NHL game summary from January 20, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (22-15-10) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 Montreal Canadiens (30-9-7) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | MTL, | Pierre Larouche 6, 5:43 |
| MTL, | Mark Napier 8 (Rejean Houle, Guy Lafleur), 12:44 - PP | |
| PHI, | Rick Lapointe 2 (Rick MacLeish, Bill Barber), 19:23 - PP | |
| 2: | MTL, | Doug Jarvis 8 (Pat Hughes, Bob Gainey), 10:01 |
| PHI, | Mel Bridgman 13, 11:59 | |
| MTL, | Rejean Houle 12 (Mario Tremblay, Yvon Lambert), 17:26 | |
| 3: | PHI, | Tom Gorence 4 (Bob Kelly, Mel Bridgman), 3:03 |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 32 (Pierre Mondou, Larry Robinson), 3:52 | |
| PHI, | Al Hill 1, 12:42 | |
| PHI, | Bob Dailey 7 (Mel Bridgman, Bobby Clarke), 19:22 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bobby Clarke, PHI [Holding] 0:43 |
| Rejean Houle, MTL [Broken stick] 2:37 | |
| Behn Wilson, PHI [Holding] 11:05 | |
| Mario Tremblay, MTL [Slashing] 11:05 | |
| Bill Barber, PHI [Interference] 11:23 | |
| Rejean Houle, MTL [Holding] 18:42 | |
| Behn Wilson, PHI [Interference] 19:35 | |
| 2: | Bill Barber, PHI [Tripping] 0:39 |
| Gilles Lupien, MTL [Slashing] 3:56 | |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Tripping] 5:59 | |
| 3: | Blake Dunlop, PHI [Hooking] 8:35 |
Penalty time: PHI: 14 minutes
MTL: 8 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Gorence | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Blake Dunlop | 32 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hill | 37 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 1 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 1 | 34 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Newman | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hughes | 30 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 8- 8-18-34
MTL: 12-11- 8-31
Goalies: PHI: Wayne Stephenson (T, 5-2-4)
MTL: Ken Dryden (T, 20-4-5)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 17,527
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