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1978 Stanley Cup Finals
1978 Stanley Cup Finals
	* indicates periods of overtime
Location(s)	Montreal: Montreal Forum (1, 2, 5); Boston: Boston Garden (3, 4, 6)
Coaches	Montreal: Scotty Bowman; Boston: Don Cherry
Captains	Montreal: Yvan Cournoyer; Boston: Wayne Cashman
Dates	May 13–25, 1978
MVP	Larry Robinson (Canadiens)
Series-winning goal	Mario Tremblay (9:20, first, G6)
Hall of Famers	Canadiens:; Yvan Cournoyer (1982); 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; did not play); Gerry Cheevers (1985); Brad Park (1988); Jean Ratelle (1985); Coaches:; Scotty Bowman (1991)
Networks	Canada:; (English): CBC; (French): SRC; United States:; (English): NHL Network (national), WSBK-TV (Boston)
Announcers	(CBC) Danny Gallivan (1–2, 5), Dan Kelly (3–4, 6), Chico Resch, and Dick Irvin Jr.; (SRC) Rene Lecavalier and Gilles Tremblay; (NHLN) Simulcast of CBC feed; (WSBK) Fred Cusick and Johnny Peirson

The 1978 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1977–78 season, and the culmination of the 1978 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Boston Bruins and the defending champion Montreal Canadiens, making their third straight appearance in the Finals. The series was a rematch of the 1977 Stanley Cup Finals. The Canadiens won the best-of-seven series, four games to two, to win their third consecutive Stanley Cup championship and their 21st overall.^[1] This was the last time that both the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens met in the Stanley Cup Finals. The Canadiens eventually joined the Bruins in the Adams Division in 1982.

Paths to the Finals

Montreal defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4–1 and the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0 to advance to the final.

Boston defeated the Chicago Black Hawks 4–0 and the Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 to make it to the final.

Game summaries

Defenceman Larry Robinson of Montreal led all players with 17 assists, and finished tied with teammate Guy Lafleur with 21 points, to win the Conn Smythe Trophy.

May 13	Boston Bruins		1–4	Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Forum	Recap
Brad Park (6) – pp – 02:31		First period		04:31 – pp – Guy Lafleur (8) 09:53 – pp – Yvon Lambert (2)
No scoring		Second period		13:54 – Steve Shutt (7)
No scoring		Third period		03:55 – Yvan Cournoyer (7)
Gerry Cheevers 23 saves / 27 shots		Goalie stats		Ken Dryden 15 saves / 16 shots

May 16	Boston Bruins		2–3	OT	Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Forum	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
Brad Park (7) – 03:57		Second period			07:00 – Steve Shutt (8)
Rick Smith (1) – 15:48		Third period			12:12 – Bob Gainey (2)
No scoring		First overtime period			13:09 – Guy Lafleur (9)
Gerry Cheevers 32 saves / 35 shots		Goalie stats			Ken Dryden 30 saves / 32 shots

May 18	Montreal Canadiens		0–4	Boston Bruins	Boston Garden	Recap
No scoring		First period		00:59 – Gary Doak (1) 05:11 – Rick Middleton (5)
No scoring		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		02:54 – Peter McNab (7) 15:39 – Terry O'Reilly (5)
Ken Dryden 32 saves / 36 shots		Goalie stats		Gerry Cheevers 16 saves / 16 shots

May 21	Montreal Canadiens		3–4	OT	Boston Bruins	Boston Garden	Recap
Doug Risebrough (2) – 03:26		First period			00:25 – Gregg Sheppard (2)
Larry Robinson (3) – 07:00		Second period			No scoring
Guy Lafleur (10) – 19:27		Third period			09:19 – Peter McNab (8) 13:20 – Brad Park (8)
No scoring		First overtime period			06:22 – Bobby Schmautz (7)
Ken Dryden 20 saves / 24 shots		Goalie stats			Gerry Cheevers 27 saves / 30 shots

May 23	Boston Bruins		1–4	Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Forum	Recap
No scoring		First period		07:46 – Larry Robinson (4) 11:10 – pp – Pierre Mondou (3)
No scoring		Second period		13:04 – pp Pierre Larouche (2) 18:42 – Jacques Lemaire (6)
Don Marcotte (5) – pp – 11:22		Third period		No scoring
Gerry Cheevers 21 saves / 25 shots Ron Grahame 5 saves / 5 shots		Goalie stats		Ken Dryden 29 saves / 30 shots

May 25	Montreal Canadiens		4–1	Boston Bruins	Boston Garden	Recap
Steve Shutt (9) – 07:01 Mario Tremblay (1) – 09:20		First period		04:05 – pp – Brad Park (9)
Mario Tremblay (2) – 13:37 Rejean Houle (3) – 17:46		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
Ken Dryden 15 saves / 16 shots		Goalie stats		Gerry Cheevers 20 saves / 24 shots

