NHL game summary from March 8, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (19-37-10) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Montreal Canadiens (44-12-9) |
3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 1: | MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 14 (Guy Lafleur, Guy Lapointe), 2:52 |
| MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 15 (Steve Shutt, Guy Lafleur), 8:01 | |
| MTL, | Mario Tremblay 26 (Brian Engblom, Doug Jarvis), 19:40 | |
| 2: | VAN, | Brad Gassoff 3, 2:22 |
| MTL, | Steve Shutt 28 (Bob Gainey, Jacques Lemaire), 4:24 | |
| MTL, | Steve Shutt 29 (Serge Savard, Guy Lafleur), 9:12 | |
| MTL, | Cam Connor 1 (Doug Jarvis), 9:36 | |
| MTL, | Mario Tremblay 27 (Guy Lapointe, Pierre Mondou), 12:48 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Bob Gainey 16 (Jacques Lemaire), 7:26 |
| MTL, | Rejean Houle 17 (Cam Connor, Pierre Larouche), 9:05 | |
| MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 16 (Rejean Houle, Rick Chartraw), 17:05 | |
| MTL, | Pierre Mondou 22 (Cam Connor), 19:02 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Thomas Gradin, VAN [Hooking] 4:05 |
| Serge Savard, MTL [Hooking] 15:21 | |
| 2: | Doug Risebrough, MTL [Slashing, Fighting] 9:47 |
| Don Kozak, VAN [Slashing, Fighting] 9:47 | |
| 3: | Lars Lindgren, VAN [Holding] 15:00 |
Penalty time: VAN: 11 minutes
MTL: 9 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
| Larry Goodenough | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 2 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Rob Tudor | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 3 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Don Kozak | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -3 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 3 |
| Gary Bromley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunc Wilson | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -50 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -50 | 26 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Cam Connor | 20 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 50 | 46 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 50 | 46 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 7-10- 9-26
MTL: 16-19-11-46
Goalies: VAN: Gary Bromley (L, 6-16-4),
Dunc Wilson MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 28-6-6) Referee: Bryan Lewis Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Wayne Forsey Attendance: 16,268
Dunc Wilson MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 28-6-6) Referee: Bryan Lewis Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Wayne Forsey Attendance: 16,268
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