All NHL game summaries from December 15, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (10-15-3) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
 Washington Capitals (7-20-4) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | MIN, | Brad Maxwell 1 (Tim Young, J.P. Parise), 8:08 |
| MIN, | Kent-Erik Andersson 6, 14:23 - SH | |
| MIN, | Steve Payne 2 (Bobby Smith, Al MacAdam), 19:27 | |
| 2: | MIN, | Kent-Erik Andersson 7 (Gary Sargent, Bill Hogaboam), 4:51 |
| MIN, | Greg Smith 3 (Glen Sharpley, Brad Maxwell), 18:09 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Gary Sargent 8 (Tim Young), 5:02 - PP |
| WAS, | Doug Patey 1 (Guy Charron, Bob Girard), 8:27 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Brad Maxwell, MIN [Elbowing] 12:47 |
| Steve Payne, MIN [Hooking] 16:07 | |
| Jean Potvin, MIN [Fighting] 18:02 | |
| Rick Green, WAS [Fighting] 18:02 | |
| 2: | Dennis Maruk, WAS [Tripping] 5:16 |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Slashing] 12:05 | |
| 3: | Tom Younghans, MIN [Fighting] 4:50 |
| Bill Riley, WAS [Fighting] 4:50 | |
| Peter Scamurra, WAS [Holding] 4:59 | |
| Gary Sargent, MIN [Tripping] 13:55 | |
| J.P. Parise, MIN [Hooking] 19:07 |
Penalty time: MIN: 18 minutes
WAS: 16 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butters | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 22 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bedard | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Scamurra | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Greg Carroll | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Doug Patey | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 10- 7- 5-22
WAS: 10- 9-14-33
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 7-8-1)
WAS: Jim Bedard (L, 4-12-3),
Bernie Wolfe Referee: Bryan Lewis Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Gordon Broseker Attendance: 6,538
Bernie Wolfe Referee: Bryan Lewis Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Gordon Broseker Attendance: 6,538
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