All NHL game summaries from February 8, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (32-12-8) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (22-17-12) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | CHI, | Stan Mikita 7 (Doug Wilson, J.P. Bordeleau), 11:50 - PP |
| 2: | NYI, | Bryan Trottier 34 (Mike Bossy, Denis Potvin), :34 - PP |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 40 (Clark Gillies, Stefan Persson), 5:31 - PP | |
| CHI, | Darcy Rota 13 (J.P. Bordeleau, Ivan Boldirev), 8:38 - PP | |
| NYI, | Gerry Hart 2 (Bob Nystrom, Mike Kaszycki), 10:03 | |
| CHI, | Ivan Boldirev 21, 17:30 | |
| 3: | CHI, | Stan Mikita 8 (Ivan Boldirev), 8:53 - PP |
| CHI, | J.P. Bordeleau 6 (Ivan Boldirev, Ted Bulley), 10:42 | |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 15 (Garry Howatt), 17:25 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Garry Howatt, NYI [Holding] 10:00 |
| Billy Harris, NYI [Hooking] 10:05 | |
| Stan Mikita, CHI [Tripping] 19:25 | |
| 2: | Phil Russell, CHI [Holding] 4:24 |
| Billy Smith, NYI [Slashing] 8:00 | |
| 3: | Denis Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 8:49 |
Penalty time: NYI: 8 minutes
CHI: 4 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Logan | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Pierre Plante | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Kirk Bowman | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dale Tallon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 7-11- 9-27
CHI: 13-16-11-40
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (L, 17-6-6)
CHI: Tony Esposito (W, 19-13-7)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Malcolm Ashford
Attendance: 12,232
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (30-10-13) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 Cleveland Barons (18-32-5) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | BUF, | Danny Gare 27 (Craig Ramsay, Bill Hajt), 18:29 |
| 2: | BUF, | Gary McAdam 14, 9:05 |
| CLE, | Mike Fidler 17 (Chuck Arnason, Greg Smith), 12:04 | |
| BUF, | Rick Martin 20 (Andre Savard), 12:48 | |
| CLE, | Dennis Maruk 28 (Kris Manery, J.P. Parise), 19:06 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Rene Robert 16 (Bill Hajt, Gilbert Perreault), 14:57 |
| BUF, | Danny Gare 28 (Lee Fogolin, Craig Ramsay), 19:34 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Dennis O'Brien, CLE 4:26 | |
| Gilbert Perreault, BUF 9:29 | ||
| Jocelyn Guevremont, BUF 16:06 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: BUF: 4 minutes
CLE: 2 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ron Schock | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Richie Dunn | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jean Potvin | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Jodzio | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Chuck Arnason | 26 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Holt | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -16 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -16 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 11-12- 7-30
CLE: 7-12- 8-27
Goalies: BUF: Don Edwards (W, 28-9-13)
CLE: Gilles Meloche (L, 12-20-2)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 4,094
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (11-35-5) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 New York Rangers (18-25-10) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | NYR, | Jerry Byers 2 (Dave Farrish, Ron Duguay), 13:03 |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 20 (Dan Newman, Wayne Thomas), 18:37 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Dan Newman 2 (Phil Esposito, Mark Heaslip), 2:42 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bench penalty, NYR [Too many men on the ice] 5:54 |
| Phil Esposito, NYR [Hooking] 8:33 | |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Holding] 11:06 | |
| 2: | Dave Farrish, NYR [Tripping] 7:19 |
| 3: | Ron Greschner, NYR [Tripping] 4:16 |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Charging] 10:48 |
Penalty time: MIN: 2 minutes
NYR: 10 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Jerry Engele | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey Bennett | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Harrison | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 18 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry Byers | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Heaslip | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 22 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 11- 5- 2-18
NYR: 10- 4- 6-20
Goalies: MIN: Paul Harrison (L, 2-8-1)
NYR: Wayne Thomas (W, 9-15-7)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 17,500
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (11-34-7) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (27-15-10) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | STL, | Bill Fairbairn 7 (Inge Hammarstrom, Bernie Federko), 5:59 - PP |
| TOR, | Darryl Sittler 27 (Lanny McDonald), 11:55 | |
| STL, | Bill Fairbairn 8 (Red Berenson, Jack Brownschidle), 16:14 | |
| 2: | STL, | Garry Unger 20 (Curt Bennett), 7:33 |
| TOR, | Ian Turnbull 10 (Errol Thompson, Darryl Sittler), 9:14 | |
| TOR, | Lanny McDonald 33 (Borje Salming, Bruce Boudreau), 19:56 - PP | |
| 3: | STL, | Gary Holt 3 (Jack Brownschidle), 12:20 |
| TOR, | Pat Boutette 10 (Alain Belanger, Bruce Boudreau), 12:56 | |
| TOR, | Errol Thompson 15 (George Ferguson), 17:17 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Errol Thompson, TOR [Tripping] 4:17 |
| 2: | Claude Larose, STL [Hi-sticking] 3:14 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Roughing] 3:14 | |
| Rod Seiling, STL [Tripping] 11:22 | |
| Trevor Johansen, TOR [Fighting] 17:07 | |
| Curt Bennett, STL [Fighting, Match penalty] 17:07 | |
| 3: | Borje Salming, TOR [Interference] 4:41 |
| Brian Sutter, STL [Tripping] 15:50 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Elbowing] 16:12 |
Penalty time: STL: 21 minutes
TOR: 13 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Red Berenson | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 10 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Claude Larose | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 14 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 |
| Neil Komadoski | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Gary Holt | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Gibbs | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Phil Myre | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -4 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -4 | 27 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Stan Weir | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alain Belanger | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce Boudreau | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Pelyk | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 4 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 4 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 6-11-10-27
TOR: 13-16- 8-37
Goalies: STL: Phil Myre (L, 7-22-4)
TOR: Mike Palmateer (W, 23-11-9)
Referee: Denis Morel
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 16,485
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