NHL game summary from January 18, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (31-7-5) |
1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
 Cleveland Barons (14-27-4) |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1: | MTL, | Pierre Larouche 14 (Guy Lafleur, Yvon Lambert), 4:57 |
| 2: | MTL, | Steve Shutt 23 (Jacques Lemaire), 4:27 |
| MTL, | Serge Savard 3 (Doug Jarvis, Bob Gainey), 9:53 | |
| MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 17 (Guy Lafleur), 10:22 | |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 31 (Jacques Lemaire), 14:32 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 16 (Pierre Mondou, Doug Risebrough), 2:07 |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 32 (Jacques Lemaire, Gilles Lupien), 3:57 | |
| CLE, | Chuck Arnason 6 (Mike Fidler, Dave Gardner), 11:03 | |
| CLE, | J.P. Parise 15 (Rick Hampton, Dennis Maruk), 12:01 - PP | |
| CLE, | Rick Hampton 12 (Al MacAdam, Walt McKechnie), 12:21 | |
| CLE, | Walt McKechnie 9 (Greg Smith, Jean Potvin), 14:52 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Bob Stewart, CLE [Holding] 11:51 | |
| Bob Stewart, CLE [Tripping] 19:24 | ||
| 3: | Gilles Lupien, MTL [Slashing] 11:20 | |
| Jacques Lemaire, MTL [Hooking] 13:33 | ||
Penalty time: MTL: 4 minutes
CLE: 4 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 | 3 | 1 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 25 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 25 | 35 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 2 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -6 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Rick Shinske | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Kuzyk | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Jodzio | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Chuck Arnason | 26 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 10-17- 8-35
CLE: 8- 6-10-24
Goalies: MTL: Michel Larocque (W, 11-2-2)
CLE: Gary Edwards (L, 5-10-3)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 7,011
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