The Montreal Canadiens beat the New York Islanders, 7 to 5, on December 23, 1977.

Final

Islanders

18-8-8

5

Canadiens

22-7-4

7

Team

NYI

MTL

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

NYI

MTL

Yvon Lambert (EV) assisted by Rejean Houle and Mario Tremblay

Garry Howatt (EV) assisted by Ed Westfall and Lorne Henning

Pierre Larouche (EV) assisted by Guy Lafleur and Larry Robinson

Pierre Mondou (EV) assisted by Pierre Larouche and Serge Savard

2nd period

NYI

MTL

Steve Shutt (EV) assisted by Jacques Lemaire and Guy Lafleur

Guy Lafleur (EV) assisted by Jacques Lemaire and Steve Shutt

Pierre Larouche (EV) assisted by Pierre Mondou and Larry Robinson

3rd period

NYI

MTL

Guy Lafleur (PP) assisted by Larry Robinson

Bryan Trottier (PP) assisted by Mike Bossy and Denis Potvin

Denis Potvin (EV) assisted by Garry Howatt and Billy Harris

J.P. Parise (EV) assisted by Stefan Persson and Lorne Henning

Bob Bourne (EV) assisted by Denis Potvin

Islanders

Canadiens

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Islanders

Canadiens

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Billy Smith (L) B. Smith	0	1	0	19	13	.684	6	12.51	0	29
Glenn Resch G. Resch				16	15	.938	1	1.92	0	31

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%
Michel Bergeron M. Bergeron	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0
Mike Bossy M. Bossy	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	1	0.0
Bob Bourne B. Bourne	1	0	1	-1	0	0	0	1	100.0
Clark Gillies C. Gillies	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	3	0.0
Billy Harris B. Harris	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Gerry Hart G. Hart	0	0	0	-4	2	0	0	2	0.0
Lorne Henning L. Henning	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	0
Garry Howatt G. Howatt	1	1	2	+1	0	0	0	2	50.0
Mike Kaszycki M. Kaszycki	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0.0
Bert Marshall B. Marshall	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0
Bobby Nystrom B. Nystrom	0	0	0	-3	7	0	0	0
J.P. Parise	1	0	1	-1	0	0	0	2	50.0
Stefan Persson S. Persson	0	1	1	+3	0	0	0	1	0.0
Denis Potvin D. Potvin	1	2	3	+2	0	0	1	5	20.0
Pat Price P. Price	0	0	0	-4	0	0	0	0
Bryan Trottier B. Trottier	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	5	20.0
Ed Westfall E. Westfall	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	2	0.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Ken Dryden (W) K. Dryden	1	0	0	27	22	.815	5	5.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG	S	S%
Rick Chartraw R. Chartraw	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Brian Engblom B. Engblom	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
Bob Gainey B. Gainey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Rejean Houle R. Houle	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Doug Jarvis D. Jarvis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Guy Lafleur G. Lafleur	2	2	4	+2	2	1	0	0	7	28.6
Yvon Lambert Y. Lambert	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	100.0
Pierre Larouche P. Larouche	2	1	3	+1	0	0	0	1	2	100.0
Jacques Lemaire J. Lemaire	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
Pierre Mondou P. Mondou	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0
Doug Risebrough D. Risebrough	0	0	0	+1	7	0	0	0	2	0.0
Larry Robinson L. Robinson	0	3	3	+2	0	0	1	0	1	0.0
Serge Savard S. Savard	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Steve Shutt S. Shutt	1	1	2	+1	0	0	0	0	5	20.0
Mario Tremblay M. Tremblay	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0