1976-77 Montreal Canadiens Statistics
Team Record: 60-8-12 - 132 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's Norris Division
Postseason: 12-2
Won Stanley Cup
Quarter-Finals - Defeated St. Louis Blues 4-0
Semi-Finals - Defeated New York Islanders 4-2
Stanley Cup Finals - Defeated Boston Bruins 4-0
Coach: Scotty Bowman (60-8-12)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1976-77 Montreal Canadiens Results
The Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ended the 1976-77 season with a record of 60 wins and 8 losses and 12 ties for 132 points, finishing first in the NHL's Norris Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 12-2.
The Canadiens led the circuit with 387 goals. Montreal allowed 171 goals, least in the league. Steve Shutt scored 60 goals for the squad, while Jacques Lemaire and Guy Lafleur netted 30 or more, too. Guy Lafleur contributed 80 assists. Ken Dryden earned 41 wins for the team, and Michel Larocque added 15 or more victories also. Michel Larocque registered a 2.09 goals against average, topping goalies with significant playing time.
Scotty Bowman coached the team. The 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Lafleur | R | 80 | 56 | 80 | 136 | 20 | 89 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 291 | 19.2 |
| Steve Shutt | L | 80 | 60 | 45 | 105 | 28 | 88 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 294 | 20.4 |
| Larry Robinson | D | 77 | 19 | 66 | 85 | 45 | 120 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 199 | 9.5 |
| Guy Lapointe | D | 77 | 25 | 51 | 76 | 53 | 69 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 289 | 8.7 |
| Jacques Lemaire | C | 75 | 34 | 41 | 75 | 22 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 272 | 12.5 |
| Pete Mahovlich | C | 76 | 15 | 47 | 62 | 45 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 161 | 9.3 |
| Doug Risebrough | C | 78 | 22 | 38 | 60 | 132 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 142 | 15.5 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | R | 60 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 8 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 122 | 20.5 |
| Yvon Lambert | L | 79 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 50 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 128 | 18.8 |
| Rejean Houle | L | 65 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 24 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 131 | 16.8 |
| Mario Tremblay | R | 74 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 61 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 139 | 12.9 |
| Serge Savard | D | 78 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 35 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 110 | 8.2 |
| Doug Jarvis | C | 80 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 88 | 18.2 |
| Bob Gainey | L | 80 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 41 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 143 | 9.8 |
| Murray Wilson | L | 60 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 15.7 |
| Bill Nyrop | D | 74 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 6.4 |
| Jimmy Roberts | D | 45 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 8.9 |
| Pierre Bouchard | D | 73 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 52 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 5.5 |
| Rick Chartraw | D | 43 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 59 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 7.1 |
| Ken Dryden | G | 56 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Van Boxmeer | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Michel Larocque | G | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1440 | 387 | 621 | 1008 | 754 | 916 | 59 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 60 | 12 | 2815 | 13.7 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Dryden | 56 | 3275 | 41 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 117 | 2.14 | 0 | ||
| Michel Larocque | 26 | 1525 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 2.09 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 82 | 4800 | 60 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 170 | 2.13 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Lafleur | R | 14 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Steve Shutt | L | 14 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Larry Robinson | D | 14 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Guy Lapointe | D | 12 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jacques Lemaire | C | 14 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Pete Mahovlich | C | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Doug Risebrough | C | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Yvon Lambert | L | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rejean Houle | L | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mario Tremblay | R | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Serge Savard | D | 14 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Doug Jarvis | C | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Gainey | L | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Murray Wilson | L | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Nyrop | D | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jimmy Roberts | D | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pierre Bouchard | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Chartraw | D | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Dryden | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pierre Mondou | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Engblom | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Polich | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 248 | 54 | 93 | 147 | 168 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Dryden | 14 | 849 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 1.55 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 14 | 849 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 1.55 | 0 |
