NHL game summary from December 12, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (19-5-4) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
 Cleveland Barons (8-17-3) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1: MTL, Pierre Mondou 7 (Guy Lafleur, Bill Nyrop), 12:51
2: MTL, Jacques Lemaire 9 (Guy Lafleur), 1:33
MTL, Mario Tremblay 2 (Rejean Houle), 5:07
CLE, Dennis Maruk 16 (Mike Fidler), 12:48
MTL, Bob Gainey 7 (Doug Jarvis, Rick Chartraw), 19:58
3: MTL, Jacques Lemaire 10, 3:03
Penalties:
1: Randy Holt, CLE [Roughing] 4:07
Pierre Bouchard, MTL [Roughing] 4:07
Gilles Lupien, MTL [Elbowing] 9:34
Pierre Bouchard, MTL [Hooking] 14:25
2: Mike Christie, CLE [Holding] 9:30
Bob Stewart, CLE [Tripping] 10:19
Fred Ahern, CLE [Fighting double major, Misconduct, Game misconduct] 13:50
Bob Stewart, CLE [Fighting, Misconduct, Game misconduct] 13:50
Doug Risebrough, MTL [Fighting, Misconduct, Game misconduct] 13:50
Gilles Lupien, MTL [Roughing, Fighting double major, Misconduct, Game misconduct] 13:50
3: none
Penalty time: MTL: 63 minutes
CLE: 61 minutes
| 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 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 20 | 45 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Mike Crombeen | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Fred Ahern | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Rick Shinske | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Kuzyk | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Holt | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 12-15-18-45
CLE: 11- 6- 9-26
Goalies: MTL: Michel Larocque (W, 6-2-2)
CLE: Gilles Meloche (L, 6-11-1)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 5,026
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