1977–78 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1977–78 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 69th season. The Canadiens won their third straight Stanley Cup, and 21st overall.
Offseason
Regular season
Season standings
Schedule and results
Playoffs
Stanley Cup
Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens| Date | Visitors | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
| May 13 | Boston | 1 | Montreal | 4 | |
| May 16 | Boston | 2 | Montreal | 3 | OT |
| May 18 | Montreal | 0 | Boston | 4 | |
| May 21 | Montreal | 3 | Boston | 4 | OT |
| May 23 | Boston | 1 | Montreal | 4 | |
| May 25 | Montreal | 4 | Boston | 1 |
Montreal wins the series 4–2.
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| RW | 78 | 60 | 72 | 132 | 26 | 73 | 15 | 0 | 12 | |
| C | 76 | 36 | 61 | 97 | 14 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 5 | |
| LW | 80 | 49 | 37 | 86 | 24 | 56 | 16 | 0 | 7 | |
| D | 80 | 13 | 52 | 65 | 39 | 71 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| W | 76 | 30 | 28 | 58 | 50 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| RW | 68 | 24 | 29 | 53 | 12 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| C | 71 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 8 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| C | 44 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 11 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 49 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 19 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 77 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 24 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 72 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 97 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| LW | 77 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | |
| C | 80 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| LW | 66 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 57 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| D | 72 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 37 | 56 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| RW | 56 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| D/RW | 68 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 64 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 59 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 17 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 46 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 108 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 30 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 28 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 52 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C/LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| 3071 | 52 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 105 | 2.05 | 5 | |
| 1729 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 77 | 2.67 | 1 | |
| Team: | 4800 | 80 | 59 | 10 | 11 | 182 | 2.27 | 6 |
Playoffs
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| RW | 15 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 15 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 15 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 15 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 15 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| W | 15 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 15 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 15 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| C | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 15 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| D | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D/RW | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
| 919 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 29 | 1.89 | 2 | |
| Team: | 919 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 29 | 1.89 | 2 |
Awards and records
- Prince of Wales Trophy
- Ken Dryden and Michel Larocque, Vezina Trophy
- Bob Gainey, Frank J. Selke Trophy
- Guy Lafleur, Art Ross Trophy
- Guy Lafleur, Hart Memorial Trophy
- Larry Robinson, Conn Smythe Trophy
Transactions
1978 Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup Champions
, Serge Savard, Guy Lapointe, Larry Robinson, Bill Nyrop, Pierre Bouchard, Jim Roberts, Rick Chartraw, Brian Engblom, Gilles Lupien, Guy Lafleur, Steve Shutt, Pierre Larouche, Yvan Cournoyer, Jacques Lemaire, Yvon Lambert, Bob Gainey, Doug Jarvis, Doug Risebrough, Murray Wilson, Mario Tremblay, Rejean Houle, Pierre Mondou, Mike Polich, Michel Larocque, Scotty Bowman, Sam Pollock, Eddy Palchak, Pierre MeilleurDraft picks
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
| 1 | 10 | Mark Napier | Right Wing | Birmingham Bulls | |
| 1 | 18 | Norm Dupont | Left Wing | Montreal Jr. Canadiens | |
| 2 | 36 | Rod Langway | Defence | University of New Hampshire | |
| 3 | 43 | Alain Cote | Defence | Chicoutimi | |
| 3 | 46 | Pierre Lagace | Left Wing | Quebec Remparts | |
| 3 | 49 | Moe Robinson | Defence | Kingston Canadians | |
| 3 | 54 | Gordie Roberts | Defence | New England Whalers | |
| 4 | 64 | Robert Holland | Goaltender | Montreal Juniors | |
| 5 | 90 | Gaetan Rochette | Left Wing | Shawinigan Dynamos | |
| 6 | 108 | Bill Himmelright | Defence | University of North Dakota | |
| 7 | 124 | Richard Sevigny | Goaltender | Sherbrooke Castors | |
| 8 | 137 | Keith Hendrickson | Defence | University of Minnesota-Duluth | |
| 8 | 140 | Morgan Reilly | Right Wing | Colorado College | |
| 9 | 152 | Barry Borrett | Goaltender | Cornwall Royals | |
| 9 | 154 | Sid Tanchak | Centre | Clarkson University | |
| 10 | 160 | Mark Holden | Goaltender | Brown University | |
| 10 | 162 | Craig Laughlin | Right Wing | Clarkson University | |
| 11 | 167 | Dan Poulin | Defence | Chicoutimi Sagueneens | |
| 11 | 169 | Tom McDonell | Centre | Ottawa 67's | |
| 12 | 173 | Cary Farelli | Right Wing | Toronto Marlboros | |
| 12 | 174 | Carey Walker | Goaltender | New Westminster Bruins | |
| 13 | 176 | Mark Wells | Centre | Bowling Green University | |
| 13 | 177 | Stan Palmer | Defence | University of Minnesota-Duluth | |
| 14 | 179 | Jean Belisle | Goaltender | Chicoutimi Sagueneens | |
| 14 | 180 | Bob Daly | Goaltender | Ottawa 67's | |
| 15 | 182 | Bob Boileau | Right Wing | Boston University | |
| 15 | 183 | John Costello | Centre | University of Massachusetts Lowell |