NHL game summary from October 15, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (1-1-0) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Montreal Canadiens (2-0-0) |
2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
1: MTL, Guy Lafleur 3 (Jacques Lemaire, Larry Robinson), 12:08
MTL, Rick Chartraw 1 (Bill Nyrop, Bob Gainey), 16:13
2: MTL, Guy Lafleur 4 (Jacques Lemaire), 6:30
MTL, Yvan Cournoyer 2 (Pierre Mondou, Larry Robinson), 8:03
MTL, Doug Risebrough 2 (Guy Lapointe, Yvon Lambert), 15:46 - PP
3: no scoring
Penalties:
1: Ken Hodge, NYR [Tripping] 18:05
2: Rejean Houle, MTL [Hooking] 1:43
Bill Nyrop, MTL [Holding] 11:51
Serge Savard, MTL [Hooking] 13:39
Ken Hodge, NYR [Tripping] 15:27
3: Dave Maloney, NYR [Tripping] 8:43
Guy Lapointe, MTL [Interference] 15:14
Rejean Houle, MTL [Hooking] 17:27
Penalty time: NYR: 6 minutes
MTL: 10 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Holst | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 19 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 5- 8- 6-19
MTL: 16-11- 6-33
Goalies: NYR: Wayne Thomas (L, 0-1-0)
MTL: Michel Larocque (W, 1-0-0)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 15,223
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