NHL game summary from April 8, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (31-34-14) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Montreal Canadiens (59-9-11) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
1: DET, Dennis Hextall 15 (Rick Bowness, Nick Libett), 3:47
MTL, Steve Shutt 49 (Guy Lapointe, Pierre Mondou), 13:23 - PP
MTL, Guy Lafleur 59, 18:57
2: MTL, Pierre Bouchard 4 (Doug Jarvis, Rick Chartraw), :39
MTL, Guy Lafleur 60 (Jacques Lemaire, Bill Nyrop), 14:25
3: MTL, Pierre Mondou 19 (Steve Shutt), 2:06
Penalties:
1: Guy Lafleur, MTL [Tripping] 10:34
Rick Bowness, DET [Interference] 13:12
2: Rick Chartraw, MTL [Cross checking] 4:12
3: Mario Tremblay, MTL [Tripping] 14:56
Penalty time: DET: 2 minutes
MTL: 6 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Low | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 18 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 8 defensemen) | 15 | 42 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 4-10- 4-18
MTL: 16-11-15-42
Goalies: DET: Ron Low (L, 9-12-9)
MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 37-7-7)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Willard Norris
Attendance: 17,638
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