The Montreal Canadiens came up just a bit short against the Los Angeles Kings, 5 to 4, on January 4, 1979.

Final

Kings

16-16-6

5

Canadiens

26-8-5

4

Team

LAK

MTL

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

LAK

MTL

Dave Taylor (EV) unassisted

Brian Glennie (EV) assisted by Glenn Goldup and Rob Palmer

Serge Savard (EV) assisted by Mario Tremblay and Yvon Lambert

Dave Taylor (EV) assisted by Butch Goring and Glenn Goldup

Murray Wilson (EV) assisted by Marcel Dionne and Darryl Edestrand

2nd period

LAK

MTL

Pierre Larouche (PP) assisted by Guy Lafleur and Steve Shutt

Yvon Lambert (EV) assisted by Guy Lapointe and Mario Tremblay

3rd period

LAK

MTL

Doug Risebrough (EV) assisted by Guy Lafleur and Gilles Lupien

Steve Jensen (EV) assisted by Butch Goring and Murray Wilson

Kings

Canadiens

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Kings

Canadiens

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Mario Lessard (W) M. Lessard	1	0	0	30	26	.867	4	4.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	GWG	S	S%
Syl Apps Jr. S. Apps Jr.	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Marcel Dionne M. Dionne	0	1	1	+2	0	0	4	0.0
Darryl Edestrand D. Edestrand	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Brian Glennie B. Glennie	1	0	1	-1	2	0	1	100.0
Glenn Goldup G. Goldup	0	2	2	+2	0	0	1	0.0
Butch Goring B. Goring	0	2	2	+2	0	0	2	0.0
Doug Halward D. Halward	0	0	0	+2	7	0	1	0.0
Mark Heaslip M. Heaslip	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0.0
Steve Jensen S. Jensen	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	50.0
Randy Manery R. Manery	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0
Rob Palmer R. Palmer	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Dave Taylor D. Taylor	2	0	2	+2	0	0	6	33.3
Tom Williams T. Williams	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Murray Wilson M. Wilson	1	1	2	+1	0	0	7	14.3

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Michel Larocque (L) M. Larocque	0	1	0	26	21	.808	5	5.04	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%
Brian Engblom B. Engblom	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	3	0.0
Bob Gainey B. Gainey	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0
Rejean Houle R. Houle	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0
Doug Jarvis D. Jarvis	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	5	0.0
Guy Lafleur G. Lafleur	0	2	2	-1	0	0	1	0
Yvon Lambert Y. Lambert	1	1	2	+1	0	0	0	3	33.3
Rod Langway R. Langway	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0
Guy Lapointe G. Lapointe	0	1	1	-3	0	0	0	2	0.0
Pierre Larouche P. Larouche	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	6	16.7
Gilles Lupien G. Lupien	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Doug Risebrough D. Risebrough	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	1	100.0
Larry Robinson L. Robinson	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	3	0.0
Serge Savard S. Savard	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	3	33.3
Steve Shutt S. Shutt	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0.0
Mario Tremblay M. Tremblay	0	2	2	+1	5	0	0	2	0.0