NHL game summary from March 15, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (51-9-9) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (26-25-17) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | MTL, | Doug Jarvis 7 (Bob Gainey, Rick Chartraw), :28 |
| CHI, | Pierre Plante 8 (John Marks, Stan Mikita), 5:12 | |
| MTL, | Rejean Houle 27 (Guy Lafleur, Guy Lapointe), 6:24 | |
| MTL, | Rick Chartraw 4 (Doug Jarvis, Bob Gainey), 19:35 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Doug Jarvis 8 (Serge Savard), 10:12 - SH |
| MTL, | Bill Nyrop 5, 13:49 - PP | |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 55 (Steve Shutt, Jacques Lemaire), 17:59 | |
| 3: | CHI, | Stan Mikita 13 (J.P. Bordeleau, Ivan Boldirev), 13:28 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Kelly, CHI [Roughing] 7:15 |
| 2: | Bill Nyrop, MTL [Elbowing] 0:28 |
| Dave Logan, CHI [Holding] 6:43 | |
| Bob Gainey, MTL [Roughing] 9:43 | |
| J.P. Bordeleau, CHI [Tripping] 12:00 | |
| Ted Bulley, CHI [Fighting] 18:48 | |
| Bill Nyrop, MTL [Fighting] 18:48 | |
| Rejean Houle, MTL [Tripping] 19:04 | |
| 3: | Gilles Lupien, MTL [Holding] 13:20 |
| Pierre Larouche, MTL [Fighting] 18:23 | |
| Darcy Rota, CHI [Fighting] 18:23 | |
| Gilles Lupien, MTL [Fighting, Misconduct] 18:23 | |
| Keith Magnuson, CHI [Fighting, Misconduct] 18:23 | |
| Rejean Houle, MTL [Game misconduct] 18:23 |
Penalty time: MTL: 43 minutes
CHI: 31 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 29 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Logan | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Pierre Plante | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kirk Bowman | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| Dale Tallon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bob Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Hicks | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 2 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 13-12- 4-29
CHI: 9- 6-15-30
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 32-7-6)
CHI: Tony Esposito (L, 23-19-12)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Swede Knox
Attendance: 17,263
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