All NHL game summaries from January 4, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Blackhawks (12-17-8) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Buffalo Sabres (15-13-10) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | CHI, | Ted Bulley 9 (Tim Higgins), 7:58 |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 13 (Danny Gare, Derek Smith), 11:51 - PP | |
| 2: | CHI, | Alain Daigle 4 (Dave Logan, John Marks), 16:10 |
| BUF, | Derek Smith 12 (Gilbert Perreault, Rene Robert), 17:52 - PP | |
| 3: | BUF, | Danny Gare 15 (Don Luce), 3:35 |
| CHI, | Phil Russell 6 (Darcy Rota, Grant Mulvey), 4:51 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Alain Daigle, CHI [Hi-sticking] 10:16 | |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Hi-sticking] 12:40 | ||
| Ted Bulley, CHI [Holding] 13:43 | ||
| Bill Stewart, BUF [Boarding] 19:37 | ||
| 2: | Dave Logan, CHI [Interference] 5:36 | |
| Jerry Korab, BUF [Tripping] 12:38 | ||
| Bench penalty, CHI [Delay of game] 17:44 | ||
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Roughing] 17:44 | ||
| J.P. Bordeleau, CHI [Roughing, Slashing] 17:44 | ||
| Cliff Koroll, CHI [Roughing] 18:25 | ||
| Jerry Korab, BUF [Roughing, Slashing] 18:25 | ||
| Bench penalty, CHI [Too many men on the ice] 20:00 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: CHI: 16 minutes
BUF: 12 minutes
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Reg Kerr | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike O'Connell | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Higgins | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 23 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Stewart | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sauve | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 7-10- 6-23
BUF: 12-15-13-40
Goalies: CHI: Mike Veisor (T, 2-4-3)
BUF: Bob Sauve (T, 5-4-5)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Swede Knox
Attendance: 16,433
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (16-16-6) |
4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
 Montreal Canadiens (26-8-5) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | LA , | Dave Taylor 18, 3:54 |
| LA , | Brian Glennie 2 (Glenn Goldup, Rob Palmer), 9:57 | |
| MTL, | Serge Savard 3 (Mario Tremblay, Yvon Lambert), 14:01 | |
| LA , | Dave Taylor 19 (Butch Goring, Glenn Goldup), 16:51 | |
| LA , | Murray Wilson 6 (Marcel Dionne, Darryl Edestrand), 17:54 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Pierre Larouche 4 (Guy Lafleur, Steve Shutt), 6:18 - PP |
| MTL, | Yvon Lambert 15 (Guy Lapointe, Mario Tremblay), 19:06 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Doug Risebrough 5 (Guy Lafleur, Gilles Lupien), 2:27 |
| LA , | Steve Jensen 11 (Butch Goring, Murray Wilson), 19:00 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Doug Halward, LA [Holding] 6:14 | |
| 2: | Doug Halward, LA [Fighting] 4:49 | |
| Mario Tremblay, MTL [Fighting] 4:49 | ||
| Brian Glennie, LA [Hooking] 5:23 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: LA : 9 minutes
MTL: 5 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Lessard | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Doug Halward | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Murray Wilson | 9 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Steve Jensen | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Heaslip | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 26 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -10 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -10 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 7-10- 9-26
MTL: 9-12- 9-30
Goalies: LA : Mario Lessard (W, 7-5-5)
MTL: Michel Larocque (L, 10-4-2)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 16,132
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (25-5-7) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (20-13-6) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | NYI, | Clark Gillies 14 (Mike Bossy), 13:21 |
| 2: | NYI, | Clark Gillies 15 (Mike Bossy, Stefan Persson), 5:48 - PP |
| PHI, | Dennis Ververgaert 10 (Rick MacLeish, Bob Dailey), 6:36 - PP | |
| PHI, | Reggie Leach 18 (Bill Barber, Bobby Clarke), 17:10 - PP | |
| PHI, | Bobby Clarke 11 (Andre Dupont, Mel Bridgman), 17:49 - PP | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | John Tonelli, NYI [Holding] 1:23 |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Interference] 1:59 | |
| Billy Smith, NYI [Slashing] 1:59 | |
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Interference] 13:50 | |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Fighting] 17:12 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Fighting, Hi-sticking major] 17:12 | |
| Dave Hoyda, PHI [Roughing] 17:12 | |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Roughing] 17:12 | |
| 2: | Mel Bridgman, PHI [Misconduct] 2:12 |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Interference] 5:04 | |
| Bob Lorimer, NYI [Interference] 6:15 | |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Slashing] 9:08 | |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Cross checking] 12:26 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Slashing, Unsportsmanlike conduct] 15:54 | |
| 3: | Andre Dupont, PHI [Holding] 7:45 |
| Bryan Trottier, NYI [Hi-sticking] 8:06 | |
| Bob Dailey, PHI [Hi-sticking] 8:06 |
Penalty time: NYI: 26 minutes
PHI: 29 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 32 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Gorence | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 28 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Frank Bathe | 31 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Dunlop | 32 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hill | 37 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 5-13-14-32
PHI: 12-14- 5-31
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (L, 11-4-1)
PHI: Bernie Parent (W, 15-9-4)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 17,077
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