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1976 NHL Playoffs Summary

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League Champion: Montreal Canadiens

Conn Smythe Trophy: Reggie Leach (19 G, 5 A, 24 P)

Goals Leader: Reggie Leach (19)
Assists Leader: Bobby Clarke (14) & Denis Potvin (14)
Points Leader: Reggie Leach (24)

League Playoff Series

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-0): Montreal Canadiens over Philadelphia Flyers  
 
Semi-Finals (4-1): Philadelphia Flyers over Boston Bruins  
Semi-Finals (4-1): Montreal Canadiens over New York Islanders  
 
Quarter-Finals (4-2): New York Islanders over Buffalo Sabres  
Quarter-Finals (4-3): Boston Bruins over Los Angeles Kings  
Quarter-Finals (4-3): Philadelphia Flyers over Toronto Maple Leafs  
Quarter-Finals (4-0): Montreal Canadiens over Chicago Black Hawks  
 
Preliminary Round (2-1): Toronto Maple Leafs over Pittsburgh Penguins  
Preliminary Round (2-0): Los Angeles Kings over Atlanta Flames  
Preliminary Round (2-0): New York Islanders over Vancouver Canucks  
Preliminary Round (2-1): Buffalo Sabres over St. Louis Blues  

Team Statistics

Rk Team GP W L T W-L% G GA DIFF
1 Montreal Canadiens 13 12 1 0 .923 44 26 18
2 Philadelphia Flyers 16 8 8 0 .500 61 49 12
3 New York Islanders 13 7 6 0 .538 43 39 4
4 Los Angeles Kings 9 5 4 0 .556 17 27 -10
5 Toronto Maple Leafs 10 5 5 0 .500 31 36 -5
6 Boston Bruins 12 5 7 0 .417 38 33 5
7 Buffalo Sabres 9 4 5 0 .444 25 29 -4
8 St. Louis Blues 3 1 2 0 .333 8 7 1
9 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 1 2 0 .333 3 8 -5
10 Atlanta Flames 2 0 2 0 .000 1 3 -2
11 Vancouver Canucks 2 0 2 0 .000 4 8 -4
12 Chicago Black Hawks 4 0 4 0 .000 3 13 -10
League Average 8.0 4.0 4.0 0.0 .500 23.2 23.2 0

