NHL game summary from December 10, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (9-11-6) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Montreal Canadiens (18-5-4) |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 1: | MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 8 (Bill Nyrop, Steve Shutt), 1:39 |
| MTL, | Bob Gainey 6 (Mario Tremblay), 2:53 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Doug Risebrough 6 (Pierre Larouche), 5:44 |
| MTL, | Pierre Larouche 8 (Larry Robinson, Guy Lapointe), 14:38 - PP | |
| MTL, | Yvon Lambert 5 (Guy Lapointe, Pierre Larouche), 17:44 - PP | |
| 3: | MTL, | Doug Risebrough 7 (Bob Gainey, Pierre Mondou), 4:57 |
| MTL, | Pierre Mondou 6 (Bob Gainey, Doug Risebrough), 8:14 - PP | |
| VAN, | Chris Oddleifson 7 (Garry Monahan, Gerry O'Flaherty), 11:43 | |
| VAN, | Don Lever 5 (Mike Walton, Dennis Ververgaert), 14:41 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Steve Shutt, MTL [Slashing] 12:56 |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Slashing] 12:56 | |
| 2: | Guy Lafleur, MTL [Hooking] 3:26 |
| Dennis Kearns, VAN [Tripping] 14:20 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Tripping] 16:29 | |
| 3: | Hilliard Graves, VAN [Hooking] 7:54 |
Penalty time: VAN: 8 minutes
MTL: 4 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Goodenough | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 26 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 7- 9-10-26
MTL: 12- 5- 9-26
Goalies: VAN: Cesare Maniago (L, 5-7-4),
Curt Ridley MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 13-3-2) Referee: Andy van Hellemond Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Ryan Bozak Attendance: 15,561
Curt Ridley MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 13-3-2) Referee: Andy van Hellemond Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Ryan Bozak Attendance: 15,561
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