NHL game summary from January 31, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (16-22-11) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
 Detroit Red Wings (17-22-7) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | PIT, | Rick Kehoe 18 (Dave Burrows, Gene Carr), 4:09 |
| DET, | Nick Libett 12 (Greg Joly, Dennis Hextall), 14:22 - SH | |
| PIT, | Jean Pronovost 27 (Tom Edur, Gene Carr), 15:23 - PP | |
| PIT, | Blair Chapman 13 (Greg Malone, Dave Schultz), 16:17 - PP | |
| 2: | DET, | Dale McCourt 17 (Reed Larson, Dan Maloney), 8:40 - PP |
| PIT, | Tom Edur 7 (Pete Mahovlich), 9:35 - PP | |
| 3: | DET, | Nick Libett 13 (Dennis Hextall), 8:31 |
| PIT, | Jean Pronovost 28 (Greg Malone), 19:19 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Greg Joly, DET [Interference] 1:23 |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Slashing] 4:23 | |
| John Flesch, PIT [Slashing] 4:23 | |
| Russ Anderson, PIT [Hooking] 7:06 | |
| Greg Malone, PIT [Hooking] 8:16 | |
| Dave Schultz, PIT [Roughing] 12:01 | |
| Reed Larson, DET [Hooking] 12:27 | |
| Bench penalty, DET [Delay of game] 14:37 | |
| Dan Maloney, DET [Elbowing] 14:37 | |
| Dave Schultz, PIT [Roughing] 16:37 | |
| Rick Bowness, DET [Roughing double minor] 16:37 | |
| Greg Malone, PIT [Tripping] 16:37 | |
| 2: | Brian Spencer, PIT [Charging] 3:42 |
| Dave Burrows, PIT [Holding] 6:52 | |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Hi-sticking] 7:26 | |
| Russ Anderson, PIT [Hi-sticking] 7:26 | |
| Andre St. Laurent, DET [Charging] 9:32 | |
| Bench penalty, PIT [Too many men on the ice] 10:50 | |
| 3: | Bench penalty, PIT [Too many men on the ice] 1:41 |
| Pete Mahovlich, PIT [Roughing] 6:32 | |
| Andre St. Laurent, DET [Roughing, Unsportsmanlike conduct] 6:32 | |
| Brian Spencer, PIT [Tripping] 8:43 | |
| Bob Paradise, PIT [Tripping] 9:03 | |
| Perry Miller, DET [Hi-sticking] 16:12 | |
| Russ Anderson, PIT [Hi-sticking] 16:12 | |
| Dan Maloney, DET [Misconduct, Game misconduct] 19:19 |
Penalty time: PIT: 30 minutes
DET: 44 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Edur | 2 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mario Faubert | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Flesch | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Kim Davis | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brian Spencer | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Paradise | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Gene Carr | 28 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 1 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 1 | 20 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 9 |
| Ron Low | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -3 | 51 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -3 | 51 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 11- 3- 6-20
DET: 15-19-17-51
Goalies: PIT: Denis Herron (W, 11-12-8)
DET: Ron Low (L, 6-6-4)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 14,411
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