All NHL game summaries from December 23, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (14-12-8) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 Boston Bruins (23-5-6) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | BUF, | Ric Seiling 6 (Rene Robert, Rick Martin), 1:39 |
| BUF, | Derek Smith 10 (Gilbert Perreault, Jim Schoenfeld), 2:26 | |
| BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 9 (Bob Miller, Al Sims), 5:54 | |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 8 (John Wensink, Al Sims), 7:57 | |
| BUF, | Derek Smith 11 (Tony McKegney, Gilbert Perreault), 16:47 | |
| BOS, | Mike Walton 9 (Rick Middleton, Jean Ratelle), 16:59 | |
| 2: | BUF, | Gary McAdam 4 (Jerry Korab), 4:16 |
| BOS, | Jean Ratelle 12 (Rick Middleton, John Wensink), 15:22 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Al Sims 8 (Bob Miller, Wayne Cashman), 3:52 |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 9 (Peter McNab), 14:01 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Mike Milbury, BOS [Hooking] 9:41 | |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Tripping] 11:54 | ||
| 3: | Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Elbowing] 0:11 | |
Penalty time: BUF: 2 minutes
BOS: 4 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Stewart | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jacques Richard | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Richie Dunn | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 24 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Walton | 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 9- 6- 9-24
BOS: 9- 9-10-28
Goalies: BUF: Don Edwards (L, 9-8-5)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 12-0-3)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 13,746
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (18-12-5) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (11-15-7) |
2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | CHI, | Bob Murray 6 (Stan Mikita, Cliff Koroll), :43 |
| CHI, | Stan Mikita 5 (J.P. Bordeleau, Doug Wilson), 4:21 - PP | |
| PHI, | Don Saleski 7 (Bob Dailey, Bill Barber), 8:45 - PP | |
| 2: | PHI, | Kevin McCarthy 1 (Bill Barber, Reggie Leach), 16:49 |
| 3: | CHI, | Cliff Koroll 5 (Stan Mikita, Dave Logan), 2:38 |
| CHI, | Cliff Koroll 6 (John Marks, Doug Wilson), 5:50 | |
| CHI, | Stan Mikita 6, 19:20 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick MacLeish, PHI [Tripping] 3:51 |
| Tim Higgins, CHI [Tripping] 6:48 | |
| Behn Wilson, PHI [Fighting] 15:36 | |
| Grant Mulvey, CHI [Fighting] 15:36 | |
| Pete Peeters, PHI [Roughing] 15:36 | |
| 2: | Behn Wilson, PHI [Fighting] 10:21 |
| Keith Magnuson, CHI [Fighting] 10:21 | |
| Bob Kelly, CHI [Player leaving bench double minor, Game misconduct] 10:21 | |
| John Marks, CHI [Roughing] 10:21 | |
| Bobby Clarke, PHI [Roughing] 10:21 | |
| 3: | Ted Bulley, CHI [Hi-sticking] 3:34 |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Hi-sticking] 3:34 | |
| Phil Russell, CHI [Fighting] 8:19 | |
| Barry Dean, PHI [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Fighting] 8:19 | |
| Rick Lapointe, PHI [Holding] 12:21 |
Penalty time: PHI: 27 minutes
CHI: 35 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -2 | 1 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Yves Preston | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Evans | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Barry Dean | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Blake Dunlop | 32 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Peeters | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 28 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Veisor | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Logan | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tim Higgins | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 9-10- 9-28
CHI: 14- 9- 9-32
Goalies: PHI: Pete Peeters (L, 1-1-1)
CHI: Mike Veisor (W, 2-3-2)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 14,197
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (8-21-6) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Detroit Red Wings (8-17-10) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | WAS, | Robert Picard 5 (Greg Carroll, Gord Lane), 16:52 |
| 2: | WAS, | Robert Picard 6 (Bob Sirois, Ryan Walter), :53 |
| DET, | Willie Huber 3 (Errol Thompson, Dale McCourt), 9:38 - PP | |
| DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 15 (Dale McCourt), 17:36 - PP | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Willie Huber, DET [Holding] 7:17 |
| Robert Picard, WAS [Interference] 9:01 | |
| Willie Huber, DET [Interference] 13:45 | |
| Tom Rowe, WAS [Hi-sticking] 15:32 | |
| Perry Miller, DET [Hi-sticking] 15:32 | |
| 2: | Guy Charron, WAS [Hooking] 8:15 |
| Rick Green, WAS [Hooking] 16:09 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing] 17:08 | |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Roughing] 17:08 | |
| 3: | Robert Picard, WAS [Hooking] 18:33 |
Penalty time: WAS: 12 minutes
