Montréal Canadiens 1978 Draft Picks24 selections by the Montréal Canadiens in the 1978 NHL Entry Draft.
| Year | Pick | Round | Team | Player | Pos | Amateur Club | League | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 8 | 1 | Montréal Canadiens | Danny Geoffrion | RW | Cornwall Royals | QMJHL | CAN |
| 1978 | 17 | 1 | Montréal Canadiens | Dave Hunter | LW | Sudbury Wolves | OHA | CAN |
| 1978 | 30 | 2 | Montréal Canadiens | Dale Yakiwchuk | C | Portland Winter Hawks | WCHL | CAN |
| 1978 | 36 | 2 | Montréal Canadiens | Ron Carter | RW | Sherbrooke Beavers | QMJHL | CAN |
| 1978 | 42 | 3 | Montréal Canadiens | Richard David | LW | Trois Rivieres Draveurs | QMJHL | CAN |
| 1978 | 69 | 4 | Montréal Canadiens | — | — | Montreal Juniors | QMJHL | — |
| 1978 | 86 | 5 | Montréal Canadiens | Mike Boyd | D | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHA | CAN |
| 1978 | 103 | 6 | Montréal Canadiens | Keith Acton | C | Peterborough Petes | OHA | CAN |
| 1978 | 120 | 7 | Montréal Canadiens | James Lawson | RW | Brown U. | NCAA | CAN |
| 1978 | 137 | 8 | Montréal Canadiens | Larry Landon | LW | R.P.I. | NCAA | CAN |
| 1978 | 154 | 9 | Montréal Canadiens | Kevin Constantine | G | R.P.I. | NCAA | USA |
| 1978 | 171 | 10 | Montréal Canadiens | John Swan | C | McGill University | CIAU | CAN |
| 1978 | 186 | 11 | Montréal Canadiens | Daniel Metivier | RW | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | CAN |
| 1978 | 201 | 12 | Montréal Canadiens | Viacheslav Fetisov | D | CSKA Moscow | Russia | RUS |
| 1978 | 212 | 13 | Montréal Canadiens | Jeffrey Mars | RW | U. of Michigan | NCAA | USA |
| 1978 | 222 | 14 | Montréal Canadiens | Greg Tignanelli | RW | Northern Michigan U. | NCAA | USA |
| 1978 | 225 | 15 | Montréal Canadiens | George Goulakos | LW | St. Lawrence University | NCAA | CAN |
| 1978 | 227 | 16 | Montréal Canadiens | Ken Moodie | RW | Colgate U. | NCAA | CAN |
| 1978 | 229 | 17 | Montréal Canadiens | Serge Leblanc | D | U. of Vermont | NCAA | CAN |
| 1978 | 230 | 18 | Montréal Canadiens | Robert Magnuson | C | Merrimack College | NCAA | USA |
| 1978 | 231 | 19 | Montréal Canadiens | Chris Nilan | RW | Northeastern U. | NCAA | USA |
| 1978 | 232 | 20 | Montréal Canadiens | — | — | St. Lawrence University | NCAA | — |
| 1978 | 233 | 21 | Montréal Canadiens | Louis Sleigher | RW | Chicoutimi Sagueneens | QMJHL | CAN |
| 1978 | 234 | 22 | Montréal Canadiens | Douglas Robb | RW | Billings Bighorns | WCHL | CAN |