NHL game summary from December 13, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (20-6-4) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Minnesota North Stars (9-15-3) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
1: MTL, Pat Hughes 3 (Bob Gainey, Guy Lapointe), 13:24
MIN, Gary Sargent 7 (Ron Zanussi, J.P. Parise), 14:56 - PP
MIN, Ron Zanussi 8 (Bill Butters, Tim Young), 19:28
2: MTL, Guy Lafleur 22 (Yvon Lambert), 18:38
3: MTL, Mario Tremblay 10 (Steve Shutt, Rejean Houle), 7:32
Penalties:
1: Bobby Smith, MIN [Tripping] 2:11
Brian Engblom, MTL [Tripping] 9:44
Gilles Lupien, MTL [Cross checking] 14:20
2: none
3: none
Penalty time: MTL: 4 minutes
MIN: 2 minutes
| 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 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 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 | 3 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pat Hughes | 30 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 25 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butters | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 9- 8- 8-25
MIN: 13-10- 6-29
Goalies: MTL: Michel Larocque (W, 8-3-1)
MIN: Gilles Meloche (L, 6-8-1)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 14,160
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