NHL game summary from December 18, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (20-7-4) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (21-5-4) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1: | MTL, | Steve Shutt 16 (Rejean Houle, Larry Robinson), 17:15 - PP |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 11, 19:27 - PP-EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Kevin McCarthy, PHI [Holding] 9:51 |
| Bill Nyrop, MTL [Interference] 12:23 | |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Elbowing] 15:30 | |
| 2: | Brian Engblom, MTL [Holding] 4:32 |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Roughing] 4:32 | |
| Jacques Lemaire, MTL [Tripping] 6:08 | |
| Pat Hughes, MTL [Tripping] 10:33 | |
| Rick Chartraw, MTL [Slashing, Fighting] 17:34 | |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Slashing, Fighting] 17:34 | |
| Bobby Clarke, PHI [Elbowing] 19:53 | |
| 3: | Paul Holmgren, PHI [Roughing] 17:54 |
Penalty time: MTL: 15 minutes
PHI: 17 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hughes | 31 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 21 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Barry Dean | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 22 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 10- 6- 5-21
PHI: 7- 6- 9-22
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 14-5-2)
PHI: Wayne Stephenson (L, 9-4-1)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, John D'Amico
Attendance: 17,077
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