NHL game summary from March 23, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (16-37-20) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Montreal Canadiens (54-9-9) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | COL, | Fred Ahern 6 (John Van Boxmeer, Andy Spruce), 9:57 |
| MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 32 (Rick Chartraw), 11:03 | |
| MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 33 (Steve Shutt, Serge Savard), 16:12 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Larry Robinson 12 (Pierre Mondou, Yvon Lambert), 7:30 |
| COL, | Andy Spruce 18 (Ron Andruff, Wilf Paiement), 18:58 - PP | |
| COL, | Bryan Lefley 4 (Ron Delorme, Mike Kitchen), 19:38 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Guy Lapointe 10 (Pierre Larouche, Guy Lafleur), 9:45 - PP |
| MTL, | Larry Robinson 13 (Guy Lafleur, Yvon Lambert), 14:00 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Doug Risebrough, MTL [Hi-sticking] 0:44 |
| John Van Boxmeer, COL [Interference] 0:44 | |
| Barry Beck, COL [Holding] 4:19 | |
| Yvon Lambert, MTL [Cross checking] 6:36 | |
| John Van Boxmeer, COL [Interference] 6:36 | |
| 2: | John Van Boxmeer, COL [Hi-sticking] 15:44 |
| Guy Lafleur, MTL [Slashing] 15:44 | |
| Mario Tremblay, MTL [Hi-sticking] 17:25 | |
| 3: | Bench penalty, COL [Too many men on the ice] 8:53 |
| Denis Dupere, COL [Hooking] 12:44 |
Penalty time: COL: 12 minutes
MTL: 8 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Favell | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Lefley | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Mark Suzor | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Denis Dupere | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Larry Skinner | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fred Ahern | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -5 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -5 | 32 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 8-11-13-32
MTL: 13-11-11-35
Goalies: COL: Doug Favell (L, 10-19-10)
MTL: Michel Larocque (W, 21-2-3)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 16,116
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