DET: 8 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Scamurra | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Carroll | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Blair Stewart | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Inness | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 18 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Taft | 11 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rob Plumb | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fern LeBlanc | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Hilworth | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -9 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -9 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 6- 5- 7-18
DET: 10-15- 7-32
Goalies: WAS: Gary Inness (T, 0-1-2)
DET: Rogie Vachon (T, 5-12-7)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Swede Knox
Attendance: 14,622
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (12-15-7) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Minnesota North Stars (12-17-3) |
4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 1: | MIN, | Al MacAdam 8 (Tim Young, Ron Zanussi), 3:12 |
| PIT, | Orest Kindrachuk 10 (Ron Stackhouse, Rick Kehoe), 5:31 | |
| MIN, | Greg Smith 5 (Bill Butters, Bobby Smith), 10:04 | |
| MIN, | Steve Payne 3 (Al MacAdam, Brad Maxwell), 13:26 | |
| MIN, | Kent-Erik Andersson 8 (Tom Younghans, Jean Potvin), 17:34 | |
| 2: | PIT, | Greg Malone 12 (Peter Lee, Rod Schutt), 7:48 |
| MIN, | Brad Maxwell 3, 12:57 | |
| PIT, | Rick Kehoe 7 (Orest Kindrachuk), 15:06 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Dave Schultz, PIT [Hooking] 5:53 | |
| Russ Anderson, PIT [Hooking] 14:04 | ||
Penalty time: PIT: 4 minutes
MIN: 0 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 | -3 | 0 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dale Tallon | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jacques Cossette | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 29 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butters | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Chicoine | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 10- 8-11-29
MIN: 11- 7-10-28
Goalies: PIT: Denis Herron (L, 7-11-7)
MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 9-10-1)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Bob Luther, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 8,151
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (6-23-6) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Montreal Canadiens (24-6-4) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | MTL, | Steve Shutt 14 (Pierre Larouche, Brian Engblom), 2:09 - PP |
| MTL, | Steve Shutt 15 (Guy Lafleur, Pierre Mondou), 9:39 | |
| COL, | John Van Boxmeer 3 (Paul Gardner), 10:32 | |
| 2: | COL, | Nick Beverley 1 (Merlin Malinowski), 11:02 |
| 3: | MTL, | Yvon Lambert 13 (Guy Lafleur, Pierre Mondou), 1:09 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Wilf Paiement, COL [Interference] 0:18 |
| Serge Savard, MTL [Interference] 11:05 | |
| Pat Hughes, MTL [Hooking] 15:19 | |
| 2: | Wilf Paiement, COL [Hooking] 4:56 |
| Pat Hughes, MTL [Hooking] 8:02 | |
| Guy Lapointe, MTL [Holding] 15:18 | |
| Ralph Klassen, COL [Holding] 17:57 | |
| 3: | Ralph Klassen, COL [Holding] 0:51 |
Penalty time: COL: 8 minutes
MTL: 8 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Beverley | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Contini | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Merlin Malinowski | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Plasse | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 5 | 16 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 5 | 16 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Hughes | 30 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 6- 7- 3-16
MTL: 15-10- 6-31
Goalies: COL: Michel Plasse (L, 2-12-1)
MTL: Michel Larocque (W, 10-3-1)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 16,002
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (18-11-4) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 New York Islanders (21-4-7) |
1 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 1: | NYI, | Bryan Trottier 20 (Gerry Hart), 13:40 |
| NYR, | Ron Greschner 12 (Pierre Plante, Dave Farrish), 15:09 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Mike Bossy 24 (Bryan Trottier), 1:11 - PP |
| NYI, | Bryan Trottier 21 (Clark Gillies, Mike Bossy), 3:41 | |
| NYI, | Garry Howatt 8 (Bryan Trottier, Gerry Hart), 5:08 | |
| NYI, | Stefan Persson 6 (Garry Howatt, Ed Westfall), 8:59 | |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 25 (Bryan Trottier, Clark Gillies), 11:21 | |
| NYR, | Ron Greschner 13 (Pierre Plante, Nick Fotiu), 13:13 | |
| NYI, | Bryan Trottier 22 (Clark Gillies, Mike Bossy), 18:39 | |
| NYI, | Bryan Trottier 23 (Stefan Persson, Clark Gillies), 19:44 - PP | |
| 3: | NYI, | Bryan Trottier 24 (Mike Bossy, Denis Potvin), 7:38 - PP |
| NYR, | Mike McEwen 9 (Pierre Plante, Walt Tkaczuk), 11:20 | |
| NYR, | Anders Hedberg 12 (Ulf Nilsson, Pat Hickey), 17:05 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike Kaszycki, NYI [Hi-sticking] 4:22 |
