NHL game summary from March 3, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (15-33-14) |
0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
 Montreal Canadiens (43-12-8) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | MTL, | Yvon Lambert 23 (Doug Risebrough, Larry Robinson), 18:52 |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 46 (Michel Larocque), 19:43 | |
| 2: | DET, | Dan Labraaten 12 (Reed Larson), 5:25 |
| DET, | Errol Thompson 17 (Andre St. Laurent), 10:39 | |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 23 (Terry Harper), 12:38 - SH | |
| DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 33, 19:24 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Steve Shutt 27 (Jacques Lemaire, Guy Lafleur), 1:40 |
| DET, | Reed Larson 13 (Dale McCourt), 10:04 - SH |
Penalties:
| 1: | Perry Miller, DET [Tripping] 2:39 |
| Pat Hughes, MTL [Interference] 15:41 | |
| 2: | Brian Engblom, MTL [Tripping] 7:18 |
| Errol Thompson, DET [Tripping] 11:14 | |
| 3: | Pat Hughes, MTL [Roughing] 6:51 |
| Andre St. Laurent, DET [Roughing double minor] 6:51 | |
| Brian Engblom, MTL [Tripping] 13:36 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Fighting] 18:21 | |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Fighting] 18:21 | |
| Reed Larson, DET [Roughing] 18:21 | |
| Mark Napier, MTL [Roughing] 18:21 |
Penalty time: DET: 15 minutes
MTL: 15 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Greg Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 9 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 9 | 29 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 8 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Hughes | 30 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 12-13- 4-29
MTL: 10-10-12-32
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 5-8-3)
MTL: Michel Larocque (L, 16-6-3)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 17,175
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