NHL game summary from October 11, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Minnesota North Stars (0-1-0) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 
|  Montreal Canadiens (1-0-0) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 
| 1: | MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 1 (Pierre Mondou), 4:34 | 
| MTL, | Larry Robinson 1, 8:48 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Rejean Houle 1 (Yvan Cournoyer, Larry Robinson), 4:26 - PP | 
| MTL, | Mario Tremblay 1 (Yvon Lambert), 5:55 | |
| MIN, | Mike Fidler 1 (Kris Manery, Greg Smith), 17:08 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Greg Smith 1 (Kris Manery, Glen Sharpley), 19:12 | 
| MTL, | Bob Gainey 1 (Guy Lapointe, Larry Robinson), 19:40 | 
Penalties:
| 1: | Gary Sargent, MIN [Holding] 4:53 | 
| Gilles Lupien, MTL [Holding] 9:50 | |
| 2: | Al MacAdam, MIN [Interference] 2:28 | 
| Ken Dryden, MTL [Delay of game] 6:32 | |
| Rick Chartraw, MTL [Hi-sticking] 9:01 | |
| Gary Sargent, MIN [Holding] 11:40 | |
| Steve Shutt, MTL [Hi-sticking] 17:43 | |
| 3: | Tim Young, MIN [Hooking] 6:34 | 
| Serge Savard, MTL [Hooking] 12:29 | |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Interference] 16:22 | 
Penalty time: MIN: 8 minutes
              MTL: 12 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 
| Bryan Maxwell | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 24 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: MIN:  7-11- 6-24
       MTL: 10-13- 9-32
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Meloche (L, 0-1-0)
         MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 1-0-0)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 15,889
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