All NHL game summaries from April 5, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (18-40-21) |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (31-28-19) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | CHI, | Doug Hicks 3 (John Marks, J.P. Bordeleau), :34 |
| CHI, | Ted Bulley 22 (Ivan Boldirev), 15:15 | |
| COL, | Denis Dupere 15 (Wilf Paiement, Barry Beck), 17:06 | |
| 2: | COL, | Ralph Klassen 8 (Denis Dupere, Wilf Paiement), 1:22 - PP |
| COL, | Larry Skinner 3 (John Van Boxmeer), 6:18 - PP | |
| COL, | Dave Hudson 10, 11:41 | |
| CHI, | Cliff Koroll 16 (Stan Mikita, Bob Murray), 15:05 | |
| 3: | CHI, | Darcy Rota 16 (Alain Daigle, J.P. Bordeleau), 6:13 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Doug Hicks, CHI [Cross checking] 4:08 | |
| Wilf Paiement, COL [Tripping] 5:53 | ||
| Bryan Lefley, COL [Roughing] 18:58 | ||
| Ted Bulley, CHI [Roughing double minor] 18:58 | ||
| 2: | Dave Logan, CHI [Interference] 3:16 | |
| Doug Wilson, CHI [Hi-sticking] 4:41 | ||
| Fred Ahern, COL [Hi-sticking] 9:44 | ||
| J.P. Bordeleau, CHI [Slashing, Misconduct] 9:44 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: COL: 6 minutes
CHI: 22 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Favell | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Lefley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 10 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Dupere | 15 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Joe Contini | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Skinner | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Fred Ahern | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 45 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 45 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Logan | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kirk Bowman | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dale Tallon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 28 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 11 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 11 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 17-17-11-45
CHI: 11- 9-10-30
Goalies: COL: Doug Favell (T, 12-20-11)
CHI: Tony Esposito (T, 27-22-14)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Swede Knox
Attendance: 8,457
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (30-33-14) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
 Cleveland Barons (22-44-13) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | CLE, | Rick Hampton 18 (Randy Holt, Rick Jodzio), :58 |
| DET, | Paul Woods 17, 2:40 | |
| DET, | Larry Wright 3 (Vaclav Nedomansky, Jean Hamel), 7:00 | |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 32 (Rick Bowness, Dennis Hextall), 17:41 - PP | |
| 2: | DET, | Dennis Hextall 13 (Rick Bowness, Nick Libett), 13:38 |
| CLE, | Dennis Maruk 34 (Al MacAdam), 15:18 - SH | |
| 3: | CLE, | Al MacAdam 15 (Dennis Maruk), :43 |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 33 (Paul Woods, Reed Larson), 3:48 - PP | |
| CLE, | Al MacAdam 16 (Jean Potvin, Dennis Maruk), 11:02 | |
| CLE, | Chuck Arnason 25 (Greg Smith, John Baby), 16:26 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jean Potvin, CLE [Tripping] 16:50 |
| John Baby, CLE [Boarding] 18:03 | |
| 2: | Reed Larson, DET [Holding] 5:32 |
| Randy Holt, CLE [Hi-sticking, Slashing, Fighting] 14:29 | |
| Reed Larson, DET [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Fighting] 14:29 | |
| 3: | Andre St. Laurent, DET [Roughing] 0:55 |
| John Baby, CLE [Roughing double minor] 0:55 | |
| Mike Crombeen, CLE [Tripping] 4:32 | |
| Greg Smith, CLE [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 7:09 | |
| Rick Bowness, DET [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 7:09 | |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Holding] 7:35 | |
| Andre St. Laurent, DET [Holding] 12:19 | |
| Kris Manery, CLE [Hi-sticking] 12:24 | |
| Nick Libett, DET [Holding] 15:02 |
Penalty time: DET: 24 minutes
CLE: 28 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Low | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean Potvin | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Crombeen | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Jodzio | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Baby | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Chuck Arnason | 26 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Randy Holt | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Jeff Allan | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 12-10- 7-29
CLE: 5-11-15-31
Goalies: DET: Ron Low (T, 9-11-9)
CLE: Gary Edwards (T, 6-18-5)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Don Koharski, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 5,410
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (20-46-13) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Los Angeles Kings (30-34-14) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | STL, | Bernie Federko 15 (Brian Sutter), 10:18 |
| 2: | LA , | Marcel Dionne 34 (Butch Goring, Danny Grant), 13:54 - PP |
| LA , | Danny Grant 11 (Marcel Dionne, Darryl Edestrand), 17:24 - PP | |
| 3: | STL, | Brian Sutter 9, 3:59 |
| STL, | Red Berenson 13 (Garry Unger, Bruce Affleck), 19:21 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Neil Komadoski, STL [Closing hand on puck] 0:07 |
| Syl Apps, LA [Holding] 16:40 | |
| Rod Seiling, STL [Holding] 18:03 | |
| 2: | Mike Murphy, LA [Fighting] 10:02 |
| Brian Sutter, STL [Fighting] 10:02 | |
| Bruce Affleck, STL [Holding] 12:30 | |
| Darryl Edestrand, LA [Hooking] 14:15 | |
| Bob Hess, STL [Tripping] 15:55 | |
| Brian Sutter, STL [Interference] 19:52 | |
| 3: | Dave Taylor, LA [Fighting] 11:50 |
| Brian Sutter, STL [Fighting] 11:50 |
Penalty time: STL: 20 minutes
LA : 14 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Red Berenson | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Komadoski | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Holt | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ken Richardson | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Myre | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 15 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 15 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | 15 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 8- 0- 7-15
