NHL game summary from March 24, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (29-30-14) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Cleveland Barons (19-43-11) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
1: CLE, Greg Smith 5 (Mike Fidler, Mike Crombeen), 4:32
CLE, J.P. Parise 19 (Chuck Arnason, Jean Potvin), 16:19
LA , Dave Taylor 22 (Marcel Dionne, Gary Sargent), 18:37 - PP
2: LA , Butch Goring 37 (Marcel Dionne), :31 - PP
LA , Marcel Dionne 30 (Dave Taylor, Gary Sargent), 14:25
3: LA , Marcel Dionne 31 (Dave Taylor, Danny Grant), :49
CLE, Dave Gardner 18 (Kris Manery, Mike Fidler), 2:43
Penalties:
1: Rick Jodzio, CLE [Elbowing] 7:57
Bob Murdoch, LA [Tripping] 12:23
Dennis Maruk, CLE [Hooking] 17:15
Jean Potvin, CLE [Hooking] 18:54
2: Hartland Monahan, LA [Hi-sticking] 3:33
Randy Holt, CLE [Hi-sticking] 9:22
3: Bench penalty, CLE [Too many men on the ice] 3:49
Bob Murdoch, LA [Holding] 19:24
Penalty time: LA : 6 minutes
CLE: 10 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Danny Grant | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 36 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jean Potvin | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Mike Crombeen | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Jodzio | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| John Baby | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chuck Arnason | 26 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Holt | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 5 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 8-14-14-36
CLE: 14- 8-14-36
Goalies: LA : Rogie Vachon (W, 27-23-12)
CLE: Gilles Meloche (L, 13-26-7)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 4,744
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