All NHL game summaries from January 17, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (24-13-6) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 St. Louis Blues (11-26-6) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | STL, | Gary Holt 2 (Garry Unger, Brian Ogilvie), 19:00 |
| 2: | TOR, | Lanny McDonald 26, 9:44 |
| 3: | STL, | Neil Komadoski 1 (Bill Fairbairn, Larry Patey), 6:01 |
| TOR, | Lanny McDonald 27 (Darryl Sittler), 9:30 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pat Boutette, TOR [Slashing] 8:00 |
| Larry Patey, STL [Hooking] 9:31 | |
| Pat Boutette, TOR [Slashing] 15:22 | |
| 2: | Neil Komadoski, STL [Fighting] 2:26 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Fighting] 2:26 | |
| Brian Glennie, TOR [Hooking] 5:35 | |
| Bench penalty, STL [Too many men on the ice] 11:00 | |
| 3: | Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Hi-sticking, Slashing] 19:12 |
Penalty time: TOR: 15 minutes
STL: 9 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Jack Valiquette | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Boudreau | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| Randy Carlyle | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Kurt Walker | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Red Berenson | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Neil Komadoski | 20 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Holt | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Barry Gibbs | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Ogilvie | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Bourbonnais | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Myre | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 6-14-10-30
STL: 13-13- 8-34
Goalies: TOR: Mike Palmateer (T, 21-11-6)
STL: Phil Myre (T, 7-14-3)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Bob Luther
Attendance: 9,772
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (15-19-9) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 Vancouver Canucks (12-20-10) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | NYR, | Don Murdoch 15 (Steve Vickers), :11 |
| VAN, | Mike Walton 20 (Jere Gillis, Rick Blight), 7:41 - PP | |
| VAN, | Harold Snepsts 3 (Hilliard Graves, Ralph Stewart), 17:23 | |
| 2: | VAN, | Ralph Stewart 2 (Bob Manno), 6:41 |
| NYR, | Ron Duguay 8 (Pat Hickey), 14:15 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Don Murdoch 16 (Dallas Smith), 1:14 |
| NYR, | Ron Greschner 8, 4:32 | |
| NYR, | Ron Greschner 9, 13:57 | |
| VAN, | Chris Oddleifson 11 (Dennis Kearns, Dennis Ververgaert), 16:56 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pat Hickey, NYR [Tripping] 7:00 |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Slashing] 17:32 | |
| Pit Martin, VAN [Slashing] 17:32 | |
| 2: | Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Holding] 11:49 |
| 3: | Lucien DeBlois, NYR [Fighting] 11:42 |
| Brad Gassoff, VAN [Fighting] 11:42 |
Penalty time: NYR: 9 minutes
VAN: 9 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Davidson | 0 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Dallas Smith | 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 26 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 2 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 5 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ralph Stewart | 26 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 10-11- 5-26
VAN: 12-10- 9-31
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (W, 7-7-1)
VAN: Curt Ridley (L, 6-9-4)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 15,500
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