The 1974–75

Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens (), officially ' ( Canadian Hockey Club) and colloquially known as the Habs, are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal. The Canadiens compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic D ...

season was the 66th

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in team history. The Montreal Canadiens were eliminated in the semi-finals against the

Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. The Sabres compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Con ...

four games to two.

Henri Richard Joseph Henri Richard (February 29, 1936 – March 6, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played centre with the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1955 to 1975. He was nicknamed "Pocket Rocket" afte ...

would play his final season with the club.

Offseason

Frank Mahovlich Francis William Mahovlich (born January 10, 1938) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and a former Liberal Senator in the Canadian Senate. He played on six Stanley Cup-winning teams and is an inductee of the Hockey Hall of Fame ...

left the Canadiens, signing with the

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of the

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(WHA). Jacques Laperriere retired, he and

Scotty Bowman William Scott Bowman (born September 18, 1933) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey head coach. He holds the record for most wins in National Hockey League (NHL) history, with 1,244 wins in the regular season and 223 in the Stanley Cup ...

unable to get along.Jenish(2008), p. 220.

Ken Dryden Kenneth Wayne Dryden (born August 8, 1947) is a Canadians, Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender, politician, lawyer, businessman, and author. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. He was ...

returned to the club after his law articling.Jenish(2008), p. 221.

Regular season

entered his 20th season with the Canadiens, but his health was failing. He played 16 games before fracturing his left ankle on November 13, 1974, in a game against Buffalo and did not play again until the spring.

Guy Lafleur Guy Damien Lafleur (September 20, 1951 – April 22, 2022), nicknamed "the Flower" and "Le Démon Blond", was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was the first player in National Hockey League (NHL) history to score 50 goals in six c ...

had a break-out season, breaking the Canadiens' goal-scoring record of 50 goals held by

Maurice Richard Joseph Henri Maurice "Rocket" Richard ( , ; August 4, 1921 – May 27, 2000) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens. He was the first player in NHL his ...

and

Bernie Geoffrion Joseph Bernard André Geoffrion (; February 16, 1931 – March 11, 2006), nicknamed "Boom Boom", was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. Generally considered one of the innovators of the slapshot, he was inducted into the Hockey ...

. Lafleur finished with 53 goals and 119 points. Lafleur finally realized his potential despite a slow start to the season and missing 10 games in mid-season with an injury.

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

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New York Islanders The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (N ...

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St. Louis Blues The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. Th ...

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California Golden Seals The California Golden Seals were a professional ice hockey club that competed in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1967–68 NHL season, 1967 to 1975–76 NHL season, 1976. Based in Oakland, California, they played their home games at the Oa ...

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Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The team play ...

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Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. The Maple Leafs compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the A ...

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Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...

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Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The Capitals compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NH ...

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Minnesota North Stars The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, and the team's colors for ...

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Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver. The Canucks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conferenc ...

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Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The t ...

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New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City. The Rangers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The team plays ...

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Kansas City Scouts The Kansas City Scouts were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1974 to 1976. In 1976–77 NHL season, 1976, the franchise relocated to Denver and became the Colorado Rockies (NHL), Colorado Rockies. In 1982– ...

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Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins (colloquially known as the Pens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. The Penguins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), E ...

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Atlanta Flames The Atlanta Flames were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta from 1972 until 1980. They played home games in the Omni Coliseum and were members of the West and later Patrick divisions of the National Hockey League (NHL). Along with t ...

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( 1974–75) , , 15–6–10 , - , 32, , W, , December 14, 1974, , 5–3 , , align="left",

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( 1974–75) , , 18–6–11 , - , 36, , W, , December 27, 1974, , 7–1 , , align="left",

( 1974–75) , , 19–6–11 , - , 37, , W, , December 28, 1974, , 7–2 , , align="left",

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( 1974–75) , , 20–6–12 , - , 39, , W, , January 4, 1975, , 10–0 , , align="left",

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( 1974–75) , , 22–6–13 , - , 42, , W, , January 11, 1975, , 6–0 , , align="left",

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( 1974–75) , , 25–7–13 , - , 46, , L, , January 19, 1975, , 3–6 , , align="left",

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( 1974–75) , , 32–9–15 , - , 57, , W, , February 15, 1975, , 12–3 , , align="left",

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( 1974–75) , , 35–9–16 , - , 61, , L, , February 22, 1975, , 6–7 , , align="left",

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( 1974–75) , , 36–10–16 , - , - , 63, , L, , March 1, 1975, , 3–4 , , align="left",

( 1974–75) , , 36–11–16 , - , 64, , W, , March 3, 1975, , 4–2 , , align="left",

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( 1974–75) , , 38–11–16 , - , 66, , W, , March 7, 1975, , 8–4 , , align="left",

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( 1974–75) , , 40–11–17 , - , 69, , W, , March 15, 1975, , 3–0 , , align="left",

( 1974–75) , , 41–11–17 , - , 70, , W, , March 17, 1975, , 5–1 , , align="left",

( 1974–75) , , 42–11–17 , - , 71, , W, , March 19, 1975, , 2–1 , , align="left",

( 1974–75) , , 43–11–17 , - , 72, , L, , March 22, 1975, , 4–6 , , align="left",

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( 1974–75) , , 43–14–18 , - , 76, , W, , March 29, 1975, , 4–1 , , align="left",

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( 1974–75) , , 44–14–19 , - , - , 78, , W, , April 2, 1975, , 6–0 , , align="left",

( 1974–75) , , 45–14–19 , - , 79, , W, , April 5, 1975, , 10–2 , , align="left",

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( 1974–75) , , 47–14–19 , - , - , ''Legend'':

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Goaltending

Playoffs

Scoring

Goaltending

Playoffs

The Canadiens' first round opponent was the

and the Canadiens won the series in five games to advance to the semi-finals against the

. The Sabres defeated the Canadiens in six games to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals. The Sabres' checkers were able to shut down the Canadiens' top scorers, while the Canadiens' checkers were not able to contain the Sabres'

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line.

Awards and records

Transactions

Following the 1975 playoffs,

retired after 20 NHL seasons. Having been the Canadiens captain since

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...

, he was succeeded in that post by

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Draft picks

NHL draft

Citations

References

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Canadiens on Hockey Database

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