NHL game summary from December 21, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (21-7-4) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (19-7-4) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
1: MTL, Guy Lafleur 22 (Jacques Lemaire), 4:25 - PP
2: no scoring
3: MTL, Larry Robinson 6 (Yvon Lambert), 9:21
TOR, Bruce Boudreau 4, 11:26
TOR, Darryl Sittler 18 (Lanny McDonald, Errol Thompson), 13:35
MTL, Larry Robinson 7 (Serge Savard), 19:12
Penalties:
1: Trevor Johansen, TOR [Interference] 4:25
2: Yvon Lambert, MTL [Interference] 2:02
Brian Engblom, MTL [Interference] 6:29
Borje Salming, TOR [Tripping] 6:41
Rick Chartraw, MTL [Interference] 14:08
3: Borje Salming, TOR [Misconduct] 15:20
Penalty time: MTL: 6 minutes
TOR: 14 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack Valiquette | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bruce Boudreau | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| John Anderson | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 5 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Randy Carlyle | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 15- 6- 6-27
TOR: 9-16-13-38
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 15-5-2)
TOR: Mike Palmateer (L, 16-6-4)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 16,485
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