NHL game summary from December 10, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (7-13-8) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (10-10-6) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 11 (Reed Larson, Dale McCourt), 12:25 - PP |
| 2: | CHI, | Ivan Boldirev 12 (J.P. Bordeleau), 1:37 |
| DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 12 (Dale McCourt, Willie Huber), 12:53 - PP | |
| 3: | DET, | Paul Woods 4 (Andre St. Laurent, Willie Huber), 8:21 |
| CHI, | J.P. Bordeleau 10 (Bob Murray), 16:33 | |
| CHI, | Ted Bulley 7 (Bob Murray), 19:00 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Perry Miller, DET [Interference] 0:50 |
| Bob Murray, CHI [Interference] 11:48 | |
| Andre St. Laurent, DET [Slashing] 14:00 | |
| Ivan Boldirev, CHI [Hi-sticking] 17:57 | |
| 2: | Thommie Bergman, DET [Hooking] 1:53 |
| Doug Wilson, CHI [Kneeing] 11:29 | |
| Willie Huber, DET [Holding] 15:09 | |
| 3: | Stan Mikita, CHI [Hi-sticking] 6:18 |
| Thommie Bergman, DET [Hi-sticking] 6:18 |
Penalty time: DET: 10 minutes
CHI: 8 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| John Taft | 11 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Mal Davis | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| John Hilworth | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 30 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Logan | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Reg Kerr | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Doug Hicks | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 11 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 11 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 10-11- 9-30
CHI: 11-14-10-35
Goalies: DET: Rogie Vachon (T, 4-8-6)
CHI: Tony Esposito (T, 9-8-5)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 10,253
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