Playoff Leaders

Rate Statistic Requirements
Goals
1. Reggie Leach-PHI 19
2. Jean Ratelle*-BOS 8
3. Steve Shutt*-MTL 7
  Guy Lafleur*-MTL 7
5. Don Saleski-PHI 6
  Jude Drouin-NYI 6
  Marcel Dionne*-LAK 6
  Mel Bridgman-PHI 6
  Bill Barber*-PHI 6
Assists
1. Denis Potvin*-NYI 14
  Bobby Clarke*-PHI 14
3. Larry Goodenough-PHI 11
4. Guy Lafleur*-MTL 10
5. Ian Turnbull-TOR 9
  Jude Drouin-NYI 9
Points
1. Reggie Leach-PHI 24
2. Denis Potvin*-NYI 19
3. Guy Lafleur*-MTL 17
4. Jean Ratelle*-BOS 16
  Bobby Clarke*-PHI 16
Goals Created
1. Reggie Leach-PHI 12.0
2. Jean Ratelle*-BOS 6.7
3. Guy Lafleur*-MTL 6.6
4. Denis Potvin*-NYI 6.5
5. Steve Shutt*-MTL 6.0
Penalties in Minutes
1. Dave Schultz-PHI 90
2. Tiger Williams-TOR 75
3. Don Saleski-PHI 47
4. Andre Dupont-PHI 46
5. Bob Kelly-PHI 44
  Dave Lewis-NYI 44
Even Strength Goals
1. Reggie Leach-PHI 17
2. Guy Lafleur*-MTL 7
3. Mel Bridgman-PHI 6
4. Don Saleski-PHI 5
  Garry Howatt-NYI 5
  Danny Gare-BUF 5
  Jude Drouin-NYI 5
Power Play Goals
1. Jean Ratelle*-BOS 5
2. Ken Hodge-BOS 4
3. Steve Shutt*-MTL 3
  Bill Barber*-PHI 3
  Marcel Dionne*-LAK 3
Short-Handed Goals
1. Brad Park*-BOS 1
  Chuck Lefley-STL 1
  Lorne Henning-NYI 1
  John Gould-VAN 1
  Dave Forbes-BOS 1
  Errol Thompson-TOR 1
  Serge Savard*-MTL 1
  Don Saleski-PHI 1
  Jimmy Roberts-MTL 1
  Craig Ramsay-BUF 1
  Jacques Lemaire*-MTL 1
Game-Winning Goals
1. Guy Lafleur*-MTL 3
2. Serge Savard*-MTL 2
  Billy MacMillan-NYI 2
  Reggie Leach-PHI 2
  Orest Kindrachuk-PHI 2
  Butch Goring-LAK 2
  Danny Gare-BUF 2
  Mel Bridgman-PHI 2
Goals Per Game
1. Reggie Leach-PHI 1.19
2. Marcel Dionne*-LAK 0.67
  Jean Ratelle*-BOS 0.67
4. Danny Gare-BUF 0.56
5. Guy Lafleur*-MTL 0.54
  Steve Shutt*-MTL 0.54
Assists Per Game
1. Denis Potvin*-NYI 1.08
2. Ian Turnbull-TOR 0.90
3. Bobby Clarke*-PHI 0.88
4. Rick Martin-BUF 0.78
5. Guy Lafleur*-MTL 0.77
Points Per Game
1. Reggie Leach-PHI 1.50
2. Denis Potvin*-NYI 1.46
3. Jean Ratelle*-BOS 1.33
4. Guy Lafleur*-MTL 1.31
5. Rick Martin-BUF 1.22
Goals Created Per Game
1. Reggie Leach-PHI 0.75
2. Jean Ratelle*-BOS 0.56
3. Guy Lafleur*-MTL 0.51
4. Denis Potvin*-NYI 0.50
5. Steve Shutt*-MTL 0.47
Games Played
1. Ken Dryden*-MTL 13
2. Wayne Thomas-TOR 10
3. Gerry Desjardins-BUF 9
4. Billy Smith*-NYI 8
  Bernie Parent*-PHI 8
  Wayne Stephenson-PHI 8
Wins
1. Ken Dryden*-MTL 12
2. Wayne Thomas-TOR 5
3. Billy Smith*-NYI 4
  Bernie Parent*-PHI 4
  Rogie Vachon-LAK 4
  Gerry Desjardins-BUF 4
  Wayne Stephenson-PHI 4
Losses
1. Wayne Thomas-TOR 5
  Gerry Desjardins-BUF 5
3. Wayne Stephenson-PHI 4
  Bernie Parent*-PHI 4
  Tony Esposito*-CBH 4
  Gerry Cheevers*-BOS 4
Goals Against
1. Wayne Thomas-TOR 34
2. Gerry Desjardins-BUF 28
3. Bernie Parent*-PHI 27
4. Ken Dryden*-MTL 25
5. Wayne Stephenson-PHI 22
Goals Against Average
1. Ken Dryden*-MTL 1.92
2. Gerry Cheevers*-BOS 2.14
3. Rogie Vachon-LAK 2.33
4. Wayne Stephenson-PHI 2.67
5. Billy Smith*-NYI 2.88
Shutouts
1. Gilles Gilbert-BOS 2
2. Rogie Vachon-LAK 1
  Wayne Thomas-TOR 1
  Michel Plasse-PIT 1
  Ken Dryden*-MTL 1
  Gerry Cheevers*-BOS 1
Minutes
1. Ken Dryden*-MTL 780
2. Wayne Thomas-TOR 587
3. Gerry Desjardins-BUF 563
4. Wayne Stephenson-PHI 494
5. Bernie Parent*-PHI 480