1975–76 Montreal Canadiens season

The 1975–76 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 67th season. The Canadiens won their 19th Stanley Cup, defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 4 games to 0 in the 1976 Stanley Cup Finals.
==Off-season==
==Regular Season==
Henri Richard's number 16 was retired December 10, 1975 by the Canadiens in his honour.
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results 	Regular Season Results
No. 	R 	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	W 	October 8, 1975 	9–0 	Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) 	1–0–0
2 	W 	October 9, 1975 	9–4 	@ Boston Bruins (1975–76) 	2–0–0
3 	W 	October 11, 1975 	7–2 	St. Louis Blues (1975–76) 	3–0–0
4 	L 	October 14, 1975 	3–5 	@ New York Islanders (1975–76) 	3–1–0
5 	T 	October 18, 1975 	2–2 	Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) 	3–1–1
6 	W 	October 21, 1975 	7–1 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) 	4–1–1
7 	W 	October 22, 1975 	4–1 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) 	5–1–1
8 	W 	October 25, 1975 	6–2 	Boston Bruins (1975–76) 	6–1–1
9 	T 	October 27, 1975 	4–4 	New York Islanders (1975–76) 	6–1–2
10 	L 	October 29, 1975 	1–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) 	6–2–2
11 	W 	November 1, 1975 	4–0 	New York Rangers (1975–76) 	7–2–2
12 	W 	November 3, 1975 	3–2 	Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) 	8–2–2
13 	W 	November 5, 1975 	3–1 	@ Atlanta Flames (1975–76) 	9–2–2
14 	W 	November 8, 1975 	5–0 	Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) 	10–2–2
15 	L 	November 9, 1975 	1–5 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) 	10–3–2
16 	W 	November 11, 1975 	6–0 	Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) 	11–3–2
17 	W 	November 13, 1975 	5–4 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) 	12–3–2
18 	T 	November 15, 1975 	4–4 	Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) 	12–3–3
19 	L 	November 16, 1975 	1–3 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) 	12–4–3
20 	W 	November 19, 1975 	6–0 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) 	13–4–3
21 	W 	November 22, 1975 	4–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) 	14–4–3
22 	W 	November 25, 1975 	4–0 	@ Atlanta Flames (1975–76) 	15–4–3
23 	W 	November 27, 1975 	2–1 	@ New York Islanders (1975–76) 	16–4–3
24 	W 	November 29, 1975 	6–4 	Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) 	17–4–3
25 	W 	November 30, 1975 	3–2 	New York Islanders (1975–76) 	18–4–3
26 	L 	December 3, 1975 	5–6 	@ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) 	18–5–3
27 	W 	December 4, 1975 	4–1 	@ St. Louis Blues (1975–76) 	19–5–3
28 	W 	December 6, 1975 	9–3 	Washington Capitals (1975–76) 	20–5–3
29 	T 	December 7, 1975 	2–2 	@ Boston Bruins (1975–76) 	20–5–4
30 	T 	December 10, 1975 	3–3 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) 	20–5–5
31 	W 	December 13, 1975 	4–1 	Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) 	21–5–5
32 	W 	December 14, 1975 	7–4 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) 	22–5–5
33 	W 	December 17, 1975 	2–1 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) 	23–5–5
34 	T 	December 20, 1975 	2–2 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) 	23–5–6
35 	W 	December 21, 1975 	2–1 	@ California Golden Seals (1975–76)	24–5–6
36 	W 	December 27, 1975 	2–1 	Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) 	25–5–6
37 	W 	December 29, 1975 	6–0 	@ Washington Capitals (1975–76) 	26–5–6
38 	W 	January 3, 1976 	7–0 	Washington Capitals (1975–76) 	27–5–6
39 	L 	January 5, 1976 	2–4 	Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) 	27–6–6
