NHL game summary from October 23, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (5-0-1) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
 New York Rangers (2-3-1) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1: MTL, Pete Mahovlich 1 (Yvan Cournoyer), :57
MTL, Pete Mahovlich 2 (Yvan Cournoyer, Guy Lafleur), 12:04
MTL, Larry Robinson 3 (Guy Lafleur, Jacques Lemaire), 14:59
2: NYR, Pat Hickey 3 (Don Awrey, Ron Duguay), 2:33 - PP
MTL, Jacques Lemaire 1 (Rejean Houle, Bob Gainey), 8:38
3: NYR, Mike McEwen 1, 4:35
MTL, Jacques Lemaire 2 (Guy Lafleur, Steve Shutt), 5:39
MTL, Steve Shutt 2, 14:27
Penalties:
1: none
2: Guy Lafleur, MTL [Holding] 0:40
Greg Polis, NYR [Holding] 16:56
3: Rick Chartraw, MTL [Holding] 7:15
Dave Farrish, NYR [Kneeing] 19:18
Penalty time: MTL: 4 minutes
NYR: 4 minutes
| 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 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 25 | 35 | ||||||
| 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 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 12-13-10-35
NYR: 8- 8- 9-25
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 4-0-0)
NYR: Wayne Thomas (L, 0-2-1)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Swede Knox
Attendance: 17,500
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