NHL game summary from December 16, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (21-6-4) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
 Los Angeles Kings (13-12-4) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | MTL, | Yvon Lambert 11 (Mario Tremblay, Larry Robinson), 3:30 |
| MTL, | Doug Risebrough 3 (Pierre Mondou, Guy Lafleur), 4:02 | |
| MTL, | Yvon Lambert 12, 12:23 - SH | |
| 2: | LA , | Murray Wilson 4 (Rick Hampton, Dave Taylor), 14:15 |
| 3: | MTL, | Steve Shutt 10 (Pierre Mondou, Gilles Lupien), 2:26 |
| LA , | Glenn Goldup 9 (Butch Goring, Rob Palmer), 6:05 | |
| MTL, | Guy Lapointe 8 (Serge Savard), 11:04 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Gainey, MTL [Hooking] 12:07 |
| 2: | Mario Tremblay, MTL [Slashing] 5:58 |
| Rick Hampton, LA [Roughing] 14:34 | |
| Pat Hughes, MTL [Roughing] 14:34 | |
| 3: | Brian Glennie, LA [Elbowing] 9:19 |
| Steve Shutt, MTL [Slashing] 9:19 | |
| Brian Glennie, LA [Holding] 13:51 |
Penalty time: MTL: 8 minutes
LA : 6 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hughes | 30 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 13 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 13 | 25 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Lessard | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Murray Wilson | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Danny Grant | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Jensen | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Mark Heaslip | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Rick Hampton | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -14 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -14 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 11- 5- 9-25
LA : 9- 9-10-28
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 13-3-3)
LA : Mario Lessard (L, 4-3-3)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 12,562
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