NHL game summary from December 23, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (6-23-6) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Montreal Canadiens (24-6-4) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | MTL, | Steve Shutt 14 (Pierre Larouche, Brian Engblom), 2:09 - PP |
| MTL, | Steve Shutt 15 (Guy Lafleur, Pierre Mondou), 9:39 | |
| COL, | John Van Boxmeer 3 (Paul Gardner), 10:32 | |
| 2: | COL, | Nick Beverley 1 (Merlin Malinowski), 11:02 |
| 3: | MTL, | Yvon Lambert 13 (Guy Lafleur, Pierre Mondou), 1:09 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Wilf Paiement, COL [Interference] 0:18 |
| Serge Savard, MTL [Interference] 11:05 | |
| Pat Hughes, MTL [Hooking] 15:19 | |
| 2: | Wilf Paiement, COL [Hooking] 4:56 |
| Pat Hughes, MTL [Hooking] 8:02 | |
| Guy Lapointe, MTL [Holding] 15:18 | |
| Ralph Klassen, COL [Holding] 17:57 | |
| 3: | Ralph Klassen, COL [Holding] 0:51 |
Penalty time: COL: 8 minutes
MTL: 8 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Beverley | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Contini | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Merlin Malinowski | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Plasse | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 5 | 16 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 5 | 16 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Hughes | 30 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 6- 7- 3-16
MTL: 15-10- 6-31
Goalies: COL: Michel Plasse (L, 2-12-1)
MTL: Michel Larocque (W, 10-3-1)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 16,002
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