NHL game summary from March 17, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (44-15-10) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Los Angeles Kings (30-30-10) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | MTL, | Steve Shutt 31, 4:23 |
| 3: | LA , | Charlie Simmer 11 (Marcel Dionne), 13:18 |
| LA , | Dave Taylor 39 (Richard Mulhern, Marcel Dionne), 18:49 | |
| LA , | Marcel Dionne 51 (Glenn Goldup, Mike Murphy), 19:41 - EN | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Doug Jarvis, MTL [Hooking] 5:32 |
| Dave Taylor, LA [Hooking] 12:43 | |
| 2: | Dave Taylor, LA [Hi-sticking] 16:52 |
| Brian Engblom, MTL [Hi-sticking] 16:52 | |
| 3: | Charlie Simmer, LA [Hi-sticking] 10:01 |
| Rick Chartraw, MTL [Hi-sticking] 10:01 |
Penalty time: MTL: 6 minutes
LA : 6 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hughes | 30 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 28 | ||||||
| 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 | 4 |
| Doug Halward | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Wilson | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Charlie Simmer | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Jensen | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mark Heaslip | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Hampton | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 7-10-11-28
LA : 6-12-14-32
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (L, 28-8-6)
LA : Mario Lessard (W, 19-13-9)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Don Koharski
Attendance: 14,267
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