1975-1976 Season Overview

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Season Summary

Stanley Cup Champion

Montreal Canadiens

Presidents' Trophy

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Individual Awards

Hart Trophy: Regular season most valuable player Bobby Clarke

Vezina Trophy: Regular season best goaltender Ken Dryden

Calder Trophy: Regular season best rookie Bryan Trottier

Ted Lindsay Award: Most outstanding player as voted by the players Guy Lafleur

Selke Trophy: Regular season best defensive forward firstName lastName

King Clancy Award: Leadership and humanitarian contributions firstName lastName

Rocket Richard Trophy: Regular season most goals scored firstName lastName

Mark Messier Leadership Award: Leadership and contributions to the game firstName lastName

Masterton Trophy: Perseverance and dedication to hockey Rod Gilbert

Conn Smythe Trophy: Most valuable player in the playoffs Reggie Leach

Norris Trophy: Regular season best defenseman Denis Potvin

Art Ross Trophy: Most points in the regular season Guy Lafleur

Points

Player	Points
Guy Lafleur	125
Bobby Clarke	119
Gilbert Perreault	113
Bill Barber	112
Pierre Larouche	111

Goals

Player	Goals
Reggie Leach	61
Guy Lafleur	56
Pierre Larouche	53
Jean Pronovost	52
Bill Barber	50

Assists

Player	Assists
Bobby Clarke	89
Peter Mahovlich	71
Guy Lafleur	69
Gilbert Perreault	69
Jean Ratelle	69

Power Play Goals

Player	PPG
Phil Esposito	19
Guy Lafleur	18
Pierre Larouche	18
Rick Martin	18
Denis Potvin	18

Shorthanded Goals

Player	SHG
Chuck Lefley	8
Derek Sanderson	6
Butch Goring	5
Dennis Maruk	5
Lanny Mcdonald	5

Penalty Minutes

Player	PIM
Steve Durbano	370
Bryan Watson	322
Dave Schultz	307
Bob Gassoff	306
Dennis Polonich	302

Wins

Player	Wins
Ken Dryden	42.0
Wayne Stephenson	40.0
Gilles Gilbert	33.0
Tony Esposito	30.0
Gerry Desjardins	29.0

Goals Against Average

Player	GAA
Ken Dryden	2.03
Glenn Resch	2.08
Dan Bouchard	2.54
Wayne Stephenson	2.58
Billy Smith	2.62

Save Percentage

Player	SV%
Glenn Resch	0.928
Ken Dryden	0.927
Dan Bouchard	0.911
Billy Smith	0.908
Wayne Stephenson	0.908

Shutouts

Player	SO
Ken Dryden	8.0
Glenn Resch	7.0
Rogie Vachon	5.0
Tony Esposito	4.0
Jim Rutherford	4.0

Points

Player	Points
Reggie Leach	24
Denis Potvin	19
Guy Lafleur	17
Bobby Clarke	16
Jean Ratelle	16

Goals

Player	Goals
Reggie Leach	19
Jean Ratelle	8
Guy Lafleur	7
Steve Shutt	7
Jude Drouin	6

Assists

Player	Assists
Bobby Clarke	14
Denis Potvin	14
Larry Goodenough	11
Guy Lafleur	10
Jude Drouin	9

Power Play Goals

Player	PPG
Jean Ratelle	5
Ken Hodge	4
Bill Barber	3
Marcel Dionne	3
Steve Shutt	3

Shorthanded Goals

Player	SHG
John Gould	1
Chuck Lefley	1
Brad Park	1
Craig Ramsay	1
Errol Thompson	1

Penalty Minutes

Player	PIM
Dave Schultz	90
Dave Williams	75
Don Saleski	47
Andre Dupont	46
Dave Lewis	44

Time On Ice (mins)

No playoff data available

Faceoff Percentage

No playoff data available

Wins

Player	Wins
Wayne Thomas	5.0
Gerry Desjardins	4.0
Bernie Parent	4.0
Billy Smith	4.0
Ken Dryden	12.0

Goals Against Average

Player	GAA
Ken Dryden	1.92
Ed Staniowski	2.04
Gerry Cheevers	2.14
Rogie Vachon	2.33
Michel Plasse	2.67

Save Percentage

Player	SV%
Ed Staniowski	0.946
Ken Dryden	0.929
Gerry Cheevers	0.917
Michel Plasse	0.914
Rogie Vachon	0.912

Shutouts

Player	SO
Gilles Gilbert	2.0
Gerry Cheevers	1.0
Michel Plasse	1.0
Wayne Thomas	1.0
Rogie Vachon	1.0

SELECT * FROM nhl_EOY_standings WHERE seasonId = 19751976 AND conferenceName = 'Eastern' ORDER BY points DESC

End of Season Standings

Western Conference

Clinched	Team	Points	GP	Wins	Losses	OTL

Eastern Conference

Clinched	Team	Points	GP	Wins	Losses	OTL

x – clinched playoff spot

y – clinched division

z – clinched conference

p – Presidents' Trophy

e – eliminated from playoffs