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Semifinals, Game 1 · Apr 23, 1977 · Montreal Forum
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| New York Islanders |
3 | 19 |
| Montréal Canadiens |
4 | 38 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 08:39 | NYI | Billy Harris (4) PP | Bryan Trottier (6), Clark Gillies (3) | 1 - 0 |
| 12:14 | MTL | Peter Mahovlich (2) | Rejean Houle (1), Murray Wilson (3) | 1 - 1 |
| 12:56 | NYI | Billy Harris (5) | Dave Lewis (4), Bryan Trottier (7) | 2 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 00:49 | NYI | Billy Harris (6) | Clark Gillies (4), Gerry Hart (2) | 3 - 1 |
| 09:40 | MTL | Murray Wilson (1) | Serge Savard (5) | 3 - 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 02:25 | MTL | Guy Lafleur (6) | Guy Lapointe (3), Jacques Lemaire (6) | 3 - 3 |
| 04:07 | MTL | Steve Shutt (4) | Jacques Lemaire (7) | 3 - 4 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 03:31 | NYI | Gerry Hart | Holding | 2 |
| 07:25 | MTL | Jacques Lemaire | Hooking | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 12:15 | NYI | Bert Marshall | Interference | 2 |
| 12:48 | MTL | Larry Robinson | Interference | 2 |
| 12:48 | NYI | Billy Smith | Slashing | 2 |
New York Islanders
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 |  Billy Harris |
R | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Bryan Trottier |
C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 90 |  Clark Gillies |
L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Gerry Hart |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Dave Lewis |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Jean Potvin |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Denis Potvin |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Bert Marshall |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Garry Howatt |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Lorne Henning |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Billy MacMillan |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  J.P. Parise |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Bob Bourne |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Ed Westfall |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Bobby Nystrom |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Jude Drouin |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 34 |  Andre St. Laurent |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 |  Billy Smith |
L | 38 | 34 | 4 | 59:28 |
Montréal Canadiens
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |  Murray Wilson |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Jacques Lemaire |
C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Guy Lafleur |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Peter Mahovlich |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Steve Shutt |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Rejean Houle |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Serge Savard |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Guy Lapointe |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Rick Chartraw |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Doug Risebrough |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Mario Tremblay |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Yvon Lambert |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Larry Robinson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Bob Gainey |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Bill Nyrop |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Jimmy Roberts |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Doug Jarvis |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 |  Ken Dryden |
W | 19 | 16 | 3 | 60:00 |