1977 Stanley Cup Finals facts for kids

1977 Stanley Cup Finals
Teams 1 2 3 4* Games Montreal Canadiens  7 3 4 2* 4 Boston Bruins  3 0 2 1* 0 * indicates periods of overtime
Location: Montreal: Montreal Forum (1, 2) Boston: Boston Garden (3, 4) Format: Best-of-seven Coaches: Montreal: Scotty Bowman Boston: Don Cherry Captains: Montreal: Yvan Cournoyer Boston: John Bucyk Dates: May 7–14, 1977 MVP: Guy Lafleur (Canadiens) Series-winning goal: Jacques Lemaire (4:32, first OT, G4) Networks: CBC, NHL Network
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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 finish to the 1977 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was played 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

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

Jacques Lemaire scored three game-winning goals, including the Cup-winner in overtime. Guy Lafleur won the Conn Smythe Trophy for scoring 10 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

Montreal Canadiens 1977 Stanley Cup champions

Roster

  Centers

• 8 Doug Risebrough
• 20 Peter Mahovlich
• 21 Doug Jarvis
• 24 Pierre Mondou
• 25 Jacques Lemaire
• 28 Mike Polich

  Wingers

• 6 Jim Roberts
• 10 Guy Lafleur
• 11 Yvon Lambert
• 12 Yvan Cournoyer (Captain)
• 14 Mario Tremblay
• 15 Réjean Houle
• 17 Murray Wilson
• 22 Steve Shutt
• 23 Bob Gainey

  Defensemen

• 2 Bill Nyrop
• 5 Guy Lapointe
• 18 Serge Savard†
• 19 Larry Robinson
• 26 Pierre Bouchard
• 27 Rick Chartraw

  Goaltenders

• 29 Ken Dryden
• 1 Michel Larocque

  Non-players

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

Stanley Cup engraving

• † Serge Savard served as interim captain when Yvan Cournoyer missed the whole playoffs due to a back injury.
• 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.

Preceded by Montreal Canadiens 1976

Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup champions 1977

Succeeded by Montreal Canadiens 1978