Montréal Canadiens
at
Buffalo Sabres
Dec 3, 1978 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 31 | |
| 1 | 25 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 05:53 | BUF | Danny Gare (6) PP | Craig Ramsay (6), Don Luce (11) | 0 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 08:59 | MTL | Mario Tremblay (9) PP | Guy Lafleur (22) | 1 - 1 |
| 14:03 | MTL | Guy Lafleur (17) | Steve Shutt (13), Gilles Lupien (4) | 2 - 1 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 04:06 | MTL | Steve Shutt (8) | Guy Lafleur (23), Michel Larocque (1) | 3 - 1 |
| 04:57 | MTL | Doug Jarvis (5) | Pierre Mondou (9), Mark Napier (4) | 4 - 1 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 02:30 | BUF | Team | Not proceeding directly to penalty box | 2 |
| 02:30 | BUF | Larry Playfair | Interference | 2 |
| 02:30 | BUF | Larry Playfair | Fighting | 5 |
| 02:30 | MTL | Rod Langway | Fighting | 5 |
| 05:15 | MTL | Gilles Lupien | High sticking | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 07:05 | BUF | Terry Martin | Tripping | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 09:21 | MTL | Gilles Lupien | Tripping | 2 |
| 14:52 | MTL | Rejean Houle | Tripping | 2 |
Montréal Canadiens
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | R | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 65 | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 15 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 15 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 20 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 23 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | W | 25 | 24 | 1 | 60:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 10 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 12 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 13 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 16 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 23 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 33 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | L | 31 | 27 | 4 | 60:00 |