All NHL game summaries from December 5, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (6-17-4) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Colorado Rockies (4-18-5) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | WAS, | Rick Green 3 (Tom Rowe, Guy Charron), 8:13 - PP |
| 2: | WAS, | Bob Sirois 11 (Tom Rowe, Leif Svensson), 7:10 |
| COL, | Gary Croteau 15 (Wilf Paiement, Jack Valiquette), 12:43 | |
| 3: | WAS, | Guy Charron 8 (Bob Girard, Michel Bergeron), 1:37 |
| WAS, | Bob Girard 3 (Michel Bergeron), 5:08 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Paul Gardner, COL [Hooking] 2:15 |
| Mark Lofthouse, WAS [Holding] 4:50 | |
| Mike Christie, COL [Holding] 8:09 | |
| Bob Girard, WAS [Holding] 8:56 | |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Slashing] 13:39 | |
| Gord Smith, WAS [Tripping] 14:11 | |
| 2: | Joe Contini, COL [Holding] 10:04 |
| Peter Scamurra, WAS [Tripping] 13:14 | |
| 3: | Gord Lane, WAS [Holding] 6:01 |
| Barry Beck, COL [Fighting] 9:30 | |
| Bob Girard, WAS [Fighting] 9:30 | |
| Mike Christie, COL [Slashing, Fighting] 13:01 | |
| Bill Riley, WAS [Slashing, Fighting] 13:01 |
Penalty time: WAS: 24 minutes
COL: 18 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Scamurra | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 21 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Beverley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Joe Contini | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rey Comeau | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Awrey | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Clayton Pachal | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Oleschuk | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 7- 6- 8-21
COL: 8-14-15-37
Goalies: WAS: Bernie Wolfe (W, 2-6-1)
COL: Bill Oleschuk (L, 4-6-2)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Willard Norris
Attendance: 1,952
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (8-13-4) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 New York Islanders (15-3-5) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | PIT, | Blair Chapman 3 (Pete Mahovlich, Dave Schultz), 6:54 |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 11 (Bryan Trottier, Clark Gillies), 7:12 | |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 17 (Bryan Trottier, Denis Potvin), 7:33 - PP | |
| PIT, | Jacques Cossette 4, 12:28 | |
| NYI, | Bob Bourne 10 (Billy Harris, Mike Kaszycki), 14:29 | |
| 3: | PIT, | Ron Stackhouse 6 (Randy Carlyle, Ross Lonsberry), 3:40 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike Kaszycki, NYI [Cross checking] 5:00 |
| Orest Kindrachuk, PIT [Hooking] 11:00 | |
| Pete Mahovlich, PIT [Elbowing] 19:03 | |
| John Tonelli, NYI [Hi-sticking] 19:03 | |
| 2: | Jacques Cossette, PIT [Hooking] 7:23 |
| Bench penalty, PIT [Too many men on the ice] 18:03 | |
| 3: | Gerry Hart, NYI [Elbowing] 8:15 |
| Rod Schutt, PIT [Hooking] 13:58 |
Penalty time: PIT: 10 minutes
NYI: 6 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bladon | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dale Tallon | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jacques Cossette | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 45 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 45 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 8-12- 8-28
NYI: 9-28- 8-45
Goalies: PIT: Denis Herron (T, 6-9-4)
NYI: Glenn Resch (T, 9-1-4)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 14,527
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (16-4-5) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (13-10-4) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | BOS, | John Wensink 13 (Wayne Cashman, Al Sims), 4:01 |
| TOR, | Darryl Sittler 15 (Borje Salming), 9:50 - PP | |
| BOS, | Don Marcotte 10 (Bob Miller, Al Secord), 18:37 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Jean Ratelle 6 (Wayne Cashman, Terry O'Reilly), 15:24 - PP |
| 3: | BOS, | Jean Ratelle 7 (Bobby Schmautz, Mike Milbury), 12:59 |
| BOS, | Tom Songin 1 (Dick Redmond), 18:45 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gilles Gilbert, BOS [Delay of game] 8:17 |
| Walt McKechnie, TOR [Interference] 11:39 | |
| Bobby Schmautz, BOS [Slashing] 12:09 | |
| Mike Palmateer, TOR [Slashing] 12:09 | |
| Trevor Johansen, TOR [Elbowing] 14:13 | |
| 2: | Ian Turnbull, TOR [Holding] 3:34 |
| Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Tripping] 12:10 | |
| Ian Turnbull, TOR [Interference] 13:49 | |
| 3: | Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Charging] 14:08 |
| Al Secord, BOS [Fighting] 17:10 | |
| Dave Hutchison, TOR [Slashing, Fighting] 17:10 |
Penalty time: BOS: 13 minutes
TOR: 17 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tom Songin | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 38 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Lorne Stamler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bruce Boudreau | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Hutchison | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 21 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 14-15- 9-38
TOR: 5- 8- 8-21
Goalies: BOS: Gilles Gilbert (W, 9-4-2)
TOR: Mike Palmateer (L, 8-5-3)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 16,485
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (15-10-2) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Vancouver Canucks (11-13-2) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | VAN, | Hilliard Graves 6 (Chris Oddleifson, Dennis Kearns), 4:08 |
| VAN, | Ron Sedlbauer 17 (Rob Tudor), 7:21 | |
| 2: | VAN, | Hilliard Graves 7 (Ron Sedlbauer), 15:49 |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Harold Snepsts, VAN [Holding] 9:20 | |
| Greg Fox, ATL [Cross checking] 12:47 | ||
| Don Lever, VAN [Tripping] 13:17 | ||
| Lars Lindgren, VAN [Cross checking] 17:27 | ||
| Ken Houston, ATL [Tripping] 17:27 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Bench penalty, VAN [Too many men on the ice] 10:43 | |
| Jean Pronovost, ATL [Holding] 12:31 | ||
Penalty time: ATL: 6 minutes
VAN: 8 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Laurence | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 21 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hanlon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Randy Holt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Roland Eriksson | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Rob Tudor | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 7-10- 4-21
VAN: 7-13-10-30
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 15-8-2)
VAN: Glen Hanlon (W, 7-6-1)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Bob Luther
Attendance: 14,151
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