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
1 2 3 4 Total Montreal Canadiens 7 3 4 2* 4 Boston Bruins 3 0 2 1* 0
* indicates periods of overtime
Location(s)	Montreal: Montreal Forum (1, 2) Boston: Boston Garden (3, 4)
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)
Hall of Famers	Canadiens: 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)
Networks	Canada: (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)
Stanley Cup Finals

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 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

Boston Bruins

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

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

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

  Centres

• 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 Rejean Houle
• 17 Murray Wilson
• 22 Steve Shutt
• 23 Bob Gainey

  Defencemen

• 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

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)
• 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.
• 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

• 1976–77 NHL season

References

• 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.