NHL game summary from October 24, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (1-3-0) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Montreal Canadiens (6-0-1) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | MTL, | Steve Shutt 3 (Guy Lafleur, Jacques Lemaire), 13:21 |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 5 (Michel Larocque), 19:50 - PP | |
| 2: | MTL, | Yvon Lambert 1 (Doug Risebrough, Mario Tremblay), :24 |
| MTL, | Bill Nyrop 1 (Bob Gainey), 7:14 - SH | |
| 3: | WAS, | Gerry Meehan 1 (Bryan Watson), 8:16 |
| MTL, | Serge Savard 1 (Jacques Lemaire, Guy Lafleur), 12:08 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Larry Robinson, MTL [Hooking] 15:52 |
| Robert Picard, WAS [Tripping] 18:44 | |
| 2: | Mario Tremblay, MTL [Tripping] 5:17 |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Slashing] 8:21 | |
| 3: | Rick Green, WAS [Hooking] 1:30 |
| Rejean Houle, MTL [Hooking] 8:57 | |
| Bill Riley, WAS [Tripping] 10:57 | |
| Pierre Bouchard, MTL [Hi-sticking] 15:46 | |
| Bill Riley, WAS [Roughing] 15:46 | |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Roughing] 15:46 | |
| Rick Green, WAS [Hooking] 17:13 | |
| Ron Lalonde, WAS [Tripping] 17:33 | |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 18:17 | |
| Pierre Bouchard, MTL [Holding] 19:33 | |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Misconduct, Game misconduct] 20:00 |
Penalty time: WAS: 14 minutes
MTL: 34 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Smith | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Walt McKechnie | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Craig Patrick | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 21 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 4 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 46 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 46 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 6- 6- 9-21
MTL: 18-16-12-46
Goalies: WAS: Gary Smith (L, 0-3-0)
MTL: Michel Larocque (W, 2-0-1)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 15,381
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