1977 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1977 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1976–77 season, and the culmination of the 1977 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Boston Bruins and the defending champion Montreal Canadiens. The Bruins were making their first appearance in the final series since their loss in the 1974 Final. The Canadiens would win the best-of-seven series four games to none, to win their second straight Stanley Cup championship, and 20th overall.
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| Location(s) | Montreal: Montreal Forum (1, 2) Boston: Boston Garden (3, 4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | Montreal: Scotty Bowman Boston: Don Cherry | ||||||||||||||||||
| Captains | Montreal: Yvan Cournoyer Boston: John Bucyk | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | May 7–14, 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Guy Lafleur (Canadiens) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Jacques Lemaire (4:32, first OT, G4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Canadiens: Yvan Cournoyer (1982; did not play) Ken Dryden (1983) Bob Gainey (1992) Guy Lafleur (1988) Guy Lapointe (1993) Jacques Lemaire (1984) Larry Robinson (1995) Serge Savard (1986) Steve Shutt (1993) Bruins: Johnny Bucyk (1981) Gerry Cheevers (1985) Brad Park (1988) Jean Ratelle (1985) Coaches: Scotty Bowman (1991) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Networks | Canada: (English): CBC (French): SRC United States: (English): NHL Network | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | (CBC) Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin Jr., Don Marshall (1), and Red Storey (2) (SRC) Rene Lecavalier and Gilles Tremblay (NHLN) Marv Albert, Tim Ryan, Stan Mikita (1), Garry Unger (2), Chico Resch (3), Don Awrey (4) | ||||||||||||||||||
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