NHL game summary from January 12, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (29-7-5) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
 Detroit Red Wings (14-19-5) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1: DET, Nick Libett 8 (Dennis Hextall), :19
MTL, Bob Gainey 9 (Larry Robinson), 3:22
MTL, Doug Risebrough 11 (Jacques Lemaire, Rick Chartraw), 7:07
2: MTL, Rejean Houle 11 (Jacques Lemaire, Steve Shutt), 8:20
MTL, Steve Shutt 20 (Guy Lafleur, Larry Robinson), 16:38
3: MTL, Pierre Mondou 11 (Doug Risebrough), 1:09
MTL, Guy Lafleur 29 (Jacques Lemaire, Steve Shutt), 18:35 - PP
Penalties:
1: Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing] 1:49
Doug Risebrough, MTL [Roughing] 1:49
Serge Savard, MTL [Interference] 4:29
Andre St. Laurent, DET [Holding] 9:07
2: Dennis Hextall, DET [Holding] 0:45
3: Dennis Hextall, DET [Slashing] 8:37
Greg Joly, DET [Tripping] 18:20
Penalty time: MTL: 4 minutes
DET: 10 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 28 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -19 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 11- 8- 9-28
DET: 12- 4-12-28
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 19-5-3)
DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 5-9-1)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Jim Christison
Attendance: 16,136
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