| Team: | Montreal Canadiens |
| League: | NHL |
| Season: | 1975–76 |
| Year: | 1975 |
| Conferencerank: | 1st |
| Divisionrank: | 1st |
| Record: | 58–11–11 |
| Goalsfor: | 337 |
| Goalsagainst: | 174 |
| Altcaptain: | None |
| Goalsleader: | Guy Lafleur (56) |
| Assistsleader: | Pete Mahovlich (71) |
| Pointsleader: | Guy Lafleur (125) |
| Pimleader: | Doug Risebrough (180) |
| Winsleader: | Ken Dryden (42) |
| Gaaleader: | Ken Dryden (2.03) |
| Divisionwin: | Yes |
| Conferencewin: | Yes |
| Stanleycup: | yes |
The 1975–76 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 67th season. The Canadiens won their 19th Stanley Cup in club history. In addition to the regular NHL schedule, the Canadiens played an exhibition game against the powerful Soviet Red Army team, recording a 3–3 tie.
Henri Richard's number 16 was retired December 10, 1975, by the Canadiens in his honour.
| Regular season schedule | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record | |
| 1 | W | October 8, 1975 | 9–0 | Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) | 1–0–0 | |
| 2 | W | October 9, 1975 | 9–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1975–76) | 2–0–0 | |
| 3 | W | October 11, 1975 | 7–2 | St. Louis Blues (1975–76) | 3–0–0 | |
| 4 | L | October 14, 1975 | 3–5 | @ New York Islanders (1975–76) | 3–1–0 | |
| 5 | T | October 18, 1975 | 2–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) | 3–1–1 | |
| 6 | W | October 21, 1975 | 7–1 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) | 4–1–1 | |
| 7 | W | October 22, 1975 | 4–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) | 5–1–1 | |
| 8 | W | October 25, 1975 | 6–2 | Boston Bruins (1975–76) | 6–1–1 | |
| 9 | T | October 27, 1975 | 4–4 | New York Islanders (1975–76) | 6–1–2 | |
| 10 | L | October 29, 1975 | 1–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) | 6–2–2 | |
| 11 | W | November 1, 1975 | 4–0 | New York Rangers (1975–76) | 7–2–2 | |
| 12 | W | November 3, 1975 | 3–2 | Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) | 8–2–2 | |
| 13 | W | November 5, 1975 | 3–1 | @ Atlanta Flames (1975–76) | 9–2–2 | |
| 14 | W | November 8, 1975 | 5–0 | Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) | 10–2–2 | |
| 15 | L | November 9, 1975 | 1–5 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) | 10–3–2 | |
| 16 | W | November 11, 1975 | 6–0 | Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) | 11–3–2 | |
| 17 | W | November 13, 1975 | 5–4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) | 12–3–2 | |
| 18 | T | November 15, 1975 | 4–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) | 12–3–3 | |
| 19 | L | November 16, 1975 | 1–3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) | 12–4–3 | |
| 20 | W | November 19, 1975 | 6–0 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) | 13–4–3 | |
| 21 | W | November 22, 1975 | 4–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) | 14–4–3 | |
| 22 | W | November 25, 1975 | 4–0 | @ Atlanta Flames (1975–76) | 15–4–3 | |
| 23 | W | November 27, 1975 | 2–1 | @ New York Islanders (1975–76) | 16–4–3 | |
| 24 | W | November 29, 1975 | 6–4 | Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) | 17–4–3 | |
| 25 | W | November 30, 1975 | 3–2 | New York Islanders (1975–76) | 18–4–3 | |
| 26 | L | December 3, 1975 | 5–6 | @ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) | 18–5–3 | |
| 27 | W | December 4, 1975 | 4–1 | @ St. Louis Blues (1975–76) | 19–5–3 | |
| 28 | W | December 6, 1975 | 9–3 | Washington Capitals (1975–76) | 20–5–3 | |
| 29 | T | December 7, 1975 | 2–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1975–76) | 20–5–4 | |
| 30 | T | December 10, 1975 | 3–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) | 20–5–5 | |
| 31 | W | December 13, 1975 | 4–1 | Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) | 21–5–5 | |
| 32 | W | December 14, 1975 | 7–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) | 22–5–5 | |
| 33 | W | December 17, 1975 | 2–1 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) | 23–5–5 | |
| 34 | T | December 20, 1975 | 2–2 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) | 23–5–6 | |
| 35 | W | December 21, 1975 | 2–1 | @ California Golden Seals (1975–76) | 24–5–6 | |
| 36 | W | December 27, 1975 | 2–1 | Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) | 25–5–6 | |
| 37 | W | December 29, 1975 | 6–0 | @ Washington Capitals (1975–76) | 26–5–6 | |
| 38 | W | January 3, 1976 | 7–0 | Washington Capitals (1975–76) | 27–5–6 | |
| 39 | L | January 5, 1976 | 2–4 | Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) | 27–6–6 | |
| 40 | W | January 7, 1976 | 2–1 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) | 28–6–6 | |
