The Detroit Red Wings were defeated by the Los Angeles Kings, 5 to 4, on March 31, 1979.

Final

Kings

33-32-11

5

Red Wings

21-39-16

4

Team

LAK

DET

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

LAK

DET

Dale McCourt (EV) assisted by Reed Larson

Nick Libett (EV) assisted by Greg Carroll

Marcel Dionne (PP) assisted by Charlie Simmer and Randy Manery

2nd period

LAK

DET

Dan Labraaten (EV) assisted by Vaclav Nedomansky and Dale McCourt

Murray Wilson (EV) assisted by Steve Jensen and Marcel Dionne

3rd period

LAK

DET

Errol Thompson (EV) assisted by Andre St. Laurent and Reed Larson

Butch Goring (EV) assisted by Mike Murphy

Charlie Simmer (EV) assisted by Marcel Dionne and Rob Palmer

Mike Murphy (EV) assisted by Glenn Goldup and Randy Manery

Kings

Red Wings

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Kings

Red Wings

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Mario Lessard (W) M. Lessard	1	0	0	27	23	.852	4	4.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG	S	S%
Syl Apps Jr. S. Apps Jr.	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Marcel Dionne M. Dionne	1	2	3	+1	0	1	0	0	5	20.0
Glenn Goldup G. Goldup	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	2	0.0
Butch Goring B. Goring	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	0	4	25.0
Mark Heaslip M. Heaslip	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0
Randy Holt R. Holt	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Jensen S. Jensen	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Randy Manery R. Manery	0	2	2	+1	0	0	1	0	1	0.0
Richard Mulhern R. Mulhern	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Mike Murphy M. Murphy	1	1	2	+1	0	0	0	1	3	33.3
Rob Palmer R. Palmer	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Charlie Simmer C. Simmer	1	1	2	+1	2	0	1	0	3	33.3
Dave Taylor D. Taylor	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Vic Venasky V. Venasky	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0
Bert Wilson B. Wilson	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0
Murray Wilson M. Wilson	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	25.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Jim Rutherford (L) J. Rutherford	0	1	0	28	23	.821	5	5.02	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	S	S%
Dan Bolduc D. Bolduc	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0.0
Greg Carroll G. Carroll	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0.0
Jean Hamel J. Hamel	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0.0
Willie Huber W. Huber	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0.0
Greg Joly G. Joly	0	0	0	-1	2	0
Dan Labraaten D. Labraaten	1	0	1	+2	0	2	50.0
Reed Larson R. Larson	0	2	2	+2	2	3	0.0
J.P. Leblanc	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0.0
Nick Libett N. Libett	1	0	1	+1	0	2	50.0
Dale McCourt D. McCourt	1	1	2	+2	0	3	33.3
Perry Miller P. Miller	0	0	0	0	2	4	0.0
Vaclav Nedomansky V. Nedomansky	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0.0
Dennis Polonich D. Polonich	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0.0
Andre St. Laurent A. St. Laurent	0	1	1	0	0	2	0.0
Errol Thompson E. Thompson	1	0	1	-1	0	2	50.0
Paul Woods P. Woods	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0.0