1977 Stanley Cup Finals

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.

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)
← 1976 Stanley Cup Finals 1978 →

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   Gilles Gilbert G L 28 1973 Saint-Esprit, Quebec
6   Darryl Edestrand D L 31 1973 Strathroy, Ontario
8   Peter McNab C L 24 1976 Vancouver, British Columbia
9   Johnny Bucyk (C) LW L 41 1957 Edmonton, Alberta
10   Jean Ratelle C L 36 1975 Lac Saint-Jean, Quebec
11   Bobby Schmautz RW R 32 1973 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
12   Wayne Cashman LW R 31 1965 Kingston, Ontario
14   Dave Forbes LW L 20 1973 Montreal, Quebec
16   Rick Middleton RW R 23 1976 Toronto, Ontario
17   Stan Jonathan LW L 21 1975 Ohsweken, Ontario
18   John Wensink LW L 24 1976 Cornwall, Ontario
19   Gregg Sheppard C L 28 1972 North Battleford, Saskatchewan
20   Al Sims D L 24 1973 Toronto, Ontario
21   Don Marcotte LW L 30 1967 Arthabaska, Quebec
22   Brad Park D L 28 1975 Toronto, Ontario
23   Rick Smith D L 28 1972 Kingston, Ontario
24   Terry O'Reilly RW R 25 1971 Niagara Falls, Ontario
25   Gary Doak D R 31 1972 Goderich, Ontario
26   Mike Milbury D L 24 1975 Brighton, Massachusetts
27   Earl Anderson RW R 26 1974 Roseau, Minnesota
28   Matti Hagman C L 21 1978 Helsinki, Finland
29   Doug Halward D L 21 1975 Toronto, Ontario
30   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   Michel Larocque G L 25 1972 Hull, Quebec
2   Bill Nyrop D L 24 1972 Washington, D.C.
5   Guy Lapointe D L 29 1969 Montreal, Quebec
6   Jimmy Roberts RW R 37 1971 Toronto, Ontario
8   Doug Risebrough C L 23 1974 Guelph, Ontario
10   Guy Lafleur RW R 25 1971 Montreal, Quebec
11   Yvon Lambert LW L 26 1971 Drummondville, Quebec
12   Yvan Cournoyer (C) RW L 33 1963 Montreal, Quebec
14   Mario Tremblay RW R 20 1974 Alma, Quebec
15   Réjean Houle RW L 27 1969 Rouyn, Quebec
17   Murray Wilson C L 25 1971 Toronto, Canada
18   Serge Savard D L 31 1966 Landrienne, Quebec
19   Larry Robinson D L 25 1971 Winchester, Ontario
20   Peter Mahovlich C L 30 1969 Timmins, Ontario
21   Doug Jarvis C L 22 1975 Brantford, Ontario
22   Steve Shutt LW L 24 1972 North York, Ontario
23   Bob Gainey LW L 22 1973 Peterborough, Ontario
24   Pierre Mondou C R 21 1975 Sorel, Quebec
25   Jacques Lemaire C L 31 1967 LaSalle, Quebec
26   Pierre Bouchard D L 29 1965 Longueuil, Quebec
27   Rick Chartraw D R 22 1974 Caracas, Venezuela
28   Mike Polich C L 24 1977 Hibbing, Minnesota
29   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