NHL game summary from December 27, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (25-6-4) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 Detroit Red Wings (8-18-11) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 16 (Errol Thompson, Reed Larson), 6:39 - PP |
| MTL, | Larry Robinson 8 (Guy Lafleur, Serge Savard), 9:04 - PP | |
| 2: | DET, | Andre St. Laurent 6 (Paul Woods, Reed Larson), 5:53 - SH |
| MTL, | Guy Lapointe 9 (Guy Lafleur, Steve Shutt), 8:17 - PP | |
| 3: | MTL, | Steve Shutt 16 (Guy Lapointe), 5:14 |
| MTL, | Yvon Lambert 14 (Mario Tremblay), 15:43 | |
| MTL, | Doug Jarvis 6 (Bob Gainey, Larry Robinson), 18:51 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Reed Larson, DET [Roughing] 2:21 |
| Mario Tremblay, MTL [Roughing] 2:21 | |
| Gilles Lupien, MTL [Holding] 5:37 | |
| Bob Gainey, MTL [Hooking] 6:31 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Elbowing] 7:34 | |
| Gilles Lupien, MTL [Hi-sticking] 8:13 | |
| Vaclav Nedomansky, DET [Slashing] 8:13 | |
| Doug Jarvis, MTL [Holding] 14:16 | |
| 2: | Perry Miller, DET [Holding] 0:18 |
| Guy Lapointe, MTL [Holding] 1:49 | |
| Rob Plumb, DET [Hooking] 3:58 | |
| Paul Woods, DET [Hooking] 8:00 | |
| Perry Miller, DET [Tripping] 11:32 | |
| 3: | Pierre Mondou, MTL [Holding] 12:40 |
Penalty time: MTL: 14 minutes
DET: 14 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hughes | 30 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 32 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rob Plumb | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| John Hilworth | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 20 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 10-11-11-32
DET: 8- 4- 8-20
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 15-3-3)
DET: Rogie Vachon (L, 5-13-8)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Ron Finn
Attendance: 14,574
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