1978 Stanley Cup Finals

The 1978 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1977–78 season, and the culmination of the 1978 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Boston Bruins and the defending champion Montreal Canadiens, making their third straight appearance in the Finals. The series was a rematch of the 1977 Stanley Cup Finals. The Canadiens won the best-of-seven series, four games to two, to win their third consecutive Stanley Cup championship and their 21st overall.^[1] This was the last time that both the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens met in the Stanley Cup Finals. The Canadiens eventually joined the Bruins in the Adams Division in 1982.

Montreal defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4–1 and the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0 to advance to the final.

Boston defeated the Chicago Black Hawks 4–0 and the Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 to make it to the final.

Defenceman Larry Robinson of Montreal led all players with 17 assists, and finished tied with teammate Guy Lafleur with 21 points, to win the Conn Smythe Trophy.

No.	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
6		Dennis O'Brien	D	L	28	1975	Port Hope, Ontario
7		Sean Shanahan	RW	R	27	1978	Toronto, Ontario
8		Peter McNab	C	L	26	1976	Vancouver, British Columbia
10		Jean Ratelle	C	L	37	1975	Lac Saint-Jean, Quebec
11		Bobby Schmautz	RW	R	33	1973	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
12		Wayne Cashman (C)	LW	R	32	1965	Kingston, Ontario
14		Bob Miller	C	L	21	1976	Medford, Massachusetts
16		Rick Middleton	RW	R	24	1976	Toronto, Ontario
17		Stan Jonathan	LW	L	22	1975	Ohsweken, Ontario
18		John Wensink	LW	L	25	1976	Cornwall, Ontario
19		Gregg Sheppard	C	L	29	1972	North Battleford, Saskatchewan
20		Al Sims	D	L	25	1973	Toronto, Ontario
21		Don Marcotte	LW	L	31	1967	Arthabaska, Quebec
22		Brad Park	D	L	29	1975	Toronto, Ontario
23		Rick Smith	D	L	29	1972	Kingston, Ontario
24		Terry O'Reilly	RW	R	26	1971	Niagara Falls, Ontario
25		Gary Doak	D	R	32	1972	Goderich, Ontario
26		Mike Milbury	D	L	25	1975	Brighton, Massachusetts
30		Gerry Cheevers	G	L	37	1976	St. Catharines, Ontario
31		Ron Grahame	G	L	27	1977	Victoria, British Columbia

No.	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
1		Michel Larocque	G	L	26	1972	Hull, Quebec
2		Bill Nyrop	D	L	25	1972	Washington, D.C.
3		Brian Engblom	D	L	23	1975	Winnipeg, Manitoba
5		Guy Lapointe	D	L	30	1969	Montreal, Quebec
6		Pierre Mondou	C	R	22	1975	Sorel, Quebec
8		Doug Risebrough	C	L	24	1974	Guelph, Ontario
10		Guy Lafleur	RW	R	26	1971	Montreal, Quebec
11		Yvon Lambert	LW	L	27	1971	Drummondville, Quebec
12		Yvan Cournoyer (C)	RW	L	34	1963	Montreal, Quebec
14		Mario Tremblay	RW	R	21	1974	Alma, Quebec
15		Réjean Houle	RW	L	28	1969	Rouyn, Quebec
17		Murray Wilson	C	L	26	1971	Toronto, Canada
18		Serge Savard	D	L	32	1966	Landrienne, Quebec
19		Larry Robinson	D	L	26	1971	Winchester, Ontario
21		Doug Jarvis	C	L	23	1975	Brantford, Ontario
22		Steve Shutt	LW	L	25	1972	North York, Ontario
23		Bob Gainey	LW	L	23	1973	Peterborough, Ontario
24		Gilles Lupien	D	L	24	1974	Lachute, Quebec
25		Jacques Lemaire	C	L	32	1967	LaSalle, Quebec
26		Pierre Bouchard	D	L	30	1965	Longueuil, Quebec
27		Rick Chartraw	D	R	23	1974	Caracas, Venezuela
28		Pierre Larouche	C	L	22	1977	Taschereau, Quebec
29		Ken Dryden	G	L	30	1964	Hamilton, Ontario

The 1978 Stanley Cup was presented to Canadiens captain Yvan Cournoyer by NHL President John Ziegler following the Canadiens 4–1 win over the Bruins in game six.

The following Canadiens players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup

1977–78 Montreal Canadiens

• †Murray Wilson only played 12 games due to spinal fusion surgery. His name was engraved on the Cup in 1978, even though he did not qualify.

• 1977–78 NHL season

• Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Stanley Cup. NHL.
• Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books. ISBN 978-1-55168-261-7.