All NHL game summaries from January 21, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (16-20-6) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Boston Bruins (28-10-6) |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 1: | DET, | Paul Woods 8 (Terry Harper, Dale McCourt), 7:47 |
| BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 15 (Bobby Schmautz, Brad Park), 10:13 - PP | |
| BOS, | Bobby Schmautz 23 (Don Marcotte), 19:37 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Wayne Cashman 10 (Peter McNab, John Wensink), 7:20 |
| BOS, | John Wensink 8 (Peter McNab, Wayne Cashman), 10:36 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Don Marcotte 13 (Dwight Foster, Gregg Sheppard), 6:39 |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 11 (Peter McNab, Brad Park), 14:53 | |
| BOS, | Bobby Schmautz 24 (Gregg Sheppard), 19:46 - SH |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick Bowness, DET [Roughing] 5:59 | |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Roughing double minor] 5:59 | ||
| Reed Larson, DET [Hooking] 8:12 | ||
| Dan Maloney, DET [Holding] 10:01 | ||
| Rick Smith, BOS [Holding] 11:31 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Stan Jonathan, BOS [Hi-sticking] 12:22 | |
| Bob Miller, BOS [Tripping] 18:06 | ||
Penalty time: DET: 6 minutes
BOS: 10 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -26 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -26 | 21 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Al Sims | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Grahame | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 10- 2- 9-21
BOS: 15-14- 7-36
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 7-10-2)
BOS: Ron Grahame (W, 9-3-3)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 8,463
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (10-23-10) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Cleveland Barons (15-28-4) |
4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 1: | COL, | Andy Spruce 11 (Dave Hudson, Barry Beck), 2:18 |
| CLE, | Mike Fidler 14 (Dennis O'Brien, Bob Stewart), 2:41 | |
| CLE, | Rick Hampton 13 (Rick Jodzio, Ken Kuzyk), 6:28 | |
| CLE, | Bob Murdoch 9 (Walt McKechnie, Dave Gardner), 10:13 - PP | |
| CLE, | Greg Smith 4 (Dennis Maruk, Jean Potvin), 16:38 | |
| 2: | CLE, | Dennis Maruk 26 (J.P. Parise, Kris Manery), 6:17 |
| CLE, | Chuck Arnason 7 (Mike Fidler, Jim Neilson), 9:19 | |
| CLE, | Dennis Maruk 27, 10:58 | |
| CLE, | Dave Gardner 11 (Mike Fidler), 13:56 | |
| COL, | Andy Spruce 12 (Wilf Paiement, Ralph Klassen), 16:43 | |
| 3: | CLE, | Kris Manery 19, 9:02 |
| COL, | Wilf Paiement 18 (Ralph Klassen), 15:10 - SH | |
| COL, | Joe Contini 5 (Barry Beck, Paul Gardner), 18:05 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Doug Favell, COL [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 2:41 |
| Wilf Paiement, COL [Hooking] 9:02 | |
| Greg Smith, CLE [Interference] 14:28 | |
| 2: | Mark Suzor, COL [Tripping] 19:28 |
| 3: | Ken Kuzyk, CLE [Tripping] 6:52 |
| Dennis Owchar, COL [Hooking] 14:38 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, CLE [Hooking] 16:55 |
Penalty time: COL: 8 minutes
CLE: 6 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill McKenzie | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Lefley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Mark Suzor | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| Randy Pierce | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Joe Contini | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Fred Ahern | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Doug Favell | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -26 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -26 | 28 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Jean Potvin | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ken Kuzyk | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Rick Jodzio | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| J.P. Parise | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chuck Arnason | 26 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 25 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 25 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 7- 9-12-28
CLE: 18-13- 5-36
Goalies: COL: Doug Favell,
Bill McKenzie (L, 0-4-1) CLE: Gilles Meloche (W, 10-18-1) Referee: Alf Lejeune Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Bob Hodges Attendance: 5,226
Bill McKenzie (L, 0-4-1) CLE: Gilles Meloche (W, 10-18-1) Referee: Alf Lejeune Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Bob Hodges Attendance: 5,226
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (24-14-7) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Los Angeles Kings (19-17-9) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | LA , | Hartland Monahan 10 (Bert Wilson, Pete Stemkowski), 11:51 |
| LA , | Hartland Monahan 11 (Pete Stemkowski), 12:07 | |
| 3: | TOR, | Lanny McDonald 28 (Darryl Sittler), 3:48 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ron Ellis, TOR [Tripping] 1:42 |
| Randy Manery, LA [Interference] 9:53 | |
| Borje Salming, TOR [Tripping] 10:21 | |
| Brian Glennie, TOR [Hooking] 12:43 | |
| Kurt Walker, TOR [Fighting] 17:03 | |
| Bert Wilson, LA [Fighting] 17:03 | |
| Mike Murphy, LA [Tripping] 19:48 | |
| 2: | Bob Murdoch, LA [Holding] 15:20 |
| Darryl Sittler, TOR [Slashing] 15:20 | |
