All NHL game summaries from December 1, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (6-14-2) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Atlanta Flames (15-8-2) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | MIN, | Tim Young 4 (Per-Olov Brasar), 18:45 |
| 2: | ATL, | Jean Pronovost 5 (Guy Chouinard, Tom Lysiak), 15:51 - PP |
| MIN, | Al MacAdam 4 (Greg Smith, Gary Sargent), 17:01 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Bill Hogaboam 1 (Jean Potvin), 7:45 |
| MIN, | Glen Sharpley 6 (Steve Payne, Mike Polich), 12:52 | |
| ATL, | Don Laurence 1 (Dave Shand, Richard Mulhern), 19:15 | |
| ATL, | Bobby Lalonde 12 (Bill Clement, Richard Mulhern), 19:34 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ken Houston, ATL [Hi-sticking] 5:54 |
| Eric Vail, ATL [Slashing] 13:10 | |
| 2: | Gary Sargent, MIN [Hooking] 0:54 |
| Ken Houston, ATL [Fighting] 13:52 | |
| Tom Younghans, MIN [Fighting] 13:52 | |
| Glen Sharpley, MIN [Tripping] 15:21 | |
| 3: | Brad Maxwell, MIN [Hooking] 0:10 |
| Dave Shand, ATL [Roughing] 2:16 | |
| Bobby Smith, MIN [Roughing] 2:16 | |
| Brad Marsh, ATL [Roughing] 4:28 | |
| Bill Butters, MIN [Roughing] 4:28 |
Penalty time: MIN: 15 minutes
ATL: 13 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butters | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Gary Edwards | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 23 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Seiling | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Don Laurence | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 6- 9- 8-23
ATL: 7- 7-12-26
Goalies: MIN: Gary Edwards (W, 2-5-2)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 15-7-2)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Swede Knox
Attendance: 9,419
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (6-11-6) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Vancouver Canucks (10-13-2) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | VAN, | Ron Sedlbauer 16 (Chris Oddleifson, Lars Lindgren), 10:37 |
| VAN, | Dennis Ververgaert 6 (Dennis Kearns, Roland Eriksson), 16:21 - PP | |
| 2: | DET, | Paul Woods 2 (Reed Larson, Dale McCourt), 13:12 - PP |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Randy Holt, VAN [Slashing] 4:07 |
| Bench penalty, DET [Too many men on the ice] 6:20 | |
| Nick Libett, DET [Hooking] 15:55 | |
| John Hilworth, DET [Fighting] 17:05 | |
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Fighting] 17:05 | |
| 2: | Jean Hamel, DET [Roughing] 1:50 |
| Curt Fraser, VAN [Roughing] 1:50 | |
| Lars Lindgren, VAN [Holding] 12:40 | |
| Bill Lochead, DET [Hooking] 13:56 | |
| Curt Fraser, VAN [Hooking] 18:44 | |
| 3: | Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing] 2:14 |
| Curt Fraser, VAN [Roughing] 2:14 | |
| Bench penalty, DET [Too many men on the ice] 5:23 | |
| Randy Holt, VAN [Elbowing] 10:06 | |
| Thommie Bergman, DET [Fighting] 19:41 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Fighting] 19:41 |
Penalty time: DET: 22 minutes
VAN: 22 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Taft | 11 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fern LeBlanc | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Roland Cloutier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| John Hilworth | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 25 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hanlon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Randy Holt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Roland Eriksson | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Tudor | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 16 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 16 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 10-11- 4-25
VAN: 5- 6- 5-16
Goalies: DET: Rogie Vachon (L, 3-8-4)
VAN: Glen Hanlon (W, 6-6-1)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 14,215
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (7-13-3) |
1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
 Washington Capitals (5-15-4) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | PIT, | Rick Kehoe 2 (Pete Mahovlich, Denis Herron), 3:09 - PP |
| WAS, | Dennis Maruk 4 (Peter Scamurra, Bill Riley), 19:00 | |
| 2: | WAS, | Bob Sirois 10 (Tom Rowe, Guy Charron), 2:30 |
| WAS, | Ryan Walter 7 (Mark Lofthouse), 3:56 | |
| PIT, | Ron Stackhouse 4 (Peter Lee, Dale Tallon), 5:13 | |
| PIT, | George Ferguson 4 (Dale Tallon, Rod Schutt), 7:40 | |
| PIT, | Peter Lee 13 (Greg Malone), 12:37 | |
| PIT, | Peter Lee 14 (Rod Schutt, Randy Carlyle), 16:12 | |
| 3: | PIT, | Ross Lonsberry 9 (Orest Kindrachuk, Dale Tallon), 13:40 |
| WAS, | Guy Charron 6 (Robert Picard, Bob Sirois), 17:27 | |
| PIT, | George Ferguson 5 (Pete Mahovlich), 18:42 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Schultz, PIT [Hi-sticking] 2:47 |
| Paul Mulvey, WAS [Hi-sticking] 2:47 | |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Hi-sticking] 2:47 | |
| George Ferguson, PIT [Tripping] 4:30 | |
| Russ Anderson, PIT [Roughing] 8:52 | |
| Bill Riley, WAS [Elbowing] 11:48 | |
| Paul Mulvey, WAS [Misconduct] 11:48 | |
| Dave Schultz, PIT [Misconduct] 11:48 | |
| Russ Anderson, PIT [Hooking] 16:00 | |
| Greg Malone, PIT [Tripping] 16:00 | |
| 2: | Dave Schultz, PIT [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 2:33 |
| Bill Riley, WAS [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 2:33 | |
| Paul Mulvey, WAS [Roughing] 3:56 | |
| Denis Herron, PIT [Roughing] 3:56 | |
| Peter Scamurra, WAS [Tripping] 19:43 | |
| 3: | Dennis Maruk, WAS [Fighting] 6:35 |
| Rod Schutt, PIT [Roughing, Fighting] 6:35 | |
| Randy Carlyle, PIT [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 7:40 | |
| Tom Rowe, WAS [Hi-sticking, Roughing, Fighting] 7:40 | |
| Russ Anderson, PIT [Hi-sticking] 8:31 |
Penalty time: PIT: 45 minutes
WAS: 41 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bladon | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Dale Tallon | 4 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -3 | 2 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jacques Cossette | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 31 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bedard | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Scamurra | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Greg Carroll | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 8-16- 7-31
WAS: 12-10- 6-28
Goalies: PIT: Denis Herron (W, 5-9-3)
WAS: Jim Bedard (L, 4-10-3)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 8,723
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