All NHL game summaries from December 31, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (24-6-7) |
4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
 Buffalo Sabres (15-13-9) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | BUF, | Danny Gare 13 (Craig Ramsay), 3:06 |
| BOS, | Peter McNab 21 (Brad Park, Terry O'Reilly), 3:51 | |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 10 (Bobby Schmautz, Jean Ratelle), 8:42 | |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 11 (Brad Park, Bobby Schmautz), 9:52 - PP | |
| BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 10 (John Wensink, Peter McNab), 19:59 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Wayne Cashman 12 (Jean Ratelle, Al Sims), 9:41 - PP |
| BOS, | Don Marcotte 13 (Dick Redmond, Bob Miller), 11:02 - PP | |
| BOS, | John Wensink 23 (Terry O'Reilly, Peter McNab), 18:09 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Danny Gare 14 (Craig Ramsay, Bill Hajt), 9:16 |
| BUF, | Craig Ramsay 12 (Gilbert Perreault, Bill Hajt), 19:50 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Interference] 9:44 |
| 2: | Lee Fogolin, BUF [Roughing] 5:13 |
| Bill Hajt, BUF [Interference] 8:14 | |
| Jerry Korab, BUF [Tripping] 9:51 | |
| Dick Redmond, BOS [Tripping] 14:59 | |
| 3: | Bill Stewart, BUF [Holding] 13:33 |
| Al Secord, BOS [Slashing] 19:12 |
Penalty time: BOS: 4 minutes
BUF: 10 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Walton | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jim Pettie | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 29 | ||||||
| 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 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Sauve | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 14- 4-11-29
BUF: 5-10- 9-24
Goalies: BOS: Jim Pettie (W, 3-0-1)
BUF: Don Edwards (L, 10-9-5),
Bob Sauve Referee: John McCauley Linesmen: Willard Norris, Ron Finn Attendance: 16,433
Bob Sauve Referee: John McCauley Linesmen: Willard Norris, Ron Finn Attendance: 16,433
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (15-15-7) |
0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
 Detroit Red Wings (8-20-11) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | DET, | Bill Lochead 4 (Dennis Polonich, Willie Huber), 5:25 |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 15 (Vaclav Nedomansky, Errol Thompson), 14:14 - PP | |
| 2: | DET, | Rob Plumb 1 (Bill Lochead, Dennis Polonich), 12:44 |
| DET, | Errol Thompson 13 (Dale McCourt, Reed Larson), 15:11 | |
| PIT, | Pete Mahovlich 9 (Dale Tallon), 17:48 | |
| 3: | PIT, | Peter Lee 19 (Greg Malone), 11:35 |
| PIT, | Greg Malone 13 (Peter Lee, Rod Schutt), 17:06 | |
| PIT, | Gregg Sheppard 5 (Pete Mahovlich, Tom Bladon), 18:17 | |
| PIT, | Randy Carlyle 6 (Peter Lee), 19:53 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Orest Kindrachuk, PIT [Hooking] 0:15 |
| Dan Labraaten, DET [Tripping] 6:25 | |
| Tom Bladon, PIT [Elbowing] 13:53 | |
| 2: | Bill Lochead, DET [Hooking] 3:43 |
| 3: | Pete Mahovlich, PIT [Hooking] 9:22 |
| Perry Miller, DET [Fighting] 17:24 | |
| George Ferguson, PIT [Fighting] 17:24 |
Penalty time: PIT: 11 minutes
DET: 9 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bladon | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dale Tallon | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Jacques Cossette | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Millen | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 32 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Rob Plumb | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| John Hilworth | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 7-12-13-32
DET: 11- 7- 5-23
Goalies: PIT: Greg Millen (W, 8-4-0)
DET: Rogie Vachon,
Jim Rutherford (L, 3-6-3) Referee: Bob Kilger Linesmen: Swede Knox, Don Koharski Attendance: 14,714
Jim Rutherford (L, 3-6-3) Referee: Bob Kilger Linesmen: Swede Knox, Don Koharski Attendance: 14,714
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (20-16-3) |
0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
 New York Rangers (20-13-4) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | NYR, | Phil Esposito 19 (Ron Duguay, Mario Marois), 6:42 - PP |
| 2: | ATL, | Tom Lysiak 19 (Bobby Lalonde), 6:33 - SH |
| ATL, | Tom Lysiak 20 (Bobby Lalonde, Bob MacMillan), 9:54 - PP | |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 20 (Steve Vickers, Carol Vadnais), 12:05 - PP | |
| NYR, | Ron Greschner 15, 17:51 | |
| NYR, | Ron Duguay 10 (Dean Talafous), 18:30 - SH | |
| 3: | NYR, | Pat Hickey 20 (Ron Greschner, Carol Vadnais), :54 - PP |
| ATL, | Eric Vail 16 (Bob MacMillan, Guy Chouinard), 4:50 | |
| ATL, | Eric Vail 17 (Guy Chouinard), 7:59 | |
| ATL, | Guy Chouinard 25 (Tom Lysiak, Bobby Lalonde), 14:03 - PP | |
| ATL, | Willi Plett 12 (Harold Phillipoff), 17:42 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Willi Plett, ATL [Interference] 1:24 |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Cross checking] 5:07 | |
| Greg Fox, ATL [Interference] 12:32 | |
| Dave Farrish, NYR [Elbowing] 17:20 | |
| Eric Vail, ATL [Roughing double minor] 17:20 | |
| 2: | Phil Esposito, NYR [Roughing] 3:19 |
| Guy Chouinard, ATL [Hooking] 5:22 | |
| Dean Talafous, NYR [Interference] 9:23 | |
| Greg Fox, ATL [Holding] 11:33 | |
| Dave Shand, ATL [Tripping] 14:26 | |
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Hi-sticking] 18:02 | |
| 3: | Ed Kea, ATL [Tripping] 0:43 |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Holding] 13:58 |
Penalty time: ATL: 18 minutes
NYR: 10 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gene Carr | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Yves Belanger | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 27 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 8- 8-11-27
NYR: 7-11- 9-27
Goalies: ATL: Yves Belanger (W, 1-2-0)
NYR: Wayne Thomas (L, 8-7-1)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 17,390
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