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1977-78 NHL Season Summary

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League Standings

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Clarence Campbell Conference GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Patrick Division         
New York Islanders* 80 48 17 15 111 .694 334 210 1.47
Philadelphia Flyers* 80 45 20 15 105 .656 296 200 1.12
Atlanta Flames* 80 34 27 19 87 .544 274 252 0.28
New York Rangers* 80 30 37 13 73 .456 279 280 0.02
Smythe Division         
Chicago Black Hawks* 80 32 29 19 83 .519 230 220 0.05
Colorado Rockies* 80 19 40 21 59 .369 257 305 -0.62
Vancouver Canucks 80 20 43 17 57 .356 239 320 -1.01
St. Louis Blues 80 20 47 13 53 .331 195 304 -1.33
Minnesota North Stars 80 18 53 9 45 .281 218 325 -1.31
Prince of Wales Conference GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Adams Division         
Boston Bruins* 80 51 18 11 113 .706 333 218 1.37
Buffalo Sabres* 80 44 19 17 105 .656 288 215 0.90
Toronto Maple Leafs* 80 41 29 10 92 .575 271 237 0.43
Cleveland Barons 80 22 45 13 57 .356 230 325 -1.06
Norris Division         
Montreal Canadiens* 80 59 10 11 129 .806 359 183 2.06
Detroit Red Wings* 80 32 34 14 78 .488 252 266 -0.15
Los Angeles Kings* 80 31 34 15 77 .481 243 245 -0.01
Pittsburgh Penguins 80 25 37 18 68 .425 254 321 -0.77
Washington Capitals 80 17 49 14 48 .300 195 321 -1.45

League Playoffs

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-2):Montreal Canadiens over Boston Bruins 
 
Semi-Finals (4-1):Boston Bruins over Philadelphia Flyers 
Semi-Finals (4-0):Montreal Canadiens over Toronto Maple Leafs 
 
Quarter-Finals (4-1):Philadelphia Flyers over Buffalo Sabres 
Quarter-Finals (4-3):Toronto Maple Leafs over New York Islanders 
Quarter-Finals (4-0):Boston Bruins over Chicago Black Hawks 
Quarter-Finals (4-1):Montreal Canadiens over Detroit Red Wings 
 
Preliminary Round (2-0):Detroit Red Wings over Atlanta Flames 
Preliminary Round (2-0):Toronto Maple Leafs over Los Angeles Kings 
Preliminary Round (2-1):Buffalo Sabres over New York Rangers 
Preliminary Round (2-0):Philadelphia Flyers over Colorado Rockies 

Team Statistics

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Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS TG/G PPG PPO PP% PPGA PPOA PK% SHG SHGA
1 Montreal Canadiens* 80 59 10 11 129 .806 359 183 2.06 6.78 73 229 31.88 40 211 81.04 9 1
2 Boston Bruins* 80 51 18 11 113 .706 333 218 1.37 6.89 49 242 20.25 53 296 82.09 7 2
3 New York Islanders* 80 48 17 15 111 .694 334 210 1.47 6.80 71 227 31.28 45 272 83.46 7 6
4 Buffalo Sabres* 80 44 19 17 105 .656 288 215 0.90 6.29 52 234 22.22 31 218 85.78 7 3
5 Philadelphia Flyers* 80 45 20 15 105 .656 296 200 1.12 6.20 51 219 23.29 66 340 80.59 18 5
6 Toronto Maple Leafs* 80 41 29 10 92 .575 271 237 0.43 6.35 57 261 21.84 55 295 81.36 5 7
7 Atlanta Flames* 80 34 27 19 87 .544 274 252 0.28 6.58 43 195 22.05 51 264 80.68 4 4
8 Chicago Black Hawks* 80 32 29 19 83 .519 230 220 0.05 5.63 43 205 20.98 46 295 84.41 4 3
9 Detroit Red Wings* 80 32 34 14 78 .488 252 266 -0.15 6.48 59 293 20.14 64 296 78.38 10 7
10 Los Angeles Kings* 80 31 34 15 77 .481 243 245 -0.01 6.10 50 254 19.69 46 236 80.51 3 6
11 New York Rangers* 80 30 37 13 73 .456 279 280 0.02 6.99 78 279 27.96 48 244 80.33 10 6
12 Pittsburgh Penguins 80 25 37 18 68 .425 254 321 -0.77 7.19 53 261 20.31 61 251 75.70 5 7
13 Colorado Rockies* 80 19 40 21 59 .369 257 305 -0.62 7.03 63 279 22.58 53 237 77.64 5 7
14 Vancouver Canucks 80 20 43 17 57 .356 239 320 -1.01 6.99 60 269 22.30 65 230 71.74 3 7
15 Cleveland Barons 80 22 45 13 57 .356 230 325 -1.06 6.94 42 275 15.27 61 235 74.04 3 8
16 St. Louis Blues 80 20 47 13 53 .331 195 304 -1.33 6.24 44 264 16.67 52 194 73.20 2 3
17 Washington Capitals 80 17 49 14 48 .300 195 321 -1.45 6.45 34 278 12.23 73 260 71.92 2 15
18 Minnesota North Stars 80 18 53 9 45 .281 218 325 -1.31 6.79 49 328 14.94 61 218 72.02 3 10
League Average 80 33 33 15 80 .500 264 264 0.00 6.59 54 255 21.15 54 255 78.85 6 6

