The New York Islanders came up just a bit short against the Montreal Canadiens, 5 to 4, on March 1, 1977.

Final

Canadiens

48-7-10

5

Islanders

38-17-9

4

Team

MTL

NYI

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

MTL

NYI

Ed Westfall (EV) assisted by Bob Bourne and Dave Lewis

Yvan Cournoyer (EV) assisted by Peter Mahovlich and Murray Wilson

2nd period

MTL

NYI

Guy Lapointe (EV) assisted by Mario Tremblay and Yvon Lambert

Jacques Lemaire (EV) assisted by Guy Lapointe

Larry Robinson (EV) unassisted

Clark Gillies (EV) assisted by Bryan Trottier and Billy Harris

3rd period

MTL

NYI

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

Denis Potvin (EV) unassisted

Jean Potvin (EV) assisted by Pat Price

Canadiens

Islanders

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Canadiens

Islanders

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Ken Dryden (W) K. Dryden	1	0	0	40	36	.900	4	4.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG	S	S%
Pierre Bouchard P. Bouchard	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Yvan Cournoyer Y. Cournoyer	1	0	1	-1	0	0	0	0	2	50.0
Bob Gainey B. Gainey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Doug Jarvis D. Jarvis	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0.0
Guy Lafleur G. Lafleur	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0.0
Yvon Lambert Y. Lambert	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Guy Lapointe G. Lapointe	1	1	2	+1	0	0	0	0	3	33.3
Jacques Lemaire J. Lemaire	1	1	2	+1	0	0	1	0	4	25.0
Peter Mahovlich P. Mahovlich	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Bill Nyrop B. Nyrop	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Roberts J. Roberts	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Larry Robinson L. Robinson	1	0	1	-2	2	0	0	0	1	100.0
Serge Savard S. Savard	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Shutt S. Shutt	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	1	5	20.0
Mario Tremblay M. Tremblay	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Murray Wilson M. Wilson	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Glenn Resch (L) G. Resch	0	1	0	21	20	.952	1	1.78	0	34
Billy Smith B. Smith				7	3	.429	4	9.39	0	26

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	S	S%
Bob Bourne B. Bourne	0	1	1	+1	2	5	0.0
Clark Gillies C. Gillies	1	0	1	0	2	4	25.0
Billy Harris B. Harris	0	1	1	0	0	5	0.0
Gerry Hart G. Hart	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0.0
Lorne Henning L. Henning	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0.0
Garry Howatt G. Howatt	0	0	0	-1	4	0
Dave Lewis D. Lewis	0	1	1	0	0	1	0.0
Bert Marshall B. Marshall	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0.0
Bobby Nystrom B. Nystrom	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0.0
J.P. Parise	0	0	0	0	2	0
Denis Potvin D. Potvin	1	0	1	+1	0	5	20.0
Jean Potvin J. Potvin	1	0	1	+2	0	1	100.0
Pat Price P. Price	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0.0
Andre St. Laurent A. St. Laurent	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0.0
Bryan Trottier B. Trottier	0	1	1	0	0	5	0.0
Ed Westfall E. Westfall	1	0	1	+1	0	2	50.0