NHL game summary from February 18, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (21-26-8) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (33-13-10) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | PHI, | Joe Watson 4 (Kevin McCarthy, Paul Holmgren), 1:43 |
| PHI, | Don Saleski 21 (Bob Kelly, Orest Kindrachuk), 12:38 | |
| DET, | Andre St. Laurent 22 (Dale McCourt), 14:12 - PP | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | PHI, | Bill Barber 27 (Bob Kelly, Paul Holmgren), 11:27 |
| DET, | Dan Maloney 14 (Reed Larson, Dennis Polonich), 12:46 - PP | |
| PHI, | Bill Barber 28 (Orest Kindrachuk, Bob Dailey), 17:35 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing] 0:07 |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Roughing] 0:07 | |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Cross checking] 2:24 | |
| Dan Maloney, DET [Interference] 2:28 | |
| Perry Miller, DET [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 5:23 | |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Roughing double minor] 5:23 | |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Interference] 10:20 | |
| Orest Kindrachuk, PHI [Roughing] 12:45 | |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Roughing] 12:45 | |
| Jimmy Watson, PHI [Tripping] 12:52 | |
| Terry Harper, DET [Hooking] 14:52 | |
| Bill Barber, PHI [Interference] 16:16 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Fighting, Hi-sticking major] 18:41 | |
| Dave Hoyda, PHI [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 18:41 | |
| 2: | Bob Kelly, PHI [Boarding] 4:30 |
| Reed Larson, DET [Roughing] 6:29 | |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Interference] 7:35 | |
| Reed Larson, DET [Interference] 7:57 | |
| Larry Wright, DET [Tripping] 11:01 | |
| Perry Miller, DET [Fighting] 14:48 | |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Fighting] 14:48 | |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Roughing, Fighting, Misconduct] 14:48 | |
| Orest Kindrachuk, PHI [Roughing, Fighting, Misconduct] 14:48 | |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Roughing] 16:47 | |
| 3: | Mel Bridgman, PHI [Fighting] 0:13 |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing] 0:13 | |
| Barry Dean, PHI [Roughing] 6:29 | |
| Dan Maloney, DET [Fighting] 7:04 | |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Fighting] 7:04 | |
| Jimmy Watson, PHI [Fighting] 7:04 | |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Fighting] 7:04 | |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Elbowing] 12:00 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing] 17:23 | |
| Rick MacLeish, PHI [Roughing] 17:23 |
Penalty time: DET: 66 minutes
PHI: 70 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 4 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 5 |
| Ron Low | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -18 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -18 | 27 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 2 |
| Barry Dean | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 18 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 18 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 14- 6- 7-27
PHI: 13- 9- 7-29
Goalies: DET: Ron Low (L, 7-8-4)
PHI: Bernie Parent (W, 22-4-9)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Swede Knox
Attendance: 17,077
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