League Awards

Art Ross Trophy:Guy Lafleur
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:Butch Goring
Calder Memorial Trophy:Mike Bossy
Conn Smythe Trophy:Larry Robinson
Frank J. Selke Trophy:Bob Gainey
Hart Memorial Trophy:Guy Lafleur
James Norris Memorial Trophy:Denis Potvin
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Butch Goring
Lester B. Pearson Award:Guy Lafleur
Vezina Trophy:Ken Dryden
Michel Larocque

League Leaders

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Goals

1.Guy Lafleur*-MTL60
2.Mike Bossy*-NYI53
3.Steve Shutt*-MTL49
4.Lanny McDonald*-TOR47
5.Bryan Trottier*-NYI46

Goals Per Game

1.Guy Lafleur*-MTL0.77
2.Mike Bossy*-NYI0.73
3.Paul Gardner-CLR0.65
4.Lanny McDonald*-TOR0.64
5.Steve Shutt*-MTL0.61

Assists

1.Bryan Trottier*-NYI77
2.Guy Lafleur*-MTL72
 Darryl Sittler*-TOR72
4.Bobby Clarke*-PHI68
5.Denis Potvin*-NYI64

Assists Per Game

1.Bryan Trottier*-NYI1.00
2.Bobby Clarke*-PHI0.96
3.Guy Lafleur*-MTL0.92
4.Darryl Sittler*-TOR0.90
5.Jacques Lemaire*-MTL0.80

Points

1.Guy Lafleur*-MTL132
2.Bryan Trottier*-NYI123
3.Darryl Sittler*-TOR117
4.Jacques Lemaire*-MTL97
5.Denis Potvin*-NYI94

Points Per Game

1.Guy Lafleur*-MTL1.69
2.Bryan Trottier*-NYI1.60
3.Darryl Sittler*-TOR1.46
4.Jacques Lemaire*-MTL1.28
5.Bobby Clarke*-PHI1.25

Goals Created

1.Guy Lafleur*-MTL53.0
2.Bryan Trottier*-NYI45.6
3.Darryl Sittler*-TOR44.1
4.Mike Bossy*-NYI37.6
5.Jacques Lemaire*-MTL37.5

Goals Created Per Game

1.Guy Lafleur*-MTL0.68
2.Bryan Trottier*-NYI0.59
3.Darryl Sittler*-TOR0.55
4.Mike Bossy*-NYI0.52
5.Jacques Lemaire*-MTL0.49

Total Goals For

1.Denis Potvin*-NYI204
2.Brad Park*-BOS199
3.Larry Robinson*-MTL196
4.Guy Lafleur*-MTL186
5.Borje Salming*-TOR157

Power Play Goals For

1.Denis Potvin*-NYI70
2.Stefan Persson-NYI66
3.Carol Vadnais-NYR59
4.Mike Bossy*-NYI57
 Guy Lafleur*-MTL57

Total Goals Against

1.Dennis Owchar-2Tm166
2.Greg Smith-CLE158
3.Dennis Kearns-VAN142
4.Carol Vadnais-NYR141
5.Fred Barrett-MNS140

Power Play Goals Against

1.Terry Harper-DET51
2.Don Marcotte-BOS44
3.Lorne Henning-NYI41
 Fred Barrett-MNS41
5.Jimmy Jones-TOR40

