NHL game summary from February 4, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (17-23-8) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (26-15-9) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
1: DET, Vaclav Nedomansky 5 (Reed Larson, Dale McCourt), 11:57 - PP
TOR, Brian Glennie 1 (Darryl Sittler, Lanny McDonald), 12:47
TOR, Lanny McDonald 32 (Borje Salming), 15:38
2: no scoring
3: DET, Dennis Polonich 8 (Dan Maloney, Andre St. Laurent), 14:23
Penalties:
1: Andre St. Laurent, DET [Slashing] 0:56
Mike Palmateer, TOR [Slashing] 0:56
Terry Harper, DET [Hooking] 7:28
Alain Belanger, TOR [Boarding] 11:38
Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Fighting] 13:25
Rick Bowness, DET [Fighting] 13:25
Dan Maloney, DET [Hi-sticking] 14:19
Darryl Sittler, TOR [Slashing] 14:59
2: Reed Larson, DET [Tripping] 0:53
Alain Belanger, TOR [Interference] 18:36
3: none
Penalty time: DET: 13 minutes
TOR: 13 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 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -4 | 29 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Stan Weir | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alain Belanger | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Boudreau | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Pelyk | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 4 | 44 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 8-14- 7-29
TOR: 17-16-11-44
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (T, 8-12-3)
TOR: Mike Palmateer (T, 22-11-8)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 16,485
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