All NHL game summaries from January 12, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (17-15-9) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Boston Bruins (26-9-6) |
1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | BOS, | Gregg Sheppard 2 (Terry O'Reilly, Gary Doak), 10:34 |
| LA , | Danny Grant 4 (Marcel Dionne), 17:06 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Gregg Sheppard 3 (Terry O'Reilly, Rick Smith), 1:34 |
| BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 13 (Bobby Schmautz, Rick Middleton), 7:48 - PP | |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 8 (Peter McNab, John Wensink), 13:13 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Peter McNab 17 (Brad Park, Mike Milbury), 11:55 |
| BOS, | Gregg Sheppard 4 (Brad Park, Wayne Cashman), 16:00 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bert Wilson, LA [Hooking] 8:20 |
| 2: | Gary Sargent, LA [Tripping] 6:34 |
| Jean Ratelle, BOS [Tripping] 9:40 | |
| 3: | Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Roughing] 7:22 |
| Gary Doak, BOS [Roughing] 9:24 | |
| Bert Wilson, LA [Roughing] 9:24 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Roughing] 14:37 | |
| Gary Sargent, LA [Roughing] 14:37 | |
| Don Kozak, LA [Hooking] 15:50 |
Penalty time: LA : 10 minutes
BOS: 8 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Ernie Hicke | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Grant | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Short | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -15 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -15 | 18 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Al Sims | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 9- 2- 7-18
BOS: 10-11-14-35
Goalies: LA : Rogie Vachon (L, 15-10-8)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 6-2-1)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 14,202
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (23-8-10) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Cleveland Barons (13-25-4) |
2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 1: | BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 28 (Rene Robert, Lee Fogolin), 2:17 |
| CLE, | Al MacAdam 6 (Bob Murdoch, Rick Hampton), 7:33 | |
| CLE, | Rick Hampton 10, 13:22 - PP | |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 29 (Rene Robert, Gary McAdam), 14:48 | |
| 2: | BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 30 (Rene Robert, Gary McAdam), 8:29 |
| 3: | CLE, | Rick Hampton 11 (Greg Smith, Walt McKechnie), 2:01 |
| CLE, | Jean Potvin 2 (Dennis Maruk, Bob Murdoch), 5:46 | |
| CLE, | Dennis Maruk 25 (Kris Manery), 14:08 | |
| CLE, | J.P. Parise 13 (Dennis Maruk), 18:48 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick Martin, BUF [Slashing] 5:27 |
| Rick Martin, BUF [Hooking] 11:41 | |
| 2: | Rick Jodzio, CLE [Interference] 6:23 |
| 3: | Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Tripping] 9:17 |
Penalty time: BUF: 6 minutes
CLE: 2 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 2 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Dunn | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 28 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 10 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Jodzio | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Rick Shinske | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Kuzyk | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chuck Arnason | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 9-12- 7-28
CLE: 10- 6-14-30
Goalies: BUF: Don Edwards (L, 23-7-10)
CLE: Gary Edwards (W, 4-9-3)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Bob Luther, Willard Norris
Attendance: 2,110
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (29-7-5) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
 Detroit Red Wings (14-19-5) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | DET, | Nick Libett 8 (Dennis Hextall), :19 |
| MTL, | Bob Gainey 9 (Larry Robinson), 3:22 | |
| MTL, | Doug Risebrough 11 (Jacques Lemaire, Rick Chartraw), 7:07 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Rejean Houle 11 (Jacques Lemaire, Steve Shutt), 8:20 |
| MTL, | Steve Shutt 20 (Guy Lafleur, Larry Robinson), 16:38 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Pierre Mondou 11 (Doug Risebrough), 1:09 |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 29 (Jacques Lemaire, Steve Shutt), 18:35 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing] 1:49 |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Roughing] 1:49 | |
| Serge Savard, MTL [Interference] 4:29 | |
| Andre St. Laurent, DET [Holding] 9:07 | |
| 2: | Dennis Hextall, DET [Holding] 0:45 |
| 3: | Dennis Hextall, DET [Slashing] 8:37 |
| Greg Joly, DET [Tripping] 18:20 |
Penalty time: MTL: 4 minutes
DET: 10 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 28 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -19 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -19 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 11- 8- 9-28
DET: 12- 4-12-28
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 19-5-3)
DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 5-9-1)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Jim Christison
Attendance: 16,136
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (13-19-10) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (25-9-7) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | PHI, | Rick MacLeish 16 (Jimmy Watson), 4:08 |
| PHI, | Bill Barber 22 (Jimmy Watson), 8:28 | |
| PHI, | Tom Bladon 8 (Andre Dupont, Bobby Clarke), 16:30 | |
| 2: | PIT, | Jean Pronovost 21 (Gene Carr, Pete Mahovlich), 1:25 - PP |
| PIT, | Jim Hamilton 1 (Dave Schultz, Rick Kehoe), 2:53 | |
| PIT, | Brian Spencer 7, 3:49 | |
| 3: | PHI, | Bill Barber 23 (Bobby Clarke), 3:16 - PP |
| PIT, | Rick Kehoe 15 (Peter Lee, Wayne Bianchin), 6:03 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Russ Anderson, PIT [Tripping] 4:40 |
| Jimmy Watson, PHI [Holding] 9:24 | |
| Orest Kindrachuk, PHI [Hooking] 19:39 | |
| 2: | Brian Spencer, PIT [Fighting] 7:39 |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Roughing, Fighting] 7:39 | |
| Greg Malone, PIT [Holding] 8:52 | |
| 3: | Rick Kehoe, PIT [Holding] 3:06 |
| Bobby Clarke, PHI [Tripping] 3:53 | |
| Wayne Bianchin, PIT [Tripping] 13:22 | |
| Bench penalty, PIT [Too many men on the ice] 15:33 |
Penalty time: PIT: 15 minutes
PHI: 13 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Edur | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Flesch | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brian Spencer | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Hamilton | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Paradise | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Gene Carr | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dunc Wilson | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 21 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 5-11- 5-21
PHI: 14- 7-14-35
Goalies: PIT: Dunc Wilson (T, 4-7-3)
PHI: Bernie Parent (T, 14-2-6)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 17,077
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