| 41 | W | January 10, 1976 | 7–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) | 29–6–6 | |
| 42 | W | January 11, 1976 | 2–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) | 30–6–6 | |
| 43 | W | January 13, 1976 | 3–2 | @ Washington Capitals (1975–76) | 31–6–6 | |
| 44 | W | January 17, 1976 | 4–2 | Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) | 32–6–6 | |
| 45 | W | January 18, 1976 | 4–2 | Atlanta Flames (1975–76) | 33–6–6 | |
| 46 | W | January 22, 1976 | 4–3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) | 34–6–6 | |
| 47 | W | January 24, 1976 | 5–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) | 35–6–6 | |
| 48 | T | January 25, 1976 | 3–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) | 35–6–7 | |
| 49 | T | January 27, 1976 | 2–2 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) | 35–6–8 | |
| 50 | W | January 30, 1976 | 5–4 | @ California Golden Seals (1975–76) | 36–6–8 | |
| 51 | L | January 31, 1976 | 3–7 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) | 36–7–8 | |
| 52 | W | February 4, 1976 | 8–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) | 37–7–8 | |
| 53 | W | February 6, 1976 | 7–1 | California Golden Seals (1975–76) | 38–7–8 | |
| 54 | W | February 8, 1976 | 3–0 | @ New York Rangers (1975–76) | 39–7–8 | |
| 55 | W | February 10, 1976 | 6–1 | St. Louis Blues (1975–76) | 40–7–8 | |
| 56 | L | February 12, 1976 | 4–6 | Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) | 40–8–8 | |
| 57 | T | February 14, 1976 | 2–2 | Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) | 40–8–9 | |
| 58 | L | February 15, 1976 | 1–2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) | 40–9–9 | |
| 59 | W | February 18, 1976 | 7–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) | 41–9–9 | |
| 60 | W | February 20, 1976 | 5–3 | New York Rangers (1975–76) | 42–9–9 | |
| 61 | W | February 22, 1976 | 4–2 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) | 43–9–9 | |
| 62 | W | February 24, 1976 | 6–2 | @ St. Louis Blues (1975–76) | 44–9–9 | |
| 63 | W | February 25, 1976 | 3–1 | @ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) | 45–9–9 | |
| 64 | W | February 28, 1976 | 3–2 | Atlanta Flames (1975–76) | 46–9–9 | |
| 65 | T | February 29, 1976 | 1–1 | @ New York Rangers (1975–76) | 46–9–10 | |
| 66 | W | March 3, 1976 | 4–2 | California Golden Seals (1975–76) | 47–9–10 | |
| 67 | W | March 6, 1976 | 3–2 | Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) | 48–9–10 | |
| 68 | W | March 7, 1976 | 6–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) | 49–9–10 | |
| 69 | W | March 10, 1976 | 5–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) | 50–9–10 | |
| 70 | W | March 13, 1976 | 4–2 | Boston Bruins (1975–76) | 51–9–10 | |
| 71 | W | March 14, 1976 | 5–1 | Washington Capitals (1975–76) | 52–9–10 | |
| 72 | W | March 16, 1976 | 5–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) | 53–9–10 | |
| 73 | W | March 19, 1976 | 4–1 | @ California Golden Seals (1975–76) | 54–9–10 | |
| 74 | L | March 20, 1976 | 3–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) | 54–10–10 | |
| 75 | L | March 24, 1976 | 1–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) | 54–11–10 | |
| 76 | W | March 27, 1976 | 8–2 | Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) | 55–11–10 | |
| 77 | T | March 28, 1976 | 2–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1975–76) | 55–11–11 | |
| 78 | W | March 31, 1976 | 7–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) | 56–11–11 | |
| 79 | W | April 3, 1976 | 6–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) | 57–11–11 | |
| 80 | W | April 4, 1976 | 4–3 | @ Washington Capitals (1975–76) | 58–11–11 | |
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 80 | 56 | 69 | 125 | 36 | 68 | 18 | 0 | 12 | ||
| C | 80 | 34 | 71 | 105 | 76 | 71 | 8 | 1 | 7 | ||
| LW | 80 | 45 | 34 | 79 | 47 | 73 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||
| RW | 71 | 32 | 36 | 68 | 20 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 12 | ||
| D | 77 | 21 | 47 | 68 | 78 | 64 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ||
| LW | 80 | 32 | 35 | 67 | 28 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 4 | ||
| C | 61 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 20 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 3 | ||
