NHL game summary from January 13, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (18-19-6) |
4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
 Detroit Red Wings (8-23-13) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | DET, | Greg Carroll 6 (Dale McCourt, Willie Huber), 4:01 - PP |
| LA , | Marcel Dionne 31 (Steve Jensen, Syl Apps), 7:36 - PP | |
| DET, | Willie Huber 4, 9:35 | |
| LA , | Steve Jensen 12 (Butch Goring, Mike Murphy), 9:46 | |
| LA , | Dave Taylor 21, 11:11 | |
| LA , | Tom Williams 7 (Syl Apps, Rob Palmer), 11:34 | |
| 2: | LA , | Marcel Dionne 32 (Randy Holt, Randy Manery), 4:43 |
| LA , | Marcel Dionne 33 (Rob Palmer, Randy Manery), 13:43 | |
| 3: | DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 17 (Greg Carroll), 2:03 |
| LA , | Marcel Dionne 34 (Charlie Simmer, Randy Manery), 19:33 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Randy Holt, LA [Roughing double minor] 1:24 |
| Bill Lochead, DET [Interference] 5:48 | |
| Paul Woods, DET [Cross checking] 6:34 | |
| Charlie Simmer, LA [Tripping] 13:26 | |
| 2: | Randy Holt, LA [Fighting] 17:37 |
| Andre St. Laurent, DET [Fighting] 17:37 | |
| Bert Wilson, LA [Roughing] 17:37 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing] 17:37 | |
| 3: | Marcel Dionne, LA [Slashing] 5:05 |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Cross checking] 8:07 | |
| Tom Williams, LA [Hooking] 10:20 | |
| Willie Huber, DET [Roughing] 15:00 | |
| Bert Wilson, LA [Roughing] 15:00 | |
| Reed Larson, DET [Roughing] 16:25 |
Penalty time: LA : 19 minutes
DET: 17 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Doug Halward | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Simmer | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Jensen | 22 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Randy Holt | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mark Heaslip | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 33 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 7 |
| Lorry Gloeckner | 11 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Carroll | 25 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| John Hilworth | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 12-16- 5-33
DET: 14- 9- 9-32
Goalies: LA : Mario Lessard (W, 9-6-5)
DET: Rogie Vachon (L, 5-16-10)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Willard Norris
Attendance: 14,447
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