NHL game summary from April 8, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (52-17-11) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Detroit Red Wings (23-41-16) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | DET, | Dale McCourt 28 (Dan Labraaten, Greg Joly), 14:34 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Yvon Lambert, MTL [Boarding] 1:52 | |
| Larry Robinson, MTL [Charging] 6:05 | ||
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Hooking] 7:20 | ||
| 2: | Terry Harper, DET [Roughing] 1:49 | |
| Bob Gainey, MTL [Roughing] 1:49 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: MTL: 6 minutes
DET: 4 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -5 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -5 | 22 | ||||||
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 8- 5- 9-22
DET: 8- 8- 8-24
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (L, 30-10-7)
DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 13-14-5)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Don Koharski
Attendance: 15,711
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