NHL game summary from March 30, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (30-32-14) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Detroit Red Wings (30-31-13) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1: LA , Mike Murphy 18 (Butch Goring), 10:21
2: LA , Syl Apps 18 (Hartland Monahan), :58
LA , Tom Williams 14 (Butch Goring, Mike Murphy), 2:23
3: LA , Marcel Dionne 32 (Mike Murphy, Gary Sargent), 8:46 - PP
Penalties:
1: Vic Venasky, LA [Hooking] 17:48
2: Gary Sargent, LA [Holding] 7:40
Dale McCourt, DET [Hooking] 9:12
Bob Murdoch, LA [Hooking] 12:42
Terry Harper, DET [Interference] 16:44
Hartland Monahan, LA [Holding] 19:58
3: Jean Hamel, DET [Tripping] 3:16
Reed Larson, DET [Roughing] 8:20
Pete Stemkowski, LA [Holding] 15:45
Penalty time: LA : 10 minutes
DET: 8 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Danny Grant | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 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) | 15 | 26 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 13 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 4-17- 5-26
DET: 4- 6- 3-13
Goalies: LA : Rogie Vachon (W, 28-25-12)
DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 18-16-4)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 16,654
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