Montreal won series 4–2

Team rosters

Boston Bruins


No.	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
6	Dennis O'Brien	D	L	28	1975	Port Hope, Ontario
7	Sean Shanahan	RW	R	27	1978	Toronto, Ontario
8	Peter McNab	C	L	26	1976	Vancouver, British Columbia
10	Jean Ratelle	C	L	37	1975	Lac Saint-Jean, Quebec
11	Bobby Schmautz	RW	R	33	1973	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
12	Wayne Cashman (C)	LW	R	32	1965	Kingston, Ontario
14	Bob Miller	C	L	21	1976	Medford, Massachusetts
16	Rick Middleton	RW	R	24	1976	Toronto, Ontario
17	Stan Jonathan	LW	L	22	1975	Ohsweken, Ontario
18	John Wensink	LW	L	25	1976	Cornwall, Ontario
19	Gregg Sheppard	C	L	29	1972	North Battleford, Saskatchewan
20	Al Sims	D	L	25	1973	Toronto, Ontario
21	Don Marcotte	LW	L	31	1967	Arthabaska, Quebec
22	Brad Park	D	L	29	1975	Toronto, Ontario
23	Rick Smith	D	L	29	1972	Kingston, Ontario
24	Terry O'Reilly	RW	R	26	1971	Niagara Falls, Ontario
25	Gary Doak	D	R	32	1972	Goderich, Ontario
26	Mike Milbury	D	L	25	1975	Brighton, Massachusetts
30	Gerry Cheevers	G	L	37	1976	St. Catharines, Ontario
31	Ron Grahame	G	L	27	1977	Victoria, British Columbia

Montreal Canadiens


No.	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
1	Michel Larocque	G	L	26	1972	Hull, Quebec
2	Bill Nyrop	D	L	25	1972	Washington, D.C.
3	Brian Engblom	D	L	23	1975	Winnipeg, Manitoba
5	Guy Lapointe	D	L	30	1969	Montreal, Quebec
6	Pierre Mondou	C	R	22	1975	Sorel, Quebec
8	Doug Risebrough	C	L	24	1974	Guelph, Ontario
10	Guy Lafleur	RW	R	26	1971	Montreal, Quebec
11	Yvon Lambert	LW	L	27	1971	Drummondville, Quebec
12	Yvan Cournoyer (C)	RW	L	34	1963	Montreal, Quebec
14	Mario Tremblay	RW	R	21	1974	Alma, Quebec
15	Réjean Houle	RW	L	28	1969	Rouyn, Quebec
17	Murray Wilson	C	L	26	1971	Toronto, Canada
18	Serge Savard	D	L	32	1966	Landrienne, Quebec
19	Larry Robinson	D	L	26	1971	Winchester, Ontario
21	Doug Jarvis	C	L	23	1975	Brantford, Ontario
22	Steve Shutt	LW	L	25	1972	North York, Ontario
23	Bob Gainey	LW	L	23	1973	Peterborough, Ontario
24	Gilles Lupien	D	L	24	1974	Lachute, Quebec
25	Jacques Lemaire	C	L	32	1967	LaSalle, Quebec
26	Pierre Bouchard	D	L	30	1965	Longueuil, Quebec
27	Rick Chartraw	D	R	23	1974	Caracas, Venezuela
28	Pierre Larouche	C	L	22	1977	Taschereau, Quebec
29	Ken Dryden	G	L	30	1964	Hamilton, Ontario

Stanley Cup engraving

The 1978 Stanley Cup was presented to Canadiens captain Yvan Cournoyer by NHL President John Ziegler following the Canadiens 4–1 win over the Bruins in game six.

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

1977–78 Montreal Canadiens

Players

Centres

Wingers

Defencemen

Goaltenders

29 Ken Dryden
1 Michel Bunny Larocque

Coaching and administrative staff

Jacques Courtois (President), Sam Pollock (Vice President/General Manager)
Jean Beliveau (Vice President - Director of Cooperate Relations), William Scotty Bowman (Head Coach)
Peter Bronfman (Chairman/Owner/Director), Edward Bronfman (Executive Director/Owner)
Al MacNeil (Director of Player Personnel), Eddy Palchak (Trainer), Pierre Meilleur (Asst. Trainer)
Claude Ruel (Director of Player Development), Floyd Curry (Asst. General Manager), Ron Caron (Asst. General Manager)

Stanley Cup engraving

†Murray Wilson only played 12 games due to spinal fusion surgery. His name was engraved on the Cup in 1978, even though he did not qualify.

References

^ "Canadiens capture third straight cup after 4-1 win". St Petersburg Times (Page 32). May 26, 1978. Retrieved June 12, 2013.

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.