1975–76 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1975–76 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 67th season. The Canadiens won their 19th Stanley Cup in club history.
Offseason
Regular season
's number 16 was retired December 10, 1975, by the Canadiens in his honour.Final standings
Schedule and results
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| RW | 80 | 56 | 69 | 125 | 36 | 68 | 18 | 0 | 12 | |
| C | 80 | 34 | 71 | 105 | 76 | 71 | 8 | 1 | 7 | |
| LW | 80 | 45 | 34 | 79 | 47 | 73 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| RW | 71 | 32 | 36 | 68 | 20 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 12 | |
| D | 77 | 21 | 47 | 68 | 78 | 64 | 8 | 1 | 1 | |
| LW | 80 | 32 | 35 | 67 | 28 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 4 | |
| C | 61 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 20 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
| D | 71 | 8 | 39 | 47 | 38 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| C | 80 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 180 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| D | 80 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 59 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 59 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 36 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| C | 80 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| LW | 78 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 57 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| RW | 71 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 88 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| D/RW | 74 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 46 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 66 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 50 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 72 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D/RW | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 62 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C/RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| 3580 | 62 | 42 | 10 | 8 | 121 | 2.03 | 8 | |
| 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 |
| RW | 13 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| LW | 13 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| D | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| D | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D/RW | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| LW | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D/RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
| 780 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 1.92 | 1 | |
| Team: | 780 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 1.92 | 1 |
Transactions
Playoffs
Stanley Cup Finals
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
- Prince of Wales Trophy
- Ken Dryden, Vezina Trophy
- Guy Lafleur, Art Ross Trophy
1976 Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup Champions
Draft picks
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
| 1 | 9 | Robin Sadler | Edmonton Oil Kings | |
| 1 | 15 | Pierre Mondou | Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge | |
| 2 | 22 | Brian Engblom | University of Wisconsin | |
| 2 | 34 | Kelly Greenback | Winnipeg Clubs | |
| 3 | 51 | Paul Woods | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | |
| 3 | 52 | Pat Hughes | University of Michigan | |
| 4 | 70 | Dave Gorman | Phoenix Roadrunners | |
| 5 | 88 | Jim Turkiewicz | Toronto Marlboros | |
| 6 | 106 | Michel Lachance | Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge | |
| 7 | 124 | Tim Burke | University of New Hampshire | |
| 8 | 142 | Craig Norwich | University of Wisconsin | |
| 9 | 158 | Paul Clarke | University of Notre Dame | |
| 10 | 173 | Bob Ferriter | Boston College | |
| 11 | 187 | David Bell | Harvard University | |
| 12 | 198 | Carl Jackson | University of Pennsylvania | |
| 13 | 204 | Michel Brisebois | Sherbrooke Castors | |
| 14 | 208 | Roger Bourque | University of Notre Dame | |
| 15 | 211 | Jim Lundquist | Brown University | |
| 16 | 214 | Don Madson | Fargo Sugar Kings | |
| 17 | 215 | Bob Bain | University of New Hampshire |