1978 Stanley Cup Final

Paths to the Finals

Montreal defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4–1 and the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0 to advance to the final.

Boston defeated the Chicago Black Hawks 4–0 and the Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 to make it to the final.

Game summaries

Defenceman Larry Robinson of Montreal led all players with 17 assists, and finished tied with teammate Guy Lafleur with 21 points, to win the Conn Smythe Trophy.

|1-1-1 =Brad Park (6) – pp – 02:31 |1-1-2 =04:31 – pp – Guy Lafleur (8) 09:53 – pp – Yvon Lambert (2) |1-2-1 =No scoring |1-2-2 =13:54 – Steve Shutt (7) |1-3-1 =No scoring |1-3-2 =03:55 – Yvan Cournoyer (7) |goalie1-1 =Gerry Cheevers 23 saves / 27 shots |goalie1-2 =Ken Dryden 15 saves / 16 shots

|2-1-1 =No scoring |2-1-2 =No scoring |2-2-1 =Brad Park (7) – 03:57 |2-2-2 =07:00 – Steve Shutt (8) |2-3-1 =Rick Smith (1) – 15:48 |2-3-2 =12:12 – Bob Gainey (2) |2-4-1 =No scoring |2-4-2 =13:09 – Guy Lafleur (9) |goalie2-1 =Gerry Cheevers 32 saves / 35 shots |goalie2-2 =Ken Dryden 30 saves / 32 shots

|3-1-1 =00:59 – Gary Doak (1) 05:11 – Rick Middleton (5) |3-1-2 =No scoring |3-2-1 =No scoring |3-2-2 =No scoring |3-3-1 =02:54 – Peter McNab (7) 15:39 – Terry O'Reilly (5) |3-3-2 =No scoring |goalie3-1 =Gerry Cheevers 16 saves / 16 shots |goalie3-2 =Ken Dryden 32 saves / 36 shots

|4-1-1 =00:25 – Gregg Sheppard (2) |4-1-2 =Doug Risebrough (2) – 03:26 |4-2-1 =No scoring |4-2-2 =Larry Robinson (3) – 07:00 |4-3-1 =09:19 – Peter McNab (8) 13:20 – Brad Park (8) |4-3-2 =Guy Lafleur (10) – 19:27 |4-4-1 =06:22 – Bobby Schmautz (7) |4-4-2 =No scoring |goalie4-1 =Gerry Cheevers 27 saves / 30 shots |goalie4-2 =Ken Dryden 20 saves / 24 shots

|5-1-1 =No scoring |5-1-2 =07:46 – Larry Robinson (4) 11:10 – pp – Pierre Mondou (3) |5-2-1 =No scoring |5-2-2 =13:04 – pp Pierre Larouche (2) 18:42 – Jacques Lemaire (6) |5-3-1 =Don Marcotte (5) – pp – 11:22 |5-3-2 =No scoring |goalie5-1 =Gerry Cheevers 21 saves / 25 shots Ron Grahame 5 saves / 5 shots |goalie5-2 =Ken Dryden 29 saves / 30 shots

|6-1-1 =04:05 – pp – Brad Park (9) |6-1-2 =Steve Shutt (9) – 07:01 Mario Tremblay (1) – 09:20 |6-2-1 =No scoring |6-2-2 =Mario Tremblay (2) – 13:37 Rejean Houle (3) – 17:46 |6-3-1 =No scoring |6-3-2 =No scoring |goalie6-1 =Gerry Cheevers 20 saves / 24 shots |goalie6-2 =Ken Dryden 15 saves / 16 shots

Team rosters

Boston Bruins

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Montreal Canadiens

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Stanley Cup engraving

The 1978 Stanley Cup was presented to Canadiens captain Yvan Cournoyer by NHL President John Ziegler following the Canadiens 4–1 win over the Bruins in game six.

The following Canadiens players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup

1977–78 Montreal Canadiens

• 8 Doug Risebrough
• 21 Doug Jarvis
• 25 Jacques Lemaire
• 28 Pierre Larouche
• 3 Brian Engblom
• 5 Guy Lapointe
• 18 Serge Savard
• 19 Larry Robinson
• 24 Gilles Lupien
• 26 Pierre Bouchard
• 27 Rick Chartraw
• 29 Ken Dryden
• 11 Yvon Lambert
• 12 Yvan Cournoyer (Captain)
• 14 Mario Tremblay
• 15 Rejean Houle
• 17 Murray Wilson*
• 22 Steve Shutt
• 23 Bob Gainey |player-notes=
• • Did not play or dress in the Final. Name engraved on Stanley Cup despite not officially qualifying. |non-players=
• Jacques Courtois (President), Sam Pollock (Vice President/General Manager)
• Jean Beliveau (Vice President - Director of Cooperate Relations), William Scotty Bowman (Head Coach)
• Peter Bronfman (Chairman/Owner/Director), Edward Bronfman (Executive Director/Owner)
• Al MacNeil (Director of Player Personnel), Eddy Palchak (Trainer), Pierre Meilleur (Asst. Trainer)
• Claude Ruel (Director of Player Development), Floyd Curry (Asst. General Manager), Ron Caron (Asst. General Manager) |engraving-notes=
• Murray Wilson only played 12 games due to spinal fusion surgery. His name was engraved on the Cup in 1978, even though he did not qualify.}}

References

before = Montreal Canadiens 1977 | after = Montreal Canadiens 1979 | title = Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup champions | years = 1978|

References

1. (May 26, 1978). "Canadiens capture third straight cup after 4-1 win". St Petersburg Times (Page 32).