NHL game summary from March 18, 1978
| 1: |
VAN, | Dennis Ververgaert 19 (Mike Walton, Sheldon Kannegiesser), 13:24 |
| 2: |
VAN, | Hilliard Graves 14, :24 |
| DET, | Andre St. Laurent 29 (Errol Thompson, Nick Libett), 7:39 - PP |
| VAN, | Hilliard Graves 15 (Bob Manno, Garry Monahan), 10:47 |
| DET, | Bill Lochead 17 (Thommie Bergman), 11:27 |
| 3: |
DET, | Nick Libett 20 (Dale McCourt, Dennis Polonich), 1:20 - PP |
| DET, | Nick Libett 21 (Rick Bowness), 3:09 |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 25 (Thommie Bergman), 6:40 |
| VAN, | Bob Manno 4 (Rick Blight, Garry Monahan), 8:02 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Hooking] 3:26 |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Holding] 3:49 |
| Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Tripping] 5:01 |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Holding] 7:57 |
| Terry Harper, DET [Interference] 15:30 |
| Brad Gassoff, VAN [Roughing] 15:30 |
| Greg Joly, DET [Interference] 17:39 |
| 2: |
Dennis Hextall, DET [Hi-sticking] 3:54 |
| Hilliard Graves, VAN [Tripping] 6:10 |
| Ron Sedlbauer, VAN [Slashing] 9:08 |
| Greg Joly, DET [Slashing] 9:08 |
| Rick Bowness, DET [Interference] 18:59 |
| 3: |
Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Interference] 0:32 |
| Bench penalty, VAN [Too many men on the ice] 3:35 |
| Reed Larson, DET [Charging] 4:22 |
| Thommie Bergman, DET [Elbowing] 7:24 |
Penalty time: DET: 18 minutes
VAN: 14 minutes
Shots: DET: 10-13-10-33
VAN: 5- 6- 4-15
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 16-15-4)
VAN: Curt Ridley (L, 9-17-8)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Bob Hodges
Attendance: n/a
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