NHL game summary from January 21, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (12-21-11) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Montreal Canadiens (32-7-6) |
1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
1: VAN, Gerry O'Flaherty 2, 2:06 - SH
MTL, Bob Gainey 10 (Doug Jarvis, Larry Robinson), 14:55
2: MTL, Guy Lafleur 33 (Steve Shutt), 7:32
MTL, Rejean Houle 12 (Pierre Larouche), 9:07
MTL, Pierre Mondou 12 (Doug Risebrough, Yvan Cournoyer), 12:58
MTL, Yvon Lambert 9 (Bill Nyrop, Pierre Larouche), 17:24
3: MTL, Serge Savard 4 (Yvan Cournoyer, Doug Risebrough), 1:35
MTL, Pierre Larouche 15 (Jacques Lemaire), 8:27
MTL, Guy Lafleur 34 (Jacques Lemaire, Bill Nyrop), 13:58
Penalties:
1: Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Holding] 1:20
Bob Manno, VAN [Hooking] 4:28
Bill Nyrop, MTL [Holding] 15:47
2: Steve Shutt, MTL [Tripping] 14:48
3: Bob Manno, VAN [Holding] 2:53
Rick Chartraw, MTL [Tripping] 18:31
Penalty time: VAN: 6 minutes
MTL: 6 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ralph Stewart | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -36 | 26 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 35 | 51 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 4-10-12-26
MTL: 16-17-18-51
Goalies: VAN: Curt Ridley (L, 6-10-5)
MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 21-5-4)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Bob Luther
Attendance: 16,481
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