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    Which two teams did the Montreal Canadiens play in the Stanley Cup final the last two times they made it there, in the 20th century?Montreal Canadiens

      Calgary Flames and L.A. Kings. Lost to the Flames in 1989, 4 games to 2 and defeated the Kings in 1993.

    How many Stanley Cups did the Canadiens win in the 1980s?Montreal Canadiens

      1. Won the Cup in 1986.

    How many Stanley Cups did Guy Lafleur win with the Canadiens?Montreal Canadiens

      5.

    What number did Ken Dryden wear?Montreal Canadiens

      29.

    How many overtime victories did the Canadiens manage during the 1993 playoffs?Montreal Canadiens

      10.

    What name are the Canadiens also known as by their most loyal of fans?Montreal Canadiens

      Habs .

    Which team did the Canadiens play against in the 1986 Stanley Cup final?Montreal Canadiens

      Calgary Flames.

    Who was the captain of the Canadiens in 2000-01?Montreal Canadiens

      Saku Koivu. Reg Dunlop is from the movie Slap Shot played by Paul Newman. Thought I would throw his name in there for fun.

    This Canadiens goaltender was the first Canadien to wear a fiberglass face mask in the early '60s. Who is he?Montreal Canadiens

      Jacques Plante .

    Who was the coach of the Canadiens during the later 1970s when they won 4 Stanley Cups in a row?Montreal Canadiens

      Scotty Bowman .

    Where did the Toronto Maple Leafs play before moving into the Air Canada Centre?Montreal Canadiens and NHL

      Maple Leaf Gardens .

    Who did the Habs defeat to win the Stanley Cup in 1992-93?Montreal Canadiens and NHL

      Los Angeles Kings. The Kings defeated the Leafs in 7 games in the semi-finals.

    What division were the Habs in before the old Adams?Montreal Canadiens and NHL

      Norris. The NHL did away with names in 1994-95, opting instead for geographical descriptions.

    How many games did Henri Richard play as a member of the Canadiens?Montreal Canadiens and NHL

      1,256. Indeed, that is a Hab record that may never be broken.

    Who led the Habs in goals during the 1976-77 season?Montreal Canadiens and NHL

      Steve Shutt. Schutt scored 60 goals. Guy was runner-up for the team with 56.

    When did the Montreal Canadiens move into the Molson Centre/Bell Centre?Montreal Canadiens and NHL

      1996. They moved into their new home in March of 1996.

    How many penalty minutes did Dale Hunter accumulate in the playoffs in his career?Montreal Canadiens and NHL

      729.

    Who led the NHL in scoring in 1987-88?Montreal Canadiens and NHL

      Mario Lemieux.

    What were the most goals ever scored by Newsy Lalonde in one game?Montreal Canadiens and NHL

      6.

    How many times had the Habs missed the playoffs 3 years in a row, in the 20th century?Montreal Canadiens and NHL

      Once. The Habs missed the playoffs from 1919-1920 through 1921-22. They repeated this in the 21st century.

    Who leads the Montreal Canadiens for games played in the playoffs (career total)?Montreal Canadiens Playoff Hockey

      Larry Robinson. Larry Robinson played 203 playoff games in the Montreal uniform.

    Who is the Montreal Canadiens all-time leading goal scorer in the playoffs?Montreal Canadiens Playoff Hockey

      Maurice Richard. Maurice Richard leads with 82 playoff goals, Beliveau is 2nd with 79 goals. Yvan Cournoyer is 3rd with 64 goals and Lafleur comes in 6th with 57 goals.

    Who is the leader for most points (goals and assists) by a Montreal Canadiens player in the playoffs (career playoff games)?Montreal Canadiens Playoff Hockey

      Jean Beliveau. Beliveau has 176 playoff {points;} Robinson is 3rd (134 {points);} Lafleur is 4th (133 {points);} Richard is 7th (126 points).

    True or false: Henri Richard has more playoff points than his brother Maurice 'The Rocket' Richard?Montreal Canadiens Playoff Hockey

      True . Yes indeed! Henri has a total of 129 playoff points whereas Maurice has 126 playoff points.

    Who has the highest total career penalty minutes in the history of the Montreal Canadiens playoffs?Montreal Canadiens Playoff Hockey

      Chris Nilan. Nilan leads the pack with 422 career penalty minutes.

    Who has scored the most hat-tricks (3 goals in one game) in career playoffs for the Canadiens?Montreal Canadiens Playoff Hockey

      Maurice Richard. Maurice Richard has scored 3 goals in one game on 7 occasions in the playoffs.

    How many Stanley Cups have the Montreal Canadiens won?Montreal Canadiens Playoff Hockey

      24. Montreal last won the Stanley Cup in 1993.

    Who leads the Montreal franchise for most years in playoffs?Montreal Canadiens Playoff Hockey

      Henri Richard. Henri, also known as the 'Pocket Rocket', played 18 years in the playoffs from 1955 to 1975. The Canadiens missed the playoffs only two times during that period.

    Only two players in the Montreal Canadiens history have ever scored 6 points in a single playoff game. Guy Lafleur did it in 1977. Who was the first to achieve that mark? (Hint : he did it in 1954)Montreal Canadiens Playoff Hockey

      Dickie Moore. On March 25th, 1954 Dickie Moore scored two goals and four assists in the semi-final game against the Boston Bruins. Montreal won that game 8-1.

    Here is a player who doesn't waste any time. He holds the record for the fastest goal from start of the game in a playoff match for the Montreal Canadiens. Who is he?Montreal Canadiens Playoff Hockey

      Bob Gainey. On May 5th, 1977, Bob Gainey scored a goal only 7 seconds into the game in the 6th game of the semi-final match against the New York Islanders.

    This former Montreal Canadiens was the analyst for the French-Canadian television broadcast team (CBC) when his team last won the Stanley cup in 1986. He did not play a single game in that year's playoff but still received the traditionnal Stanley Cup ring. Who is this player?Montreal Canadiens Playoff Hockey

      Mario Tremblay. Mario is now assistant coach with the Minnesota franchise.

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