NHL game summary from December 9, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (16-11-2) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Los Angeles Kings (13-10-3) |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | ATL, | Pat Ribble 4 (Bill Clement), :41 |
| 2: | LA , | Dave Taylor 14 (Marcel Dionne, Danny Grant), 4:48 |
| LA , | Marcel Dionne 21 (Butch Goring, Danny Grant), 12:28 - PP | |
| 3: | LA , | Bert Wilson 4 (Syl Apps, Mark Heaslip), 1:21 |
| LA , | Glenn Goldup 7 (Mark Heaslip), 6:16 | |
| LA , | Rick Hampton 2 (Bob Murdoch), 18:46 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bill Clement, ATL [Slashing] 4:32 |
| Bert Wilson, LA [Interference] 10:59 | |
| Jean Pronovost, ATL [Hooking] 12:08 | |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Elbowing] 14:46 | |
| 2: | Bob Murdoch, LA [Misconduct] 11:35 |
| Tom Lysiak, ATL [Roughing] 11:35 | |
| Brian Glennie, LA [Roughing double minor] 11:35 | |
| Ken Houston, ATL [Roughing, Misconduct] 11:35 | |
| Bench penalty, ATL [Too many men on the ice] 11:35 | |
| Marcel Dionne, LA [Hooking] 13:18 | |
| Tom Lysiak, ATL [Tripping] 15:03 | |
| 3: | Brad Marsh, ATL [Holding] 7:51 |
| Rick Hampton, LA [Holding] 16:35 |
Penalty time: ATL: 26 minutes
LA : 20 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 6 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Rod Seiling | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Don Laurence | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 27 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Lessard | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Danny Grant | 15 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Jensen | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mark Heaslip | 26 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rick Hampton | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 42 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 42 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 14- 8- 5-27
LA : 15-18- 9-42
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 16-9-2)
LA : Mario Lessard (W, 4-2-3)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 10,009
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