NHL game summary from January 31, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (35-7-6) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
 Colorado Rockies (11-25-11) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 19 (Guy Lafleur), 6:24 - PP |
| MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 18, 7:32 | |
| COL, | Ron Delorme 6 (Nelson Pyatt, Bob Neely), 10:03 | |
| COL, | Barry Beck 17 (Wilf Paiement, Ralph Klassen), 18:43 - PP | |
| MTL, | Rick Chartraw 2 (Bob Gainey, Doug Jarvis), 18:53 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 20 (Guy Lafleur), 18:36 |
| 3: | MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 21 (Guy Lafleur, Steve Shutt), 1:53 |
| COL, | Gary Croteau 12 (Fred Ahern, Dave Hudson), 8:04 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Wilf Paiement, COL [Slashing] 5:58 | |
| Larry Robinson, MTL [Cross checking] 13:18 | ||
| Wilf Paiement, COL [Cross checking] 13:56 | ||
| Yvon Lambert, MTL [Hi-sticking] 18:11 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Bill Nyrop, MTL [Holding] 2:26 | |
| Pierre Larouche, MTL [Tripping] 15:52 | ||
Penalty time: MTL: 8 minutes
COL: 4 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 24 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Lefley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Randy Pierce | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Joe Contini | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Neely | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Fred Ahern | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Michel Plasse | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 9- 7- 8-24
COL: 10- 9-10-29
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 23-5-4)
COL: Michel Plasse (L, 2-4-2)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 15,404
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