NHL game summary from October 28, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Blackhawks (3-1-3) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Detroit Red Wings (4-2-3) |
1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 1: | DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 4 (Dennis Hextall, Al Cameron), 8:49 |
| 2: | DET, | Dale McCourt 5 (Bill Lochead, Al Cameron), :16 |
| DET, | Roland Cloutier 4 (Bill Lochead, Al Cameron), 7:43 | |
| DET, | Fern LeBlanc 2 (Reed Larson, Thommie Bergman), 16:57 - PP | |
| DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 5 (Dennis Hextall, Terry Harper), 17:08 | |
| 3: | DET, | Roland Cloutier 5 (Errol Thompson), 8:51 |
| CHI, | Bobby Orr 2 (Ivan Boldirev, Alain Daigle), 14:42 | |
| CHI, | Grant Mulvey 2 (Jim Harrison, Doug Wilson), 16:29 - PP | |
| DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 6 (Fern LeBlanc, Dale McCourt), 19:31 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Terry Harper, DET [Interference] 11:31 |
| 2: | Reed Larson, DET [Fighting] 2:38 |
| Bob Kelly, CHI [Slashing, Fighting] 2:38 | |
| Phil Russell, CHI [Tripping] 9:42 | |
| Errol Thompson, DET [Tripping] 13:51 | |
| Phil Russell, CHI [Hooking] 15:09 | |
| 3: | Dennis Hextall, DET [Fighting] 11:48 |
| Phil Russell, CHI [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 11:48 | |
| Bob Kelly, CHI [Hi-sticking] 14:08 | |
| Reed Larson, DET [Hi-sticking] 14:08 | |
| Terry Harper, DET [Slashing] 16:22 | |
| Bobby Orr, CHI [Hooking] 18:53 |
Penalty time: CHI: 22 minutes
DET: 18 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Logan | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim Harrison | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Reg Kerr | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Bob Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -2 | 2 |
| Doug Hicks | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -21 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -21 | 26 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Hanson | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Fern LeBlanc | 18 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Roland Cloutier | 19 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Rogie Vachon | 40 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 22 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 22 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 5-10-11-26
DET: 8-13-18-39
Goalies: CHI: Tony Esposito (L, 3-1-3)
DET: Rogie Vachon (W, 3-1-2)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 15,872
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