NHL game summary from December 16, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (7-15-9) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (15-13-4) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | TOR, | Ron Ellis 5 (Borje Salming, Walt McKechnie), 18:48 |
| 2: | TOR, | Borje Salming 6 (Walt McKechnie), 16:35 |
| 3: | DET, | Dennis Polonich 3 (Thommie Bergman), 2:04 |
| DET, | Nick Libett 6 (Vaclav Nedomansky), 4:41 | |
| TOR, | Walt McKechnie 10 (Dave Hutchison), 13:08 | |
| TOR, | Lanny McDonald 15 (Darryl Sittler), 18:38 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Borje Salming, TOR [Tripping] 5:57 |
| Dan Maloney, TOR [Slashing] 9:13 | |
| Andre St. Laurent, DET [Delay of game] 11:59 | |
| 2: | Dave Hutchison, TOR [Interference] 4:00 |
| 3: | Willie Huber, DET [Fighting] 7:24 |
| Dan Maloney, TOR [Fighting] 7:24 |
Penalty time: DET: 7 minutes
TOR: 11 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Taft | 11 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Fern LeBlanc | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| John Hilworth | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 36 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Rocky Saganiuk | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Boudreau | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Dave Hutchison | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 46 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 46 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 12-11-13-36
TOR: 18-11-17-46
Goalies: DET: Rogie Vachon (L, 4-10-6)
TOR: Mike Palmateer (W, 10-7-3)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 16,485
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