NHL game summary from October 20, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (3-2-0) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 Atlanta Flames (3-0-2) |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 1: | MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 1 (Steve Shutt, Guy Lafleur), 4:59 - PP |
| ATL, | Eric Vail 2 (Ed Kea, Tom Lysiak), 7:42 | |
| MTL, | Serge Savard 1, 15:51 - SH | |
| ATL, | Ken Houston 2, 17:37 | |
| 2: | ATL, | Bill Clement 4 (Bobby Lalonde, Brad Marsh), 3:58 |
| ATL, | Pat Ribble 1, 8:44 | |
| MTL, | Serge Savard 2 (Yvon Lambert, Mario Tremblay), 10:49 | |
| 3: | ATL, | Willi Plett 3 (Harold Phillipoff, Tom Lysiak), 1:23 |
| ATL, | Eric Vail 3 (Guy Chouinard, Greg Fox), 3:43 | |
| ATL, | John Gould 1 (Guy Chouinard, Bob MacMillan), 17:14 | |
| MTL, | Rick Chartraw 1 (Yvan Cournoyer, Doug Risebrough), 18:00 | |
| MTL, | Mario Tremblay 3 (Doug Risebrough), 19:28 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Larry Robinson, MTL [Tripping] 0:32 |
| Dan Bouchard, ATL [Delay of game] 4:08 | |
| Eric Vail, ATL [Slashing] 5:16 | |
| Guy Lapointe, MTL [Hooking] 11:29 | |
| Doug Jarvis, MTL [Hooking] 15:36 | |
| 2: | Pat Ribble, ATL [Slashing] 3:19 |
| Bob Gainey, MTL [Slashing] 3:19 | |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Hooking] 14:31 | |
| 3: | Ken Houston, ATL [Hooking] 10:11 |
Penalty time: MTL: 10 minutes
ATL: 8 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 9 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 37 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 12-10-15-37
ATL: 12-16-10-38
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (L, 2-2-0)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 3-0-2)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, John D'Amico
Attendance: 12,611
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