All NHL game summaries from April 2, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (29-34-13) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Boston Bruins (50-16-11) |
3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 1: | BOS, | Rick Smith 7 (Gregg Sheppard), 10:06 |
| BOS, | Jean Ratelle 25 (Brad Park), 13:47 | |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 21 (Gregg Sheppard, Don Marcotte), 17:24 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Wayne Cashman 22 (Johnny Bucyk), 4:10 |
| NYR, | Pat Hickey 39 (Ron Greschner, Wayne Dillon), 10:00 | |
| NYR, | Steve Vickers 17 (Walt Tkaczuk, Dallas Smith), 14:23 | |
| BOS, | Gregg Sheppard 23, 19:14 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Wayne Cashman 23 (Johnny Bucyk, Mike Milbury), 6:48 |
| BOS, | Peter McNab 40 (Al Sims, Terry O'Reilly), 15:31 | |
| NYR, | Don Awrey 2 (Ron Greschner, Mark Heaslip), 17:19 | |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 24 (Rick Middleton), 17:23 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Johnny Bucyk, BOS [Tripping] 2:38 | |
| John Wensink, BOS [Cross checking] 11:47 | ||
| Pat Hickey, NYR [Holding] 12:30 | ||
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Hi-sticking] 13:09 | ||
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hi-sticking] 13:09 | ||
| 2: | Mike Milbury, BOS [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 5:24 | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: NYR: 4 minutes
BOS: 8 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dallas Smith | 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Heaslip | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -24 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -24 | 18 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Al Sims | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Grahame | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 24 | 42 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 24 | 42 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 4- 7- 7-18
BOS: 14- 9-19-42
Goalies: NYR: Wayne Thomas (L, 12-19-7)
BOS: Ron Grahame (W, 26-5-7)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Swede Knox
Attendance: 14,602
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (33-26-18) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Buffalo Sabres (42-18-17) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | ATL, | Bobby Simpson 9 (Dave Shand, Guy Chouinard), 4:37 |
| 2: | ATL, | Tom Lysiak 27 (Dave Shand, Harold Phillipoff), 7:59 |
| BUF, | Rene Robert 23 (Rick Martin, Gilbert Perreault), 12:26 | |
| ATL, | Bob MacMillan 38 (Miles Zaharko), 15:30 | |
| 3: | ATL, | Ken Houston 22 (Rey Comeau), 8:51 |
| BUF, | Ric Seiling 18 (Gary McAdam, Andre Savard), 12:32 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Richard Mulhern, ATL [Hooking] 7:19 |
| 2: | Greg Fox, ATL [Hi-sticking] 9:57 |
| Ric Seiling, BUF [Hi-sticking] 9:57 | |
| Richard Mulhern, ATL [Roughing] 9:57 | |
| Gary Mcadam, BUF [Roughing] 9:57 | |
| Ken Houston, ATL [Charging] 12:56 | |
| 3: | Bobby Lalonde, ATL [Hooking] 0:47 |
| Ken Houston, ATL [Hooking] 10:28 | |
| Greg Fox, ATL [Holding] 15:44 |
Penalty time: ATL: 14 minutes
BUF: 4 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Dick Redmond | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Miles Zaharko | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 34 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Stewart | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ron Schock | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Larry Carriere | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 11-11-12-34
BUF: 6-11- 9-26
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 24-12-18)
BUF: Don Edwards (L, 37-16-17)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Don Koharski
Attendance: 16,433
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Blackhawks (31-28-18) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Cleveland Barons (22-44-12) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | CHI, | Dale Tallon 4, 12:54 - SH |
| 2: | CLE, | Greg Smith 7 (Dennis Maruk, Bob Murdoch), 5:10 |
| CLE, | Jean Potvin 4 (J.P. Parise, Walt McKechnie), 9:55 | |
| CLE, | Dave Gardner 19 (Mike Fidler, Kris Manery), 12:28 | |
| 3: | CHI, | Cliff Koroll 15 (Stan Mikita, Bob Murray), 19:22 |
| CLE, | J.P. Parise 21 (Dennis Maruk), 19:59 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ted Bulley, CHI [Fighting] 0:31 | |
| Randy Holt, CLE [Fighting] 0:31 | ||
| John Baby, CLE [Holding] 2:31 | ||
| Jean Potvin, CLE [Tripping] 6:04 | ||
| Doug Wilson, CHI [Interference] 11:52 | ||
| 2: | Dave Logan, CHI [Holding] 2:40 | |
| Rick Jodzio, CLE [Interference] 13:19 | ||
| Grant Mulvey, CHI [Fighting] 19:41 | ||
| Al MacAdam, CLE [Fighting] 19:41 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: CHI: 14 minutes
CLE: 16 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Logan | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Kirk Bowman | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dale Tallon | 19 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Doug Hicks | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 36 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jean Potvin | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Crombeen | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Jodzio | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| John Baby | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 23 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Chuck Arnason | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Holt | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Jeff Allan | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 13- 8-15-36
CLE: 9-14-10-33
Goalies: CHI: Tony Esposito (L, 27-22-13)
CLE: Gilles Meloche (W, 16-26-8)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 5,561
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (46-17-14) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 Detroit Red Wings (30-33-13) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | NYI, | Wayne Merrick 12, 2:52 |
