All NHL game summaries from December 8, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (16-10-2) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Colorado Rockies (4-19-5) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | ATL, | Bobby Lalonde 13 (Tom Lysiak, Jean Pronovost), 11:55 - PP |
| COL, | Barry Beck 4 (Dennis Owchar, Wilf Paiement), 16:34 | |
| ATL, | Richard Mulhern 3 (Tom Lysiak, Jean Pronovost), 17:55 | |
| 2: | COL, | Jack Valiquette 9 (Barry Beck), 9:16 |
| COL, | Paul Gardner 11 (John Van Boxmeer, Jack Valiquette), 10:46 - PP | |
| ATL, | Jean Pronovost 7 (Ken Houston, Pat Ribble), 16:07 | |
| 3: | ATL, | Tom Lysiak 13 (Jean Pronovost, Pat Ribble), 15:35 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Willi Plett, ATL [Tripping] 2:54 | |
| Mike Christie, COL [Holding] 11:35 | ||
| 2: | Rod Seiling, ATL [Interference] 10:38 | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: ATL: 4 minutes
COL: 2 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rod Seiling | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Laurence | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Beverley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Joe Contini | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Comeau | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Awrey | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Merlin Malinowski | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Clayton Pachal | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michel Plasse | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 9- 9- 8-26
COL: 9- 7- 7-23
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 16-8-2)
COL: Michel Plasse (L, 0-8-1)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Willard Norris
Attendance: 4,897
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (9-13-5) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Montreal Canadiens (17-6-4) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | MTL, | Bob Gainey 6 (Pat Hughes, Larry Robinson), 6:09 |
| PIT, | Peter Lee 16 (Rod Schutt), 7:50 | |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 18 (Serge Savard, Pierre Mondou), 17:03 - PP | |
| 2: | PIT, | Peter Lee 17 (Tom Bladon, Rod Schutt), 13:30 - PP |
| PIT, | Pete Mahovlich 5 (Rod Schutt, Peter Lee), 18:59 - PP | |
| 3: | MTL, | Pierre Mondou 12 (Steve Shutt, Serge Savard), 2:11 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pat Hughes, MTL [Hi-sticking] 14:34 | |
| Orest Kindrachuk, PIT [Hi-sticking] 14:34 | ||
| Blair Chapman, PIT [Holding] 16:36 | ||
| 2: | Rick Chartraw, MTL [Holding] 12:58 | |
| Rod Langway, MTL [Hooking] 17:13 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: PIT: 4 minutes
MTL: 6 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bladon | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale Tallon | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Jacques Cossette | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 25 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cam Connor | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Pat Hughes | 30 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 8-13- 4-25
MTL: 12-10- 8-30
Goalies: PIT: Denis Herron (T, 7-9-5)
MTL: Michel Larocque (T, 7-3-1)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Don Koharski
Attendance: 16,028
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