All NHL game summaries from March 12, 1979
| 1: | no scoring |
| 2: |
DET, | Paul Woods 10 (Dan Bolduc, Willie Huber), :33 |
| MTL, | Pat Hughes 9 (Guy Lapointe, Rod Langway), 6:24 |
| DET, | J.P. LeBlanc 1 (Paul Woods, Bill Hogaboam), 11:04 - PP |
| 3: |
MTL, | Pierre Mondou 24 (Yvon Lambert), 7:07 |
| DET, | Reed Larson 14 (J.P. LeBlanc, Greg Joly), 10:18 |
| MTL, | Yvon Lambert 24 (Jacques Lemaire, Serge Savard), 13:08 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Bench penalty, DET [Delay of game] 0:17 |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Interference] 4:48 |
| Gilles Lupien, MTL [Slashing] 10:29 |
| Mario Tremblay, MTL [Roughing] 11:17 |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing] 11:17 |
| Gilles Lupien, MTL [Hi-sticking] 12:53 |
| Willie Huber, DET [Roughing] 12:53 |
| Gilles Lupien, MTL [Roughing] 14:53 |
| Willie Huber, DET [Holding] 17:42 |
| 2: |
Guy Lafleur, MTL [Slashing] 10:01 |
| 3: |
Rod Langway, MTL [Roughing double minor] 7:07 |
| Willie Huber, DET [Roughing double minor] 7:07 |
| Paul Woods, DET [Roughing double minor] 7:07 |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Roughing double minor] 7:07 |
| Dale McCourt, DET [Hooking] 7:51 |
| Guy Lafleur, MTL [Hooking] 15:19 |
| Serge Savard, MTL [Delay of game] 16:56 |
| Errol Thompson, DET [Hooking] 17:40 |
Penalty time: DET: 22 minutes
MTL: 22 minutes
Shots: DET: 5- 9-11-25
MTL: 10-12-19-41
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (T, 5-10-5)
MTL: Michel Larocque (T, 16-6-4)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 16,118
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