1976 Stanley Cup Finals

The 1976 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the defending champion Philadelphia Flyers, making their third-straight Final appearance and the Montreal Canadiens. This was the Canadiens first appearance in the Final since their Cup win in the 1973 Final. The Canadiens would win the best-of-seven series four games to none.
==Paths to the Final==
Montreal defeated the Chicago Black Hawks 4–0 and the New York Islanders 4–1 to advance to the final. Philadelphia defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 and the Boston Bruins 4–1 to make it to the final.
==The series==
Guy Lafleur scored the first two Finals goals in his career, both game-winners.
Reggie Leach scored four times in the Final, and 19 times in total in the play-offs to win the Conn Smythe Trophy despite the Flyers losing to the Canadiens.
Montreal Canadiens vs. Philadelphia Flyers
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 	
Montreal wins the series 4–0.
Reggie Leach won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.
==Montreal Canadiens 1976 Stanley Cup Champions==
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