NHL game summary from November 9, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (4-6-4) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Montreal Canadiens (9-4-2) |
4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 1: | MTL, | Doug Jarvis 1 (Rick Chartraw, Guy Lapointe), 5:40 |
| DET, | Roland Cloutier 6 (Fern LeBlanc, Terry Harper), 9:28 | |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 7 (Steve Shutt, Rejean Houle), 10:34 | |
| MTL, | Mario Tremblay 5, 13:04 | |
| MTL, | Pierre Mondou 5 (Yvan Cournoyer, Larry Robinson), 13:31 | |
| 2: | DET, | Bill Lochead 2 (Dale McCourt, Rogie Vachon), 11:57 |
| MTL, | Mario Tremblay 6 (Yvon Lambert, Serge Savard), 12:49 | |
| MTL, | Pierre Mondou 6 (Guy Lapointe, Steve Shutt), 15:21 - PP | |
| 3: | MTL, | Guy Lapointe 6 (Yvan Cournoyer, Rejean Houle), 10:45 |
| MTL, | Yvon Lambert 6 (Guy Lafleur), 13:24 | |
| DET, | Andre St. Laurent 2 (Nick Libett), 15:57 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Mario Tremblay, MTL [Slashing] 1:37 | |
| Guy Lapointe, MTL [Tripping] 2:14 | ||
| Reed Larson, DET [Hooking] 2:34 | ||
| Reed Larson, DET [Tripping] 15:16 | ||
| Gilles Lupien, MTL [Hi-sticking] 15:49 | ||
| 3: | Pierre Larouche, MTL [Holding] 14:21 | |
Penalty time: DET: 4 minutes
MTL: 8 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Dave Hanson | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Fern LeBlanc | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Roland Cloutier | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| Rogie Vachon | 40 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -25 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -25 | 22 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 25 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 25 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 9- 8- 5-22
MTL: 14-12-10-36
Goalies: DET: Rogie Vachon (L, 3-4-3)
MTL: Michel Larocque (W, 5-1-0)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 16,651
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