NHL game summary from December 1, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (6-14-2) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Atlanta Flames (15-8-2) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
1: MIN, Tim Young 4 (Per-Olov Brasar), 18:45
2: ATL, Jean Pronovost 5 (Guy Chouinard, Tom Lysiak), 15:51 - PP
MIN, Al MacAdam 4 (Greg Smith, Gary Sargent), 17:01
3: MIN, Bill Hogaboam 1 (Jean Potvin), 7:45
MIN, Glen Sharpley 6 (Steve Payne, Mike Polich), 12:52
ATL, Don Laurence 1 (Dave Shand, Richard Mulhern), 19:15
ATL, Bobby Lalonde 12 (Bill Clement, Richard Mulhern), 19:34
Penalties:
1: Ken Houston, ATL [Hi-sticking] 5:54
Eric Vail, ATL [Slashing] 13:10
2: Gary Sargent, MIN [Hooking] 0:54
Ken Houston, ATL [Fighting] 13:52
Tom Younghans, MIN [Fighting] 13:52
Glen Sharpley, MIN [Tripping] 15:21
3: Brad Maxwell, MIN [Hooking] 0:10
Dave Shand, ATL [Roughing] 2:16
Bobby Smith, MIN [Roughing] 2:16
Brad Marsh, ATL [Roughing] 4:28
Bill Butters, MIN [Roughing] 4:28
Penalty time: MIN: 15 minutes
ATL: 13 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butters | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Gary Edwards | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 23 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Seiling | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Don Laurence | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 6- 9- 8-23
ATL: 7- 7-12-26
Goalies: MIN: Gary Edwards (W, 2-5-2)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 15-7-2)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Swede Knox
Attendance: 9,419
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