1975–76 Montreal Canadiens season

1975–76 Montreal Canadiens
Stanley Cup champions
Wales Conference champions
Norris Division champions
Division1st Norris
Conference1st Wales
1975–76 record58–11–11
Home record32–3–5
Road record26–8–6
Goals for337
Goals against174
Team information
General managerSam Pollock
CoachScotty Bowman
CaptainYvan Cournoyer
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaMontreal Forum
Team leaders
GoalsGuy Lafleur (56)
AssistsPete Mahovlich (71)
PointsGuy Lafleur (125)
Penalty minutesDoug Risebrough (180)
WinsKen Dryden (42)
Goals against averageKen Dryden (2.03)

The 1975–76 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 67th season. The Canadiens won their 19th Stanley Cup in club history. In addition to the regular NHL schedule, the Canadiens played an exhibition game against the powerful Soviet Red Army team, recording a 3–3 tie.

Offseason

Regular season

Henri Richard's number 16 was retired December 10, 1975, by the Canadiens in his honour.

Final standings

Norris Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
80 58 11 11 337 174 127
Los Angeles Kings 80 38 33 9 263 265 85
Pittsburgh Penguins 80 35 33 12 339 303 82
Detroit Red Wings 80 26 44 10 226 300 62
Washington Capitals 80 11 59 10 224 394 32

[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

Norris Division record vs. opponents


Schedule and results

1975–76 regular season[3]
October
Game Result 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
November
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
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
December
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
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
January
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
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
February
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
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
March
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
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
April
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
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

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

= Indicates league leader
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Guy Lafleur RW 80 56 69 125 36 68 18 0 12
Pete Mahovlich C 80 34 71 105 76 71 8 1 7
Steve Shutt LW 80 45 34 79 47 73 7 0 7
Yvan Cournoyer RW 71 32 36 68 20 37 8 0 12
Guy Lapointe D 77 21 47 68 78 64 8 1 1
Yvon Lambert LW 80 32 35 67 28 10 12 0 4
Jacques Lemaire C 61 20 32 52 20 26 6 0 3
Serge Savard D 71 8 39 47 38 52 1 1 1
Doug Risebrough C 80 16 28 44 180 18 1 0 3
Larry Robinson D 80 10 30 40 59 50 2 0 0
Murray Wilson LW 59 11 24 35 36 25 2 1 1
Doug Jarvis C 80 5 30 35 16 17 0 1 1
Bob Gainey LW 78 15 13 28 57 20 1 2 1
Mario Tremblay RW 71 11 16 27 88 5 1 0 2
Jim Roberts D/RW 74 13 8 21 35 7 0 0 1
John Van Boxmeer D 46 6 11 17 31 17 0 0 1
Pierre Bouchard D 66 1 11 12 50 20 0 0 1
Don Awrey D 72 0 12 12 29 30 0 0 0
Rick Chartraw D/RW 16 1 3 4 25 12 0 0 0
Bill Nyrop D 19 0 3 3 8 21 0 0 0
Ken Dryden G 62 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Michel Larocque G 22 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0
Ron Andruff C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Glenn Goldup RW 3 0 0 0 2 −1 0 0 0
Sean Shanahan C/RW 4 0 0 0 0 −1 0 0 0

Goaltending

Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Ken Dryden 3580 62 42 10 8 121 2.03 8
Michel Larocque 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
Guy Lafleur RW 13 7 10 17 2 0 0 3
Steve Shutt LW 13 7 8 15 2 3 0 0
Pete Mahovlich C 13 4 8 12 24 2 0 1
Yvan Cournoyer RW 13 3 6 9 4 2 0 1
Serge Savard D 13 3 6 9 6 1 1 2
Guy Lapointe D 13 3 3 6 12 1 0 1
Jacques Lemaire C 13 3 3 6 2 1 1 1
Larry Robinson D 13 3 3 6 10 0 0 1
Yvon Lambert LW 12 2 3 5 18 0 0 1
Jim Roberts D/RW 13 3 1 4 2 0 1 0
Bob Gainey LW 13 1 3 4 20 0 0 0
Doug Jarvis C 13 2 1 3 2 0 0 0
Bill Nyrop D 13 0 3 3 12 0 0 0
Doug Risebrough C 13 0 3 3 30 0 0 0
Pierre Bouchard D 13 2 0 2 8 1 0 1
Murray Wilson LW 12 1 1 2 6 0 0 0
Mario Tremblay RW 10 0 1 1 27 0 0 0
Rick Chartraw D/RW 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ken Dryden G 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Ken Dryden 780 13 12 1 25 1.92 1
Team: 780 13 12 1 25 1.92 1

[4]

Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Transactions

June 17, 1975 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Wayne Thomas[5] 		To Montreal Canadiens
Toronto's 1st round draft choice in the 1976 Amateur Draft (Peter Lee)

Playoffs

Stanley Cup Finals

Further information: 1976 Stanley Cup Finals

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.

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.

Awards and records

Draft picks

See also: 1975 NHL entry draft
Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team
1 9 Robin Sadler (D)  Canada Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
1 15 Pierre Mondou (F)  Canada Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge (QMJHL)
2 22 Brian Engblom (D)  Canada University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
2 34 Kelly Greenbank (RW)  Canada Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL)
3 51 Paul Woods (C)  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
3 52 Pat Hughes (RW)  Canada University of Michigan (WCHA)
4 70 Dave Gorman (RW)  Canada Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA)
5 88 Jim Turkiewicz (D)  Canada Toronto Marlboros (WHA)
6 106 Michel Lachance (D)  Canada Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge (QMJHL)
7 124 Tim Burke (D)  United States University of New Hampshire (ECAC)
8 142 Craig Norwich (D)  United States University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
9 158 Paul Clarke (D)  Canada University of Notre Dame (WCHA)
10 173 Bob Ferriter (C)  United States Boston College (ECAC)
11 187 David Bell (C)  Canada Harvard University (ECAC)
12 198 Carl Jackson (G)  Canada University of Pennsylvania (ECAC)
13 204 Michel Brisebois (C)  Canada Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
14 208 Roger Bourque (D)  Canada University of Notre Dame (WCHA)
15 211 Jim Lundquist (D)  United States Brown University (ECAC)
16 214 Don Madson (C)  United States Fargo Sugar Kings (MWJHL)
17 215 Bob Bain (D)  Canada University of New Hampshire (ECAC)

See also

Citations

  1. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "1975-76 Montreal Canadiens Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  4. ^ "1975-76 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
  5. ^ "Wayne Thomas 1972-74".

References

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