NHL game summary from December 23, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (18-8-8) |
1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
 Montreal Canadiens (22-7-4) |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 1: | MTL, | Yvon Lambert 6 (Rejean Houle, Mario Tremblay), 2:34 |
| NYI, | Garry Howatt 1 (Ed Westfall, Lorne Henning), 3:55 | |
| MTL, | Pierre Larouche 9 (Guy Lafleur, Larry Robinson), 8:41 | |
| MTL, | Pierre Mondou 9 (Pierre Larouche, Serge Savard), 12:48 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Steve Shutt 17 (Guy Lafleur, Jacques Lemaire), 2:19 |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 23 (Steve Shutt, Jacques Lemaire), 6:58 | |
| MTL, | Pierre Larouche 10 (Pierre Mondou, Larry Robinson), 8:46 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Guy Lafleur 24 (Larry Robinson), :42 - PP |
| NYI, | Bryan Trottier 25 (Mike Bossy, Denis Potvin), 1:58 - PP | |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 6 (Garry Howatt, Billy Harris), 3:33 | |
| NYI, | J.P. Parise 12 (Stefan Persson, Lorne Henning), 6:35 | |
| NYI, | Bob Bourne 11 (Denis Potvin), 16:42 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Guy Lafleur, MTL [Slashing] 5:06 |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Slashing] 5:06 | |
| Billy Smith, NYI [Elbowing] 17:09 | |
| 2: | Doug Risebrough, MTL [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 9:19 |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 9:19 | |
| Bert Marshall, NYI [Holding] 19:12 | |
| 3: | Rick Chartraw, MTL [Interference] 1:22 |
Penalty time: NYI: 13 minutes
MTL: 11 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 2 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -3 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 27 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 6- 8-13-27
MTL: 15-12- 8-35
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (L, 11-3-6),
Glenn Resch MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 16-5-2) Referee: Wally Harris Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Claude Bechard Attendance: 16,711
Glenn Resch MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 16-5-2) Referee: Wally Harris Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Claude Bechard Attendance: 16,711
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