NHL game summary from March 20, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (53-9-9) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
 Vancouver Canucks (19-38-15) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | MTL, | Steve Shutt 41 (Bill Nyrop, Jacques Lemaire), 18:18 |
| MTL, | Steve Shutt 42 (Jacques Lemaire, Guy Lafleur), 18:44 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Pierre Larouche 23, 13:20 |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 57 (Pierre Mondou), 17:58 | |
| 3: | VAN, | Mike Walton 27 (Ron Sedlbauer, Gerry O'Flaherty), 2:19 |
| MTL, | Yvon Lambert 15 (Guy Lapointe, Larry Robinson), 15:03 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bill Nyrop, MTL [Holding] 15:41 |
| 2: | Steve Shutt, MTL [Hooking] 6:41 |
| Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Slashing] 6:41 | |
| 3: | Bob Gainey, MTL [Interference] 5:00 |
| Cesare Maniago, VAN [Slashing] 5:00 | |
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Hooking] 14:09 |
Penalty time: MTL: 6 minutes
VAN: 6 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 15 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 15 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 12- 8-10-30
VAN: 4- 6- 5-15
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 33-7-6)
VAN: Cesare Maniago (L, 10-21-7)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Bob Hodges
Attendance: n/a
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