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1977 Stanley Cup Finals

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Start date
  
May 7, 1977

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Champion
  
Montreal Canadiens

MVP
  
Guy Lafleur

Location(s)
  
Montreal (Montreal Forum) (1,2)Boston (Boston Garden) (3,4)

Coaches
  
Montreal: Scotty BowmanBoston: Don Cherry

Captains
  
Montreal: Yvan CournoyerBoston: John Bucyk

Similar
  
1959 Stanley Cup Finals, 1969 Stanley Cup Finals, 1960 Stanley Cup Finals, 1979 Stanley Cup Finals, 1973 Stanley Cup Finals

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.

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Paths to the final

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.

The series

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.

Stanley Cup engraving

  • † Serge Savard served as Captain, when Yvan Cournoyer missed the whole playoffs due to a back injury.
  • Bob Gainey was misspelled on the Stanley Cup as ROBERT GAINY missing an "E". When the Replica Cup was created in 1992–93, ROBERT GAINEY was spelled correctly with 1977 Montreal.
  • #2 Brian Engblom played 2 playoff games, no regular-season games and no games in the finals. His name was left off the cup, because he did not qualify.

    • References

    1977 Stanley Cup Finals Wikipedia
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