| Gary Sargent, LA [Holding] 17:46 | |
| 3: | Randy Manery, LA [Fighting] 2:19 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Fighting] 2:19 | |
| Hartland Monahan, LA [Fighting] 3:38 | |
| George Ferguson, TOR [Fighting] 3:38 | |
| Pat Boutette, TOR [Hi-sticking] 3:38 | |
| Pete Stemkowski, LA [Hi-sticking] 3:38 | |
| Bert Wilson, LA [Roughing] 18:10 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Roughing double minor] 18:10 |
Penalty time: TOR: 29 minutes
LA : 27 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gord McRae | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Jack Valiquette | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bruce Boudreau | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Randy Carlyle | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Kurt Walker | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -6 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -6 | 28 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Danny Grant | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 6 | 19 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 6 | 19 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 13- 7- 8-28
LA : 5- 8- 6-19
Goalies: TOR: Gord McRae (L, 3-3-1)
LA : Rogie Vachon (W, 17-11-8)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 13,497
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Blackhawks (16-17-12) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Minnesota North Stars (9-29-5) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | CHI, | Ivan Boldirev 16, 12:35 |
| 2: | CHI, | John Marks 5 (Cliff Koroll, Stan Mikita), 5:35 |
| CHI, | Grant Mulvey 6 (Doug Wilson), 14:55 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Kent-Erik Andersson 6 (Per-Olov Brasar), 5:50 |
| CHI, | Ivan Boldirev 17 (Grant Mulvey, Phil Russell), 10:45 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dale Tallon, CHI [Hi-sticking] 7:26 |
| Dale Tallon, CHI [Hooking] 13:32 | |
| Pierre Plante, CHI [Hi-sticking] 15:07 | |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Cross checking] 17:39 | |
| Phil Russell, CHI [Hooking] 19:54 | |
| 2: | Glen Sharpley, MIN [Tripping] 6:59 |
| Darcy Rota, CHI [Tripping] 12:08 | |
| 3: | Tom Younghans, MIN [Slashing] 3:44 |
Penalty time: CHI: 10 minutes
MIN: 6 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Pierre Plante | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Kirk Bowman | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Dale Tallon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 38 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Jerry Engele | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 13-13-12-38
MIN: 13-13- 3-29
Goalies: CHI: Tony Esposito (W, 13-13-7)
MIN: Pete LoPresti (L, 9-26-4)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Jim Christison
Attendance: 9,479
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (12-21-11) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Montreal Canadiens (32-7-6) |
1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 1: | VAN, | Gerry O'Flaherty 2, 2:06 - SH |
| MTL, | Bob Gainey 10 (Doug Jarvis, Larry Robinson), 14:55 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Guy Lafleur 33 (Steve Shutt), 7:32 |
| MTL, | Rejean Houle 12 (Pierre Larouche), 9:07 | |
| MTL, | Pierre Mondou 12 (Doug Risebrough, Yvan Cournoyer), 12:58 | |
| MTL, | Yvon Lambert 9 (Bill Nyrop, Pierre Larouche), 17:24 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Serge Savard 4 (Yvan Cournoyer, Doug Risebrough), 1:35 |
| MTL, | Pierre Larouche 15 (Jacques Lemaire), 8:27 | |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 34 (Jacques Lemaire, Bill Nyrop), 13:58 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Holding] 1:20 |
| Bob Manno, VAN [Hooking] 4:28 | |
| Bill Nyrop, MTL [Holding] 15:47 | |
| 2: | Steve Shutt, MTL [Tripping] 14:48 |
| 3: | Bob Manno, VAN [Holding] 2:53 |
| Rick Chartraw, MTL [Tripping] 18:31 |
Penalty time: VAN: 6 minutes
MTL: 6 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ralph Stewart | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -36 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -36 | 26 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 35 | 51 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 35 | 51 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 4-10-12-26
MTL: 16-17-18-51
Goalies: VAN: Curt Ridley (L, 6-10-5)
MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 21-5-4)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Bob Luther
Attendance: 16,481
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (27-10-8) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 New York Islanders (27-10-8) |
0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | NYI, | Mike Bossy 30 (Stefan Persson, Bryan Trottier), :40 - PP |
| NYI, | Gerry Hart 1 (Ed Westfall), 6:59 | |
| NYI, | Clark Gillies 21 (Denis Potvin, Stefan Persson), 9:50 - PP | |
| 3: | PHI, | Paul Holmgren 8 (Bob Dailey, Bobby Clarke), :25 |
| NYI, | Stefan Persson 4 (Denis Potvin, Clark Gillies), 5:55 - PP | |
| NYI, | Bob Bourne 17 (Bryan Trottier), 7:07 | |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 31 (Bryan Trottier, Billy Harris), 16:41 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Hoyda, PHI [Hooking] 6:13 |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Cross checking] 9:43 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Cross checking] 15:45 | |
