1975-1976 Montreal Canadiens team stats

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1975-1976 Montreal Canadiens: 58-11-11
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 32-3-5 (193 goals scored, 85 allowed) Road record: 26-8-6 (144 goals scored, 89 allowed) Head Coach: Scotty Bowman Power Play: 75/282 (26.6%) Penalty Killing: 246/290 (84.8%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 7-0 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 255-130 337 goals scored (4th of 18 teams), 174 goals allowed (1st), 977 PIM (13th) NHL Averages: 3.41 goals/game (272.9 goals/team), 1169.5 PIM/team



Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
RW    10  Guy Lafleur          6'0   185   24   80   56   69  125   36  18   0  179   63   49    1  303  18.5  +68
C     20  Pete Mahovlich       6'5   210   29   80   34   71  105   76   8   1  149   40   42    4  200  17.0  +71
LW    22  Steve Shutt          5'11  185   23   80   45   34   79   47   7   0  128   22   36    3  223  20.2  +73
RW    12  Yvan Cournoyer       5'7   178   32   71   32   36   68   20   8   0  103   38   28    0  163  19.6  +37
D      5  Guy Lapointe         6'0   205   27   77   21   47   68   78   8   1  183   60   88   29  317   6.6  +64
LW    11  Yvon Lambert         6'2   200   25   80   32   35   67   28  12   0   99   39   50    0  156  20.5  +10
C     25  Jacques Lemaire      5'10  180   30   61   20   32   52   20   6   0   86   32   32    4  226   8.8  +26
D     18  Serge Savard         6'3   210   29   71    8   39   47   38   1   1  125   19   75   21  112   7.1  +52
C      8  Doug Risebrough      5'11  180   21   80   16   28   44  180   1   0   64   11   36    1  143  11.2  +18
D     19  Larry Robinson       6'4   225   24   80   10   30   40   59   2   0  113   16   63   16  130   7.7  +50
LW    17  Murray Wilson        6'1   185   24   59   11   24   35   36   2   1   50    8   26    9   73  15.1  +25
C     21  Doug Jarvis          5'9   170   20   80    5   30   35   16   0   1   45    7   45   24   92   5.4  +17
LW    23  Bob Gainey           6'2   200   22   78   15   13   28   57   1   2   49    2   46   19  155   9.7  +20
RW    14  Mario Tremblay       6'0   185   19   71   11   16   27   88   1   0   38    4   29    0   94  11.7   +5
D/RW   6  Jimmy Roberts        5'10  185   35   74   13    8   21   35   0   0   33    0   39   13   80  16.2   +7
D      3  John Van Boxmeer     6'0   190   23   46    6   11   17   31   0   0   41    5   19    0   88   6.8  +17
D     26  Pierre Bouchard      6'2   205   27   66    1   11   12   50   0   0   54    0   44   10   72   1.4  +20
D     24  Don Awrey            6'0   175   32   72    0   12   12   29   0   0   73    2   57   16   60   0.0  +30
D/RW  27  Rick Chartraw        6'2   210   21   16    1    3    4   25   0   0   17    0    5    0   22   4.5  +12
D      2  Bill Nyrop           6'2   205   23   19    0    3    3    8   0   0   28    1    9    3   23   0.0  +21
G      1  Michel Larocque      5'10  185   23   22    0    2    2    4  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     29  Ken Dryden           6'4   205   28   62    0    2    2    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C     15  Ron Andruff          6'0   185   22    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0   ---    0
RW    15  Glenn Goldup         6'0   190   22    3    0    0    0    2   0   0    0    0    1    0    1   0.0   -1
C/RW  27  Sean Shanahan        6'3   205   24    4    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    1    0    0   ---   -1

Skater data: GP: Games played; G: Goals scored; A: Assists; Pts: Total points; PIM: Penalties in minutes; PP: Power play goals; SH: Shorthanded goals; TGF: Total goals on ice for; PGF: Power play goals on ice for; TGA: Total goals on ice against; PGA: Power play goals on ice against; S: Shots taken; S%: Shooting percentage


Pos  #  Goalie              Age   GP   Min   GA   GAA   W   L   T  Sht    Pct  EN  SO
G   29  Ken Dryden           28   62  3580  121  2.03  42  10   8 1651   .927   3   8
G    1  Michel Larocque      23   22  1220   50  2.46  16   1   3  536   .907   0   2

Goalie data: GP: Games played; Min: Minutes played; GA: Goals allowed; GAA: Goals allowed per 60 minutes; W: Wins; L: Losses; T: Ties; Sht: Shots faced; Pct: Save percentage; EN: Empty net goals allowed; SO: Shutouts

