NHL game summary from February 12, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (37-7-9) |
1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
 New York Rangers (18-28-10) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
1: NYR, Ron Greschner 12 (Pat Hickey, Carol Vadnais), 9:28 - PP
MTL, Mario Tremblay 6, 11:48
2: NYR, Ron Greschner 13 (Pat Hickey, Lucien DeBlois), 3:28
MTL, Yvan Cournoyer 19 (Rejean Houle), 5:57 - PP
MTL, Guy Lafleur 38 (Doug Risebrough), 16:51
MTL, Rejean Houle 17 (Doug Risebrough), 19:07
MTL, Steve Shutt 29 (Larry Robinson, Pierre Larouche), 19:52 - PP
3: NYR, Don Murdoch 18 (Walt Tkaczuk), 1:08
Penalties:
1: Pierre Mondou, MTL [Charging] 7:52
2: Nick Fotiu, NYR [Holding] 5:43
Pierre Bouchard, MTL [Holding] 7:47
Larry Robinson, MTL [Slashing] 13:08
Carol Vadnais, NYR [Tripping] 14:10
Pat Hickey, NYR [Hooking] 19:47
3: none
Penalty time: MTL: 6 minutes
NYR: 6 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 33 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dallas Smith | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mark Heaslip | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 11-13- 9-33
NYR: 7- 9- 9-25
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 25-5-6)
NYR: Wayne Thomas (L, 9-18-7)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 17,500
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