Friday October 27, 1978
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All NHL game summaries from October 27, 1978



Team123F
New York Islanders (3-2-2) 1 2 2 5
Atlanta Flames (6-0-2) 3 1 4 8

1: NYI,Mike Bossy 5 (Bryan Trottier, Denis Potvin), 4:14 - PP
ATL,Eric Vail 5 (Bob MacMillan, Richard Mulhern), 5:18
ATL,Bob MacMillan 5 (Guy Chouinard, Richard Mulhern), 5:39
ATL,Richard Mulhern 1 (Guy Chouinard, Eric Vail), 12:38
2: NYI,Mike Bossy 6 (Bryan Trottier, Denis Potvin), 5:36
ATL,Guy Chouinard 6 (Eric Vail, Bob MacMillan), 12:29
NYI,John Tonelli 5 (Mike Kaszycki, Billy Harris), 12:44
3: ATL,Willi Plett 5 (Ken Houston, Tom Lysiak), 2:14
NYI,Billy Harris 3 (John Tonelli, Mike Kaszycki), 2:45
ATL,Eric Vail 6 (Guy Chouinard, Dave Shand), 8:08
ATL,Bob MacMillan 6 (Bill Clement), 11:41
NYI,Ed Westfall 1 (Lorne Henning, Richie Hansen), 16:55
ATL,Bobby Lalonde 6 (Dave Shand, Willi Plett), 17:24
Penalties:

1: Garry Howatt, NYI [Cross checking] 1:22
Willi Plett, ATL [Hooking] 3:49
John Gould, ATL [Hooking] 8:03
Willi Plett, ATL [Elbowing] 13:14
Bob Nystrom, NYI [Tripping] 17:11
2: Bob MacMillan, ATL [Slashing] 6:16
Billy Smith, NYI [Slashing] 16:34
3: Bob Nystrom, NYI [Fighting, Misconduct] 6:49
Bob Bourne, NYI [Fighting, Misconduct] 6:49
Tom Lysiak, ATL [Fighting, Misconduct] 6:49
Pat Ribble, ATL [Fighting, Misconduct] 6:49
Ken Houston, ATL [Fighting, Misconduct] 6:49
Garry Howatt, NYI [Fighting, Misconduct] 6:49
Penalty time: NYI: 51 minutes ATL: 53 minutes
NYI Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Pat Price 3 D 0 0 0 0 -1 0
Bob Lorimer 4 D 0 0 0 0 -4 1
Denis Potvin 5 D 0 2 2 0 -4 3
Stefan Persson 7 D 0 0 0 0 1 1
Garry Howatt 8 LW 0 0 0 17 -1 2
Clark Gillies 9 LW 0 0 0 0 -3 1
Lorne Henning 10 C 0 1 1 0 1 3
Richie Hansen 12 C 0 1 1 0 0 2
Bob Bourne 14 C 0 0 0 15 -1 1
Billy Harris 15 RW 1 1 2 0 0 5
Ed Westfall 18 RW 1 0 1 0 0 1
Bryan Trottier 19 C 0 2 2 0 -3 6
Mike Kaszycki 21 C 0 2 2 0 0 1
Mike Bossy 22 RW 2 0 2 0 -3 5
Bob Nystrom 23 RW 0 0 0 17 -1 2
Dave Lewis 25 D 0 0 0 0 0 1
John Tonelli 27 LW 1 1 2 0 -1 3
Billy Smith 31 G 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL   (12 forwards, 5 defensemen)-2038
TOTAL   (12 forwards, 5 defensemen)-2038

ATL Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Greg Fox 2 D 0 0 0 0 0 1
Pat Ribble 3 D 0 0 0 15 1 0
Richard Mulhern 4 D 1 2 3 0 2 1
Brad Marsh 5 D 0 0 0 0 1 0
Ken Houston 6 RW 0 1 1 15 -1 1
Bobby Lalonde 7 C 1 0 1 0 0 4
Dave Shand 8 D 0 2 2 0 4 2
Jean Pronovost 9 RW 0 0 0 0 -1 1
Bill Clement 10 C 0 1 1 0 0 0
Bob MacMillan 11 RW 2 2 4 2 4 6
Tom Lysiak 12 C 0 1 1 15 -1 2
Guy Chouinard 16 C 1 3 4 0 4 3
John Gould 21 RW 0 0 0 2 1 4
Harold Phillipoff 24 LW 0 0 0 0 -1 0
Willi Plett 25 RW 1 1 2 4 2 2
Eric Vail 27 LW 2 2 4 0 5 3
Dan Bouchard 30 G 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL   (11 forwards, 5 defensemen)2030
TOTAL   (11 forwards, 5 defensemen)2030
Shots: NYI: 13- 9-16-38 ATL: 11- 8-11-30 Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (L, 0-1-1) ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 6-0-2) Referee: Dave Newell Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Jim Christison Attendance: 15,061



