1977–78 Montreal Canadiens season

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Division 1st Norris 1977–78 record 59–10–11 Goals against 183		Conference 1st Wales Goals for 359 General Manager Sam Pollock

The 1977–78 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 69th season. The Canadiens won their third straight Stanley Cup, and 21st overall.

Season standings

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.

Stanley Cup

Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens

Montreal wins the series 4–2.

Regular season

Scoring

Goaltending

Playoffs

Scoring

Goaltending

Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;