 41 1957 Edmonton, Alberta
10 Canada Jean Ratelle C L 36 1975 Lac Saint-Jean, Quebec
11 Canada Bobby Schmautz RW R 32 1973 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
12 Canada Wayne Cashman LW R 31 1965 Kingston, Ontario
14 Canada Dave Forbes LW L 20 1973 Montreal, Quebec
16 Canada Rick Middleton RW R 23 1976 Toronto, Ontario
17 Canada Stan Jonathan LW L 21 1975 Ohsweken, Ontario
18 Netherlands John Wensink LW L 24 1976 Cornwall, Ontario
19 Canada Gregg Sheppard C L 28 1972 North Battleford, Saskatchewan
20 Canada Al Sims D L 24 1973 Toronto, Ontario
21 Canada Don Marcotte LW L 30 1967 Arthabaska, Quebec
22 Canada Brad Park D L 28 1975 Toronto, Ontario
23 Canada Rick Smith D L 28 1972 Kingston, Ontario
24 Canada Terry O'Reilly RW R 25 1971 Niagara Falls, Ontario
25 Canada Gary Doak D R 31 1972 Goderich, Ontario
26 United States Mike Milbury D L 24 1975 Brighton, Massachusetts
27 United States Earl Anderson RW R 26 1974 Roseau, Minnesota
28 Finland Matti Hagman C L 21 1978 Helsinki, Finland
29 Canada Doug Halward D L 21 1975 Toronto, Ontario
30 Canada Gerry Cheevers G L 36 1976 St. Catharines, Ontario

Montreal Canadiens

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No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
1 Canada Michel Larocque G L 25 1972 Hull, Quebec
2 United States Bill Nyrop D L 24 1972 Washington, D.C.
5 Canada Guy Lapointe D L 29 1969 Montreal, Quebec
6 Canada Jimmy Roberts RW R 37 1971 Toronto, Ontario
8 Canada Doug Risebrough C L 23 1974 Guelph, Ontario
10 Canada Guy Lafleur RW R 25 1971 Montreal, Quebec
11 Canada Yvon Lambert LW L 26 1971 Drummondville, Quebec
12 Canada Yvan Cournoyer (C) RW L 33 1963 Montreal, Quebec
14 Canada Mario Tremblay RW R 20 1974 Alma, Quebec
15 Canada Réjean Houle RW L 27 1969 Rouyn, Quebec
17 Canada Murray Wilson C L 25 1971 Toronto, Canada
18 Canada Serge Savard D L 31 1966 Landrienne, Quebec
19 Canada Larry Robinson D L 25 1971 Winchester, Ontario
20 Canada Peter Mahovlich C L 30 1969 Timmins, Ontario
21 Canada Doug Jarvis C L 22 1975 Brantford, Ontario
22 Canada Steve Shutt LW L 24 1972 North York, Ontario
23 Canada Bob Gainey LW L 22 1973 Peterborough, Ontario
24 Canada Pierre Mondou C R 21 1975 Sorel, Quebec
25 Canada Jacques Lemaire C L 31 1967 LaSalle, Quebec
26 Canada Pierre Bouchard D L 29 1965 Longueuil, Quebec
27 United States Rick Chartraw D R 22 1974 Caracas, Venezuela
28 United States Mike Polich C L 24 1977 Hibbing, Minnesota
29 Canada Ken Dryden G L 29 1964 Hamilton, Ontario

Stanley Cup engraving

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The 1977 Stanley Cup was presented to Canadiens captain Yvan Cournoyer by NHL President Clarence Campbell following the Canadiens 2–1 overtime win over the Bruins in game four.

The following Canadiens players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup

1976–77 Montreal Canadiens

Players

Coaching and administrative staff

Stanley Cup engraving

  • † Serge Savard served as interim captain when Yvan Cournoyer missed the whole playoffs due to a back injury.
  • Murray Wilson's name was misspelled in 1973, 1976, 1977 as MURRY WILSON missing an "A". Murray Wilson was spelled correctly on the Stanley Cup in 1978. Wilson's name was also spelled correctly all 4 times on the Replica Cup.* Bob Gainey was misspelled on the Stanley Cup as ROBERT GAINY, missing an "E". When the Replica Cup was created in 1992–93, ROBERT GAINEY was spelled correctly with 1977 Montreal.
  • #3 Brian Engblom played two playoff games, no regular-season games and no games in the finals. His name was left off the Cup because he did not qualify. Engblom also won the Calder Cup with Mike Polich, and Pierre Mondou in 1977.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Due to injury, Cournoyer did not play in any playoff games. Serge Savard served as acting captain.
  • Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Stanley Cup. NHL.
  • Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books. ISBN 978-1-55168-261-7.
Preceded by Montreal Canadiens
Stanley Cup champions

1977
Succeeded by