NHL game summary from December 2, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (6-12-6) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Los Angeles Kings (11-9-2) |
0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | DET, | Nick Libett 4 (Andre St. Laurent), 1:21 |
| LA , | Dave Taylor 13 (Tom Williams, Butch Goring), 3:42 - PP | |
| LA , | Butch Goring 15 (Bob Murdoch, Glenn Goldup), 9:08 | |
| LA , | Murray Wilson 2 (Darryl Edestrand, Glenn Goldup), 12:47 | |
| LA , | Bert Wilson 2 (Syl Apps, Rob Palmer), 13:58 | |
| LA , | Marcel Dionne 19 (Dave Taylor), 14:30 | |
| 3: | DET, | Paul Woods 3 (Andre St. Laurent), 17:56 - SH |
Penalties:
| 1: | John Hilworth, DET [Tripping] 11:03 |
| Tom Williams, LA [Hooking] 18:15 | |
| 2: | Errol Thompson, DET [Hooking] 3:24 |
| Darryl Edestrand, LA [Holding] 17:10 | |
| Reed Larson, DET [Tripping] 18:18 | |
| Brian Glennie, LA [Hooking] 18:52 | |
| 3: | Randy Manery, LA [Holding] 5:35 |
| Reed Larson, DET [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 11:42 | |
| Bert Wilson, LA [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 11:42 | |
| Bob Murdoch, LA [Cross checking] 14:27 | |
| Steve Jensen, LA [Fighting] 17:42 | |
| Perry Miller, DET [Roughing, Fighting] 17:42 |
Penalty time: DET: 20 minutes
LA : 22 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 1 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| John Taft | 11 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fern LeBlanc | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Roland Cloutier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -2 | 1 |
| John Hilworth | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 26 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Murray Wilson | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Danny Grant | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Steve Jensen | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Heaslip | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Grahame | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 7-13- 6-26
LA : 8-14- 6-28
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 3-4-2)
LA : Ron Grahame (W, 8-7-0)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 11,688
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