NHL game summary from April 9, 1978
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
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
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