All NHL game summaries from April 9, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (48-17-15) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 Boston Bruins (51-18-11) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | NYI, | Ed Westfall 5 (Gerry Hart, Lorne Henning), 13:18 |
| 2: | NYI, | Denis Potvin 30 (Mike Kaszycki, Bob Bourne), :45 |
| BOS, | Brad Park 22 (Gregg Sheppard, Wayne Cashman), 7:03 | |
| BOS, | John Wensink 16 (Terry O'Reilly, Dennis O'Brien), 17:56 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Bob Bourne 30 (Bob Nystrom), 6:59 |
| NYI, | Bryan Trottier 46 (Mike Bossy, Clark Gillies), 7:37 - PP | |
| NYI, | Dave Lewis 3 (Stefan Persson, Lorne Henning), 9:31 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | John Wensink, BOS [Roughing] 4:19 | |
| 3: | Al Sims, BOS [Holding] 7:25 | |
| Alex McKendry, NYI [Tripping] 19:17 | ||
Penalty time: NYI: 2 minutes
BOS: 4 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Alex McKendry | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 22 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Al Sims | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Grahame | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 4- 7-11-22
BOS: 10- 8- 8-26
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (W, 20-8-8)
BOS: Ron Grahame (L, 26-6-7)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ron Finn
Attendance: 14,602
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (41-29-10) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Buffalo Sabres (44-19-17) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | BUF, | Derek Smith 3 (Lee Fogolin, Ron Schock), 4:59 |
| BUF, | Terry Martin 3 (Rene Robert), 10:29 | |
| 2: | TOR, | Lanny McDonald 47 (Dave "Tiger" Williams, Darryl Sittler), 3:53 - PP |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pat Boutette, TOR [Slashing] 0:50 |
| Jimmy Jones, TOR [Hooking] 2:20 | |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Tripping] 8:14 | |
| 2: | Don Edwards, BUF [Hi-sticking] 2:25 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 2:25 | |
| Jocelyn Guevremont, BUF [Roughing] 2:25 | |
| Lee Fogolin, BUF [Holding] 8:22 | |
| Darryl Sittler, TOR [Hi-sticking] 9:45 | |
| Trevor Johansen, TOR [Tripping] 11:06 | |
| Gary Mcadam, BUF [Fighting] 12:42 | |
| Pat Boutette, TOR [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 12:42 | |
| Bill Stewart, BUF [Interference] 15:21 | |
| Dan Maloney, TOR [Interference] 16:38 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Boarding] 19:30 | |
| 3: | Gilbert Perreault, BUF [Holding] 9:02 |
Penalty time: TOR: 23 minutes
BUF: 17 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 | -1 | 2 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jack Valiquette | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Hopkins | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Weir | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Pelyk | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -10 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -10 | 24 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Stewart | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Schock | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 8-10- 6-24
BUF: 10- 6-11-27
Goalies: TOR: Gord McRae (L, 7-10-1)
BUF: Don Edwards (W, 38-16-17)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 16,433
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (25-37-18) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Cleveland Barons (22-45-13) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | PIT, | Wayne Bianchin 20, 15:24 |
| 2: | CLE, | Dennis Maruk 35 (Jean Potvin), 11:09 |
| PIT, | Tom Cassidy 3, 14:45 | |
| PIT, | Rick Kehoe 29 (Tom Edur, Dave Schultz), 18:01 | |
| 3: | CLE, | Dennis Maruk 36 (Kris Manery, Mike Fidler), 15:28 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Randy Holt, CLE [Hooking] 4:39 | |
| Randy Holt, CLE [Hooking] 8:07 | ||
| Brian Spencer, PIT [Tripping] 17:09 | ||
| 2: | Bob Paradise, PIT [Holding] 8:30 | |
| J.P. Parise, CLE [Hi-sticking] 15:02 | ||
| Ron Stackhouse, PIT [Hi-sticking] 15:02 | ||
| Gene Carr, PIT [Hooking] 19:38 | ||
| J.P. Parise, CLE [Slashing] 19:38 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: PIT: 8 minutes
CLE: 8 minutes
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Faubert | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Flesch | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Brian Spencer | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Paradise | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Tom Cassidy | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Gene Carr | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jean Potvin | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Crombeen | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Jodzio | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| John Baby | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| J.P. Parise | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Chuck Arnason | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Holt | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Allan | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 43 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 43 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 14- 7- 6-27
CLE: 12-16-15-43
Goalies: PIT: Denis Herron (W, 20-25-15)
CLE: Gilles Meloche (L, 16-27-8)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Don Koharski, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 7,364
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (59-10-11) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Detroit Red Wings (32-34-14) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | DET, | Dennis Hextall 16 (Nick Libett, Vaclav Nedomansky), :33 |