Plus/Minus

1.Guy Lafleur*-MTL73
2.Larry Robinson*-MTL71
3.Rick Smith-BOS70
4.Brad Park*-BOS68
5.Serge Savard*-MTL62

Penalties in Minutes

1.Dave Schultz-2Tm405
2.Tiger Williams-TOR351
3.Dennis Polonich-DET254
4.Randy Holt-2Tm249
5.Andre Dupont-PHI225

Even Strength Goals

1.Guy Lafleur*-MTL45
2.Lanny McDonald*-TOR36
 Peter McNab-BOS36
4.Guy Charron-WSH34
 Gilbert Perreault*-BUF34

Power Play Goals

1.Mike Bossy*-NYI25
2.Phil Esposito*-NYR21
3.Steve Shutt*-MTL16
4.Guy Lafleur*-MTL15
5.Darryl Sittler*-TOR14
 Mike Walton-VAN14

Short-Handed Goals

1.Craig Ramsay-BUF5
2.Greg Polis-NYR4
 Don Saleski-PHI4
 Bill Barber*-PHI4
5.Bill Clement-ATF3
 Butch Goring-LAK3
 Dale McCourt-DET3
 Bobby Schmautz-BOS3

Game-Winning Goals

1.Guy Lafleur*-MTL12
2.Bill Barber*-PHI9
3.Bob Bourne-NYI8
 Darryl Sittler*-TOR8
5.Rick MacLeish-PHI7
 Gilbert Perreault*-BUF7
 Gregg Sheppard-BOS7
 Steve Shutt*-MTL7

Shots on Goal

1.Darryl Sittler*-TOR311
2.Jacques Lemaire*-MTL310
3.Guy Lafleur*-MTL307
4.Marcel Dionne*-LAK294
5.Denis Potvin*-NYI288

Shooting Percentage

1.Mike Walton-VAN25.2
2.Bryan Trottier*-NYI23.8
3.Paul Gardner-CLR22.6
4.Mike Bossy*-NYI22.6
5.Stan Jonathan-BOS22.3

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Don Edwards-BUF72
2.Rogie Vachon-LAK70
3.Tony Esposito*-CBH64
4.Mike Palmateer-TOR63
5.Denis Herron-PIT60

Wins (Goalie)

1.Don Edwards-BUF38
2.Ken Dryden*-MTL37
3.Mike Palmateer-TOR34
4.Bernie Parent*-PHI29
 Rogie Vachon-LAK29

Losses (Goalie)

1.Pete LoPresti-MNS35
2.Phil Myre-2Tm32
3.Gilles Meloche-CLE27
 Rogie Vachon-LAK27
5.Denis Herron-PIT25

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Dan Bouchard-ATF19
2.Don Edwards-BUF17
3.Denis Herron-PIT15
4.Tony Esposito*-CBH14
5.Bernie Parent*-PHI13
 Rogie Vachon-LAK13

Points (Goalie)

1.Don Edwards-BUF93
2.Ken Dryden*-MTL81
3.Mike Palmateer-TOR77
4.Bernie Parent*-PHI71
 Rogie Vachon-LAK71

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Michel Larocque-MTL.828
2.Ken Dryden*-MTL.794
3.Ron Grahame-BOS.756
4.Bernie Parent*-PHI.740
5.Glenn Resch-NYI.716

Shutouts

1.Bernie Parent*-PHI7
2.Ken Dryden*-MTL5
 Don Edwards-BUF5
 Tony Esposito*-CBH5
 Mike Palmateer-TOR5

Goals Against

1.Pete LoPresti-MNS216
2.Denis Herron-PIT210
3.Phil Myre-2Tm202
4.Rogie Vachon-LAK196
5.Gilles Meloche-CLE195

Goals Against Average

1.Ken Dryden*-MTL2.05
2.Bernie Parent*-PHI2.22
3.Gilles Gilbert-BOS2.53
4.Glenn Resch-NYI2.55
5.Tony Esposito*-CBH2.62
      

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Ken Dryden
D: Brad Park
D: Denis Potvin
C: Bryan Trottier
LW: Clark Gillies
RW: Guy Lafleur
 2nd Team
G: Don Edwards
D: Larry Robinson
D: Borje Salming
C: Darryl Sittler
LW: Steve Shutt
RW: Mike Bossy