NHL game summary from December 31, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (25-7-4) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 New York Islanders (20-9-8) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
1: NYI, Mike Bossy 25 (Bryan Trottier, Clark Gillies), 8:54
2: MTL, Pierre Larouche 12 (Yvon Lambert, Guy Lafleur), :26 - PP
NYI, Bryan Trottier 28 (J.P. Parise, Gerry Hart), 5:54
MTL, Yvan Cournoyer 12 (Doug Risebrough, Pierre Mondou), 8:12
MTL, Guy Lafleur 27 (Jacques Lemaire, Serge Savard), 9:22
3: MTL, Rejean Houle 8 (Jacques Lemaire), 16:36
Penalties:
1: Rejean Houle, MTL [Hooking] 0:33
Gerry Hart, NYI [Cross checking] 6:10
Gilles Lupien, MTL [Holding] 10:45
Jean Potvin, NYI [Elbowing] 19:35
2: Bob Bourne, NYI [Holding] 2:31
Larry Robinson, MTL [Cross checking] 10:55
Brian Engblom, MTL [Holding] 19:54
3: none
Penalty time: MTL: 8 minutes
NYI: 6 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 19 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 3-14- 2-19
NYI: 11- 9- 9-29
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 17-5-2)
NYI: Glenn Resch (L, 9-6-2)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 15,317
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