NHL game summary from January 18, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (15-19-6) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Colorado Rockies (9-22-10) |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | COL, | Andy Spruce 9 (Dennis Owchar, Wilf Paiement), 1:25 |
| DET, | Andre St. Laurent 15 (Dan Maloney, Dennis Polonich), 6:14 | |
| 2: | DET, | Nick Libett 11 (Larry Wright, Dennis Hextall), 1:37 |
| COL, | Paul Gardner 29 (Wilf Paiement, Barry Beck), 7:54 - PP | |
| COL, | Randy Pierce 1 (Paul Gardner, John Van Boxmeer), 10:24 | |
| COL, | Gary Croteau 10 (Dennis Owchar), 17:54 | |
| 3: | DET, | Andre St. Laurent 16 (Dennis Polonich, Dale McCourt), 2:49 - PP |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 10 (Bill Lochead, Paul Woods), 4:22 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Joe Contini, COL [Tripping] 13:07 |
| 2: | Al Cameron, DET [Interference] 6:54 |
| Joe Contini, COL [Hi-sticking] 7:34 | |
| Perry Miller, DET [Hi-sticking] 7:34 | |
| Andy Spruce, COL [Fighting] 19:39 | |
| Nick Libett, DET [Fighting] 19:39 | |
| Mike Christie, COL [Slashing] 19:39 | |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Slashing] 19:39 | |
| 3: | Wilf Paiement, COL [Hooking] 2:07 |
| Mark Suzor, COL [Hi-sticking] 8:04 | |
| Terry Harper, DET [Hi-sticking] 8:04 |
Penalty time: DET: 13 minutes
COL: 15 minutes
| 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 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 23 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Lefley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mark Suzor | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Pierce | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Contini | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Fred Ahern | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Doug Favell | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 9- 8- 6-23
COL: 11-14- 8-33
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (T, 6-9-2)
COL: Doug Favell (T, 8-15-8)
Referee: Willard Norris
Linesmen: Don Koharski, Morley Mcneil
Attendance: 6,236
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