1976 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1976 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1975–76 season, and the culmination of the 1976 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested by the two-time defending champion Philadelphia Flyers, making their third consecutive finals appearance, and the Montreal Canadiens. This was the Canadiens first appearance in the Final since their Cup win in 1973. The Canadiens would win the best-of-seven series, four games to none to win their 19th Stanley Cup in franchise history.
| 1976 Stanley Cup Finals | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Location(s) | Montreal: Montreal Forum (1, 2) Philadelphia: Spectrum (3, 4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | Montreal: Scotty Bowman Philadelphia: Fred Shero | ||||||||||||||||||
| Captains | Montreal: Yvan Cournoyer Philadelphia: Bobby Clarke | ||||||||||||||||||
| National anthems | Montreal: Roger Doucet Philadelphia: Kate Smith | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referees | Ron Wicks (1) Dave Newell (2) Wally Harris (3) Lloyd Gilmour (4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | May 9–16, 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Reggie Leach (Flyers) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Guy Lafleur (14:18, third, G4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Canadiens: Yvan Cournoyer (1982) Ken Dryden (1983) Bob Gainey (1992) Guy Lafleur (1988) Guy Lapointe (1993) Jacques Lemaire (1984) Larry Robinson (1995) Serge Savard (1986) Steve Shutt (1993) Flyers: Bill Barber (1990) Bobby Clarke (1987) Bernie Parent (1984) Coaches: Scotty Bowman (1991) Fred Shero (2013) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Networks | Canada: (English): CBC (French): SRC United States: (English): NHL Network | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | (CBC) Danny Gallivan and Dick Irvin Jr. (SRC) Rene Lecavalier and Gilles Tremblay (NHLN) Marv Albert (1, 3–4), Ted Darling (2), Stan Mikita (1), Garry Unger (2), Chico Resch (3), and Curt Bennett (4) | ||||||||||||||||||
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