NHL game summary from December 7, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (12-10-3) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Buffalo Sabres (8-10-7) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | BUF, | Danny Gare 7 (Don Luce), 12:12 - PP |
| LA , | Butch Goring 17 (Randy Manery, Dave Taylor), 13:15 - PP | |
| LA , | Murray Wilson 3 (Butch Goring, Rob Palmer), 19:35 | |
| 2: | BUF, | Rene Robert 5 (Terry Martin, Jerry Korab), 6:50 |
| LA , | Butch Goring 18 (Bob Murdoch, Tom Williams), 10:12 - PP | |
| BUF, | Danny Gare 8 (Craig Ramsay, Don Luce), 13:01 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Murdoch, LA [Cross checking] 10:23 |
| Danny Gare, BUF [Holding] 12:25 | |
| Mario Lessard, LA [Delay of game] 15:33 | |
| 2: | Terry Martin, BUF [Holding] 9:27 |
| Glenn Goldup, LA [Interference] 10:40 | |
| Bert Wilson, LA [Hi-sticking] 15:20 | |
| Danny Gare, BUF [Roughing] 15:20 | |
| 3: | Lee Fogolin, BUF [Holding] 5:04 |
Penalty time: LA : 8 minutes
BUF: 8 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Lessard | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Murray Wilson | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Danny Grant | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Steve Jensen | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mark Heaslip | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Hampton | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 32 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Stewart | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Richard | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sauve | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 13- 6-14-33
BUF: 11- 9- 6-26
Goalies: LA : Mario Lessard (T, 3-2-3)
BUF: Bob Sauve (T, 1-3-2)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 16,433
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