NHL game summary from March 31, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (33-32-11) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 Detroit Red Wings (21-39-16) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | DET, | Dale McCourt 27 (Reed Larson), 3:18 |
| DET, | Nick Libett 15 (Greg Carroll), 6:20 | |
| LA , | Marcel Dionne 56 (Charlie Simmer, Randy Manery), 11:25 - PP | |
| 2: | DET, | Dan Labraaten 19 (Vaclav Nedomansky, Dale McCourt), 5:44 |
| LA , | Murray Wilson 10 (Steve Jensen, Marcel Dionne), 11:18 | |
| 3: | DET, | Errol Thompson 22 (Andre St. Laurent, Reed Larson), 12:36 |
| LA , | Butch Goring 33 (Mike Murphy), 17:03 | |
| LA , | Charlie Simmer 15 (Marcel Dionne, Rob Palmer), 17:25 | |
| LA , | Mike Murphy 15 (Glenn Goldup, Randy Manery), 19:45 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Willie Huber, DET [Tripping] 7:45 |
| Perry Miller, DET [Slashing] 10:05 | |
| 2: | Charlie Simmer, LA [Interference] 6:53 |
| Reed Larson, DET [Roughing] 6:53 | |
| Richard Mulhern, LA [Hooking] 8:41 | |
| 3: | Glenn Goldup, LA [Roughing] 1:57 |
| Greg Joly, DET [Holding] 10:06 |
Penalty time: LA : 6 minutes
DET: 8 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Lessard | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Randy Holt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Richard Mulhern | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Murray Wilson | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Charlie Simmer | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Jensen | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Heaslip | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 28 | ||||||
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 7- 7-14-28
DET: 10-10- 7-27
Goalies: LA : Mario Lessard (W, 22-15-9)
DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 11-13-5)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 14,686
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