1975 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1    9  D    Robin Sadler                          Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)            [pick acquired from STL]
  1   15  C    Pierre Mondou            548          Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL)    [pick acquired from LA]
  2   22  D    Brian Engblom            659          University of Wisconsin (NCAA)       [pick acquired from MIN]
  2   34  RW   Kelly Greenbank                       Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL)              
  3   51  C    Paul Woods               501          Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)    [pick acquired from LA]
  3   52  RW   Pat Hughes               573          University of Michigan (NCAA)      
  4   70  RW   Dave Gorman                3    260   Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA)          
  5   88  D    Jim Turkiewicz                  392   Toronto Toros (WHA)                
  6  106  D    Michel Lachance           21          Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL)  
  7  124  D    Tim Burke                             University of New Hampshire (NCAA)  
  8  142  D    Craig Norwich            104    145   University of Wisconsin (NCAA)     
  9  158  D    Paul Clarke                           Notre Dame (NCAA)                  
 10  173  C    Bob Ferriter                          Boston College (NCAA)              
 11  187  C    Dave Bell                             Harvard University (NCAA)          
 12  198  G    Carl Jackson                          University of Pennsylvania (NCAA)  
 13  204  C    Michel Brisebois                      Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)         
 14  208  D    Roger Bourque                         Notre Dame (NCAA)                  
 15  211  D    Jim Lundquist                         Brown University (NCAA)            
 15  214  C    Don Madson                            Fargo-Moorhead Sugar Kings (MJHL)  
 16  215  D    Bob Bain                              University of New Hampshire (NCAA)  

Traded draft picks:

#1 to LA (Tim Young)


Transactions

06-17-1975	traded Wayne Thomas to Maple Leafs for Toronto's #1 pick in the 1976 draft
06-26-1975	traded Greg Hubick to Maple Leafs for Doug Jarvis
07-09-1975	traded Glen Sather to North Stars for Minnesota's #3 pick in the 1977 draft
09-27-1975	signed Mike Polich as a free agent
06-10-1976	signed Rejean Houle as a free agent
06-12-1976	traded Glenn Goldup and Montreal's #3 pick in the 1978 draft to Kings for Los Angeles' #1 pick in the 1978 draft and Los Angeles' #3 pick in the 1977 draft
08-11-1976	traded Don Awrey to Penguins for Pittsburgh's #3 pick in the 1978 draft
09-13-1976	sold Ron Andruff and Sean Shanahan to Rockies

Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 2
04/11/1976   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   4-0 
04/13/1976   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   3-1 
04/15/1976   at Chicago Black Hawks       W   2-1 
04/18/1976   at Chicago Black Hawks       W   4-1 
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Semifinals
04/27/1976   vs New York Islanders        W   3-2 
04/29/1976   vs New York Islanders        W   4-3 
05/01/1976   at New York Islanders        W   3-2 
05/04/1976   at New York Islanders        L   2-5 
05/06/1976   vs New York Islanders        W   5-2 
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Stanley Cup Finals
05/09/1976   vs Philadelphia Flyers       W   4-3 
05/11/1976   vs Philadelphia Flyers       W   2-1 
05/13/1976   at Philadelphia Flyers       W   3-2 
05/16/1976   at Philadelphia Flyers       W   5-3

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- RW 10 Guy Lafleur 6'0 185 24 13 7 10 17 2 0 0 LW 22 Steve Shutt 5'11 185 23 13 7 8 15 2 3 0 C 20 Pete Mahovlich 6'5 210 29 13 4 8 12 24 2 0 RW 12 Yvan Cournoyer 5'7 178 32 13 3 6 9 4 2 0 D 18 Serge Savard 6'3 210 29 13 3 6 9 6 1 1 D 5 Guy Lapointe 6'0 205 27 13 3 3 6 12 1 0 C 25 Jacques Lemaire 5'10 180 30 13 3 3 6 2 1 1 D 19 Larry Robinson 6'4 225 24 13 3 3 6 10 0 0 LW 11 Yvon Lambert 6'2 200 25 12 2 3 5 18 0 0 LW 23 Bob Gainey 6'2 200 22 13 1 3 4 20 0 0 D/RW 6 Jimmy Roberts 5'10 185 35 13 3 1 4 2 0 1 C 21 Doug Jarvis 5'9 170 20 13 2 1 3 2 0 0 D 2 Bill Nyrop 6'2 205 23 13 0 3 3 12 0 0 C 8 Doug Risebrough 5'11 180 21 13 0 3 3 30 0 0 LW 17 Murray Wilson 6'1 185 24 12 1 1 2 6 0 0 D 26 Pierre Bouchard 6'2 205 27 13 2 0 2 8 1 0 RW 14 Mario Tremblay 6'0 185 19 10 0 1 1 27 0 0 D/RW 27 Rick Chartraw 6'2 210 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 29 Ken Dryden 6'4 205 28 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 C 15 Ron Andruff 6'0 185 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 24 Don Awrey 6'0 175 32 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 15 Glenn Goldup 6'0 190 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 1 Michel Larocque 5'10 185 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C/RW 27 Sean Shanahan 6'3 205 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 3 John Van Boxmeer 6'0 190 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 29 Ken Dryden 28 13 780 25 1.92 12 1 350 .929 1 1

Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date Opponent Result Record 10/08/1975 vs Los Angeles Kings W 9-0 1-0-0 10/09/1975 at Boston Bruins W 9-4 2-0-0 10/11/1975 vs St. Louis Blues W 7-2 3-0-0 10/14/1975 at New York Islanders L 3-5 3-1-0 10/18/1975 vs Philadelphia Flyers T 2-2 3-1-1 10/21/1975 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 7-1 4-1-1 10/22/1975 at Detroit Red Wings W 4-1 5-1-1 10/25/1975 vs Boston Bruins W 6-2 6-1-1 10/27/1975 vs New York Islanders T 4-4 6-1-2 10/29/1975 at Chicago Black Hawks L 1-2 6-2-2 11/01/1975 vs New York Rangers W 4-0 7-2-2 11/03/1975 vs Buffalo Sabres W 3-2 8-2-2 11/05/1975 at Atlanta Flames W 3-1 9-2-2 11/08/1975 vs Detroit Red Wings W 5-0 10-2-2 11/09/1975 at Buffalo Sabres L 1-5 10-3-2 11/11/1975 vs Minnesota North Stars W 6-0 11-3-2 11/13/1975 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 5-4 12-3-2 11/15/1975 vs Chicago Black Hawks T 4-4 12-3-3 11/16/1975 at Philadelphia Flyers L 1-3 12-4-3 11/19/1975 at Minnesota North Stars W 6-0 13-4-3 11/22/1975 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 4-2 14-4-3 11/25/1975 at Atlanta Flames W 4-0 15-4-3 11/27/1975 at New York Islanders W 2-1 16-4-3 11/29/1975 vs Vancouver Canucks W 6-4 17-4-3 11/30/1975 vs New York Islanders W 3-2 18-4-3 12/03/1975 at Kansas City Scouts L 5-6 18-5-3 12/04/1975 at St. Louis Blues W 4-1 19-5-3 12/06/1975 vs Washington Capitals W 9-3 20-5-3 12/07/1975 at Boston Bruins T 2-2 20-5-4 12/10/1975 vs Toronto Maple Leafs T 3-3 20-5-5 12/13/1975 vs Kansas City Scouts W 4-1 21-5-5 12/14/1975 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 7-4 22-5-5 12/17/1975 at Los Angeles Kings W 2-1 23-5-5 12/20/1975 at Vancouver Canucks T 2-2 23-5-6 12/21/1975 at California Golden Seals W 2-1 24-5-6 12/27/1975 vs Minnesota North Stars W 2-1 25-5-6 12/29/1975 at Washington Capitals W 6-0 26-5-6 01/03/1976 vs Washington Capitals W 7-0 27-5-6 01/05/1976 vs Buffalo Sabres L 2-4 27-6-6 01/07/1976 at Minnesota North Stars W 2-1 28-6-6

Date Opponent Result Record 01/10/1976 vs Detroit Red Wings W 7-1 29-6-6 01/11/1976 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 2-0 30-6-6 01/13/1976 at Washington Capitals W 3-2 31-6-6 01/17/1976 vs Los Angeles Kings W 4-2 32-6-6 01/18/1976 vs Atlanta Flames W 4-2 33-6-6 01/22/1976 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 4-3 34-6-6 01/24/1976 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 5-3 35-6-6 01/25/1976 at Detroit Red Wings T 3-3 35-6-7 01/27/1976 at Vancouver Canucks T 2-2 35-6-8 01/30/1976 at California Golden Seals W 5-4 36-6-8 01/31/1976 at Los Angeles Kings L 3-7 36-7-8 02/04/1976 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 8-3 37-7-8 02/06/1976 vs California Golden Seals W 7-1 38-7-8 02/08/1976 at New York Rangers W 3-0 39-7-8 02/10/1976 vs St. Louis Blues W 6-1 40-7-8 02/12/1976 vs Vancouver Canucks L 4-6 40-8-8 02/14/1976 vs Los Angeles Kings T 2-2 40-8-9 02/15/1976 at Philadelphia Flyers L 1-2 40-9-9 02/18/1976 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 7-5 41-9-9 02/20/1976 vs New York Rangers W 5-3 42-9-9 02/22/1976 at Buffalo Sabres W 4-2 43-9-9 02/24/1976 at St. Louis Blues W 6-2 44-9-9 02/25/1976 at Kansas City Scouts W 3-1 45-9-9 02/28/1976 vs Atlanta Flames W 3-2 46-9-9 02/29/1976 at New York Rangers T 1-1 46-9-10 03/03/1976 vs California Golden Seals W 4-2 47-9-10 03/06/1976 vs Buffalo Sabres W 3-2 48-9-10 03/07/1976 at Detroit Red Wings W 6-1 49-9-10 03/10/1976 at Chicago Black Hawks W 5-1 50-9-10 03/13/1976 vs Boston Bruins W 4-2 51-9-10 03/14/1976 vs Washington Capitals W 5-1 52-9-10 03/16/1976 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 5-4 53-9-10 03/19/1976 at California Golden Seals W 4-1 54-9-10 03/20/1976 at Los Angeles Kings L 3-4 54-10-10 03/24/1976 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 1-2 54-11-10 03/27/1976 vs Kansas City Scouts W 8-2 55-11-10 03/28/1976 at Boston Bruins T 2-2 55-11-11 03/31/1976 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 7-3 56-11-11 04/03/1976 vs Detroit Red Wings W 6-3 57-11-11 04/04/1976 at Washington Capitals W 4-3 58-11-11

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