NHL game summary from February 5, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Barons (18-31-5) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Detroit Red Wings (18-23-8) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
1: DET, Dennis Hextall 6 (Nick Libett, Rick Bowness), 11:00
CLE, Al MacAdam 9 (Bob Murdoch, Walt McKechnie), 12:52
CLE, Rick Hampton 14 (Kris Manery), 13:51
2: CLE, Rick Shinske 5 (J.P. Parise, Jim Neilson), 5:41
DET, Larry Wright 2 (Terry Harper, Dennis Hull), 6:24
DET, Paul Woods 9 (Dale McCourt, Terry Harper), 17:06
3: DET, Bill Lochead 15 (Dale McCourt, Paul Woods), 11:54
Penalties:
1: Jean Potvin, CLE [Hooking] 1:06
Rick Jodzio, CLE [Fighting] 11:42
Dennis Hextall, DET [Fighting] 11:42
Perry Miller, DET [Holding] 16:33
Chuck Arnason, CLE [Interference] 16:51
2: Andre St. Laurent, DET [Fighting] 2:27
Rick Hampton, CLE [Fighting] 2:27
Jim Neilson, CLE [Hooking] 8:37
Andre St. Laurent, DET [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Misconduct] 9:48
Bob Murdoch, CLE [Holding] 13:16
3: Greg Smith, CLE [Fighting] 11:20
Dennis Hextall, DET [Fighting] 11:20
Penalty time: CLE: 23 minutes
DET: 29 minutes
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Rick Shinske | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Jodzio | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| J.P. Parise | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Chuck Arnason | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Holt | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -5 | 24 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | -1 | 4 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Ron Low | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 6-10- 8-24
DET: 10-15-12-37
Goalies: CLE: Gilles Meloche (L, 12-19-2)
DET: Ron Low (W, 7-6-4)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Bob Luther, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 10,216
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