1977 Stanley Cup Finals
| 1977 Stanley Cup Finals | |||||||||||||||||||
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Montreal (Montreal Forum) (1,2) Boston (Boston Garden) (3,4) |
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| Coaches | Montreal: Scotty Bowman Boston: Don Cherry |
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| Captains | Montreal: Yvan Cournoyer Boston: John Bucyk |
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| Dates | May 7–14, 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Guy Lafleur (Montreal) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Jacques Lemaire (4:32, first OT, G4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Networks | CBC, NHL Network | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1977 Stanley Cup Final championship series was contested by 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.
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.
Jacques Lemaire scored three game-winning goals, including the Cup-winner in overtime. Guy Lafleur won the Conn Smythe Trophy for scoring 9 goals and 17 assists during the playoffs.
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