All NHL game summaries from February 17, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (15-29-13) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Cleveland Barons (19-33-7) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | CLE, | J.P. Parise 17 (Dennis Maruk, Jim Neilson), 1:48 |
| 2: | VAN, | Garry Monahan 4 (Pit Martin, Gerry O'Flaherty), 4:34 |
| CLE, | Mike Fidler 20 (Chuck Arnason, Bob Stewart), 15:36 | |
| 3: | VAN, | Gerry O'Flaherty 4 (Garry Monahan, Mike Walton), 11:25 |
| CLE, | Dave Gardner 12 (Jean Potvin, Chuck Arnason), 19:10 |
Penalties:
| 1: | J.P. Parise, CLE [Holding] 8:12 |
| Bob Manno, VAN [Holding] 18:31 | |
| 2: | Sheldon Kannegiesser, VAN [Hooking] 11:51 |
| 3: | Dennis Kearns, VAN [Tripping] 15:16 |
Penalty time: VAN: 6 minutes
CLE: 2 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Flockhart | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Claire Alexander | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 19 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 19 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jean Potvin | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Shinske | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Jodzio | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| J.P. Parise | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Chuck Arnason | 26 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 5- 3-11-19
CLE: 9-11-10-30
Goalies: VAN: Curt Ridley (L, 7-14-6)
CLE: Gilles Meloche (W, 13-21-4)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 4,589
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (39-7-9) |
3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
 Washington Capitals (10-36-11) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | MTL, | Rejean Houle 18 (Yvan Cournoyer, Gilles Lupien), 3:25 |
| MTL, | Rejean Houle 19, 14:15 | |
| WAS, | Robert Picard 5 (Mike Marson, Bill Collins), 14:51 | |
| MTL, | Yvon Lambert 11 (Mario Tremblay, Ken Dryden), 19:40 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Mario Tremblay 7 (Pierre Larouche), 3:35 |
| 3: | MTL, | Guy Lafleur 41 (Guy Lapointe), 5:57 |
| WAS, | Gerry Meehan 13 (Tom Rowe, Robert Picard), 9:31 | |
| MTL, | Rejean Houle 20 (Mario Tremblay, Bill Nyrop), 12:55 | |
| MTL, | Guy Lapointe 8 (Mario Tremblay, Doug Jarvis), 16:16 | |
| MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 20 (Doug Risebrough, Doug Jarvis), 16:48 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tom Rowe, WAS [Holding] 7:46 | |
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: MTL: 0 minutes
WAS: 2 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 30 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 30 | 40 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bolonchuk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Girard | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -30 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -30 | 21 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 14-13-13-40
WAS: 6- 9- 6-21
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 27-5-6)
WAS: Bernie Wolfe (L, 2-9-4)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Swede Knox
Attendance: 18,130
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