NHL game summary from December 28, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (13-15-6) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Montreal Canadiens (25-6-5) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | LA , | Steve Jensen 8 (Butch Goring, Rick Hampton), 9:31 |
| LA , | Steve Jensen 9 (Butch Goring), 11:39 | |
| 2: | LA , | Marcel Dionne 24 (Dave Taylor, Randy Manery), 8:16 |
| MTL, | Bob Gainey 8 (Rejean Houle, Pierre Larouche), 10:10 | |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 24 (Pat Hughes, Mark Napier), 13:06 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Mario Tremblay 12 (Yvon Lambert, Rick Chartraw), 6:45 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Rob Palmer, LA [Holding] 1:17 | |
| Bert Wilson, LA [Slashing] 5:01 | ||
| 3: | Bert Wilson, LA [Fighting] 11:01 | |
| Brian Engblom, MTL [Fighting] 11:01 | ||
| Larry Robinson, MTL [Tripping] 12:04 | ||
Penalty time: LA : 9 minutes
MTL: 7 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Lessard | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 4 |
| Murray Wilson | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Steve Jensen | 22 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mark Heaslip | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Hampton | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 26 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 8 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Hughes | 30 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 11- 4-11-26
MTL: 6-17- 8-31
Goalies: LA : Mario Lessard (T, 4-4-5)
MTL: Michel Larocque (T, 10-3-2)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 17,153
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