NHL game summary from March 12, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (15-35-16) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Montreal Canadiens (44-13-10) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | DET, | Paul Woods 10 (Dan Bolduc, Willie Huber), :33 |
| MTL, | Pat Hughes 9 (Guy Lapointe, Rod Langway), 6:24 | |
| DET, | J.P. LeBlanc 1 (Paul Woods, Bill Hogaboam), 11:04 - PP | |
| 3: | MTL, | Pierre Mondou 24 (Yvon Lambert), 7:07 |
| DET, | Reed Larson 14 (J.P. LeBlanc, Greg Joly), 10:18 | |
| MTL, | Yvon Lambert 24 (Jacques Lemaire, Serge Savard), 13:08 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bench penalty, DET [Delay of game] 0:17 |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Interference] 4:48 | |
| Gilles Lupien, MTL [Slashing] 10:29 | |
| Mario Tremblay, MTL [Roughing] 11:17 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing] 11:17 | |
| Gilles Lupien, MTL [Hi-sticking] 12:53 | |
| Willie Huber, DET [Roughing] 12:53 | |
| Gilles Lupien, MTL [Roughing] 14:53 | |
| Willie Huber, DET [Holding] 17:42 | |
| 2: | Guy Lafleur, MTL [Slashing] 10:01 |
| 3: | Rod Langway, MTL [Roughing double minor] 7:07 |
| Willie Huber, DET [Roughing double minor] 7:07 | |
| Paul Woods, DET [Roughing double minor] 7:07 | |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Roughing double minor] 7:07 | |
| Dale McCourt, DET [Hooking] 7:51 | |
| Guy Lafleur, MTL [Hooking] 15:19 | |
| Serge Savard, MTL [Delay of game] 16:56 | |
| Errol Thompson, DET [Hooking] 17:40 |
Penalty time: DET: 22 minutes
MTL: 22 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 18 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Roland Cloutier | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -7 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -7 | 25 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 9 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Cam Connor | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Hughes | 30 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 7 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 7 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 5- 9-11-25
MTL: 10-12-19-41
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (T, 5-10-5)
MTL: Michel Larocque (T, 16-6-4)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 16,118
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