NHL game summary from December 2, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (7-10-5) |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (17-1-5) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | PHI, | Al Hill 4 (John Paddock, Behn Wilson), 1:30 |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 9 (Dennis Sobchuk, Reed Larson), 13:59 - PP | |
| PHI, | Dennis Ververgaert 5 (Bill Barber, Ken Linseman), 15:39 | |
| 2: | PHI, | Al Hill 5, 19:13 |
| 3: | DET, | Dale McCourt 10 (Reed Larson), 7:55 - PP |
| PHI, | Paul Holmgren 9 (Behn Wilson, Brian Propp), 12:38 - PP | |
| DET, | Willie Huber 4, 13:20 | |
| DET, | Dan Labraaten 8 (Dale McCourt, Greg Joly), 16:53 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Dailey, PHI [Slashing] 3:25 |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Tripping] 13:15 | |
| 2: | Behn Wilson, PHI [Slashing] 1:47 |
| Jim Korn, DET [Tripping] 11:34 | |
| Bench penalty, DET [Delay of game] 16:25 | |
| John Paddock, PHI [Hi-sticking] 19:31 | |
| 3: | John Paddock, PHI [Hi-sticking major] 6:59 |
| Mike Foligno, DET [Roughing] 9:45 | |
| Frank Bathe, PHI [Roughing, Misconduct] 9:45 | |
| Reed Larson, DET [Holding] 10:33 | |
| Bill Barber, PHI [Fighting] 11:32 | |
| Pete Mahovlich, DET [Roughing, Fighting] 11:32 |
Penalty time: DET: 15 minutes
PHI: 30 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 | -1 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 4 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Sobchuk | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Glenn Hicks | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 27 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Bathe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Paddock | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Linseman | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Al Hill | 15 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Norm Barnes | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brian Propp | 26 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Busniuk | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pete Peeters | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 6- 8-13-27
PHI: 12-16- 5-33
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (T, 3-4-2)
PHI: Pete Peeters (T, 8-0-3)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 17,077
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