All NHL game summaries from March 20, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (42-16-13) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (40-18-13) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | PHI, | Rick MacLeish 31, 6:20 - PS |
| PHI, | Mel Bridgman 14 (Barry Dean, Bill Barber), 16:32 | |
| 2: | PHI, | Bill Barber 36 (Rick Lapointe, Bob Dailey), 11:48 |
| NYI, | Bob Nystrom 22 (Ed Westfall, Gerry Hart), 19:13 | |
| 3: | PHI, | Reggie Leach 23 (Bobby Clarke, Bob Dailey), 9:40 - PP |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 28 (Bryan Trottier, Bob Bourne), 13:01 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Lewis, NYI [Hi-sticking] 7:04 |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Hi-sticking] 7:04 | |
| Barry Dean, PHI [Elbowing] 9:18 | |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Tripping] 10:54 | |
| Bill Barber, PHI [Interference] 14:11 | |
| 2: | Tom Bladon, PHI [Holding] 14:24 |
| Jude Drouin, NYI [Roughing] 14:24 | |
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Interference] 14:36 | |
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Roughing] 17:02 | |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Roughing] 17:02 | |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Charging] 19:50 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Roughing] 19:50 | |
| 3: | Joe Watson, PHI [Holding] 6:17 |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Holding] 7:42 | |
| Bobby Clarke, PHI [Hooking] 11:26 | |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Charging, Roughing] 14:45 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Roughing double minor] 14:45 | |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Roughing] 16:26 |
Penalty time: NYI: 18 minutes
PHI: 22 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 10 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Barry Dean | 29 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 6 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 6 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 10- 5-13-28
PHI: 16-10-12-38
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (L, 19-8-8)
PHI: Bernie Parent (W, 25-5-11)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 17,077
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (53-9-9) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
 Vancouver Canucks (19-38-15) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | MTL, | Steve Shutt 41 (Bill Nyrop, Jacques Lemaire), 18:18 |
| MTL, | Steve Shutt 42 (Jacques Lemaire, Guy Lafleur), 18:44 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Pierre Larouche 23, 13:20 |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 57 (Pierre Mondou), 17:58 | |
| 3: | VAN, | Mike Walton 27 (Ron Sedlbauer, Gerry O'Flaherty), 2:19 |
| MTL, | Yvon Lambert 15 (Guy Lapointe, Larry Robinson), 15:03 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bill Nyrop, MTL [Holding] 15:41 |
| 2: | Steve Shutt, MTL [Hooking] 6:41 |
| Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Slashing] 6:41 | |
| 3: | Bob Gainey, MTL [Interference] 5:00 |
| Cesare Maniago, VAN [Slashing] 5:00 | |
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Hooking] 14:09 |
Penalty time: MTL: 6 minutes
VAN: 6 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 15 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 15 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 12- 8-10-30
VAN: 4- 6- 5-15
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 33-7-6)
VAN: Cesare Maniago (L, 10-21-7)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Bob Hodges
Attendance: n/a
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