NHL game summary from October 27, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (2-3-2) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Montreal Canadiens (6-1-1) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | DET, | Paul Woods 1 (Bill Hogaboam), 12:00 |
| 2: | MTL, | Guy Lafleur 10 (Larry Robinson, Pierre Larouche), 2:58 - PP |
| MTL, | Rejean Houle 2 (Larry Robinson, Bob Gainey), 3:49 | |
| MTL, | Pierre Mondou 1 (Rod Langway, Rejean Houle), 7:17 - PP | |
| 3: | DET, | Dale McCourt 3 (Mike Foligno, Errol Thompson), :15 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jean Hamel, DET [Interference] 1:58 |
| Pierre Mondou, MTL [Holding] 3:12 | |
| Pete Mahovlich, DET [Hi-sticking] 4:47 | |
| Serge Savard, MTL [Interference] 4:47 | |
| Bob Gainey, MTL [Tripping] 15:17 | |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Interference] 19:29 | |
| 2: | Jean Hamel, DET [Holding] 2:46 |
| Dan Bolduc, DET [Slashing] 5:26 | |
| Mario Tremblay, MTL [Hi-sticking] 16:35 | |
| 3: | Steve Shutt, MTL [Hi-sticking] 3:39 |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Holding] 6:36 |
Penalty time: DET: 10 minutes
MTL: 12 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Long | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Sobchuk | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Glenn Hicks | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Denis Herron | 32 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 9-10- 7-26
MTL: 5-14- 7-26
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 2-2-1)
MTL: Denis Herron (W, 4-0-0)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, John D'Amico
Attendance: 16,367
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