NHL game summary from January 26, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (33-7-6) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
 Atlanta Flames (18-18-11) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | MTL, | Rejean Houle 13 (Yvon Lambert), 9:43 |
| ATL, | Bob MacMillan 17 (Harold Phillipoff, Bobby Lalonde), 17:48 | |
| ATL, | Tom Lysiak 13 (Eric Vail, Miles Zaharko), 18:19 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Guy Lafleur 35, 3:01 - PP |
| MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 18, 3:32 | |
| MTL, | Bob Gainey 11 (Larry Robinson, Doug Jarvis), 16:05 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 17 (Doug Risebrough), 13:43 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rey Comeau, ATL [Tripping] 4:35 |
| 2: | Ed Kea, ATL [Slashing] 1:55 |
| 3: | Larry Robinson, MTL [Hooking] 15:38 |
Penalty time: MTL: 2 minutes
ATL: 4 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 25 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dick Redmond | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Miles Zaharko | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 5-12- 8-25
ATL: 14-10- 8-32
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 22-5-4)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 11-9-11)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Bob Luther
Attendance: 10,954
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