NHL game summary from December 23, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (18-12-5) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (11-15-7) |
2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | CHI, | Bob Murray 6 (Stan Mikita, Cliff Koroll), :43 |
| CHI, | Stan Mikita 5 (J.P. Bordeleau, Doug Wilson), 4:21 - PP | |
| PHI, | Don Saleski 7 (Bob Dailey, Bill Barber), 8:45 - PP | |
| 2: | PHI, | Kevin McCarthy 1 (Bill Barber, Reggie Leach), 16:49 |
| 3: | CHI, | Cliff Koroll 5 (Stan Mikita, Dave Logan), 2:38 |
| CHI, | Cliff Koroll 6 (John Marks, Doug Wilson), 5:50 | |
| CHI, | Stan Mikita 6, 19:20 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick MacLeish, PHI [Tripping] 3:51 |
| Tim Higgins, CHI [Tripping] 6:48 | |
| Behn Wilson, PHI [Fighting] 15:36 | |
| Grant Mulvey, CHI [Fighting] 15:36 | |
| Pete Peeters, PHI [Roughing] 15:36 | |
| 2: | Behn Wilson, PHI [Fighting] 10:21 |
| Keith Magnuson, CHI [Fighting] 10:21 | |
| Bob Kelly, CHI [Player leaving bench double minor, Game misconduct] 10:21 | |
| John Marks, CHI [Roughing] 10:21 | |
| Bobby Clarke, PHI [Roughing] 10:21 | |
| 3: | Ted Bulley, CHI [Hi-sticking] 3:34 |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Hi-sticking] 3:34 | |
| Phil Russell, CHI [Fighting] 8:19 | |
| Barry Dean, PHI [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Fighting] 8:19 | |
| Rick Lapointe, PHI [Holding] 12:21 |
Penalty time: PHI: 27 minutes
CHI: 35 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -2 | 1 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Yves Preston | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Evans | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Barry Dean | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Blake Dunlop | 32 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Peeters | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 28 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Veisor | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Logan | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tim Higgins | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 9-10- 9-28
CHI: 14- 9- 9-32
Goalies: PHI: Pete Peeters (L, 1-1-1)
CHI: Mike Veisor (W, 2-3-2)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 14,197
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