1978 Stanley Cup Finals
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Montreal (Montreal Forum) (1,2,5) Boston (Boston Garden) (3,4,6) |
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| Coaches | Montreal: Scotty Bowman Boston: Don Cherry |
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| Captains | Montreal: Yvan Cournoyer Boston: Wayne Cashman |
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| Dates | May 13 to 25, 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Larry Robinson, (Montreal) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Mario Tremblay (9:20, first, G6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Networks | CBC (Canada-English), SRC (Canada-French), NHL Network (United States) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1978 Stanley Cup Finals championship series was contested by the Boston Bruins and the defending champion Montreal Canadiens, making their third-straight appearance. The series was a rematch of the 1977 final. The Canadiens would win the best-of-seven series four games to two, to win their third consecutive Stanley Cup.
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.
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.
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