NHL game summary from January 6, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (30-5-6) |
5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
 Buffalo Sabres (24-11-4) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | MTL, | Guy Lafleur 32 (Steve Shutt, Jacques Lemaire), 5:43 |
| MTL, | Rejean Houle 13 (Serge Savard, Larry Robinson), 7:17 | |
| MTL, | Larry Robinson 11 (Murray Wilson), 8:55 | |
| BUF, | Rene Robert 13 (Jim Schoenfeld, Jerry Korab), 11:25 | |
| MTL, | Yvon Lambert 11 (Yvan Cournoyer, Rejean Houle), 11:53 | |
| MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 18 (Steve Shutt, Guy Lafleur), 15:37 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Guy Lapointe 13 (Murray Wilson, Doug Jarvis), 11:45 |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 33 (Steve Shutt, Jacques Lemaire), 17:21 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Doug Jarvis 10 (Murray Wilson), 11:03 |
| BUF, | Andre Savard 16, 13:45 | |
| MTL, | Mario Tremblay 10 (Pete Mahovlich, Doug Risebrough), 17:18 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mario Tremblay, MTL [Charging] 12:39 | |
| Rene Robert, BUF [Slashing] 13:13 | ||
| 2: | Andre Savard, BUF [Hooking] 8:00 | |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Hooking] 13:25 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: MTL: 4 minutes
BUF: 4 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 35 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 35 | 38 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Jacques Richard | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Spencer | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Gerry Desjardins | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -35 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -35 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 18-12- 8-38
BUF: 6- 7-13-26
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 22-4-5)
BUF: Gerry Desjardins (L, 24-8-4)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 16,433
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