NHL game summary from January 2, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (18-14-7) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Montreal Canadiens (28-5-6) |
1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 1: | MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 11 (Serge Savard, Yvon Lambert), 12:46 - PP |
| 2: | MTL, | Larry Robinson 9 (Yvan Cournoyer, Guy Lafleur), 7:45 |
| MTL, | Bob Gainey 7 (Jacques Lemaire, Rejean Houle), 12:57 | |
| MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 12 (Steve Shutt, Larry Robinson), 16:15 | |
| MTL, | Steve Shutt 30 (Guy Lafleur, Larry Robinson), 16:40 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Serge Savard 6 (Doug Jarvis), 5:18 |
| MTL, | Steve Shutt 31 (Guy Lafleur), 16:34 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bench penalty, MTL [Too many men on the ice] 2:29 |
| Richard Mulhern, ATL [Hooking] 9:37 | |
| Dave Shand, ATL [Interference] 12:14 | |
| Rey Comeau, ATL [Hooking] 16:00 | |
| Larry Robinson, MTL [Tripping] 19:53 | |
| 2: | Guy Lapointe, MTL [Holding] 0:33 |
| Randy Manery, ATL [Roughing] 7:28 | |
| Yvon Lambert, MTL [Roughing] 7:28 | |
| Dave Shand, ATL [Hi-sticking] 13:37 | |
| Bob Gainey, MTL [Hi-sticking] 13:37 | |
| 3: | Bob Gainey, MTL [Tripping] 17:30 |
Penalty time: ATL: 10 minutes
MTL: 12 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -29 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -29 | 23 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 29 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 29 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 5-10- 8-23
MTL: 17-13- 9-39
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 9-7-3)
MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 20-4-5)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Willard Norris
Attendance: 15,782
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