NHL game summary from January 17, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (30-9-6) |
2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
 Los Angeles Kings (19-20-6) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | MTL, | Pat Hughes 4 (Bob Gainey, Doug Jarvis), 6:02 |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 31, 10:00 | |
| 2: | LA , | Mike Murphy 8 (Butch Goring), 8:43 - SH |
| MTL, | Mark Napier 6 (Pierre Mondou), 12:22 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Pat Hughes 5 (Bob Gainey), :27 |
| MTL, | Rejean Houle 11 (Mario Tremblay, Yvon Lambert), 2:02 | |
| MTL, | Mark Napier 7 (Guy Lafleur, Pierre Mondou), 11:37 | |
| MTL, | Pat Hughes 6 (Larry Robinson, Guy Lafleur), 12:52 - PP | |
| LA , | Dave Taylor 24 (Butch Goring, Marcel Dionne), 16:43 - PP | |
| LA , | Charlie Simmer 1 (Rob Palmer), 19:17 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rejean Houle, MTL [Hi-sticking] 1:41 |
| Marcel Dionne, LA [Slashing] 1:41 | |
| Mike Murphy, LA [Holding] 3:13 | |
| Brian Engblom, MTL [Holding] 7:04 | |
| Pierre Mondou, MTL [Tripping] 12:48 | |
| Randy Holt, LA [Holding] 15:57 | |
| 2: | Charlie Simmer, LA [Holding] 8:14 |
| Richard Mulhern, LA [Holding] 18:25 | |
| 3: | Gilles Lupien, MTL [Slashing] 9:06 |
| Dave Taylor, LA [Slashing] 9:06 | |
| Randy Holt, LA [Cross checking] 12:02 | |
| Pat Hughes, MTL [Tripping] 15:15 |
Penalty time: MTL: 10 minutes
LA : 14 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Dan Newman | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hughes | 30 | RW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 44 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 44 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Lessard | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Richard Mulhern | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Charlie Simmer | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Jensen | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Randy Holt | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Mark Heaslip | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -21 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -21 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 16-12-16-44
LA : 9- 9- 8-26
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 20-4-4)
LA : Mario Lessard (L, 9-7-5)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Don Koharski
Attendance: 13,257
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