All NHL game summaries from March 2, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (23-24-17) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Boston Bruins (39-13-8) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | BOS, | Jean Ratelle 18 (Terry O'Reilly, Gregg Sheppard), 15:44 - PP |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 14, 18:42 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Don Marcotte 18 (Wayne Cashman, Gregg Sheppard), 2:16 |
| ATL, | Bobby Lalonde 13 (Tom Lysiak), 4:21 | |
| BOS, | Brad Park 14 (Rick Smith, Don Marcotte), 11:32 - PP | |
| 3: | ATL, | Ken Houston 15 (Dick Redmond, Eric Vail), 18:03 - PP |
| ATL, | Rey Comeau 8, 18:48 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gregg Sheppard, BOS [Hooking] 1:18 |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Hooking] 5:49 | |
| Rick Smith, BOS [Interference] 7:56 | |
| Eric Vail, ATL [Hooking] 9:31 | |
| Miles Zaharko, ATL [Tripping] 15:18 | |
| 2: | Wayne Cashman, BOS [Fighting, Misconduct] 5:16 |
| Gregg Sheppard, BOS [Game misconduct] 5:16 | |
| Pat Ribble, ATL [Roughing, Fighting] 5:16 | |
| Stan Jonathan, BOS [Charging] 7:04 | |
| Greg Fox, ATL [Tripping] 10:16 | |
| 3: | Stan Jonathan, BOS [Roughing] 16:09 |
Penalty time: ATL: 15 minutes
BOS: 33 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Redmond | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Miles Zaharko | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Yves Belanger | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 20 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| Al Sims | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Clayton Pachal | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Grahame | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 6- 5- 9-20
BOS: 10- 6- 9-25
Goalies: ATL: Yves Belanger (L, 5-10-0)
BOS: Ron Grahame (W, 15-4-4)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 11,544
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (38-14-11) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Buffalo Sabres (37-12-14) |
1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | BUF, | Craig Ramsay 23 (Don Luce, Danny Gare), 5:50 |
| NYI, | Bob Nystrom 20 (Bob Bourne, Pat Price), 13:54 | |
| 2: | BUF, | Danny Gare 35 (Bill Hajt, Craig Ramsay), 1:06 |
| NYI, | Clark Gillies 26 (Stefan Persson, Bryan Trottier), 5:11 - PP | |
| BUF, | Rene Robert 20 (Jocelyn Guevremont, Gilbert Perreault), 15:17 | |
| BUF, | Rene Robert 21 (Gilbert Perreault, Jim Lorentz), 15:47 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Clark Gillies 27 (Stefan Persson, Bryan Trottier), 1:05 |
| BUF, | Craig Ramsay 24 (Don Luce), 17:05 - SH | |
| BUF, | Jocelyn Guevremont 6, 19:12 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gerry Hart, NYI [Tripping] 3:41 |
| Rene Robert, BUF [Hooking] 9:45 | |
| 2: | Jerry Korab, BUF [Holding] 4:31 |
| Wayne Merrick, NYI [Hooking] 10:02 | |
| 3: | Garry Howatt, NYI [Hooking] 5:48 |
| Danny Gare, BUF [Tripping] 6:38 | |
| Jerry Korab, BUF [Hooking] 16:44 |
Penalty time: NYI: 6 minutes
BUF: 8 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -21 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -21 | 22 | ||||||
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 7- 5-10-22
BUF: 7-11-10-28
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (L, 19-7-7)
BUF: Don Edwards (W, 32-11-14)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Swede Knox
Attendance: 16,433
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (13-33-16) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Los Angeles Kings (25-25-12) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | COL, | Bob Neely 3 (Nelson Pyatt, Ron Delorme), 5:24 |
| LA , | Marcel Dionne 24 (Dave Taylor, Bob Murdoch), 8:48 | |
| LA , | Dave Taylor 15 (Marcel Dionne), 17:17 | |
| 2: | LA , | Vic Venasky 3 (Tom Williams, Butch Goring), 8:20 |
| COL, | John Van Boxmeer 7 (Nelson Pyatt), 8:58 | |
| 3: | LA , | Tom Williams 8 (Butch Goring, Vic Venasky), 1:55 |
| LA , | Gary Sargent 3 (Marcel Dionne), 13:20 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ron Delorme, COL [Tripping] 2:32 |
| Joe Contini, COL [Hi-sticking] 13:59 | |
| Dave Hutchison, LA [Hi-sticking] 13:59 | |
| John Van Boxmeer, COL [Hooking] 18:08 | |
| Marcel Dionne, LA [Hooking] 19:47 | |
| 2: | Larry Brown, LA [Cross checking] 13:49 |
| Mike Kitchen, COL [Holding] 16:35 | |
| 3: | Ron Delorme, COL [Hi-sticking] 12:10 |
| Bert Wilson, LA [Hi-sticking] 12:10 | |
| Wilf Paiement, COL [Fighting] 19:15 | |
| Bert Wilson, LA [Fighting] 19:15 |
Penalty time: COL: 15 minutes
LA : 13 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Lefley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mark Suzor | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Joe Contini | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Neely | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 2 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Michel Plasse | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -14 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -14 | 22 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Hutchison | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Danny Grant | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 5-10- 7-22
LA : 18-12-11-41
Goalies: COL: Michel Plasse (L, 3-10-6)
LA : Rogie Vachon (W, 23-19-11)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Don Koharski
Attendance: 9,801
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