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. 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. Defenceman Larry Robinson of Montreal led all players with 17 assists, and finished tied with teammate Guy Lafleur with 21 points, to win the Conn Smythe Trophy. Montreal defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4–1 and the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0 to advance to the final. Boston defeated the Chicago Black Hawks 4–0 and the Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 to make it to the final. May 13 Boston Bruins 1–4 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap May 16 Boston Bruins 2–3 OT Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap May 18 Montreal Canadiens 0–4 Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap May 21 Montreal Canadiens 3–4 OT Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap May 23 Boston Bruins 1–4 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap May 25 Montreal Canadiens 4–1 Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap Montreal won series 4–2 1977–78 Montreal Canadiens Players Centres 6 Pierre Mondou 8 Doug Risebrough 21 Doug Jarvis 25 Jacques Lemaire 28 Pierre Larouche Wingers 10 Guy Lafleur 11 Yvon Lambert 12 Yvan Cournoyer (Captain) 14 Mario Tremblay 15 Rejean Houle 17 Murray Wilson† 22 Steve Shutt 23 Bob Gainey Defencemen 2 Bill Nyrop 3 Brian Engblom 5 Guy Lapointe 18 Serge Savard 19 Larry Robinson 24 Gilles Lupien 26 Pierre Bouchard 27 Rick Chartraw Goaltenders 29 Ken Dryden 1 Michel Bunny Larocque Coaching and administrative staff Jacques Courtois (President), Sam Pollock (Vice President/General Manager) Jean Beliveau (Vice President - Director of Cooperate Relations), William Scotty Bowman (Head Coach) Peter Bronfman (Chairman/Owner/Director), Edward Bronfman (Executive Director/Owner) Al MacNeil (Director of Player Personnel), Eddy Palchak (Trainer), Pierre Meilleur (Asst. Trainer) Claude Ruel (Director of Player Development), Floyd Curry (Asst. General Manager), Ron Caron (Asst. General Manager)