Team123F
Detroit Red Wings (3-2-3) 1 3 1 5
Colorado Rockies (1-6-1) 1 1 0 2

1: COL,Gary Croteau 6 (Paul Gardner), 10:16 - PP
DET,Roland Cloutier 2 (Errol Thompson, Thommie Bergman), 15:58
2: COL,Gary Croteau 7 (Joe Contini, Dennis Owchar), 1:52 - PP
DET,Roland Cloutier 3 (Jean Hamel), 4:31
DET,Errol Thompson 5 (Fern LeBlanc), 8:21 - PP
DET,Dan Labraaten 3 (Dale McCourt, Vaclav Nedomansky), 17:44 - PP
3: DET,Fern LeBlanc 1 (Roland Cloutier), 2:41
Penalties:

1: Barry Beck, COL [Boarding] 0:53
Al Cameron, DET [Cross checking] 4:02
Paul Woods, DET [Holding] 9:16
Clayton Pachal, COL [Charging] 11:34
Willie Huber, DET [Hi-sticking major] 11:34
John Van Boxmeer, COL [Delay of game] 15:50
2: Bill Lochead, DET [Hooking] 0:07
Mike Christie, COL [Tripping] 6:24
Bench penalty, COL [Too many men on the ice] 9:42
Paul Gardner, COL [Slashing] 16:49
Terry Harper, DET [Tripping] 16:49
Barry Beck, COL [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 17:22
Rey Comeau, COL [Holding] 17:44
3: Bill Lochead, DET [Delay of game] 4:06
Dennis Hextall, DET [Holding, Unsportsmanlike conduct] 4:06
Bench penalty, COL [Too many men on the ice] 12:23
Dennis Hextall, DET [Charging] 15:28
Al Cameron, DET [Roughing] 15:28
Dave Hanson, DET [Fighting] 18:38
Clayton Pachal, COL [Fighting, Game misconduct] 18:38
Terry Harper, DET [Fighting, Misconduct] 18:38
Nick Libett, DET [Game misconduct] 18:38
Mike Christie, COL [Leaving penalty box double minor, Fighting, Game misconduct] 18:38
Doug Favell, COL [Leaving the crease, Fighting, Misconduct] 18:38
Thommie Bergman, DET [Hooking] 18:58
Penalty time: DET: 55 minutes COL: 69 minutes
DET Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Jim Rutherford 1 G 0 0 0 0 0 0
Terry Harper 2 D 0 0 0 17 0 0
Thommie Bergman 4 D 0 1 1 2 2 0
Jean Hamel 5 D 0 1 1 0 1 1
Willie Huber 7 D 0 0 0 5 1 1
Dale McCourt 10 C 0 1 1 0 0 4
Errol Thompson 12 LW 1 1 2 0 3 3
Nick Libett 14 LW 0 0 0 10 0 2
Paul Woods 15 C 0 0 0 2 0 1
Dave Hanson 17 D 0 0 0 5 0 0
Fern LeBlanc 18 C 1 1 2 0 2 3
Roland Cloutier 19 C 2 1 3 0 3 4
Vaclav Nedomansky 20 C 0 1 1 0 0 3
Dan Labraaten 21 LW 1 0 1 0 0 2
Dennis Hextall 22 C 0 0 0 6 0 2
Bill Lochead 23 LW 0 0 0 4 0 0
Al Cameron 26 D 0 0 0 4 0 0
Reed Larson 28 D 0 0 0 0 2 2
TOTAL   (10 forwards, 7 defensemen)1428
TOTAL   (10 forwards, 7 defensemen)1428

COL Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Doug Favell 1 G 0 0 0 17 0 0
Joe Watson 2 D 0 0 0 0 -3 2
Mike Christie 3 D 0 0 0 21 -1 2
John Van Boxmeer 4 D 0 0 0 2 0 2
Barry Beck 5 D 0 0 0 4 0 11
Randy Pierce 7 RW 0 0 0 0 0 2
Ralph Klassen 10 C 0 0 0 0 -1 0
Nelson Pyatt 12 C 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jack Valiquette 15 C 0 0 0 0 0 1
Joe Contini 16 C 0 1 1 0 -2 1
Rey Comeau 17 C 0 0 0 2 -1 1
Gary Croteau 18 RW 2 0 2 0 -2 7
Larry Skinner 20 C 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paul Gardner 21 C 0 1 1 2 -2 2
Andy Spruce 22 LW 0 0 0 0 0 1
Clayton Pachal 24 RW 0 0 0 17 0 0
Dennis Owchar 25 D 0 1 1 0 -2 5
Ron Delorme 27 C 0 0 0 0 0 1
TOTAL   (12 forwards, 5 defensemen)-1439
TOTAL   (12 forwards, 5 defensemen)-1439
Shots: DET: 8-12- 8-28 COL: 17-11-11-39 Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 1-1-1) COL: Doug Favell (L, 0-5-1) Referee: Ron Wicks Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ryan Bozak Attendance: 7,481



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