NHL game summary from February 26, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (13-38-9) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Detroit Red Wings (23-27-9) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1: STL, Bill Fairbairn 11, 2:58 - SH
DET, Dennis Polonich 13 (Dan Maloney, Andre St. Laurent), 16:52
2: STL, Brian Sutter 6 (Tony Currie, Neil Komadoski), 7:20 - PP
3: STL, Tony Currie 2 (Bernie Federko), 19:33 - EN
Penalties:
1: Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing] 1:22
Larry Patey, STL [Roughing] 1:22
Neil Komadoski, STL [Tripping] 1:42
Rick Bowness, DET [Fighting] 4:13
Brian Sutter, STL [Fighting] 4:13
Neil Komadoski, STL [Slashing] 4:39
Dennis Hextall, DET [Slashing] 4:39
Gary Holt, STL [Fighting] 9:26
Dennis Polonich, DET [Fighting] 9:26
Dan Maloney, DET [Hooking] 9:26
2: Dennis Hextall, DET [Elbowing] 5:23
Dennis Polonich, DET [Fighting] 14:47
Gary Holt, STL [Fighting] 14:47
3: none
Penalty time: STL: 21 minutes
DET: 23 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Red Berenson | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tony Currie | 15 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Neil Komadoski | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Holt | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 0 |
| Barry Gibbs | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Myre | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 3 | 17 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 5- 7- 5-17
DET: 8- 9- 8-25
Goalies: STL: Phil Myre (W, 9-25-6)
DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 13-14-3)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 14,117
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