NHL game summary from January 9, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (25-8-6) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Montreal Canadiens (27-7-5) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | MTL, | Bob Gainey 8 (Doug Jarvis, Brian Engblom), 4:36 |
| MTL, | Rejean Houle 9 (Rick Chartraw, Larry Robinson), 15:49 | |
| PHI, | Orest Kindrachuk 9 (Tom Bladon, Mel Bridgman), 17:04 | |
| 2: | PHI, | Mel Bridgman 9 (Kevin McCarthy), 3:23 |
| MTL, | Yvon Lambert 7 (Pierre Larouche, Larry Robinson), 6:46 - PP | |
| 3: | PHI, | Paul Holmgren 6 (Reggie Leach, Bobby Clarke), 19:59 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rejean Houle, MTL [Slashing] 2:51 |
| Don Saleski, PHI [Slashing] 2:51 | |
| Jimmy Watson, PHI [Fighting] 7:24 | |
| Bob Gainey, MTL [Fighting] 7:24 | |
| Ross Lonsberry, PHI [Hooking] 8:37 | |
| Brian Engblom, MTL [Hooking] 11:24 | |
| Ross Lonsberry, PHI [Hooking] 17:41 | |
| 2: | Orest Kindrachuk, PHI [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 3:45 |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 3:45 | |
| Joe Watson, PHI [Interference] 6:13 | |
| Doug Jarvis, MTL [Hooking] 14:46 | |
| Doug Jarvis, MTL [Roughing] 17:39 | |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Roughing] 17:39 | |
| 3: | Don Saleski, PHI [Hooking] 4:17 |
Penalty time: PHI: 24 minutes
MTL: 20 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 7 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 7 | 23 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -6 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -6 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 8-11- 4-23
MTL: 8- 8- 7-23
Goalies: PHI: Bernie Parent (T, 14-2-5)
MTL: Ken Dryden (T, 18-5-3)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 17,337
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