NHL game summary from February 23, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Barons (19-35-7) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Montreal Canadiens (42-7-9) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
1: MTL, Steve Shutt 32 (Guy Lafleur, Yvan Cournoyer), 2:20 - PP
CLE, Mike Fidler 21 (Dave Gardner, Chuck Arnason), 13:58
2: MTL, Steve Shutt 33 (Guy Lafleur, Serge Savard), 8:30 - PP
MTL, Mario Tremblay 8 (Pierre Larouche, Doug Risebrough), 9:33
MTL, Steve Shutt 34 (Guy Lafleur, Pierre Mondou), 14:00
3: MTL, Steve Shutt 35 (Guy Lafleur), 7:24
Penalties:
1: Dave Gardner, CLE [Tripping] 0:42
Randy Holt, CLE [Fighting] 9:53
Gilles Lupien, MTL [Slashing] 9:53
Gilles Lupien, MTL [Fighting] 14:53
Randy Holt, CLE [Roughing] 14:53
Brian Engblom, MTL [Hi-sticking] 15:49
2: Gilles Lupien, MTL [Hi-sticking] 5:50
Chuck Arnason, CLE [Tripping] 7:31
3: Randy Holt, CLE [Hi-sticking] 9:13
Gilles Lupien, MTL [Hi-sticking] 9:13
Pierre Bouchard, MTL [Roughing] 16:36
Penalty time: CLE: 13 minutes
MTL: 15 minutes
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Jodzio | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Chuck Arnason | 26 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Holt | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -10 | 23 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 45 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 7- 7- 9-23
MTL: 12-22-11-45
Goalies: CLE: Gilles Meloche (L, 13-22-4)
MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 29-5-6)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Bob Luther, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 15,615
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