1977-78 Montreal Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Boston Bruins, 3 to 2, in overtime in Game 2 of the 1978 Stanley Cup Final on May 16, 1978.

Final

BOS

Bruins

0-2-0

2

1

0

0

2

1

1

3

1

1

OT

0

1

Total

2

3

2nd period

BOS

MTL

Bruins

Brad Park (EV) assisted by Terry O'Reilly and Peter McNab

1

0

Canadiens

Steve Shutt (EV) assisted by Larry Robinson and Yvan Cournoyer

1

1

3rd period

BOS

MTL

Canadiens

Bob Gainey (EV) assisted by Doug Jarvis and Rejean Houle

1

2

Bruins

Rick Smith (EV) assisted by Wayne Cashman and Peter McNab

2

2

OT

BOS

MTL

Canadiens

Guy Lafleur (EV) assisted by Larry Robinson

2

3

Bruins

Canadiens

Goals

2

3

Shots

32

35

Penalty Minutes

10

12

Power-Play Goals

0

0

Power-Play Opportunities

5

4

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Goalies

NAME W L T SA SV SV% GA GAA SHO MIN
G. Cheevers
0
1
0
35
32
.914
3
2.46
0
73

Skaters

NAME G A P +/- PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG OTG S S% FOW FO FOW% HIT BKS TKA GVA TOI
W. Cashman
0
1
1
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
G. Doak
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
S. Jonathan
0
0
0
-1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0.0
D. Marcotte
0
0
0
-2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0.0
P. McNab
0
2
2
+2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
R. Middleton
0
0
0
-2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0.0
M. Milbury
0
0
0
+1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
D. O'Brien
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
T. O'Reilly
0
1
1
+2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
B. Park
1
0
1
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
100.0
J. Ratelle
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
B. Schmautz
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0.0
G. Sheppard
0
0
0
-2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
R. Smith
1
0
1
-2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
33.3
J. Wensink
0
0
0
+1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Goalies

NAME W L T SA SV SV% GA GAA SHO MIN
K. Dryden
1
0
0
32
30
.938
2
1.64
0
73

Skaters

NAME G A P +/- PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG OTG S S% FOW FO FOW% HIT BKS TKA GVA TOI
Y. Cournoyer
0
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0.0
B. Gainey
1
0
1
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
20.0
R. Houle
0
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
D. Jarvis
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
G. Lafleur
1
0
1
+2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
33.3
Y. Lambert
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
G. Lapointe
0
0
0
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0.0
J. Lemaire
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0.0
P. Mondou
0
0
0
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
B. Nyrop
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
D. Risebrough
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
L. Robinson
0
2
2
+1
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0.0
S. Shutt
1
0
1
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
33.3

More Canadiens Stats

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.04

13th

GA/GP

3.30

27th

PP%

20.8

18th

PK%

81.7

9th

2024-25 Division Standings
TEAM W L OTL PTS DIFF
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
30
17
2
62
11
Panthers Panthers
28
18
3
59
13
Lightning Lightning
25
18
3
53
36
Canadiens Canadiens
24
19
4
52
-12
Bruins Bruins
23
20
6
52
-24
Senators Senators
24
19
4
52
0
Red Wings Red Wings
21
21
5
47
-20
Sabres Sabres
18
24
5
41
-16
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
4/6
MTL MTL
@
NSH NSH
7:00 PM
Sat
4/5
PHI PHI
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Thu
4/3
BOS BOS
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Tue
4/1
FLA FLA
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Sun
3/30
MTL MTL
@
FLA FLA
1:00 PM
Last Game
MTL Canadiens

24 - 19 - undefined

3

Final

2

TBL Lightning

25 - 18 - undefined

Tue 21 Jan 2025

NHL 2024-25 Leaders

NHL 2024-25 Rankings

NHL 2024-25 Betting

NHL 2024-25 Division Standings

Atlantic Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
30
17
2
62
11
Panthers Panthers
28
18
3
59
13
Lightning Lightning
25
18
3
53
36
Metropolitan Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Capitals Capitals
32
10
5
69
51
Hurricanes Hurricanes
29
16
3
61
25
Devils Devils
27
17
6
60
27
Central Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Jets Jets
32
14
3
67
50
Wild Wild
28
15
4
60
6
Stars Stars
29
17
1
59
32
Pacific Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
29
14
4
62
28
Oilers Oilers
29
15
3
61
24
Kings Kings
26
14
5
57
20

NHL 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
1/21
FLA FLA
@
LAK LAK
1-2
Tue
1/21
WPG WPG
@
COL COL
3-2
Tue
1/21
CBJ CBJ
@
TOR TOR
5-1
Tue
1/21
BOS BOS
@
NJD NJD
1-5
Mon
1/20
BUF BUF
@
VAN VAN
3-2

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
1/26
UTA UTA
@
OTT OTT
5:00 PM
Sun
1/26
COL COL
@
NYR NYR
1:00 PM
Sat
1/25
WSH WSH
@
VAN VAN
10:00 PM
Sat
1/25
NSH NSH
@
ANA ANA
10:00 PM
Sat
1/25
FLA FLA
@
SJS SJS
10:00 PM