 The Canadiens won the Cup in five games, winning it on home ice for the first time since .After the game Jacques Lemaire, Yvan Cournoyer and Ken Dryden retired, while head coach Scotty Bowman would leave the Canadiens to join the Buffalo Sabres, which would mark the end of the Canadiens' dynasty.This Final marked the second time in four years that Bowman and Fred Shero coached against each other.