NHL game summary from February 17, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (39-7-9) |
3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
 Washington Capitals (10-36-11) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | MTL, | Rejean Houle 18 (Yvan Cournoyer, Gilles Lupien), 3:25 |
| MTL, | Rejean Houle 19, 14:15 | |
| WAS, | Robert Picard 5 (Mike Marson, Bill Collins), 14:51 | |
| MTL, | Yvon Lambert 11 (Mario Tremblay, Ken Dryden), 19:40 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Mario Tremblay 7 (Pierre Larouche), 3:35 |
| 3: | MTL, | Guy Lafleur 41 (Guy Lapointe), 5:57 |
| WAS, | Gerry Meehan 13 (Tom Rowe, Robert Picard), 9:31 | |
| MTL, | Rejean Houle 20 (Mario Tremblay, Bill Nyrop), 12:55 | |
| MTL, | Guy Lapointe 8 (Mario Tremblay, Doug Jarvis), 16:16 | |
| MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 20 (Doug Risebrough, Doug Jarvis), 16:48 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tom Rowe, WAS [Holding] 7:46 | |
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: MTL: 0 minutes
WAS: 2 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 30 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 30 | 40 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bolonchuk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Girard | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -30 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -30 | 21 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 14-13-13-40
WAS: 6- 9- 6-21
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 27-5-6)
WAS: Bernie Wolfe (L, 2-9-4)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Swede Knox
Attendance: 18,130
The information used herein was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by The Hockey Summary Project. For more information about the Hockey Summary Project please visit hsp.flyershistory.com