NHL game summary from January 4, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (27-7-4) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Atlanta Flames (12-15-11) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1: MTL, Jacques Lemaire 13 (Larry Robinson), 5:45 - PP
MTL, Pierre Mondou 10, 12:42
2: MTL, Doug Risebrough 9 (Pierre Larouche), 11:31
3: ATL, Ed Kea 1 (John Gould, Harold Phillipoff), 14:36
MTL, Guy Lafleur 28 (Steve Shutt), 19:55
Penalties:
1: Bench penalty, ATL [Too many men on the ice] 4:43
Steve Shutt, MTL [Slashing] 9:48
Pat Ribble, ATL [Roughing] 13:35
2: Bob Gainey, MTL [Tripping] 1:38
John Gould, ATL [Hooking] 12:20
3: Brian Engblom, MTL [Hooking] 3:36
Penalty time: MTL: 6 minutes
ATL: 6 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 22 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dick Redmond | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Miles Zaharko | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 11- 4- 7-22
ATL: 9-11- 8-28
Goalies: MTL: Michel Larocque (W, 9-2-2)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 8-8-11)
Referee: Denis Morel
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 10,287
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