40 	W 	January 7, 1976 	2–1 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) 	28–6–6
41 	W 	January 10, 1976 	7–1 	Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) 	29–6–6
42 	W 	January 11, 1976 	2–0 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) 	30–6–6
43 	W 	January 13, 1976 	3–2 	@ Washington Capitals (1975–76) 	31–6–6
44 	W 	January 17, 1976 	4–2 	Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) 	32–6–6
45 	W 	January 18, 1976 	4–2 	Atlanta Flames (1975–76) 	33–6–6
46 	W 	January 22, 1976 	4–3 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) 	34–6–6
47 	W 	January 24, 1976 	5–3 	Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) 	35–6–6
48 	T 	January 25, 1976 	3–3 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) 	35–6–7
49 	T 	January 27, 1976 	2–2 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) 	35–6–8
50 	W 	January 30, 1976 	5–4 	@ California Golden Seals (1975–76)	36–6–8
51 	L 	January 31, 1976 	3–7 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) 	36–7–8
52 	W 	February 4, 1976 	8–3 	Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) 	37–7–8
53 	W 	February 6, 1976 	7–1 	California Golden Seals (1975–76) 	38–7–8
54 	W 	February 8, 1976 	3–0 	@ New York Rangers (1975–76) 	39–7–8
55 	W 	February 10, 1976 	6–1 	St. Louis Blues (1975–76) 	40–7–8
56 	L 	February 12, 1976 	4–6 	Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) 	40–8–8
57 	T 	February 14, 1976 	2–2 	Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) 	40–8–9
58 	L 	February 15, 1976 	1–2 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) 	40–9–9
59 	W 	February 18, 1976 	7–5 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) 	41–9–9
60 	W 	February 20, 1976 	5–3 	New York Rangers (1975–76) 	42–9–9
61 	W 	February 22, 1976 	4–2 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) 	43–9–9
62 	W 	February 24, 1976 	6–2 	@ St. Louis Blues (1975–76) 	44–9–9
63 	W 	February 25, 1976 	3–1 	@ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) 	45–9–9
64 	W 	February 28, 1976 	3–2 	Atlanta Flames (1975–76) 	46–9–9
65 	T 	February 29, 1976 	1–1 	@ New York Rangers (1975–76) 	46–9–10
66 	W 	March 3, 1976 	4–2 	California Golden Seals (1975–76) 	47–9–10
67 	W 	March 6, 1976 	3–2 	Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) 	48–9–10
68 	W 	March 7, 1976 	6–1 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) 	49–9–10
69 	W 	March 10, 1976 	5–1 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) 	50–9–10
70 	W 	March 13, 1976 	4–2 	Boston Bruins (1975–76) 	51–9–10
71 	W 	March 14, 1976 	5–1 	Washington Capitals (1975–76) 	52–9–10
72 	W 	March 16, 1976 	5–4 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) 	53–9–10
73 	W 	March 19, 1976 	4–1 	@ California Golden Seals (1975–76)	54–9–10
74 	L 	March 20, 1976 	3–4 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) 	54–10–10
75 	L 	March 24, 1976 	1–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) 	54–11–10
76 	W 	March 27, 1976 	8–2 	Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) 	55–11–10
77 	T 	March 28, 1976 	2–2 	@ Boston Bruins (1975–76) 	55–11–11
78 	W 	March 31, 1976 	7–3 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) 	56–11–11
79 	W 	April 3, 1976 	6–3 	Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) 	57–11–11
80 	W 	April 4, 1976 	4–3 	@ Washington Capitals (1975–76) 	58–11–11
==Playoffs==
===Montreal Canadiens 4, Chicago Black Hawks 0===
===Montreal Canadiens 4, New York Islanders 1===
===Montreal Canadiens 4, Philadelphia Flyers 0===
Guy Lafleur scored his first two career goals in the finals, both game-winners.
Reggie Leach scored four time in the finals, and 19 for the play-offs to win the Conn Smythe Trophy despite the Flyers losing to the Canadiens.
