NHL game summary from December 13, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (13-11-4) |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
 New York Rangers (16-8-4) |
3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 1: | LA , | Butch Goring 21 (Danny Grant, Marcel Dionne), 3:19 - PP |
| NYR, | Pierre Plante 2 (Lucien DeBlois, Mike McEwen), 3:51 | |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 13 (Dave Farrish), 7:56 | |
| LA , | Bob Murdoch 3 (Darryl Edestrand), 11:52 | |
| LA , | Marcel Dionne 22 (Dave Taylor, Danny Grant), 15:53 | |
| NYR, | Steve Vickers 8 (Ron Duguay, Walt Tkaczuk), 17:12 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Lucien DeBlois 6 (Ron Greschner), 1:57 |
| LA , | Steve Jensen 5 (Syl Apps, Rick Hampton), 3:30 | |
| LA , | Mike Murphy 6 (Glenn Goldup, Butch Goring), 4:11 | |
| NYR, | Ron Greschner 10 (Phil Esposito, Carol Vadnais), 14:17 - PP | |
| LA , | Mike Murphy 7 (Marcel Dionne, Rick Hampton), 19:26 - PP | |
| 3: | NYR, | Steve Vickers 9 (Phil Esposito, Ron Greschner), 3:16 - PP |
| NYR, | Ron Greschner 11 (Steve Vickers), 6:41 | |
| NYR, | Ulf Nilsson 11 (Pat Hickey), 7:23 - PP | |
| LA , | Steve Jensen 6 (Dave Taylor, Marcel Dionne), 7:48 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Nick Fotiu, NYR [Elbowing] 2:09 |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Slashing] 8:26 | |
| 2: | Rick Hampton, LA [Holding] 14:06 |
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Holding] 18:03 | |
| 3: | Rob Palmer, LA [Hooking] 1:27 |
| Bob Murdoch, LA [Hooking] 7:16 | |
| Dave Farrish, NYR [Tripping] 9:31 | |
| Dave Farrish, NYR [Elbowing] 19:11 |
Penalty time: LA : 6 minutes
NYR: 10 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Wilson | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | 15 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Steve Jensen | 22 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mark Heaslip | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Hampton | 27 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Grahame | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 9-14- 4-27
NYR: 11- 9-17-37
Goalies: LA : Ron Grahame (L, 9-9-1)
NYR: John Davidson,
Wayne Thomas (W, 7-4-1) Referee: Ron Wicks Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Leon Stickle Attendance: 17,165
Wayne Thomas (W, 7-4-1) Referee: Ron Wicks Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Leon Stickle Attendance: 17,165
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