1977-78 NHL season
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The 1977-78 NHL season was the 61st season of the National Hockey League. Eighteen teams each played 80 games. The Montreal Canadiens won their third Stanley Cup in a row as they beat the Boston Bruins four games to two in the finals.
A trophy for the top defensive forward, the Frank J. Selke Trophy, made its debut this season and went to Bob Gainey, who played Left Wing for Montreal.
Clarence Campbell retires as NHL President, prior to this season. John Ziegler succeeds him.
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[edit] Regular season
[edit] Final standings
GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold
[edit] Prince of Wales Conference
| Adams Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Bruins | 80 | 51 | 18 | 11 | 113 | 333 | 218 | 1237 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 80 | 44 | 19 | 17 | 105 | 288 | 215 | 800 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 41 | 29 | 10 | 92 | 271 | 237 | 1258 |
| Cleveland Barons | 80 | 22 | 45 | 13 | 57 | 230 | 325 | 1010 |
| Norris Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 59 | 10 | 11 | 129 | 359 | 183 | 745 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 32 | 34 | 14 | 78 | 252 | 266 | 1534 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 80 | 31 | 34 | 15 | 77 | 243 | 245 | 903 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 25 | 37 | 18 | 68 | 254 | 321 | 1300 |
| Washington Capitals | 80 | 17 | 49 | 14 | 48 | 195 | 321 | 1332 |
[edit] Clarence Campbell Conference
| Patrick Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Islanders | 80 | 48 | 17 | 15 | 111 | 334 | 210 | 938 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 80 | 45 | 20 | 15 | 105 | 296 | 200 | 1668 |
| Atlanta Flames | 80 | 34 | 27 | 19 | 87 | 274 | 252 | 984 |
| New York Rangers | 80 | 30 | 37 | 13 | 73 | 279 | 280 | 1057 |
| Smythe Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Black Hawks | 80 | 32 | 29 | 19 | 83 | 230 | 220 | 1308 |
| Colorado Rockies | 80 | 19 | 40 | 21 | 59 | 257 | 305 | 818 |
| Vancouver Canucks | 80 | 20 | 43 | 17 | 57 | 239 | 320 | 962 |
| St. Louis Blues | 80 | 20 | 47 | 13 | 53 | 195 | 304 | 845 |
| Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 18 | 53 | 9 | 45 | 218 | 325 | 1096 |
[edit] Scoring leaders
GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM == Penalties In Minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Lafleur | Montreal Canadiens | 78 | 60 | 72 | 132 | 26 |
| Bryan Trottier | New York Islanders | 77 | 46 | 77 | 123 | 46 |
| Darryl Sittler | Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 45 | 72 | 117 | 100 |
| Jacques Lemaire | Montreal Canadiens | 76 | 36 | 61 | 97 | 14 |
| Denis Potvin | New York Islanders | 80 | 30 | 64 | 94 | 81 |
| Mike Bossy | New York Islanders | 73 | 53 | 38 | 91 | 6 |
| Terry O'Reilly | Boston Bruins | 77 | 29 | 61 | 90 | 211 |
| Gilbert Perreault | Buffalo Sabres | 79 | 41 | 48 | 89 | 20 |
| Bobby Clarke | Philadelphia Flyers | 71 | 21 | 68 | 89 | 83 |
| Lanny McDonald | Toronto Maple Leafs | 74 | 47 | 40 | 87 | 54 |
[edit] Leading goaltenders
[edit] Stanley Cup playoffs
[edit] Playoff bracket
| Preliminary Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Detroit Red Wings | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Atlanta Flames | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Detroit Red Wings | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | New York Islanders | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Los Angeles Kings | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Boston Bruins | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Boston Bruins | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Boston Bruins | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Philadelphia Flyers | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Philadelphia Flyers | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Colorado Rockies | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Buffalo Sabres | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Buffalo Sabres | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | New York Rangers | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
[edit] NHL awards
| Prince of Wales Trophy: | Montreal Canadiens |
| Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: | New York Islanders |
| Art Ross Memorial Trophy: | Guy Lafleur, Montreal Canadiens |
| Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: | Butch Goring, Los Angeles Kings |
| Calder Memorial Trophy: | Mike Bossy, New York Islanders |
| Conn Smythe Trophy: | Larry Robinson, Montreal Canadiens |
| Frank J. Selke Trophy: | Bob Gainey, Montreal Canadiens |
| Hart Memorial Trophy: | Guy Lafleur, Montreal Canadiens |
| Jack Adams Award: | Bobby Kromm, Detroit Red Wings |
| James Norris Memorial Trophy: | Denis Potvin, New York Islanders |
| Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: | Butch Goring, Los Angeles Kings |
| Lester B. Pearson Award: | Guy Lafleur, Montreal Canadiens |
| NHL Plus/Minus Award: | Guy Lafleur, Montreal Canadiens |
| Vezina Trophy: | Ken Dryden & Michel Larocque, Montreal Canadiens |
| Lester Patrick Trophy: | Phil Esposito, Tom Fitzgerald, William T. Tutt, William W. Wirtz |
[edit] See also
- List of Stanley Cup champions
- 1977 NHL Amateur Draft
- 31st National Hockey League All-Star Game
- National Hockey League All-Star Game
- 1977-78 WHA season
- 1977 in sports
- 1978 in sports
[edit] References
| NHL seasons |
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1973-74 | 1974-75 | 1975-76 | 1976-77 | 1977-78 | 1978-79 | 1979-80 | 1980-81 | 1981-82 |
