NHL game summary from December 6, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (17-6-3) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Detroit Red Wings (6-12-7) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | MTL, | Yvon Lambert 9 (Pierre Mondou, Guy Lafleur), 8:48 - PP |
| MTL, | Pierre Mondou 11 (Steve Shutt, Guy Lafleur), 17:13 - PP | |
| 2: | DET, | Dale McCourt 9 (Errol Thompson), 3:08 |
| 3: | DET, | Nick Libett 5 (Vaclav Nedomansky, Dan Labraaten), :45 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Willie Huber, DET [Slashing] 2:16 |
| Gilles Lupien, MTL [Slashing] 2:16 | |
| Rick Chartraw, MTL [Charging] 3:42 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Elbowing] 6:26 | |
| Guy Lafleur, MTL [Slashing] 6:26 | |
| Thommie Bergman, DET [Holding] 8:34 | |
| Pat Hughes, MTL [Boarding] 9:08 | |
| Brian Engblom, MTL [Roughing] 12:14 | |
| Andre St. Laurent, DET [Roughing] 12:14 | |
| Rick Chartraw, MTL [Tripping] 14:29 | |
| Paul Woods, DET [Interference] 16:56 | |
| Bob Gainey, MTL [Slashing] 17:25 | |
| Andre St. Laurent, DET [Fighting] 19:40 | |
| Brian Engblom, MTL [Fighting] 19:40 | |
| 2: | Mark Napier, MTL [Holding] 7:48 |
| Perry Miller, DET [Slashing] 7:48 | |
| Andre St. Laurent, DET [Elbowing, Roughing] 12:56 | |
| Brian Engblom, MTL [Elbowing, Roughing] 12:56 | |
| 3: | Perry Miller, DET [Slashing] 17:41 |
| Bob Gainey, MTL [Slashing] 17:41 |
Penalty time: MTL: 27 minutes
DET: 23 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hughes | 30 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 16 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 16 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| John Taft | 11 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Mal Davis | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Hilworth | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 5- 7- 4-16
DET: 4-13- 6-23
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (T, 10-3-3)
DET: Rogie Vachon (T, 3-8-5)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 15,117
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