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National Hockey League season

The 1975–76 NHL season was the 59th season of the National Hockey League. The Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup, defeating the defending champion Philadelphia Flyers in the final.

1975 76 National Hockey League Division Team City Arena Capacity Adams Boston Bruins Boston, Massachusetts Boston Garden 14,567 Buffalo Sabres Buffalo, New York Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 16,433 California Golden Seals Oakland, California Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,000 Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto, Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens 16,316 Norris Detroit Red Wings Detroit, Michigan Detroit Olympia 15,000 Montreal Canadiens Montreal, Quebec Montreal Forum 19,000 Los Angeles Kings Inglewood, California The Forum 16,005 Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Civic Arena 16,402 Washington Capitals Landover, Maryland Capital Centre 18,130 Patrick Atlanta Flames Atlanta, Georgia Omni Coliseum 15,141 New York Islanders Uniondale, New York Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,865 New York Rangers New York, New York Madison Square Garden 17,500 Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Spectrum 17,077 Smythe Chicago Black Hawks Chicago, Illinois Chicago Stadium 16,666 Kansas City Scouts Kansas City, Missouri Kemper Arena 17,647 Minnesota North Stars Bloomington, Minnesota Metropolitan Sports Center 15,000 St. Louis Blues St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis Arena 18,006 Vancouver Canucks Vancouver, British Columbia Pacific Coliseum 15,570

The Buffalo Sabres were the first seed of the preliminary round and fourth overall with 105 points. The St. Louis Blues were the eighth seed of the preliminary round and twelfth overall with 72 points. This was the first playoff series between these two teams. The Buffalo Sabres won this year's regular season series earning 5 of 8 points.

The New York Islanders were the second seed in the preliminary round and fifth overall with 101 points. The Vancouver Canucks were the seventh seed in the preliminary round and eleventh overall with 81 points. This was the first playoff series between these two teams. Vancouver won this year's regular season series earning 8 of 10 points.

The Los Angeles Kings were the third seed of the preliminary round and sixth overall 85 points. The Atlanta Flames were the sixth seed of the preliminary round and ninth overall with 82 points, losing the tie breaker to Pittsburgh in head to head points (5 to 3). This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Los Angeles won this year's regular season series earning 6 of 8 points.

The Toronto Maple Leafs were the fourth seed in the preliminary round and seventh overall with 83 points. The Pittsburgh Penguins were the fifth seed in the preliminary round and eighth overall with 82 points, winning the tiebreaker over Atlanta in head to head points (5 to 3). This was the first playoff series between these two teams. Pittsburgh won this year's regular season series earning 8 of 10 points.

The Montreal Canadiens finished first in the league with 127 points. The Chicago Black Hawks finished as the Smythe Division Champions as the eighth and lowest remaining seed in the playoffs with 82 points. This was the 17th playoff series between these two teams. Montreal leads 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.

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.

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.

This was the first playoff series between these two teams. The teams split this year's four game regular season series.

This was the first playoff series meeting between these two teams.

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.

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.

1976 NHL awardsPrince of Wales Trophy:(Wales Conference regular season champion) Montreal CanadiensClarence S. Campbell Bowl:(Campbell Conference regular season champion) Philadelphia FlyersArt Ross Trophy:(Top scorer, regular season) Guy Lafleur, Montreal CanadiensBill Masterton Memorial Trophy:(Perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication) Rod Gilbert, New York RangersCalder Memorial Trophy:(Top first year player) Bryan Trottier, New York IslandersConn Smythe Trophy:(Most valuable player, playoffs) Reggie Leach, Philadelphia FlyersHart Memorial Trophy:(Most valuable player, regular season) Bobby Clarke, Philadelphia FlyersJack Adams Award:(Best coach) Don Cherry, Boston BruinsJames Norris Memorial Trophy:(Best defenceman) Denis Potvin, New York IslandersLady Byng Memorial Trophy:(Excellence and sportsmanship) Jean Ratelle, New York Rangers/Boston BruinsLester B. Pearson Award:(Outstanding player, regular season) Guy Lafleur, Montreal CanadiensVezina Trophy:(Goaltender(s) of team(s) with best goaltending record) Ken Dryden, Montreal CanadiensLester Patrick Trophy:(Service to hockey in the U. S.) Stan Mikita, George A. Leader, Bruce A. Norris

Hockey Night in Canada on CBC Television televised Saturday night regular season games and Stanley Cup playoff games. This was the last season that HNIC aired both radio and television broadcasts of games; the broadcasts would become exclusive to television the next season. This was also the last season that CTV regularly aired HNIC produced Wednesday night regular season game telecasts before the network started to give the rights to these midweek games back to local stations. CBC did not televise any opening round playoff games this postseason, selling those rights back to the individual Canadian teams. Unable to sign a U. S. national television contract, the league put together a broadcast syndication package called the NHL Network to have games aired on various American independent stations. The 1976 Stanley Cup Finals on the NHL Network marked the first time that the NHL's championship series was nationally televised in its entirety in the United States. On January 4, 1976, CBS decided to televise the Soviet Wings–Buffalo Sabres Super Series game nationally in the U. S., but that was the network's only involvement in broadcasting an NHL team this season.