NHL game summary from March 25, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (28-30-13) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (22-33-18) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | DET, | Dennis Hextall 11 (Greg Joly, Nick Libett), 8:31 |
| PIT, | Greg Malone 17 (Pete Mahovlich), 19:44 - PP | |
| 3: | DET, | Nick Libett 23 (Andre St. Laurent, Vaclav Nedomansky), 12:00 |
| PIT, | Blair Chapman 22 (Wayne Bianchin, Greg Malone), 13:11 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tom Edur, PIT [Tripping] 0:25 |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Elbowing] 4:32 | |
| Dave Schultz, PIT [Elbowing, Roughing] 4:32 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing] 11:27 | |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Roughing] 11:27 | |
| Dave Schultz, PIT [Roughing, Misconduct] 11:27 | |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Hooking] 16:39 | |
| 2: | Dave Schultz, PIT [Hi-sticking] 6:25 |
| Bench penalty, DET [Too many men on the ice] 17:44 | |
| 3: | Peter Lee, PIT [Hi-sticking] 3:51 |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Hi-sticking] 3:51 | |
| Thommie Bergman, DET [Tripping] 6:26 | |
| Dave Schultz, PIT [Roughing] 10:04 |
Penalty time: DET: 14 minutes
PIT: 24 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Low | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 34 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Edur | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Faubert | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | -2 | 3 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Spencer | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Paradise | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom Cassidy | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Gene Carr | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 11-13-10-34
PIT: 11-10- 9-30
Goalies: DET: Ron Low (T, 8-10-8)
PIT: Denis Herron (T, 17-22-15)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 12,640
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