NHL game summary from October 28, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (2-4-2) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (6-1-1) |
0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1: | DET, | Mike Foligno 2 (Dale McCourt), 12:56 |
| 2: | PHI, | Dennis Ververgaert 1 (Ken Linseman, Bob Dailey), 5:24 |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 4 (Vaclav Nedomansky, Reed Larson), 10:21 - PP | |
| 3: | PHI, | Brian Propp 7 (Ken Linseman, Dennis Ververgaert), :51 |
| PHI, | Dennis Ververgaert 2 (Bob Dailey, Brian Propp), 5:17 | |
| PHI, | Reggie Leach 8 (Bobby Clarke), 5:41 | |
| DET, | Willie Huber 2 (Pete Mahovlich, Bill Hogaboam), 10:07 | |
| DET, | Dan Labraaten 3 (Dale McCourt), 17:05 | |
| PHI, | Reggie Leach 9 (Bob Dailey, Bobby Clarke), 19:00 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Kevin Schamehorn, DET [Hooking] 0:56 |
| Reed Larson, DET [Roughing] 4:52 | |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Roughing] 4:52 | |
| Dennis Ververgaert, PHI [Tripping] 9:46 | |
| 2: | Kevin Schamehorn, DET [Hooking] 6:24 |
| Frank Bathe, PHI [Hooking] 8:43 | |
| 3: | Thommie Bergman, DET [Tripping] 7:32 |
Penalty time: DET: 8 minutes
PHI: 6 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Long | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Glenn Hicks | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Kevin Schamehorn | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 2 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 20 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| Frank Bathe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 11 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Ken Linseman | 14 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Al Hill | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Tom Gorence | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Barnes | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Propp | 26 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Mike Busniuk | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Phil Myre | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 48 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 48 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 4- 7- 9-20
PHI: 11-20-17-48
Goalies: DET: Rogie Vachon (L, 0-2-1)
PHI: Phil Myre (W, 3-1-1)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 17,077
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