NHL game summary from December 26, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (18-12-6) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Detroit Red Wings (8-17-11) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | DET, | Errol Thompson 12 (Andre St. Laurent, Dan Bolduc), 15:11 - PP |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | DET, | Dan Labraaten 7 (Vaclav Nedomansky, John Hilworth), 1:33 |
| PHI, | Mel Bridgman 10 (Rick MacLeish, Bobby Clarke), 18:35 | |
| PHI, | Bobby Clarke 7 (Mel Bridgman), 18:51 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Andre St. Laurent, DET [Holding] 1:40 |
| Willie Huber, DET [Cross checking] 1:49 | |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Roughing] 5:20 | |
| Jimmy Watson, PHI [Fighting] 5:25 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Fighting] 5:25 | |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Holding] 13:36 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Hi-sticking] 18:41 | |
| Blake Dunlop, PHI [Slashing] 18:41 | |
| 2: | Jimmy Watson, PHI [Cross checking] 6:51 |
| Willie Huber, DET [Slashing] 13:20 | |
| 3: | Jimmy Watson, PHI [Holding] 4:12 |
| Reed Larson, DET [Boarding] 9:08 | |
| Reed Larson, DET [Roughing] 13:58 | |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Roughing] 13:58 |
Penalty time: PHI: 17 minutes
DET: 17 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Yves Preston | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Evans | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Barry Dean | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Dunlop | 32 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 7 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 7 | 30 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Rob Plumb | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| John Hilworth | 29 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 21 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 12- 8-10-30
DET: 9- 7- 5-21
Goalies: PHI: Bernie Parent (T, 13-9-4)
DET: Rogie Vachon (T, 5-12-8)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Ron Finn
Attendance: 15,487
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