# 1978 Stanley Cup Finals

The 1978 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1977–78 season, and the culmination of the 1978 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Boston Bruins and the defending champion Montreal Canadiens, making their third straight appearance in the Finals. The series was a rematch of the 1977 Stanley Cup Finals. The Canadiens won the best-of-seven series, four games to two, to win their third consecutive Stanley Cup championship and their 21st overall. This was the last time that both the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens met in the Stanley Cup Finals. The Canadiens eventually joined the Bruins in the Adams Division in 1982.

## Paths to the Finals

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.

## Game summaries

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.
* Montreal won series 4–2

## Team rosters
### Boston Bruins

| No. | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
| 6 | Dennis O'Brien | D | L | 28 | 1975 | Port Hope, Ontario |
| 7 | Sean Shanahan | RW | R | 27 | 1978 | Toronto, Ontario |
| 8 | Peter McNab | C | L | 26 | 1976 | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 10 | Jean Ratelle | C | L | 37 | 1975 | Lac Saint-Jean, Quebec |
| 11 | Bobby Schmautz | RW | R | 33 | 1973 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| 12 | Wayne Cashman (C) | LW | R | 32 | 1965 | Kingston, Ontario |
| 14 | Bob Miller | C | L | 21 | 1976 | Medford, Massachusetts |
| 16 | Rick Middleton | RW | R | 24 | 1976 | Toronto, Ontario |
| 17 | Stan Jonathan | LW | L | 22 | 1975 | Ohsweken, Ontario |
| 18 | John Wensink | LW | L | 25 | 1976 | Cornwall, Ontario |
| 19 | Gregg Sheppard | C | L | 29 | 1972 | North Battleford, Saskatchewan |
| 20 | Al Sims | D | L | 25 | 1973 | Toronto, Ontario |
| 21 | Don Marcotte | LW | L | 31 | 1967 | Arthabaska, Quebec |
| 22 | Brad Park | D | L | 29 | 1975 | Toronto, Ontario |
| 23 | Rick Smith | D | L | 29 | 1972 | Kingston, Ontario |
| 24 | Terry O'Reilly | RW | R | 26 | 1971 | Niagara Falls, Ontario |
| 25 | Gary Doak | D | R | 32 | 1972 | Goderich, Ontario |
| 26 | Mike Milbury | D | L | 25 | 1975 | Brighton, Massachusetts |
| 30 | Gerry Cheevers | G | L | 37 | 1976 | St. Catharines, Ontario |
| 31 | Ron Grahame | G | L | 27 | 1977 | Victoria, British Columbia |

### Montreal Canadiens

| No. | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
| 1 | Michel Larocque | G | L | 26 | 1972 | Hull, Quebec |
| 2 | Bill Nyrop | D | L | 25 | 1972 | Washington, D.C. |
| 3 | Brian Engblom | D | L | 23 | 1975 | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 5 | Guy Lapointe | D | L | 30 | 1969 | Montreal, Quebec |
| 6 | Pierre Mondou | C | R | 22 | 1975 | Sorel, Quebec |
| 8 | Doug Risebrough | C | L | 24 | 1974 | Guelph, Ontario |
| 10 | Guy Lafleur | RW | R | 26 | 1971 | Montreal, Quebec |
| 11 | Yvon Lambert | LW | L | 27 | 1971 | Drummondville, Quebec |
| 12 | Yvan Cournoyer (C) | RW | L | 34 | 1963 | Montreal, Quebec |
| 14 | Mario Tremblay | RW | R | 21 | 1974 | Alma, Quebec |
| 15 | Réjean Houle | RW | L | 28 | 1969 | Rouyn, Quebec |
| 17 | Murray Wilson | C | L | 26 | 1971 | Toronto, Canada |
| 18 | Serge Savard | D | L | 32 | 1966 | Landrienne, Quebec |
| 19 | Larry Robinson | D | L | 26 | 1971 | Winchester, Ontario |
| 21 | Doug Jarvis | C | L | 23 | 1975 | Brantford, Ontario |
| 22 | Steve Shutt | LW | L | 25 | 1972 | North York, Ontario |
| 23 | Bob Gainey | LW | L | 23 | 1973 | Peterborough, Ontario |
| 24 | Gilles Lupien | D | L | 24 | 1974 | Lachute, Quebec |
| 25 | Jacques Lemaire | C | L | 32 | 1967 | LaSalle, Quebec |
| 26 | Pierre Bouchard | D | L | 30 | 1965 | Longueuil, Quebec |
| 27 | Rick Chartraw | D | R | 23 | 1974 | Caracas, Venezuela |
| 28 | Pierre Larouche | C | L | 22 | 1977 | Taschereau, Quebec |
| 29 | Ken Dryden | G | L | 30 | 1964 | Hamilton, Ontario |

## Stanley Cup engraving

The 1978 Stanley Cup was presented to Canadiens captain Yvan Cournoyer by NHL President John Ziegler following the Canadiens 4–1 win over the Bruins in game six.
The following Canadiens players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup
1977–78 Montreal Canadiens

### Players
#### Centres

* 6 Pierre Mondou
* 8 Doug Risebrough
* 21 Doug Jarvis
* 25 Jacques Lemaire
* 28 Pierre Larouche

#### Wingers

* 10 Guy Lafleur
* 11 Yvon Lambert
* 12 Yvan Cournoyer (Captain)
* 14 Mario Tremblay
* 15 Rejean Houle
* 17 Murray Wilson†
* 22 Steve Shutt
* 23 Bob Gainey

#### Defencemen

* 2 Bill Nyrop
* 3 Brian Engblom
* 5 Guy Lapointe
* 18 Serge Savard
* 19 Larry Robinson
* 24 Gilles Lupien
* 26 Pierre Bouchard
* 27 Rick Chartraw

#### Goaltenders

* 29 Ken Dryden
* 1 Michel Bunny Larocque

### Coaching and administrative staff

* Jacques Courtois (President), Sam Pollock (Vice President/General Manager)
* Jean Beliveau (Vice President - Director of Cooperate Relations), William Scotty Bowman (Head Coach)
* Peter Bronfman (Chairman/Owner/Director), Edward Bronfman (Executive Director/Owner)
* Al MacNeil (Director of Player Personnel), Eddy Palchak (Trainer), Pierre Meilleur (Asst. Trainer)
* Claude Ruel (Director of Player Development), Floyd Curry (Asst. General Manager), Ron Caron (Asst. General Manager)

### Stanley Cup engraving

* †Murray Wilson only played 12 games due to spinal fusion surgery. His name was engraved on the Cup in 1978, even though he did not qualify.