NHL game summary from December 27, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Barons (10-21-3) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Montreal Canadiens (23-7-4) |
1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 1: | CLE, | Kris Manery 13 (Mike Fidler, Jim Neilson), 4:57 |
| MTL, | Steve Shutt 18 (Jacques Lemaire, Guy Lafleur), 6:18 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Bill Nyrop 2 (Jacques Lemaire, Rejean Houle), 8:30 - SH |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 25 (Pierre Larouche, Michel Larocque), 10:46 - PP | |
| MTL, | Rejean Houle 7 (Guy Lafleur, Jacques Lemaire), 13:33 - PP | |
| MTL, | Pierre Larouche 11 (Doug Risebrough, Pierre Mondou), 16:46 | |
| 3: | CLE, | Rick Hampton 6 (Dave Gardner, Fred Ahern), 7:54 |
| CLE, | Dennis Maruk 18 (Kris Manery, Jim Neilson), 19:15 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Randy Holt, CLE [Hooking] 19:48 |
| 2: | Rejean Houle, MTL [Hooking] 2:18 |
| Serge Savard, MTL [Tripping] 8:09 | |
| Walt McKechnie, CLE [Hooking] 9:21 | |
| Jim Neilson, CLE [Interference] 11:54 | |
| Brian Engblom, MTL [Hi-sticking] 13:59 | |
| 3: | Bob Murdoch, CLE [Holding] 1:26 |
| Rejean Houle, MTL [Interference] 4:03 |
Penalty time: CLE: 8 minutes
MTL: 8 minutes
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Crombeen | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Fred Ahern | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Shinske | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Kuzyk | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 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) | 0 | 19 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 19 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -1 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -1 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 6- 7- 6-19
MTL: 15-15- 6-36
Goalies: CLE: Gilles Meloche (L, 7-13-1)
MTL: Michel Larocque (W, 7-2-2)
Referee: Denis Morel
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 15,730
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