NHL game summary from January 4, 1979
| 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
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