| DET, | Bill Lochead 19 (Dale McCourt), 3:36 | |
| DET, | Bill Lochead 20 (Dale McCourt, Jean Hamel), 4:23 | |
| 2: | DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 11 (Dennis Hextall, Nick Libett), 18:39 |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Brian Engblom, MTL [Hooking] 11:03 |
| Dennis Hull, DET [Holding] 19:06 | |
| 2: | Brian Engblom, MTL [Hooking] 4:05 |
| Terry Harper, DET [Hi-sticking] 7:44 | |
| Steve Shutt, MTL [Slashing] 7:44 | |
| 3: | Dennis Hextall, DET [Hooking] 5:40 |
Penalty time: MTL: 6 minutes
DET: 6 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 | -2 | 1 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 8 defensemen) | -20 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 8 defensemen) | -20 | 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 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 6- 7-15-28
DET: 8-12- 9-29
Goalies: MTL: Michel Larocque (L, 22-3-4)
DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 20-17-4)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 16,374
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Blackhawks (32-29-19) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 New York Rangers (30-37-13) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | CHI, | J.P. Bordeleau 15 (Pierre Plante, Bob Kelly), 10:59 |
| 3: | NYR, | Phil Esposito 38 (Dan Newman), 4:38 |
| NYR, | Don Murdoch 27 (Walt Tkaczuk), 7:41 | |
| NYR, | Pat Hickey 40 (Ron Greschner), 13:05 - PP | |
| CHI, | Ivan Boldirev 35 (Grant Mulvey, Ted Bulley), 16:06 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pierre Plante, CHI [Holding] 3:28 |
| Pierre Plante, CHI [Roughing] 14:58 | |
| Mario Marois, NYR [Roughing] 14:58 | |
| 2: | Wayne Dillon, NYR [Hooking] 12:01 |
| Doug Wilson, CHI [Cross checking] 18:37 | |
| 3: | Doug Wilson, CHI [Hooking] 12:05 |
| Kirk Bowman, CHI [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 14:05 | |
| Mario Marois, NYR [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 14:05 |
Penalty time: CHI: 15 minutes
NYR: 11 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Logan | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Plante | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Kirk Bowman | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dale Tallon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Hicks | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eddie Johnston | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 29 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dallas Smith | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Heaslip | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bud Stefanski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1 | 2 |
| Hardy Astrom | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 6-13-10-29
NYR: 15- 2-11-28
Goalies: CHI: Eddie Johnston (L, 6-9-1)
NYR: Hardy Astrom (W, 2-2-0)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 17,390
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (18-53-9) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (45-20-15) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | MIN, | Tom Younghans 10 (Glen Sharpley, Jim Roberts), :22 |
| MIN, | Glen Sharpley 22 (Fred Barrett), 14:48 | |
| 2: | PHI, | Gary Dornhoefer 7 (Barry Dean, Mel Bridgman), 17:53 |
| 3: | MIN, | Per-Olov Brasar 20 (Tom Younghans, Glen Sharpley), 9:57 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Holding] 7:59 | |
| Jerry Engele, MIN [Holding] 16:50 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Dave Hoyda, PHI [Elbowing] 9:30 | |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Holding] 15:56 | ||
Penalty time: MIN: 4 minutes
PHI: 4 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butters | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jerry Engele | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey Bennett | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dean Magee | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jim Boo | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Paul Harrison | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barry Dean | 29 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 8- 9- 9-26
PHI: 9-20- 9-38
Goalies: MIN: Paul Harrison (W, 6-16-2)
PHI: Wayne Stephenson (L, 14-10-1)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 17,077
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (34-27-19) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Washington Capitals (17-49-14) |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | WAS, | Gerry Meehan 18 (Robert Picard, Garnet "Ace" Bailey), 19:58 |
| 2: | WAS, | Bill Riley 13 (Bob Sirois), 7:01 - PP |
| WAS, | Gerry Meehan 19 (Garnet "Ace" Bailey, Mike Marson), 9:11 | |
| WAS, | Tom Rowe 13 (Rick Bragnalo, Yvon Labre), 12:49 | |
| 3: | ATL, | Guy Chouinard 28 (Miles Zaharko), 8:04 |
| ATL, | Bobby Simpson 10 (Bill Clement, Tim Ecclestone), 18:43 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Miles Zaharko, ATL [Holding] 7:55 | |
| 2: | Eric Vail, ATL [Hooking] 6:19 | |
| Greg Fox, ATL [Holding] 10:00 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: ATL: 6 minutes
WAS: 0 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dick Redmond | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Miles Zaharko | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Yves Belanger | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 34 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Girard | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Bedard | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 8- 7-19-34
WAS: 13-11- 5-29
Goalies: ATL: Yves Belanger (L, 7-11-0)
WAS: Jim Bedard (W, 11-23-7)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 12,563
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