That was the season that Ken Dryden, one of the top goalies in that era, sat out to complete his law degree.
Larocque shared playing time during the season with Michel Plasse and Wayne Thomas, but was the starting goalie in the playoffs.
Dryden returned in 1975, and Larocque settled down as his back-up, sharing four Vezina Trophy wins, in an era when the award was given to the principal goalies on the team allowing the fewest goals in the regular season.
In 1977, Larocque led the NHL with a 2.09 goals against average, but with Dryden ahead of him in the Canadiens net, he only managed to play 26 games.
Larocque saw more action as a result, and won his fourth and final Vezina Trophy, sharing duties with Richard Sévigny and newly-acquired Denis Herron in 1981.
Larocque was in net when the Buffalo Sabres scored an NHL record of 9 goals in one period in a 14-4 game.