Habs advance to the final

Post date: May 27, 2017 12:23:53 PM

The Canadiens defeat the Islanders 4 games to 2 to advance to the 1974-75 Yelnats Cup Final.

Game 1 - Canadiens 7, Islanders 3

Danny Grant and Guy Lafleur each score twice as the Habs cruise in Game 1. Pete Mahovlich adds a goal and four assists. Bob Nystrom and Bob Bourne each get a goal and a helper for New York.

GOALS                          1  2  3 OT  F

Montreal Canadiens             3  2  2  0  7 

New York Islanders             0  2  1  0  3 

SHOTS                          1  2  3 OT  F

Montreal Canadiens             14 13 12 0  39

New York Islanders             14 11 15 0  40

S C O R I N G  S U M M A R Y

1. MON. SERGE SAVARD(2)( JIMMY ROBERTS, YVON LAMBERT ): 1st 6:08

2. MON. DANNY GRANT(4)( GUY LAPOINTE, PETE MAHOVLICH ) (PP) : 1st 8:51

3. MON. DANNY GRANT(5)( PETE MAHOVLICH ): 1st 19:55

4. MON. GUY LAFLEUR(3)( DANNY GRANT, PETE MAHOVLICH ): 2nd 0:29

5. NYI. BOB NYSTROM(1)( BOB BOURNE ): 2nd 9:04

6. NYI. BOB BOURNE(1)( DENIS POTVIN, BOB NYSTROM ): 2nd 12:59

7. MON. PETE MAHOVLICH(6)( GUY LAFLEUR, JACK LYNCH ): 2nd 16:18

8. NYI. JEAN-PAUL PARISE(1)( BOB HESS, JUDE DROUIN ): 3rd 9:38

9. MON. GUY LAFLEUR(4)( PETE MAHOVLICH, SERGE SAVARD ): 3rd 18:05

10. MON. YVAN COURNOYER(2)( LARRY ROBINSON, YVON LAMBERT ): 3rd 18:41

Game 2 - Islanders 4,  Canadiens 3

Dave Gardner scores twice, including the game winner, as the Isles even the series. Both teams go a combined 4-for-11 on the power play.

GOALS                          1  2  3 OT  F

Montreal Canadiens             0  2  1  0  3 

New York Islanders             1  3  0  0  4 

SHOTS                          1  2  3 OT  F

Montreal Canadiens             11 9  14 0  34

New York Islanders             14 16 9  0  39

S C O R I N G  S U M M A R Y

1. NYI. DAVE GARDNER(1)( ED WESTFALL, WILF PAIEMENT ): 1st 11:48

2. NYI. BILLY HARRIS(1)( DENIS POTVIN ) (PP) : 2nd 2:44

3. MON. MICHEL BERGERON(4)( JACQUES LEMAIRE, SERGE SAVARD ) (PP) : 2nd 9:31

4. NYI. DAVE LEWIS(1)( RALPH STEWART ) (PP) : 2nd 11:44

5. MON. DANNY GRANT(6)( GUY LAFLEUR, LARRY ROBINSON ): 2nd 15:09

6. NYI. DAVE GARDNER(2)( WILF PAIEMENT, ED WESTFALL ): 2nd 18:46

7. MON. GUY LAFLEUR(5)( YVAN COURNOYER, DANNY GRANT ) (PP) : 3rd 3:26

Game 3 - Canadiens 4, Islanders 3

Montreal scores twice in the first 4 minutes, then the Islanders respond with three unanswered to take a 3-2 lead into the 2nd intermission. However, the Canadiens outshoot the Islanders 11-4 in the 3rd and get goals from Yvon Cournoyer and Jimmy Roberts to win it.

GOALS                          1  2  3 OT  F

New York Islanders             1  2  0  0  3 

Montreal Canadiens             2  0  2  0  4 

SHOTS                          1  2  3 OT  F

New York Islanders             11 10 4  0  25

Montreal Canadiens             17 7  11 0  35

S C O R I N G  S U M M A R Y

1. MON. PETE MAHOVLICH(7)( DANNY GRANT ) (PP) : 1st 1:04

2. MON. JACK LYNCH(1)( YVAN COURNOYER ): 1st 3:55

3. NYI. JUDE DROUIN(1)( SIMON NOLET, BOB HESS ): 1st 18:45

4. NYI. BOB BOURNE(2)( ED WESTFALL, DENIS POTVIN ): 2nd 1:33

5. NYI. DENIS POTVIN(1)( RALPH STEWART, BILLY HARRIS ): 2nd 7:19

6. MON. YVAN COURNOYER(3)( DANNY GRANT, GUY LAPOINTE ) (PP) : 3rd 2:59

7. MON. JIMMY ROBERTS(1)( PETE MAHOVLICH ): 3rd 7:20

Game 4 - Canadiens 7, Islanders 2

Yvon Lambert scores twice and Guy Lafleur adds four assists as the Canadiens dominate the Isles and take a 3-1 series lead back to New York.