| DET, | Errol Thompson 22 (Dennis Polonich, Andre St. Laurent), 5:36 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Bob Nystrom 27 (Bob Bourne, Mike Kaszycki), 14:20 |
| 3: | NYI, | Lorne Henning 12 (Ed Westfall, Bob Nystrom), 9:14 |
| NYI, | Bob Nystrom 28 (Lorne Henning, Ed Westfall), 9:31 | |
| DET, | Dennis Hull 5 (Vaclav Nedomansky), 10:32 | |
| NYI, | Bryan Trottier 45 (Denis Potvin, Mike Bossy), 17:25 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Clark Gillies, NYI [Hi-sticking] 5:43 |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Interference, Hi-sticking major] 5:43 | |
| Bryan Trottier, NYI [Tripping] 9:32 | |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 13:53 | |
| Errol Thompson, DET [Roughing] 13:53 | |
| Paul Woods, DET [Roughing] 19:13 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Roughing] 19:13 | |
| 2: | Clark Gillies, NYI [Slashing] 8:32 |
| 3: | Jean Hamel, DET [Holding] 16:00 |
Penalty time: NYI: 15 minutes
DET: 13 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| Alex McKendry | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 7- 7-14-28
DET: 12-10-11-33
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 27-9-6)
DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 18-17-4)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 15,640
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (41-26-10) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (23-35-18) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | TOR, | Lanny McDonald 44 (Darryl Sittler), :52 |
| PIT, | Tom Edur 10 (Mario Faubert, Peter Lee), 6:43 - PP | |
| PIT, | Wayne Bianchin 19 (Greg Malone, Tom Edur), 8:39 | |
| TOR, | Borje Salming 16 (Lanny McDonald, Darryl Sittler), 12:17 - PP | |
| TOR, | Dan Maloney 19 (Pat Boutette, Brian Glennie), 13:28 | |
| 2: | PIT, | Gene Carr 17 (Tom Cassidy), 3:17 |
| PIT, | Rick Kehoe 26 (Pete Mahovlich, Dave Burrows), 14:20 | |
| 3: | PIT, | Gene Carr 18 (Jean Pronovost, Tom Cassidy), 11:41 |
| PIT, | Jean Pronovost 38 (Pete Mahovlich), 19:15 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Brian Glennie, TOR [Hi-sticking] 2:53 |
| Dan Maloney, TOR [Tripping] 6:17 | |
| Jimmy Jones, TOR [Tripping] 6:34 | |
| Ron Ellis, TOR [Hi-sticking major] 11:03 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Roughing, Game misconduct] 11:03 | |
| Dave Schultz, PIT [Slashing, Spearing major] 11:03 | |
| Pete Mahovlich, PIT [Hooking] 12:13 | |
| Jerry Butler, TOR [Hooking] 18:43 | |
| 2: | Russ Anderson, PIT [Cross checking] 5:13 |
| Greg Malone, PIT [Hi-sticking] 6:05 | |
| Darryl Sittler, TOR [Hi-sticking] 6:05 | |
| Wayne Bianchin, PIT [Elbowing] 9:53 | |
| Borje Salming, TOR [Hooking] 10:13 | |
| 3: | Dave Burrows, PIT [Hi-sticking] 13:52 |
| Pat Boutette, TOR [Hi-sticking] 13:52 | |
| Brian Glennie, TOR [Slashing] 14:31 | |
| Jean Pronovost, PIT [Slashing] 14:31 | |
| Darryl Sittler, TOR [Hooking] 15:12 |
Penalty time: TOR: 35 minutes
PIT: 19 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gord McRae | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Jack Valiquette | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stan Weir | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Pelyk | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -1 | 0 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 37 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Edur | 2 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Mario Faubert | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Brian Spencer | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Cassidy | 25 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 26 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Gene Carr | 28 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Gordie Laxton | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 10-18- 9-37
PIT: 13- 9-14-36
Goalies: TOR: Gord McRae (L, 7-9-1)
PIT: Gordie Laxton,
Denis Herron (W, 18-23-15) Referee: Andy van Hellemond Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Kevin Collins Attendance: 6,196
Denis Herron (W, 18-23-15) Referee: Andy van Hellemond Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Kevin Collins Attendance: 6,196
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (57-9-11) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 Washington Capitals (14-49-14) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | MTL, | Steve Shutt 47 (Larry Robinson), 3:58 |
| MTL, | Doug Jarvis 11 (Serge Savard, Guy Lapointe), 5:35 - SH | |
| 2: | WAS, | Robert Picard 10 (Guy Charron), :53 |
| WAS, | Garnet "Ace" Bailey 6 (Gerry Meehan), 2:50 | |
| MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 36, 3:31 | |
| WAS, | Guy Charron 37 (Bob Sirois, Yvon Labre), 5:55 | |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 58 (Yvan Cournoyer, Doug Risebrough), 10:56 | |
| 3: | WAS, | Tom Rowe 11 (Rick Green, Rick Bragnalo), 16:27 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick Chartraw, MTL [Tripping] 5:05 | |
| Gilles Lupien, MTL [Tripping] 7:41 | ||
| Gord Smith, WAS [Holding] 18:31 | ||
| Guy Lafleur, MTL [Roughing] 19:52 | ||
| Bryan Watson, WAS [Roughing] 19:52 | ||
| 2: | Larry Robinson, MTL [Hi-sticking] 6:05 | |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Roughing] 6:36 | ||
| Rick Green, WAS [Roughing] 6:36 | ||
| Robert Picard, WAS [Tripping] 7:28 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: MTL: 10 minutes
WAS: 8 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 8 defensemen) | 0 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 8 defensemen) | 0 | 21 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Girard | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Bedard | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -1 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -1 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 6- 9- 5-20
WAS: 8- 6- 9-23
Goalies: MTL: Michel Larocque (T, 22-2-4)
WAS: Jim Bedard (T, 8-23-7)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Willard Norris
Attendance: 12,937
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