LA : 7-13- 8-28
Goalies: STL: Phil Myre (W, 13-31-8)
LA : Rogie Vachon (L, 28-27-12)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 9,090
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (34-26-18) |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
 New York Rangers (29-35-13) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | NYR, | Steve Vickers 18 (Phil Esposito, Ron Greschner), 5:09 - PP |
| ATL, | Guy Chouinard 27 (Bob MacMillan, Pat Ribble), 6:28 | |
| NYR, | Steve Vickers 19 (Phil Esposito, Ron Greschner), 8:11 - PP | |
| 2: | ATL, | Harold Phillipoff 16 (Bobby Lalonde, Pat Ribble), 7:26 |
| ATL, | Eric Vail 22 (Guy Chouinard, Bob MacMillan), 8:25 | |
| ATL, | Harold Phillipoff 17 (Dave Shand, Tom Lysiak), 8:53 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Nick Fotiu, NYR [Elbowing, Fighting] 0:10 |
| Dave Shand, ATL [Fighting] 0:10 | |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Elbowing] 4:15 | |
| Pat Ribble, ATL [Interference] 6:53 | |
| Miles Zaharko, ATL [Holding] 13:30 | |
| Dave Farrish, NYR [Tripping] 18:31 | |
| 2: | Dave Shand, ATL [Hooking] 4:10 |
| Don Murdoch, NYR [Holding] 4:16 | |
| Harold Phillipoff, ATL [Elbowing] 9:55 | |
| Greg Fox, ATL [Hooking] 16:28 | |
| 3: | Greg Fox, ATL [Tripping] 0:25 |
| Richard Mulhern, ATL [Hooking] 3:32 |
Penalty time: ATL: 21 minutes
NYR: 11 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Dick Redmond | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles Zaharko | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 26 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Davidson | 0 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mark Heaslip | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -20 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -20 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 9-11- 6-26
NYR: 8- 8-11-27
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 25-12-18)
NYR: John Davidson (L, 14-12-4)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 17,500
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (17-52-9) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (24-35-18) |
0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 1: | MIN, | Ron Zanussi 14 (Per-Olov Brasar, Tim Young), 19:38 - PP |
| 2: | PIT, | Greg Malone 18 (Wayne Bianchin, Tom Edur), 12:10 |
| 3: | MIN, | Ron Zanussi 15 (Per-Olov Brasar), 2:30 |
| PIT, | Gene Carr 19 (Jean Pronovost, Brian Spencer), 3:17 | |
| PIT, | Dave Schultz 10, 4:31 | |
| PIT, | Rick Kehoe 27 (Pete Mahovlich, Russ Anderson), 7:53 | |
| PIT, | Pete Mahovlich 27 (Mario Faubert, Rick Kehoe), 14:00 | |
| PIT, | Russ Anderson 2 (Brian Spencer, Gene Carr), 17:35 | |
| PIT, | Bob Paradise 2 (Wayne Bianchin, Greg Malone), 19:50 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Paradise, PIT [Hooking] 7:38 |
| Harvey Bennett, MIN [Holding] 11:04 | |
| Ron Zanussi, MIN [Hooking] 13:15 | |
| Paul Harrison, MIN [Roughing] 14:17 | |
| Jean Pronovost, PIT [Roughing] 14:17 | |
| Dave Schultz, PIT [Roughing, Slashing] 19:28 | |
| 2: | Harvey Bennett, MIN [Hooking] 17:59 |
| 3: | Mario Faubert, PIT [Holding] 8:54 |
Penalty time: MIN: 8 minutes
PIT: 10 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butters | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Jerry Engele | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Harvey Bennett | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Boo | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Harrison | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -30 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -30 | 32 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Edur | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mario Faubert | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Brian Spencer | 22 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Paradise | 24 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Cassidy | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 26 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Gene Carr | 28 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 30 | 49 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 30 | 49 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 12- 8-12-32
PIT: 17-20-12-49
Goalies: MIN: Paul Harrison (L, 5-16-2)
PIT: Denis Herron (W, 19-23-15)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 7,331
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (58-9-11) |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (41-27-10) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | MTL, | Rejean Houle 30 (Jacques Lemaire), 5:05 - PP |
| MTL, | Guy Lapointe 13 (Pierre Bouchard, Guy Lafleur), 6:59 | |
| 2: | TOR, | Darryl Sittler 45 (Dan Maloney, Ian Turnbull), 1:04 |
| MTL, | Steve Shutt 48, 7:08 - PP | |
| 3: | TOR, | Stan Weir 12 (Trevor Johansen), 1:18 |
| MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 24 (Serge Savard, Guy Lapointe), 4:28 - PP | |
| MTL, | Yvon Lambert 18 (Mario Tremblay, Doug Risebrough), 6:24 | |
| MTL, | Doug Risebrough 18 (Yvon Lambert, Serge Savard), 10:54 | |
| TOR, | Lanny McDonald 45 (Dan Maloney), 19:22 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jacques Lemaire, MTL [Holding] 1:54 |
| Jerry Butler, TOR [Elbowing] 5:02 | |
| Gilles Lupien, MTL [Hi-sticking] 11:06 | |
| 2: | Yvon Lambert, MTL [Tripping] 1:44 |
| George Ferguson, TOR [Hooking] 6:44 | |
| 3: | Borje Salming, TOR [Holding] 3:53 |
| Pat Boutette, TOR [Holding] 11:52 |
Penalty time: MTL: 6 minutes
TOR: 8 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 7 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 0 | 47 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 0 | 47 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack Valiquette | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Wilson | 11 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Stan Weir | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Pelyk | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 15-14-18-47
TOR: 7- 9-15-31
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 36-7-7)
TOR: Mike Palmateer (L, 34-18-9)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ron Finn
Attendance: 16,485
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