1975–76 Montreal Canadiens | |
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Stanley Cup champions
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Wales Conference champions
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Norris Division champions
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Division | 1st Norris |
Conference | 1st Wales |
1975–76 record | 58–11–11 |
Goals for | 337 |
Goals against | 174 |
Team information | |
General Manager | Sam Pollock |
Coach | Scotty Bowman |
Captain | Yvan Cournoyer |
Alternate captains | None |
Arena | Montreal Forum |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Guy Lafleur (56) |
Assists | Pete Mahovlich (71) |
Points | Guy Lafleur (125) |
Penalties in minutes | Doug Risebrough (180) |
Wins | Ken Dryden (42) |
Goals against average | Ken Dryden (2.03) |
The 1975–76 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 67th season. The Canadiens won their 19th Stanley Cup in club history.
Henri Richard's number 16 was retired December 10, 1975, by the Canadiens in his honour.
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
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Guy Lafleur scored his first two career goals in the finals, both game-winners.
Reggie Leach scored four time in the finals, and 19 for the play-offs to win the Conn Smythe Trophy despite the Flyers losing to the Canadiens.
Montreal Canadiens vs. Philadelphia Flyers
Montreal wins the series 4–0.
Reggie Leach won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.
Ken Dryden, Serge Savard, Guy Lapointe, Larry Robinson, Bill Nyrop, Pierre Bouchard, Jim Roberts, Guy Lafleur, Steve Shutt, Peter Mahovlich, Yvan Cournoyer, Jacques Lemaire, Yvon Lambert, Bob Gainey, Doug Jarvis, Doug Risebrough, Murray Wilson, Mario Tremblay, Rick Chartraw, Michel Larocque, Scotty Bowman (coach), Sam Pollock (general manager), Eddy Palchak, Pierre Meilleur (trainers)