NHL game summary from March 18, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (52-9-9) |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
 Los Angeles Kings (27-29-14) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 30 (Steve Shutt), 2:40 |
| MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 31 (Guy Lafleur, Larry Robinson), 7:30 | |
| LA , | Marcel Dionne 27 (Rob Palmer, Danny Grant), 16:15 | |
| LA , | Tom Williams 12 (Butch Goring), 19:59 - PP | |
| 2: | MTL, | Rejean Houle 28 (Doug Jarvis), 5:16 |
| MTL, | Serge Savard 8 (Yvon Lambert, Pierre Larouche), 12:07 | |
| MTL, | Bob Gainey 15 (Doug Jarvis, Larry Robinson), 16:17 | |
| LA , | Dave Taylor 21 (Marcel Dionne, Danny Grant), 18:42 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Guy Lafleur 56, 17:37 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bill Nyrop, MTL [Hooking] 4:15 |
| Pierre Mondou, MTL [Tripping] 18:41 | |
| 2: | Danny Grant, LA [Holding] 9:41 |
| 3: | Mario Tremblay, MTL [Hooking] 5:38 |
| Bert Wilson, LA [Holding] 9:37 | |
| Steve Shutt, MTL [Slashing] 9:37 |
Penalty time: MTL: 8 minutes
LA : 4 minutes
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 34 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | 15 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 16-13- 5-34
LA : 11- 7- 8-26
Goalies: MTL: Michel Larocque (W, 20-2-3)
LA : Rogie Vachon (L, 25-22-12)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Swede Knox
Attendance: 16,005
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