NHL game summary from October 19, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (4-0-0) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
 Washington Capitals (1-2-0) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
1: WAS, Dave Forbes 1, 6:56
MTL, Guy Lapointe 2 (Doug Risebrough, Mario Tremblay), 7:36
WAS, Tom Rowe 1 (Jack Lynch), 10:00
MTL, Doug Risebrough 3 (Mario Tremblay, Serge Savard), 18:13
MTL, Rejean Houle 1 (Doug Jarvis, Bob Gainey), 19:33
2: WAS, Bob Sirois 3 (Guy Charron), 7:20
3: MTL, Rejean Houle 2 (Doug Jarvis, Bob Gainey), 16:42
MTL, Bob Gainey 1 (Guy Lapointe), 19:45 - EN
Penalties:
1: Serge Savard, MTL [Tripping] 14:32
2: Doug Risebrough, MTL [Tripping] 10:33
Gord Lane, WAS [Tripping] 13:31
3: none
Penalty time: MTL: 4 minutes
WAS: 2 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 32 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Smith | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Patrick | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 10- 9-13-32
WAS: 11- 8- 8-27
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 3-0-0)
WAS: Bernie Wolfe, Gary Smith (L, 0-2-0)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 9,167
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