NHL game summary from December 3, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (17-6-2) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Buffalo Sabres (8-10-6) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | BUF, | Danny Gare 6 (Craig Ramsay, Don Luce), 5:53 - PP |
| 2: | MTL, | Mario Tremblay 9 (Guy Lafleur), 8:59 - PP |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 17 (Steve Shutt, Gilles Lupien), 14:03 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Steve Shutt 8 (Guy Lafleur, Michel Larocque), 4:06 |
| MTL, | Doug Jarvis 5 (Pierre Mondou, Mark Napier), 4:57 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rod Langway, MTL [Fighting] 2:30 |
| Larry Playfair, BUF [Interference, Fighting] 2:30 | |
| Gilles Lupien, MTL [Hi-sticking] 5:15 | |
| 2: | Terry Martin, BUF [Tripping] 7:05 |
| 3: | Gilles Lupien, MTL [Tripping] 9:21 |
| Rejean Houle, MTL [Tripping] 14:52 |
Penalty time: MTL: 11 minutes
BUF: 9 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cam Connor | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 31 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Stewart | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jacques Richard | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Sauve | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Dunn | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 9-13- 9-31
BUF: 6- 4-15-25
Goalies: MTL: Michel Larocque (W, 7-3-0)
BUF: Bob Sauve (L, 1-3-1)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 16,433
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