Date 	Visitors 	Score	Home 	Score	Notes
May 9 	Philadelphia	3 	Montreal 	4 	
May 11	Philadelphia	1 	Montreal 	2 	
May 13	Montreal 	3 	Philadelphia	2 	
May 16	Montreal 	5 	Philadelphia	3 	
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	RW 	80	56	69	125	36 	68 	18 	0 	12
 	C 	80	34	71	105	76 	71 	8 	1 	7
 	LW 	80	45	34	79 	47 	73 	7 	0 	7
 	RW 	71	32	36	68 	20 	37 	8 	0 	12
 	D 	77	21	47	68 	78 	64 	8 	1 	1
 	LW 	80	32	35	67 	28 	10 	12 	0 	4
 	C 	61	20	32	52 	20 	26 	6 	0 	3
 	D 	71	8 	39	47 	38 	52 	1 	1 	1
 	C 	80	16	28	44 	180	18 	1 	0 	3
 	D 	80	10	30	40 	59 	50 	2 	0 	0
 	LW 	59	11	24	35 	36 	25 	2 	1 	1
 	C 	80	5 	30	35 	16 	17 	0 	1 	1
 	LW 	78	15	13	28 	57 	20 	1 	2 	1
 	RW 	71	11	16	27 	88 	5 	1 	0 	2
 	D/RW	74	13	8 	21 	35 	7 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	46	6 	11	17 	31 	17 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	66	1 	11	12 	50 	20 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	72	0 	12	12 	29 	30 	0 	0 	0
 	D/RW	16	1 	3 	4 	25 	12 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	19	0 	3 	3 	8 	21 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	62	0 	2 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	22	0 	2 	2 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	3 	0 	0 	0 	2 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	C/RW	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T 	GA 	GAA 	SO
 	3580	62	42	10	8 	121	2.03	8
 	1220	22	16	1 	3 	50 	2.46	2
Team: 	4800	80	58	11	11	171	2.14	10
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G	A 	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	RW 	13	7	10	17 	2 	0 	0 	3
 	LW 	13	7	8 	15 	2 	3 	0 	0
 	C 	13	4	8 	12 	24 	2 	0 	1
 	RW 	13	3	6 	9 	4 	2 	0 	1
 	D 	13	3	6 	9 	6 	1 	1 	2
 	D 	13	3	3 	6 	12 	1 	0 	1
 	C 	13	3	3 	6 	2 	1 	1 	1
 	D 	13	3	3 	6 	10 	0 	0 	1
 	LW 	12	2	3 	5 	18 	0 	0 	1
 	D/RW	13	3	1 	4 	2 	0 	1 	0
 	LW 	13	1	3 	4 	20 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	13	2	1 	3 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	13	0	3 	3 	12 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	13	0	3 	3 	30 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	13	2	0 	2 	8 	1 	0 	1
 	LW 	12	1	1 	2 	6 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	10	0	1 	1 	27 	0 	0 	0
 	D/RW	2 	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	13	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN	GP	W 	L	GA	GAA 	SO
 	780	13	12	1	25	1.92	1
Team: 	780	13	12	1	25	1.92	1
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals 
MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts 
==Awards and Records==
*Prince of Wales Trophy: Montreal Canadiens
*Art Ross Trophy: Guy Lafleur
*Lester B. Pearson Award: Guy Lafleur
*Vezina Trophy: Ken Dryden
*Guy Lafleur, Right Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
*Ken Dryden, Goalie, NHL First Team All-Star
*Guy Lapointe, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star
==1976 Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup Champions==
Ken Dryden, Serge Savard, Guy Lapointe, Larry Robinson, Bill Nyrop, Pierre Bouchard, Jimmy Roberts, Guy Lafleur, Steve Shutt, Peter Mahovlich, Yvan Cournoyer, Jacques Lemaire, Yvon Lambert, Bob Gainey, Doug Jarvis, Doug Risebrough, Murray Wilson, Mario Tremblay, Rick Chartraw, Michel Larocque, Scotty Bowman (coach), Sam Pollock (general manager), Eddy Palchak, Pierre Meilleur (trainers)
==Transactions==
June 17, 1975	To Toronto Maple LeafsWayne Thomashttp://habsgoalies.blogspot.com/2007/06/wayne-thomas-1972-74.html	To Montreal CanadiensToronto's 1st round draft choice in the 1976 Amateur Draft (Peter Lee)
==Draft Picks==
Round	#	Player 	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team
1 	9	Robin Sadler (D)	 	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
==Farm Teams==
==Video==
Over ten minutes of the Canadiens-Black Hawks 1976 Quarter-finals Game 4.
1976-Last time Chicago and Montreal met in the Stanley Cup Playoffs
==See Also==
*1975–76 NHL season
==References==
*Canadiens on Hockey Database
*Canadiens on NHL Reference
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