NHL game summary from February 26, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (37-13-11) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Montreal Canadiens (43-8-9) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
1: MTL, Guy Lafleur 43 (Jacques Lemaire, Larry Robinson), 9:43
NYI, Clark Gillies 25 (Stefan Persson, Mike Bossy), 19:33 - PP
2: MTL, Larry Robinson 11, 11:44
3: no scoring
Penalties:
1: Denis Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 2:58
Gerry Hart, NYI [Hooking] 10:07
Bill Nyrop, MTL [Holding] 12:39
Bob Gainey, MTL [Interference] 17:59
2: Stefan Persson, NYI [Interference] 4:08
Rejean Houle, MTL [Slashing] 5:06
Mario Tremblay, MTL [Hi-sticking] 10:54
Dave Lewis, NYI [Hi-sticking] 10:54
Stefan Persson, NYI [Delay of game - Smothering puck] 15:37
Yvan Cournoyer, MTL [Slashing] 16:58
Dave Lewis, NYI [Slashing] 16:58
3: Gerry Hart, NYI [Hooking] 6:06
Penalty time: NYI: 14 minutes
MTL: 10 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 15 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 5- 7- 3-15
MTL: 5-11- 8-24
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (L, 18-7-4)
MTL: Michel Larocque (W, 14-2-3)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 18,334
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