1973 Stanley Cup Finals

The 1973 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the Chicago Black Hawks and the Montreal Canadiens, a rematch of the 1971 Stanley Cup Finals. The Canadiens won the best-of-seven series four games to two.
==Paths to the Final==
Chicago defeated the St. Louis Blue 4–1 and the New York Rangers 4–1 to advance to the Final. Montreal defeated the Buffalo Sabres 4–2 and the Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 to set up an "Original Six" Final.
==The Series==
Yvan Cournoyer and Jacques Lemaire would both have 12 points in the Finals for the Canadiens, with the Conn Smythe going to Cournoyer, who had six goals. It was Henri Richard's eleventh win of the Stanley Cup and Scotty Bowman's first.
Date 	Visitors	Score	Home 	Score	Notes
April 29	Chicago 	3 	Montreal	8 	
May 1 	Chicago 	1 	Montreal	4 	
May 3 	Montreal	4 	Chicago 	7 	
May 6 	Montreal	4 	Chicago 	0 	
May 8 	Chicago 	8 	Montreal	7 	
May 10 	Montreal	6 	Chicago 	4 	
Montreal wins the series 4–2.
==Montreal Canadiens 1973 Stanley Cup Champions==
==Gallery==
73StanCupHRichard.jpg|Henri Richard with the cup.
73StanleyCupParadeMontreal.jpg|Over 500,000 (some said 700,000) greeted the Canadiens in their victory parade.
73StanleyCupParadeMontrealCournoyer.jpg|Conn Smythe Trophy winner Yvan Cournoyer is greeted by the fans.
==Video==
Ten minutes of highlights of Game 1 of the 1973 Stanley Cup Finals.
'73 Stanley cup final - Chicago vs Montreal game 1 highlights
Category:1973 in hockey
Category:Stanley Cup
Category:Chicago Blackhawks
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