NHL game summary from November 1, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (5-4-1) |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
 Detroit Red Wings (4-3-3) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | MTL, | Larry Robinson 2, 10:29 |
| 2: | MTL, | Yvon Lambert 3 (Guy Lapointe, Guy Lafleur), 1:09 - PP |
| MTL, | Pierre Larouche 1 (Yvon Lambert, Guy Lapointe), 3:26 | |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 4 (Larry Robinson, Jacques Lemaire), 12:10 | |
| 3: | DET, | Bill Lochead 1 (Andre St. Laurent, Thommie Bergman), 17:57 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Gainey, MTL [Hi-sticking] 2:52 |
| Rejean Houle, MTL [Hooking] 3:47 | |
| Bench penalty, DET [Too many men on the ice] 5:04 | |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Tripping] 12:32 | |
| Steve Shutt, MTL [Elbowing] 16:32 | |
| Al Cameron, DET [Interference] 19:56 | |
| 2: | Mario Tremblay, MTL [Charging] 5:37 |
| Larry Robinson, MTL [Holding] 8:51 | |
| Rod Langway, MTL [Tripping] 16:36 | |
| Reed Larson, DET [Closing hand on puck] 16:49 | |
| Willie Huber, DET [Interference] 17:42 | |
| 3: | Rod Langway, MTL [Holding] 1:52 |
| Willie Huber, DET [Hooking] 5:10 | |
| Michel Larocque, MTL [Delay of game] 15:14 |
Penalty time: MTL: 16 minutes
DET: 12 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 34 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Fern LeBlanc | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Roland Cloutier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Rogie Vachon | 40 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 21 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 8-14-12-34
DET: 8- 5- 8-21
Goalies: MTL: Michel Larocque (W, 3-1-0)
DET: Rogie Vachon (L, 3-2-2)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ron Finn
Attendance: 16,678
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