| Dave Farrish, NYR [Hooking] 9:27 | |
| 2: | Ron Duguay, NYR [Hooking] 1:08 |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Holding] 14:22 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Tripping] 19:06 | |
| 3: | Mike McEwen, NYR [Hooking] 3:43 |
| Pat Price, NYI [Fighting] 6:53 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Fighting] 6:53 | |
| Ron Duguay, NYR [Fighting] 6:53 | |
| Mario Marois, NYR [Fighting, Misconduct, Game misconduct] 6:53 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Roughing, Game misconduct] 6:53 |
Penalty time: NYR: 50 minutes
NYI: 14 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -3 | 3 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | -2 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 31 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 7-14-10-31
NYI: 7-16-13-36
Goalies: NYR: Wayne Thomas (L, 8-6-1),
John Davidson NYI: Billy Smith (W, 10-3-1) Referee: Bruce Hood Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Willard Norris Attendance: 14,995
John Davidson NYI: Billy Smith (W, 10-3-1) Referee: Bruce Hood Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Willard Norris Attendance: 14,995
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (17-15-4) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
 St. Louis Blues (7-24-5) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | TOR, | Ron Ellis 7 (Dan Maloney, Walt McKechnie), 9:38 |
| TOR, | Walt McKechnie 13 (Dan Maloney), 9:52 | |
| 2: | TOR, | Ron Ellis 8 (Dan Maloney, Walt McKechnie), 3:38 |
| TOR, | Jimmy Jones 5 (Garry Monahan, Pat Boutette), 5:18 | |
| 3: | TOR, | Darryl Sittler 18 (Dan Maloney), 7:01 |
| STL, | Bruce Affleck 1 (Bernie Federko, John Smrke), 10:11 | |
| TOR, | Ron Ellis 9 (Ian Turnbull, Walt McKechnie), 12:24 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pat Boutette, TOR [Slashing] 15:13 |
| 2: | Wayne Babych, STL [Fighting] 2:57 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Fighting] 2:57 | |
| Bench penalty, STL [Too many men on the ice] 7:25 | |
| Dave Hutchison, TOR [Interference] 15:39 | |
| 3: | Walt McKechnie, TOR [Hooking] 3:36 |
| Wayne Babych, STL [Fighting] 8:08 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 8:08 | |
| Larry Giroux, STL [Slashing] 11:08 |
Penalty time: TOR: 18 minutes
STL: 14 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Joel Quenneville | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Boudreau | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Hutchison | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Paul Harrison | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 27 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Myre | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Giroux | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Wayne Babych | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Shinske | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Barry Gibbs | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Murdoch | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| John Smrke | 33 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Brian Ogilvie | 35 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 8-11- 8-27
STL: 9- 9-15-33
Goalies: TOR: Paul Harrison (W, 6-6-1)
STL: Phil Myre (L, 3-13-4)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Don Koharski
Attendance: 10,711
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (13-14-5) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Vancouver Canucks (13-20-2) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | VAN, | Ron Sedlbauer 23 (Dennis Kearns, Hilliard Graves), 7:38 |
| 2: | VAN, | Dennis Ververgaert 9 (Pit Martin, Jere Gillis), 7:39 |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Stan Smyl, VAN [Roughing] 1:45 |
| Randy Manery, LA [Interference] 4:45 | |
| Bob Murdoch, LA [Hooking] 10:14 | |
| Stan Smyl, VAN [Charging] 16:09 | |
| 2: | Rick Blight, VAN [Tripping] 4:49 |
| Dave Taylor, LA [Holding] 8:33 | |
| 3: | Bert Wilson, LA [Hooking] 9:49 |
Penalty time: LA : 8 minutes
VAN: 6 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Murray Wilson | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Danny Grant | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Jensen | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mark Heaslip | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Hampton | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Grahame | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 24 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hanlon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Roland Eriksson | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 10 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 10 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 7- 8- 9-24
VAN: 5- 7-11-23
Goalies: LA : Ron Grahame (L, 9-10-1)
VAN: Glen Hanlon (W, 9-9-1)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Jim Christison
Attendance: 12,526
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