NHL game summary from February 28, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (23-28-9) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Montreal Canadiens (44-8-9) |
4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 1: | DET, | Dennis Hextall 9 (Jean Hamel), 2:33 |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 44 (Jacques Lemaire), 4:56 | |
| MTL, | Rejean Houle 24 (Bob Gainey), 7:24 | |
| DET, | Bill Lochead 16 (Vaclav Nedomansky, Paul Woods), 10:30 | |
| MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 26, 12:55 | |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 45 (Steve Shutt, Serge Savard), 18:33 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Doug Risebrough 14 (Yvan Cournoyer), 1:32 |
| DET, | Andre St. Laurent 24 (Dan Maloney), 5:19 | |
| MTL, | Steve Shutt 37 (Serge Savard, Guy Lafleur), 9:15 | |
| MTL, | Rejean Houle 25 (Guy Lafleur, Jacques Lemaire), 13:38 - PP | |
| 3: | MTL, | Steve Shutt 38 (Guy Lafleur, Guy Lapointe), 9:56 - PP |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 46 (Rejean Houle, Steve Shutt), 19:59 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jean Hamel, DET [Hi-sticking] 13:37 |
| Yvan Cournoyer, MTL [Hi-sticking] 13:37 | |
| Al Cameron, DET [Tripping] 14:30 | |
| Guy Lafleur, MTL [Tripping] 15:02 | |
| 2: | Al Cameron, DET [Holding] 12:21 |
| 3: | Doug Jarvis, MTL [Hooking] 5:45 |
| Bill Lochead, DET [Tripping] 8:58 | |
| Dennis Hull, DET [Hooking] 19:30 |
Penalty time: DET: 10 minutes
MTL: 6 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roland Cloutier | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Low | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 28 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 45 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 45 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 9-10- 9-28
MTL: 19-15-11-45
Goalies: DET: Ron Low (L, 7-9-5)
MTL: Michel Larocque (W, 15-2-3)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 15,005
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