| Joe Watson, PHI [Holding] 18:45 | |
| 2: | Gerry Hart, NYI [Elbowing] 4:44 |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Slashing, Fighting] 8:25 | |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Slashing, Fighting] 8:25 | |
| Jimmy Watson, PHI [Interference] 9:12 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Cross checking] 13:39 | |
| Ed Westfall, NYI [Charging] 15:21 | |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Interference] 15:21 | |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Hi-sticking] 17:30 | |
| Ed Westfall, NYI [Hi-sticking] 17:30 | |
| 3: | Paul Holmgren, PHI [Fighting] 4:01 |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Fighting] 4:01 | |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Fighting] 5:16 | |
| Orest Kindrachuk, PHI [Roughing] 5:16 | |
| Mike Kaszycki, NYI [Roughing] 5:16 | |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Fighting] 5:16 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Cross checking] 7:21 | |
| Bob Dailey, PHI [Hooking] 12:01 |
Penalty time: PHI: 33 minutes
NYI: 33 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | -1 | 1 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Barry Dean | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 25 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -1 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 9-10- 6-25
NYI: 6-15-14-35
Goalies: PHI: Bernie Parent (L, 16-3-7)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 15-4-6)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 15,317
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (9-26-10) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (14-21-10) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | WAS, | Gerry Meehan 10 (Bill Riley, Guy Charron), 18:04 - PP |
| 2: | WAS, | Mike Marson 2, 6:23 |
| WAS, | Gord Smith 3 (Guy Charron), 12:08 | |
| PIT, | Bob Paradise 1 (Dave Schultz, Gene Carr), 16:44 | |
| PIT, | Pete Mahovlich 18, 19:52 - SH | |
| 3: | WAS, | Dave Forbes 7 (Gord Lane), 6:51 |
| WAS, | Gerry Meehan 11, 11:18 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ron Lalonde, WAS [Hooking] 4:29 |
| Peter Lee, PIT [Fighting] 12:17 | |
| Larry Bolonchuk, WAS [Fighting] 12:17 | |
| Bryan Watson, WAS [Roughing] 15:07 | |
| Dave Schultz, PIT [Roughing triple minor] 15:07 | |
| 2: | Bill Collins, WAS [Tripping] 8:11 |
| Jim Hamilton, PIT [Tripping] 18:42 | |
| 3: | Gord Smith, WAS [Tripping] 8:59 |
| Dave Forbes, WAS [Holding] 13:55 |
Penalty time: WAS: 15 minutes
PIT: 13 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Lemieux | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Larry Bolonchuk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Girard | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Patrick | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Bedard | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 22 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Edur | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Brian Spencer | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jim Hamilton | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Paradise | 24 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 11 |
| Gene Carr | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dunc Wilson | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -11 | 43 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -11 | 43 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 10- 5- 7-22
PIT: 17-10-16-43
Goalies: WAS: Jim Bedard (W, 5-7-3)
PIT: Dunc Wilson (L, 5-9-3)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Malcolm Ashford
Attendance: 9,047
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (25-9-10) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 St. Louis Blues (11-28-6) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | BUF, | Rene Robert 14 (Gilbert Perreault, Gary McAdam), 1:36 |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 32 (Lee Fogolin, Rene Robert), 15:08 | |
| 3: | STL, | Red Berenson 3 (Bob Hess, Inge Hammarstrom), 10:00 |
| BUF, | Rick Martin 19 (Jerry Korab, Bob Sauve), 17:31 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Andre Savard, BUF [Hooking] 9:53 | |
| Rick Martin, BUF [Roughing] 14:45 | ||
| Brian Sutter, STL [Roughing] 14:45 | ||
| Rod Seiling, STL [Hooking] 16:59 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: BUF: 4 minutes
STL: 4 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Schock | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Sauve | 28 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 9 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 9 | 21 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Red Berenson | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Neil Komadoski | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gary Holt | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Barry Gibbs | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Ogilvie | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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) | -9 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 5- 7- 9-21
STL: 9-13- 6-28
Goalies: BUF: Bob Sauve (W, 1-0-0)
STL: Phil Myre (L, 7-16-3)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Don Koharski
Attendance: 10,807
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