NHL game summary from May 23, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (61-22-11) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
 Montreal Canadiens (70-13-11) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||
| Montreal Canadiens lead, 3 games to 2 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | MTL, | Larry Robinson 4 (Serge Savard), 7:46 |
| MTL, | Pierre Mondou 3 (Serge Savard), 11:10 - PP | |
| 2: | MTL, | Pierre Larouche 2 (Yvan Cournoyer, Serge Savard), 13:04 - PP |
| MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 6 (Bill Nyrop), 18:42 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Don Marcotte 5 (Bobby Schmautz, Bob Miller), 11:22 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike Milbury, BOS [Hi-sticking] 2:30 |
| Jacques Lemaire, MTL [Slashing] 2:30 | |
| Bobby Schmautz, BOS [Hi-sticking] 4:02 | |
| Bob Gainey, MTL [Hi-sticking] 4:02 | |
| Guy Lafleur, MTL [Cross checking] 7:01 | |
| Brad Park, BOS [Hi-sticking] 7:01 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Holding] 9:29 | |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Hi-sticking] 11:37 | |
| Guy Lafleur, MTL [Hi-sticking] 11:37 | |
| Jacques Lemaire, MTL [Hi-sticking] 17:13 | |
| Don Marcotte, BOS [Hi-sticking] 17:13 | |
| 2: | Doug Jarvis, MTL [Holding] 1:34 |
| Bobby Schmautz, BOS [Fighting] 4:02 | |
| Mario Tremblay, MTL [Fighting] 4:02 | |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Roughing] 4:02 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Roughing double minor] 4:02 | |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Hi-sticking] 9:23 | |
| Bob Gainey, MTL [Hi-sticking] 9:23 | |
| Don Marcotte, BOS [Hooking] 11:07 | |
| Stan Jonathan, BOS [Roughing] 14:02 | |
| Steve Shutt, MTL [Slashing] 14:02 | |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 15:02 | |
| Doug Jarvis, MTL [Roughing] 17:35 | |
| Gerry Cheevers, BOS [Slashing] 17:35 | |
| 3: | Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Game misconduct] 0:27 |
| Peter McNab, BOS [Hooking] 0:27 | |
| Mario Tremblay, MTL [Hooking] 3:55 | |
| Doug Jarvis, MTL [Hooking] 10:04 | |
| Bob Miller, BOS [Hooking] 13:31 | |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Slashing] 15:00 | |
| Bob Miller, BOS [Fighting] 19:39 | |
| John Wensink, BOS [Fighting] 19:39 | |
| Stan Jonathan, BOS [Fighting] 19:39 | |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Fighting] 19:39 | |
| Guy Lapointe, MTL [Fighting] 19:39 | |
| Mario Tremblay, MTL [Fighting] 19:39 |
Penalty time: BOS: 62 minutes
MTL: 44 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 4 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Al Sims | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Grahame | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -8 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -8 | 30 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 8 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 8 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 11- 7-12-30
MTL: 11-14- 5-30
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (L, 8-3-0),
Ron Grahame MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 11-3-0) Referee: Dave Newell Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Leon Stickle Attendance: 17,387
Ron Grahame MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 11-3-0) Referee: Dave Newell Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Leon Stickle Attendance: 17,387
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