NHL game summary from January 3, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (26-7-4) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 St. Louis Blues (8-25-4) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1: | MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 13, 3:39 |
| 2: | MTL, | Steve Shutt 19 (Jacques Lemaire), 14:05 |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick Chartraw, MTL [Hooking] 10:54 |
| Rod Seiling, STL [Tripping] 15:29 | |
| 2: | Brian Engblom, MTL [Fighting] 5:12 |
| Brian Sutter, STL [Slashing, Fighting] 5:12 | |
| 3: | Rejean Houle, MTL [Hooking] 4:22 |
Penalty time: MTL: 9 minutes
STL: 9 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 31 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Len Frig | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Red Berenson | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary Holt | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barry Gibbs | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Bourbonnais | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Phil Myre | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -10 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -10 | 22 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 16- 7- 8-31
STL: 7- 8- 7-22
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 18-5-2)
STL: Phil Myre (L, 4-13-1)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Bob Luther
Attendance: 10,703
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