1977–78 NHL season

The 1977–78 NHL season had 18 teams. The Montréal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup Final. The Montréal Canadiens finished with the best regular-season record. Guy Lafleur led the league with 130 points and Guy Lafleur led in goals with 58.

Stanley Cup Final winner: MTL Montréal Canadiens

Standings

Team	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	DIFF
MTL Montréal Canadiens	79	58	10	11	127	352	180	+172
BOS Boston Bruins	80	51	18	11	113	333	218	+115
NYI New York Islanders	80	48	17	15	111	334	210	+124
BUF Buffalo Sabres	80	44	19	17	105	288	215	+73
PHI Philadelphia Flyers	80	45	20	15	105	296	200	+96
TOR Toronto Maple Leafs	80	41	29	10	92	271	237	+34
AFM Atlanta Flames	80	34	27	19	87	274	252	+22
CHI Chicago Blackhawks	80	32	29	19	83	230	220	+10
DET Detroit Red Wings	80	32	34	14	78	252	266	-14
LAK Los Angeles Kings	79	30	34	15	75	241	245	-4
NYR New York Rangers	79	29	37	13	71	273	277	-4
PIT Pittsburgh Penguins	79	24	37	18	66	250	319	-69
CLR Colorado Rockies	80	19	40	21	59	257	305	-48
VAN Vancouver Canucks	79	20	42	17	57	236	314	-78
CLE Cleveland Barons	79	22	44	13	57	230	323	-93
STL St. Louis Blues	79	20	46	13	53	193	300	-107
WSH Washington Capitals	80	17	49	14	48	195	321	-126
MNS Minnesota North Stars	79	18	52	9	45	215	318	-103

Leaders

Points

1	Guy Lafleur	130
2	Bryan Trottier	123
3	Darryl Sittler	117
4	Jacques Lemaire	96
5	Denis Potvin	94

Goals

1	Guy Lafleur	58
2	Mike Bossy	53
3	Steve Shutt	49
4	Lanny Mcdonald	47
5	Bryan Trottier	46

Assists

1	Bryan Trottier	77
2	Guy Lafleur	72
3	Darryl Sittler	72
4	Bobby Clarke	68
5	Denis Potvin	64

Plus/minus

1	Guy Lafleur	+74
2	Brad Park	+69
3	Larry Robinson	+68
4	Rick Smith	+68
5	Serge Savard	+60

Power-play goals

1	Mike Bossy	25
2	Phil Esposito	21
3	Steve Shutt	16
4	Guy Lafleur	14
5	Darryl Sittler	14

Shots on goal

1	Darryl Sittler	311
2	Jacques Lemaire	308
3	Guy Lafleur	301
4	Marcel Dionne	289
5	Wilf Paiement	288

Hits

1	Dave Taylor	0
2	Bryan Trottier	0
3	Randy Carlyle	0
4	Doug Wilson	0
5	Lucien DeBlois	0

Blocked shots

1	Dave Taylor	0
2	Bryan Trottier	0
3	Randy Carlyle	0
4	Doug Wilson	0
5	Lucien DeBlois	0

Goalie wins

1	Don Edwards	38
2	Ken Dryden	37
3	Mike Palmateer	34
4	Bernie Parent	29
5	Glenn Resch	28

Save %

1	Ken Dryden	.923
2	Tony Esposito	.914
3	Bernie Parent	.912
4	Mike Palmateer	.911
5	Billy Smith	.909

Goals-against avg

1	Ken Dryden	2.03
2	Bernie Parent	2.22
3	Gilles Gilbert	2.54
4	Glenn Resch	2.55
5	Tony Esposito	2.63

Shutouts

1	Bernie Parent	7
2	Don Edwards	5
3	Tony Esposito	5
4	Mike Palmateer	5
5	Ken Dryden	5

Rate stats need 24+ games (skaters) or 20+ (goalies).

Team stats

Team	GP	GF	GA	GF/GP	GA/GP	SOG/GP	SA/GP
AFM Atlanta Flames	80	274	252	3.42	3.15	29.23	26.66
BOS Boston Bruins	80	333	218	4.16	2.73	30.31	22.49
BUF Buffalo Sabres	80	288	215	3.60	2.69	30.99	27.86
CHI Chicago Blackhawks	80	230	220	2.88	2.75	29.21	30.85
CLE Cleveland Barons	79	230	323	2.91	4.09	26.77	32.86
CLR Colorado Rockies	80	257	305	3.21	3.81	30.04	31.64
DET Detroit Red Wings	80	252	266	3.15	3.33	28.41	28.39
LAK Los Angeles Kings	79	241	245	3.05	3.10	31.51	26.92
MNS Minnesota North Stars	79	215	318	2.72	4.03	28.94	31.47
MTL Montréal Canadiens	79	352	180	4.46	2.28	32.75	26.03
NYI New York Islanders	80	334	210	4.17	2.63	31.13	28.20
NYR New York Rangers	79	273	277	3.46	3.51	28.09	31.49
PHI Philadelphia Flyers	80	296	200	3.70	2.50	32.94	25.50
PIT Pittsburgh Penguins	79	250	319	3.16	4.04	28.81	34.86
STL St. Louis Blues	79	193	300	2.44	3.80	27.75	29.75
TOR Toronto Maple Leafs	80	271	237	3.39	2.96	29.68	30.38
VAN Vancouver Canucks	79	236	314	2.99	3.97	25.70	30.76
WSH Washington Capitals	80	195	321	2.44	4.01	24.95	31.25