league with 127 points. The Chicago Black Hawks finished as the Smythe Division Champions and eighth seed of the quarterfinals with 82 points. This was the 17th playoff series between these two teams. Montreal lead 11–5 in previous meetings. Their most recent meeting came in the 1973 Stanley Cup Finals, which Montreal won in six games. Montreal won this year's regular season series earning 5 of 8 points. (2) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (7) Toronto Maple Leafs The Philadelphia Flyers finished as Clarence Campbell Conference regular season champions and second seed overall with 118 points. This was the second playoff series meeting between these two teams. This was a rematch of last year's Stanley Cup Quarterfinals, which Philadelphia won in a four-game sweep. Philadelphia won this year's regular season series earning 7 of 8 points. (3) Boston Bruins vs. (6) Los Angeles Kings The Boston Bruins finished as the Adams Division regular season champions and third seed overall with 113 points. This was the first playoff series between these two teams. Boston won this year's regular season series earning 8 of 10 points. (4) Buffalo Sabres vs. (5) New York Islanders This was the first playoff series between these two teams. The teams split this year's four-game regular season series. Semifinals (1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (4) New York Islanders This was the first playoff series meeting between these two teams. (2) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (3) Boston Bruins This was the second playoff series meeting between these two teams. Philadelphia won the only previous meeting in a major upset in the 1974 Stanley Cup Finals in six games. Stanley Cup Finals This was the second playoff series (and only Finals) meeting between these two teams. Montreal won the only previous meeting in the 1973 Stanley Cup Semifinals in five games. The two-time defending Stanley Cup Champions, the Philadelphia Flyers, once again made it to the finals, but were swept in four games by the Montreal Canadiens. Awards All-Star teams Player statistics Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points Source: NHL. Leading goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; Min – Minutes played; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts Other statistics Plus-minus: Bobby Clarke, Philadelphia Flyers Coaches Patrick Division Atlanta Flames: Fred Creighton New York Islanders: Al Arbour New York