NHL game summary from February 23, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (45-7-10) |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
 Atlanta Flames (25-25-11) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | ATL, | Larry Romanchych 3 (Guy Chouinard, Pat Quinn), 6:51 |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 44 (Steve Shutt, Larry Robinson), 8:02 | |
| 2: | ATL, | Eric Vail 26 (Randy Manery, Tom Lysiak), 13:14 |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 45, 14:04 | |
| MTL, | Murray Wilson 9 (Doug Jarvis), 16:16 | |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 46, 18:32 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Yvon Lambert, MTL 12:41 | |
| Pat Ribble, ATL 17:10 | ||
| 2: | Bill Clement, ATL [major] 7:00 | |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [major] 7:00 | ||
| Serge Savard, MTL 10:56 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: MTL: 9 minutes
ATL: 7 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 24 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Romanchych | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Ribble | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 6- 6-12-24
ATL: 14-14- 2-30
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 34-5-6)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 13-13-5)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Jim Christison
Attendance: 14,705
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