1975-76 Montreal Canadiens Statistics
Team Record: 58-11-11 - 127 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's Norris Division
Postseason: 12-1
Won Stanley Cup
Quarter-Finals - Defeated Chicago Black Hawks 4-0
Semi-Finals - Defeated New York Islanders 4-1
Stanley Cup Finals - Defeated Philadelphia Flyers 4-0
Coach: Scotty Bowman (58-11-11)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1975-76 Montreal Canadiens Results
The Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ended the 1975-76 season with a record of 58 wins and 11 losses and 11 ties for 127 points, finishing first in the NHL's Norris Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 12-1.
The Canadiens surrendered 174 goals, fewest in the league. Montreal netted 337 goals. Guy Lafleur scored 56 goals for the team, while Yvon Lambert, Pete Mahovlich, Steve Shutt and Yvan Cournoyer each tallied 30 or more, too. Pete Mahovlich accounted for 71 assists. Ken Dryden earned 42 wins for the squad, and Michel Larocque added 15 or more victories also. Ken Dryden recorded a 2.03 goals against average, topping goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Scotty Bowman coached the team. The 1975-76 Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Lafleur | R | 80 | 56 | 69 | 125 | 36 | 68 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 303 | 18.5 |
| Pete Mahovlich | C | 80 | 34 | 71 | 105 | 76 | 71 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 200 | 17.0 |
| Steve Shutt | L | 80 | 45 | 34 | 79 | 47 | 73 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 223 | 20.2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | R | 71 | 32 | 36 | 68 | 20 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 163 | 19.6 |
| Guy Lapointe | D | 77 | 21 | 47 | 68 | 78 | 64 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 317 | 6.6 |
| Yvon Lambert | L | 80 | 32 | 35 | 67 | 28 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 156 | 20.5 |
| Jacques Lemaire | C | 61 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 20 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 226 | 8.8 |
| Serge Savard | D | 71 | 8 | 39 | 47 | 38 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 112 | 7.1 |
| Doug Risebrough | C | 80 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 180 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 143 | 11.2 |
| Larry Robinson | D | 80 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 59 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 7.7 |
| Murray Wilson | L | 59 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 36 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 15.1 |
| Doug Jarvis | C | 80 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 5.4 |
| Bob Gainey | L | 78 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 57 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 155 | 9.7 |
| Mario Tremblay | R | 71 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 88 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 94 | 11.7 |
| Jimmy Roberts | D | 74 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 16.3 |
| John Van Boxmeer | D | 46 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 6.8 |
| Pierre Bouchard | D | 66 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 50 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 1.4 |
| Don Awrey | D | 72 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0.0 |
| Rick Chartraw | D | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4.5 |
| Bill Nyrop | D | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0.0 |
| Michel Larocque | G | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Dryden | G | 62 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sean Shanahan | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Andruff | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Glenn Goldup | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1433 | 337 | 556 | 893 | 963 | 641 | 75 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 58 | 11 | 2733 | 12.3 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Dryden | 62 | 3580 | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 121 | 2.03 | 0 | ||
| Michel Larocque | 22 | 1220 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 2.46 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 84 | 4800 | 58 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 171 | 2.14 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Lafleur | R | 13 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Pete Mahovlich | C | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Steve Shutt | L | 13 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Yvan Cournoyer | R | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Guy Lapointe | D | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Yvon Lambert | L | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jacques Lemaire | C | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Serge Savard | D | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Doug Risebrough | C | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Robinson | D | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Murray Wilson | L | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Jarvis | C | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Gainey | L | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mario Tremblay | R | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jimmy Roberts | D | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pierre Bouchard | D | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Rick Chartraw | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Nyrop | D | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Dryden | G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 231 | 44 | 63 | 107 | 187 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Dryden | 13 | 780 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1.92 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 13 | 780 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1.92 | 0 |
