NHL game summary from December 6, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (12-10-2) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Minnesota North Stars (8-14-2) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
1: no scoring
2: MIN, Tim Young 5 (Per-Olov Brasar), 2:22
MIN, Bobby Smith 5 (Al MacAdam, Brad Maxwell), 12:11 - PP
MIN, Bobby Smith 6 (J.P. Parise, Brad Maxwell), 19:19 - PP
3: MIN, Al MacAdam 6 (Brad Maxwell, Bobby Smith), 4:53 - PP
Penalties:
1: Bench penalty, MIN [Too many men on the ice] 1:12
Tim Young, MIN [Roughing] 13:34
Ron Zanussi, MIN [Holding] 16:11
2: Bob Murdoch, LA [Cross checking] 11:07
Randy Manery, LA [Holding] 18:40
Glen Sharpley, MIN [Hooking] 20:00
3: Mark Heaslip, LA [Slashing] 3:27
Glen Sharpley, MIN [Tripping] 8:50
Penalty time: LA : 6 minutes
MIN: 10 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Murray Wilson | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Danny Grant | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Jensen | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mark Heaslip | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Hampton | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Grahame | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 33 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butters | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 14- 5-14-33
MIN: 9-15- 4-28
Goalies: LA : Ron Grahame (L, 9-8-0)
MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 5-7-0)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 7,030
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