NHL game summary from October 25, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (1-5-1) |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
 Detroit Red Wings (2-2-3) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 3 (Dale McCourt, Nick Libett), 1:46 |
| 2: | DET, | Dale McCourt 4 (Vaclav Nedomansky, Errol Thompson), 13:33 - PP |
| DET, | Roland Cloutier 1 (Dale McCourt, Paul Woods), 14:33 - PP | |
| DET, | Dennis Hextall 3 (Errol Thompson, Reed Larson), 15:14 - PP | |
| 3: | COL, | Andy Spruce 1 (John Van Boxmeer, Jack Valiquette), 1:01 |
| COL, | Barry Beck 1, 6:48 - PP | |
| DET, | Errol Thompson 4 (Fern LeBlanc, Roland Cloutier), 12:14 | |
| COL, | Andy Spruce 2 (Joe Watson, John Van Boxmeer), 15:16 | |
| COL, | Gary Croteau 5 (Joe Contini, Paul Gardner), 19:55 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Wilf Paiement, COL [Attempt to injure double major] 10:28 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Hi-sticking major] 10:28 | ||
| Andy Spruce, COL [Cross checking] 12:27 | ||
| 3: | Andy Spruce, COL [Fighting] 5:42 | |
| Paul Woods, DET [Fighting] 5:42 | ||
| Clayton Pachal, COL [Fighting, Game misconduct] 5:42 | ||
| Reed Larson, DET [Roughing, Fighting] 5:42 | ||
Penalty time: COL: 32 minutes
DET: 17 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Favell | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Watson | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 1 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Joe Contini | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rey Comeau | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Larry Skinner | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Clayton Pachal | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 30 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Fern LeBlanc | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Roland Cloutier | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Rogie Vachon | 40 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 5-10-15-30
DET: 11-11- 9-31
Goalies: COL: Doug Favell (L, 0-4-1)
DET: Rogie Vachon (W, 2-1-2)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 13,083
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