The Montreal Canadiens pulled it off against the Boston Bruins, 3 to 2, in overtime in Game 2 of the 1978 Stanley Cup Final on May 16, 1978.
Final
2nd period
BOS
MTL
Brad Park (EV) assisted by Terry O'Reilly and Peter McNab
1
0
Steve Shutt (EV) assisted by Larry Robinson and Yvan Cournoyer
1
1
3rd period
BOS
MTL
Bob Gainey (EV) assisted by Doug Jarvis and Rejean Houle
1
2
Rick Smith (EV) assisted by Wayne Cashman and Peter McNab
2
2
OT
BOS
MTL
Guy Lafleur (EV) assisted by Larry Robinson
2
3
Bruins
Canadiens
Goals
2
3
Shots
32
35
Penalty Minutes
10
12
Power-Play Goals
0
0
Power-Play Opportunities
5
4
Faceoff Wins
Hits
Giveaways
Takeaways
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | T | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Cheevers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 32 | .914 | 3 | 2.46 | 0 | 73 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Cashman | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
G. Doak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
S. Jonathan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | ||||||||
D. Marcotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||||||||
P. McNab | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
R. Middleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||||||||
M. Milbury | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
D. O'Brien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
T. O'Reilly | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
B. Park | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | ||||||||
J. Ratelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
B. Schmautz | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||||||||
G. Sheppard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
R. Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | ||||||||
J. Wensink | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | T | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Dryden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 30 | .938 | 2 | 1.64 | 0 | 73 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Y. Cournoyer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | ||||||||
B. Gainey | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | ||||||||
R. Houle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
D. Jarvis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
G. Lafleur | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | ||||||||
Y. Lambert | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
G. Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||||||||
J. Lemaire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||||||||
P. Mondou | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
B. Nyrop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
D. Risebrough | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
L. Robinson | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | ||||||||
S. Shutt | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 |
More Canadiens Stats
Team Rankings
G/GP
2.75
23rd
GA/GP
4.08
31st
PP%
20.9
14th
PK%
81.8
13th
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Canucks | Atlantic Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
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 Panthers | 9 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 |
 Lightning | 7 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 6 |
 Maple Leafs | 6 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Metropolitan Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
 Devils | 8 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 11 |
 Rangers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 20 |
 Hurricanes | 8 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
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