GOALS                          1  2  3 OT  F

New York Islanders             1  0  1  0  2 

Montreal Canadiens             3  1  3  0  7 

SHOTS                          1  2  3 OT  F

New York Islanders             7  9  13 0  29

Montreal Canadiens             13 14 14 0  41

S C O R I N G  S U M M A R Y

1. MON. JACQUES LEMAIRE(4)( GUY LAFLEUR, GUY LAPOINTE ): 1st 2:12

2. NYI. ED WESTFALL(1)( BERT MARSHALL ): 1st 8:21

3. MON. BOB GAINEY(2)( STAN WEIR, MICHEL BERGERON ): 1st 8:52

4. MON. YVON LAMBERT(1)( GUY LAFLEUR ): 1st 15:09

5. MON. MICHEL BERGERON(5)( STAN WEIR ): 2nd 14:35

6. NYI. SIMON NOLET(1)( JUDE DROUIN, BOB HESS ): 3rd 2:46

7. MON. YVON LAMBERT(2)( JACQUES LEMAIRE, SERGE SAVARD ) (PP) : 3rd 8:50

8. MON. PETE MAHOVLICH(8)( DANNY GRANT, GUY LAFLEUR ): 3rd 9:28

9. MON. DANNY GRANT(7)( PETE MAHOVLICH, GUY LAFLEUR ): 3rd 13:04

Game 5 - Islanders 3, Canadiens 2

After New York takes the lead with 2 power play goals, Jacques Lemaire scores to tie it. However, Simon Nolet scores the game-winning goal just 33 seconds later. Billy Smith stops 34 of 36 shots (5 of 6 ratings).

GOALS                          1  2  3 OT  F

Montreal Canadiens             1  1  0  0  2 

New York Islanders             0  3  0  0  3 

SHOTS                          1  2  3 OT  F

Montreal Canadiens             12 12 12 0  36

New York Islanders             11 11 13 0  35

S C O R I N G  S U M M A R Y

1. MON. YVAN COURNOYER(3)( STEVE SHUTT, GUY LAPOINTE ): 1st 7:46

2. NYI. BOB NYSTROM(2)( DAVE LEWIS, BERT MARSHALL ) (PP) : 2nd 4:39

3. NYI. ED WESTFALL(1)( BILLY HARRIS, DENIS POTVIN ) (PP) : 2nd 11:06

4. MON. JACQUES LEMAIRE(4)( LARRY ROBINSON, GUY LAFLEUR ): 2nd 14:12

5. NYI. SIMON NOLET(1)( JEAN-PAUL PARISE, JUDE DROUIN ): 2nd 14:45

Game 6 - Canadiens 7, Islanders 5

Montreal roars to a 7-2 lead. The Isles score 3 in the 3rd, but it's too little, too late. Guy Lafleur scores twice, while Danny Grant adds a goal and 3 assists for Montreal. Bob Nystrom gets a goal and 3 assists for New York.

GOALS                          1  2  3 OT  F

New York Islanders             0  1  4  0  5 

Montreal Canadiens             3  1  3  0  7 

SHOTS                          1  2  3 OT  F

New York Islanders             12 14 13 0  39

Montreal Canadiens             11 11 12 0  34

S C O R I N G  S U M M A R Y

1. MON. GUY LAFLEUR(6)( DANNY GRANT ) (PP) : 1st 4:18

2. MON. DANNY GRANT(8)( PETE MAHOVLICH, LARRY ROBINSON ): 1st 6:12

3. MON. YVAN COURNOYER(5)( ACE BAILEY ): 1st 15:20

4. NYI. JEAN-PAUL PARISE(2)( BOB NYSTROM ) (PP) : 2nd 16:50

5. MON. GUY LAFLEUR(7)( DANNY GRANT, PETE MAHOVLICH ): 2nd 19:21

6. MON. PETE MAHOVLICH(9)( DANNY GRANT, LARRY ROBINSON ): 3rd 0:58

7. NYI. ED WESTFALL(3)( DENIS POTVIN, BOB NYSTROM ): 3rd 1:38

8. MON. JIMMY ROBERTS(2)( YVAN COURNOYER, GUY LAPOINTE ): 3rd 2:07

9. MON. LARRY ROBINSON(1)( SERGE SAVARD ) (SH) : 3rd 4:08

10. NYI. DENIS POTVIN(2)( BOB NYSTROM ): 3rd 6:42

11. NYI. DAVE LEWIS(2)( RALPH STEWART, BILLY HARRIS ): 3rd 11:55

12. NYI. BOB NYSTROM(3)( BERT MARSHALL ) (PP) : 3rd 13:21

Danny Grant led all Montreal scorers with 5 goals and 8 assists. Guy Lafleur had 5 goals and 7 assists. Bob Nystrom had 3 goals and 4 assists for New York.

Goalies - Ken Dryden (MTL) - 3.42 GAA, .901 SV%, Billy Smith (NYI) - 4 GP, 4.75 GAA, .867 SV%, Glenn Resch (NYI) - 2 GP, 5.50 GAA, .855 SV%