1975–76 NHL season

The 1975–76 NHL season was the 59th season of the National Hockey League. Eighteen teams each played 80 games. The Montreal Canadiens set records in wins with 58 and points with 127, beginning a four-year stretch where they would dominate the league in the regular season and win four straight Stanley Cup titles.

Regular season
Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold
Prince of Wales Conference
 Adams Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM Boston Bruins  80 48 15 17  113 313 237 1195 Buffalo Sabres 80 46 21 13  105 339 240 943 Toronto Maple Leafs 80 34 31 15  83 294 276 1368 California Golden Seals 8027 42 11  65 250 278 1058

 Norris Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM Montreal Canadiens 80 58 11 11  127 337 174 977 Los Angeles Kings 80 38 33 9  85 263 265 1022 Pittsburgh Penguins 8035 33 12  82 339 303 1004 Detroit Red Wings  80 26 44 10  62 226 300 1922 Washington Capitals 80 11 59 10  32 224 394 951

Clarence Campbell Conference
 Patrick Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIMPhiladelphia Flyers 80 51 13 16  118 348 209 1980New York Islanders 8042 21 17  101 297 190 1277Atlanta Flames 8035 33 12  82 262 237 928New York Rangers  80 29 42 9  67 262 333 911

 Smythe Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIMChicago Black Hawks 8032 30 18  82 254 261 944Vancouver Canucks 80 33 32 15  81 271 272 1122St. Louis Blues 80 29 37 14  72 249 290 1274Minnesota North Stars 8020 53 7  47 195 303 1191Kansas City Scouts  80 12 56 12  36 190 351 984

Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
 Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Guy Lafleur  Montreal Canadiens  80  56  69  125  36 Bobby Clarke  Philadelphia Flyers  76  30  89  119  136 Gilbert Perreault  Buffalo Sabres  80  44  69  113  36 Bill Barber  Philadelphia Flyers  80  50  62  112  104 Pierre Larouche  Pittsburgh Penguins  76  53  58  111  33 Jean Ratelle  Boston Bruins / New York Rangers  80  36  69  105  18 Pete Mahovlich  Montreal Canadiens  80  34  71  105  76 Jean Pronovost  Pittsburgh Penguins  80  52  52  104  24 Darryl Sittler  Toronto Maple Leafs  79  41  59  100  90 Syl Apps, Jr.  Pittsburgh Penguins  80  32  67  99  24

Stanley Cup playoffs
Playoff bracket

Finals
The two-time defending Stanley Cup Champions, the Philadelphia Flyers, once again made it to the finals, but lost in four games to the Montreal Canadiens.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Philadelphia Flyers

 Date  Visitors  Score  Home  Score  NotesMay 9  Philadelphia 3 Montreal   4  May 11  Philadelphia 1 Montreal 2 May 13  Montreal 3Philadelphia 2 May 16  Montreal 5 Philadelphia 3  

NHL awards
Prince of Wales Trophy:  Montreal CanadiensClarence S. Campbell Bowl:  Philadelphia FlyersArt Ross Memorial Trophy:  Guy Lafleur, Montreal CanadiensBill Masterton Memorial Trophy:  Rod Gilbert, New York RangersCalder Memorial Trophy:  Bryan Trottier, New York IslandersConn Smythe Trophy:  Reggie Leach, Philadelphia FlyersHart Memorial Trophy:  Bobby Clarke, Philadelphia FlyersJack Adams Award:  Don Cherry, Boston BruinsJames Norris Memorial Trophy:  Denis Potvin, New York IslandersLady Byng Memorial Trophy:  Jean Ratelle, New York Rangers/Boston BruinsLester B. Pearson Award:  Guy Lafleur, Montreal CanadiensNHL Plus/Minus Award:  Bobby Clarke, Philadelphia FlyersVezina Trophy:  Ken Dryden, Montreal CanadiensLester Patrick Trophy:  Stan Mikita, George A. Leader, Bruce A. Norris

All-Star teams
 First Team    Position    Second TeamKen Dryden, Montreal Canadiens GGlenn Resch, New York IslandersDenis Potvin, New York Islanders DBorje Salming, Toronto Maple LeafsBrad Park, Boston Bruins DGuy Lapointe, Montreal CanadiensBobby Clarke, Philadelphia Flyers CGilbert Perreault, Buffalo SabresGuy Lafleur, Montreal Canadiens RWReggie Leach, Philadelphia FlyersBill Barber, Philadelphia Flyers LWRick Martin, Buffalo Sabres

References
Hockey Database
NHL.com

Category:1976 in North America
Category:National Hockey League seasons