NHL game summary from January 8, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (17-14-8) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Detroit Red Wings (13-18-5) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | DET, | Dan Maloney 8 (Andre St. Laurent, Reed Larson), 1:44 |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 9 (Vaclav Nedomansky), 3:56 - PP | |
| LA , | Butch Goring 17, 9:20 | |
| DET, | Bill Lochead 14 (Dale McCourt, Greg Joly), 10:15 | |
| 2: | LA , | Dave Taylor 7 (Marcel Dionne, Tom Williams), :46 |
| LA , | Dave Taylor 8 (Randy Manery, Marcel Dionne), 5:03 | |
| DET, | Dan Maloney 9 (Terry Harper), 6:22 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Murdoch, LA [Hooking] 3:35 |
| Al Cameron, DET [Interference] 4:08 | |
| Bert Wilson, LA [Roughing] 7:24 | |
| Andre St. Laurent, DET [Roughing] 7:24 | |
| Gary Sargent, LA [Hooking] 14:26 | |
| 2: | Terry Harper, DET [Elbowing] 3:56 |
| Don Kozak, LA [Slashing] 3:56 | |
| Bert Wilson, LA [Fighting] 6:41 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Fighting] 6:41 | |
| Andre St. Laurent, DET [Hi-sticking] 6:58 | |
| Don Kozak, LA [Hi-sticking] 6:58 | |
| Al Cameron, DET [Slashing] 8:36 | |
| Dave Taylor, LA [Tripping] 15:58 | |
| 3: | Glenn Goldup, LA [Hooking] 6:30 |
| Glenn Goldup, LA [Tripping] 13:47 |
Penalty time: LA : 21 minutes
DET: 15 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -2 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -2 | 21 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 2 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 2 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 8- 5- 8-21
DET: 12-11- 6-29
Goalies: LA : Rogie Vachon (L, 15-9-7)
DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 4-8-1)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Malcolm Ashford
Attendance: 12,098
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