All NHL game summaries from December 10, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (9-14-3) |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
 Boston Bruins (17-5-6) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | BOS, | Rick Middleton 13 (Wayne Cashman, Rick Smith), 1:34 |
| MIN, | Kent-Erik Andersson 5, 9:37 - SH | |
| BOS, | Mike Milbury 1 (Jean Ratelle), 17:36 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Wayne Cashman 7 (Rick Middleton, Jean Ratelle), 2:16 |
| MIN, | Per-Olov Brasar 2 (J.P. Parise, Greg Smith), 5:24 | |
| BOS, | Peter McNab 17 (Wayne Cashman), 10:07 | |
| MIN, | Tom Younghans 4 (Glen Sharpley, Mike Polich), 14:18 | |
| MIN, | Jean Potvin 3 (Kent-Erik Andersson), 17:29 - SH | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jean Ratelle, BOS [Holding] 1:52 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Holding] 6:21 | ||
| Greg Smith, MIN [Hooking] 8:14 | ||
| Bench penalty, BOS [Too many men on the ice] 13:11 | ||
| Jean Potvin, MIN [Holding] 18:25 | ||
| 2: | Rick Smith, BOS [Holding] 11:01 | |
| Per-Olov Brasar, MIN [Hooking] 15:40 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: MIN: 6 minutes
BOS: 8 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butters | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -2 | 14 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -2 | 14 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Tom Songin | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Walton | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 22 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 4- 6- 4-14
BOS: 7- 7- 8-22
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Meloche (T, 6-7-1)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (T, 7-0-3)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 12,091
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (13-13-4) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Buffalo Sabres (9-10-8) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | BUF, | Tony McKegney 4 (Gilbert Perreault, Derek Smith), 5:05 |
| 2: | BUF, | Don Luce 8 (Danny Gare, Bill Stewart), 6:52 |
| TOR, | Ian Turnbull 5 (Darryl Sittler), 12:40 - PP | |
| TOR, | Darryl Sittler 16 (Ian Turnbull, Mike Palmateer), 13:29 - PP | |
| BUF, | Jim Schoenfeld 1 (Tony McKegney, Gilbert Perreault), 18:28 - PP | |
| 3: | BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 8 (Tony McKegney, Derek Smith), 1:53 |
| BUF, | Craig Ramsay 10 (Gilbert Perreault, Richie Dunn), 9:47 - PP | |
| TOR, | John Anderson 3 (Trevor Johansen, Ron Ellis), 17:46 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Elbowing, Roughing] 6:35 |
| Bill Stewart, BUF [Roughing] 6:35 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Slashing] 17:03 | |
| Ric Seiling, BUF [Slashing] 18:00 | |
| Mike Palmateer, TOR [Slashing] 18:00 | |
| 2: | Richie Dunn, BUF [Fighting] 12:28 |
| Terry Martin, BUF [Fighting] 12:28 | |
| Dave Hutchison, TOR [Fighting] 12:28 | |
| Trevor Johansen, TOR [Fighting double major] 12:28 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Fighting double major, Misconduct, Game misconduct] 12:28 | |
| Bill Stewart, BUF [Fighting double major, Misconduct, Game misconduct] 12:28 | |
| Mike Palmateer, TOR [Leaving the crease] 12:28 | |
| Bob Sauve, BUF [Leaving the crease] 12:28 | |
| Dan Maloney, TOR [Misconduct] 12:28 | |
| Jacques Richard, BUF [Roughing double minor, Game misconduct] 12:28 | |
| Jerry Butler, TOR [Slashing] 17:08 | |
| 3: | Trevor Johansen, TOR [Holding] 8:18 |
Penalty time: TOR: 69 minutes
BUF: 60 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bruce Boudreau | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Hutchison | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -4 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -4 | 24 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Stewart | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 2 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 12 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jacques Richard | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Sauve | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Dunn | 29 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 47 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 47 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 6- 8-10-24
BUF: 14-20-13-47
Goalies: TOR: Mike Palmateer (L, 8-7-3)
BUF: Bob Sauve (W, 2-3-3)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Jim Christison
Attendance: 16,433
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (7-13-8) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (10-10-6) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 11 (Reed Larson, Dale McCourt), 12:25 - PP |
| 2: | CHI, | Ivan Boldirev 12 (J.P. Bordeleau), 1:37 |
| DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 12 (Dale McCourt, Willie Huber), 12:53 - PP | |
| 3: | DET, | Paul Woods 4 (Andre St. Laurent, Willie Huber), 8:21 |
| CHI, | J.P. Bordeleau 10 (Bob Murray), 16:33 | |
| CHI, | Ted Bulley 7 (Bob Murray), 19:00 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Perry Miller, DET [Interference] 0:50 |
