| 1978 Stanley Cup Finals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location(s) | Montreal: Montreal Forum (1, 2, 5) Boston: Boston Garden (3, 4, 6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | Montreal: Scotty Bowman Boston: Don Cherry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captains | Montreal: Yvan Cournoyer Boston: Wayne Cashman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | May 13–25, 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Larry Robinson (Canadiens) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Mario Tremblay (9:20, first, G6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Canadiens: Yvan Cournoyer (1982) Ken Dryden (1983) Bob Gainey (1992) Guy Lafleur (1988) Guy Lapointe (1993) Jacques Lemaire (1984) Larry Robinson (1995) Serge Savard (1986) Steve Shutt (1993) Bruins: Johnny Bucyk (1981; did not play) Gerry Cheevers (1985) Brad Park (1988) Jean Ratelle (1985) Coaches: Scotty Bowman (1991) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Networks | Canada: (English): CBC (French): SRC United States: (English): NHL Network (national), WSBK-TV (Boston) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | (CBC) Danny Gallivan (1–2, 5), Dan Kelly (3–4, 6), Chico Resch, and Dick Irvin Jr. (SRC) Rene Lecavalier and Gilles Tremblay (NHLN) Simulcast of CBC feed (WSBK) Fred Cusick and Johnny Peirson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.