NHL game summary from January 27, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (30-12-7) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Montreal Canadiens (33-9-7) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | BOS, | Dwight Foster 1, 16:01 |
| 3: | MTL, | Yvon Lambert 16 (Rejean Houle, Mario Tremblay), 1:49 |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 36 (Steve Shutt, Serge Savard), 3:52 | |
| MTL, | Mario Tremblay 18 (Larry Robinson, Ken Dryden), 7:59 - PP | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike Milbury, BOS [Hooking] 7:12 |
| Brian Engblom, MTL [Cross checking] 12:10 | |
| 2: | Jean Ratelle, BOS [Tripping] 11:20 |
| Rejean Houle, MTL [Tripping] 11:27 | |
| Gary Doak, BOS [Tripping] 12:56 | |
| 3: | Mike Milbury, BOS [Slashing] 5:59 |
| Serge Savard, MTL [Tripping] 9:50 | |
| Jim Pettie, BOS [Roughing] 19:51 | |
| Yvon Lambert, MTL [Roughing] 19:51 |
Penalty time: BOS: 10 minutes
MTL: 8 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Pettie | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 22 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cam Connor | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Newman | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hughes | 30 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 5- 9- 8-22
MTL: 7-15- 5-27
Goalies: BOS: Jim Pettie (L, 7-2-1)
MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 22-4-5)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 17,998
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