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%