All NHL game summaries from April 25, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (35-38-14) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
 Montreal Canadiens (63-11-11) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Montreal Canadiens win, 4 games to 1 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | MTL, | Rejean Houle 2 (Bob Gainey), :20 |
| DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 3, 9:40 | |
| MTL, | Guy Lapointe 1 (Steve Shutt, Larry Robinson), 11:09 - PP | |
| 2: | DET, | Dennis Polonich 1 (Errol Thompson, Al Cameron), 6:40 |
| 3: | MTL, | Doug Jarvis 2 (Guy Lafleur, Larry Robinson), 1:37 - PP |
| MTL, | Doug Jarvis 3 (Bill Nyrop, Bob Gainey), 17:39 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Yvan Cournoyer, MTL [Hooking] 4:44 |
| Larry Giroux, DET [Interference] 7:21 | |
| Pierre Larouche, MTL [Tripping] 8:23 | |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Cross checking] 9:32 | |
| Steve Shutt, MTL [Interference] 13:43 | |
| 2: | Bench penalty, MTL [Too many men on the ice] 9:10 |
| Thommie Bergman, DET [Interference] 12:57 | |
| Larry Robinson, MTL [Tripping] 16:01 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Slashing] 18:45 | |
| 3: | Dale McCourt, DET [Hooking] 0:27 |
| Yvan Cournoyer, MTL [Hooking] 4:54 | |
| Steve Shutt, MTL [Tripping] 7:24 |
Penalty time: DET: 10 minutes
MTL: 14 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Larry Giroux | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Low | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -1 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -1 | 23 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 44 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 44 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 7-10- 6-23
MTL: 18-11-15-44
Goalies: DET: Ron Low (L, 1-3-0)
MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 4-1-0)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 16,079
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (45-32-10) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
 New York Islanders (51-19-15) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| New York Islanders lead, 3 games to 2 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | TOR, | Ian Turnbull 3 (Darryl Sittler, Dave "Tiger" Williams), 1:10 |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 1 (Mike Bossy, Bryan Trottier), 13:39 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
| 4: | NYI, | Bob Nystrom 3, 8:02 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Clark Gillies, NYI [Hi-sticking] 0:44 | |
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Charging] 5:07 | ||
| Trevor Johansen, TOR [Hooking] 11:55 | ||
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Charging] 15:45 | ||
| Trevor Johansen, TOR [Elbowing] 19:31 | ||
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Hi-sticking] 19:31 | ||
| 2: | Trevor Johansen, TOR [Delay of game] 6:16 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Hi-sticking] 10:38 | ||
| Pat Boutette, TOR [Hi-sticking] 10:38 | ||
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Interference] 13:58 | ||
| Ian Turnbull, TOR [Holding] 19:44 | ||
| 3: | Lanny McDonald, TOR [Roughing] 3:58 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Roughing] 3:58 | ||
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Hi-sticking] 13:02 | ||
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Roughing double minor] 14:16 | ||
| 4: | none | |
Penalty time: TOR: 16 minutes
NYI: 16 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Jack Valiquette | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stan Weir | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Pelyk | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Randy Carlyle | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Kurt Walker | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -6 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -6 | 30 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 6 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 6 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 10-10- 7- 3-30
NYI: 13-10-15- 2-40
Goalies: TOR: Mike Palmateer (L, 4-3-0)
NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 3-2-0)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ron Finn
Attendance: 15,317
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (47-24-17) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
 Philadelphia Flyers (51-21-15) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Philadelphia Flyers win, 4 games to 1 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | PHI, | Bobby Clarke 2 (Bob Dailey, Bill Barber), 13:43 - PP |
| 2: | BUF, | Terry Martin 2, 10:53 |
| PHI, | Paul Holmgren 1 (Rick MacLeish), 11:07 | |
| PHI, | Ross Lonsberry 2 (Rick MacLeish, Paul Holmgren), 14:34 | |
| 3: | PHI, | Don Saleski 2 (Jimmy Watson), 6:59 |
| BUF, | Derek Smith 3 (Gary McAdam, Danny Gare), 13:04 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Dailey, PHI [Holding] 11:05 | |
| Lee Fogolin, BUF [Holding] 13:32 | ||
| Rick Lapointe, PHI [Tripping] 14:08 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Danny Gare, BUF [Fighting] 3:15 | |
| Orest Kindrachuk, PHI [Fighting] 3:15 | ||
Penalty time: BUF: 7 minutes
PHI: 9 minutes
| 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 | -1 | 1 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Joe Kowal | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 11- 6-10-27
PHI: 7- 7-14-28
Goalies: BUF: Don Edwards (L, 3-5-0)
PHI: Bernie Parent (W, 6-1-0)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 17,077
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