| Bob Murray, CHI [Interference] 11:48 | |
| Andre St. Laurent, DET [Slashing] 14:00 | |
| Ivan Boldirev, CHI [Hi-sticking] 17:57 | |
| 2: | Thommie Bergman, DET [Hooking] 1:53 |
| Doug Wilson, CHI [Kneeing] 11:29 | |
| Willie Huber, DET [Holding] 15:09 | |
| 3: | Stan Mikita, CHI [Hi-sticking] 6:18 |
| Thommie Bergman, DET [Hi-sticking] 6:18 |
Penalty time: DET: 10 minutes
CHI: 8 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| John Taft | 11 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Mal Davis | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| John Hilworth | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 30 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Logan | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Reg Kerr | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Doug Hicks | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 11 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 11 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 10-11- 9-30
CHI: 11-14-10-35
Goalies: DET: Rogie Vachon (T, 4-8-6)
CHI: Tony Esposito (T, 9-8-5)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 10,253
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (17-4-5) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Montreal Canadiens (18-6-4) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | MTL, | Larry Robinson 6 (Doug Jarvis, Bob Gainey), 3:34 |
| MTL, | Larry Robinson 7, 4:47 | |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 22 (Bryan Trottier), 13:13 | |
| MTL, | Pierre Mondou 13 (Steve Shutt, Guy Lafleur), 17:02 | |
| NYI, | Garry Howatt 6 (Lorne Henning, Ed Westfall), 17:18 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Rejean Houle 8 (Larry Robinson, Guy Lapointe), 6:15 |
| 3: | NYI, | Bryan Trottier 16 (Mike Bossy, Stefan Persson), :44 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gilles Lupien, MTL [Interference] 5:39 | |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Hooking] 9:14 | ||
| Bob Gainey, MTL [Hooking] 18:48 | ||
| 2: | John Tonelli, NYI [Holding] 1:40 | |
| Bob Lorimer, NYI [Tripping] 4:11 | ||
| Larry Robinson, MTL [Tripping] 9:07 | ||
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 18:12 | ||
| Rejean Houle, MTL [Interference] 19:04 | ||
| Billy Smith, NYI [Interference] 19:04 | ||
| Mario Tremblay, MTL [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Misconduct] 19:04 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: NYI: 10 minutes
MTL: 20 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 21 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -2 | 3 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hughes | 30 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 5- 8- 8-21
MTL: 10-16- 8-34
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (L, 7-3-1)
MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 11-3-3)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 17,819
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (15-10-4) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 New York Rangers (15-8-4) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1: | PHI, | Blake Dunlop 8 (Dave Hoyda, Reggie Leach), 1:34 |
| 2: | PHI, | Bill Barber 14, 12:53 - SH |
| 3: | PHI, | Blake Dunlop 9 (Bob Dailey, Bill Barber), 11:00 - PP |
| PHI, | Bill Barber 15 (Bobby Clarke), 16:47 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Don Saleski, PHI [Hi-sticking] 4:06 |
| Jimmy Watson, PHI [Holding] 5:14 | |
| Dean Talafous, NYR [Interference] 7:50 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Boarding] 13:07 | |
| Bill Barber, PHI [Interference] 13:29 | |
| Bob Dailey, PHI [Holding] 15:52 | |
| 2: | Bobby Clarke, PHI [Elbowing] 6:49 |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Elbowing] 9:13 | |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Attempt to injure] 9:50 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Spearing major] 9:50 | |
| Bench penalty, NYR [Too many men on the ice] 9:50 | |
| Rick MacLeish, PHI [Tripping] 12:46 | |
| Bobby Clarke, PHI [Interference] 13:19 | |
| Anders Hedberg, NYR [Holding] 13:54 | |
| 3: | Nick Fotiu, NYR [Roughing] 8:57 |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Roughing] 8:57 | |
| Mike Korney, NYR [Tripping] 9:50 | |
| Bob Dailey, PHI [Hooking] 13:02 | |
| Bobby Clarke, PHI [Slashing] 13:02 | |
| Phil Esposito, NYR [Slashing] 13:02 | |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Slashing] 19:01 |
Penalty time: PHI: 32 minutes
NYR: 21 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Paul Evans | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Barry Dean | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blake Dunlop | 32 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 29 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Korney | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 7-10-12-29
NYR: 6-12-10-28
Goalies: PHI: Bernie Parent (W, 11-8-3)
NYR: Wayne Thomas (L, 6-4-1)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 17,413
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