| D | 71 | 8 | 39 | 47 | 38 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| C | 80 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 180 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| D | 80 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 59 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LW | 59 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 36 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| C | 80 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| LW | 78 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 57 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| RW | 71 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 88 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| D/RW | 74 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| D | 46 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| D | 66 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 50 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| D | 72 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| D/RW | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| D | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| G | 62 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| G | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| C/RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3580 | 62 | 42 | 10 | 8 | 121 | 2.03 | 8 | ||
| 1220 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 2.46 | 2 | ||
| Team: | 4800 | 80 | 58 | 11 | 11 | 171 | 2.14 | 10 |
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 13 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| LW | 13 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| C | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| RW | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| D | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| D | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| C | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| D | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| LW | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| D/RW | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| LW | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| C | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| D | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| C | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| D | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| LW | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| RW | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| D/RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 780 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 1.92 | 1 | ||
| Team: | 780 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 1.92 | 1 |
Guy Lafleur scored his first two career goals in the finals, both game-winners. Reggie Leach scored four time in the finals, and 19 for the play-offs to win the Conn Smythe Trophy despite the Flyers losing to the Canadiens.
| Date | Visitors | Score | Home | Score | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9 | Philadelphia | 3 | Montreal | 4 | ||
| May 11 | Philadelphia | 1 | Montreal | 2 | ||
| May 13 | Montreal | 3 | Philadelphia | 2 | ||
| May 16 | Montreal | 5 | Philadelphia | 3 |
Montreal wins the series 4–0. Reggie Leach won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.
See also: 1975 NHL Entry Draft.
| Round | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Robin Sadler (D) | Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) | ||
| 1 | 15 | Pierre Mondou (F) | Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge (QMJHL) | ||
| 2 | 22 | Brian Engblom (D) | University of Wisconsin (WCHA) | ||
| 2 | 34 | Kelly Greenbank (RW) | Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL) | ||
| 3 | 51 | Paul Woods (C) | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL) | ||
| 3 | 52 | Pat Hughes (RW) | University of Michigan (WCHA) | ||
| 4 | 70 | Dave Gorman (RW) | Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA) | ||
| 5 | 88 | Jim Turkiewicz (D) | Toronto Marlboros (WHA) | ||
| 6 | 106 | Michel Lachance (D) | Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge (QMJHL) | ||
| 7 | 124 | Tim Burke (D) | University of New Hampshire (ECAC) | ||
| 8 | 142 | Craig Norwich (D) | University of Wisconsin (WCHA) | ||
| 9 | 158 | Paul Clarke (D) | University of Notre Dame (WCHA) | ||
| 10 | 173 | Bob Ferriter (C) | Boston College (ECAC) | ||
| 11 | 187 | David Bell (C) | Harvard University (ECAC) | ||
| 12 | 198 | Carl Jackson (G) | University of Pennsylvania (ECAC) | ||
| 13 | 204 | Michel Brisebois (C) | Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) | ||
| 14 | 208 | Roger Bourque (D) | University of Notre Dame (WCHA) | ||
| 15 | 211 | Jim Lundquist (D) | Brown University (ECAC) | ||
| 16 | 214 | Don Madson (C) | Fargo Sugar Kings (MWJHL) | ||
| 17 | 215 | Bob Bain (D) | University of New Hampshire (ECAC) |