NHL game summary from February 19, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (22-23-12) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Detroit Red Wings (22-26-8) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | DET, | Andre St. Laurent 23 (Dan Maloney, Dennis Polonich), 14:55 |
| 2: | DET, | Dennis Hextall 7 (Nick Libett), 10:53 |
| DET, | Dennis Hextall 8 (Reed Larson, Dale McCourt), 17:52 - PP | |
| DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 8, 18:13 | |
| 3: | LA , | Dave Taylor 14 (Syl Apps, Glenn Goldup), 5:24 |
| DET, | Reed Larson 16 (Andre St. Laurent), 17:05 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dennis Hextall, DET [Elbowing] 4:12 |
| Andre St. Laurent, DET [Cross checking] 9:50 | |
| 2: | Bob Murdoch, LA [Hooking] 8:34 |
| Dave Taylor, LA [Hi-sticking major] 15:40 | |
| Dan Maloney, DET [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 15:40 | |
| Randy Manery, LA [Holding] 17:14 | |
| 3: | Dennis Hextall, DET [Hi-sticking] 2:53 |
| Dan Maloney, DET [Misconduct] 16:38 |
Penalty time: LA : 9 minutes
DET: 20 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Dave Hutchison | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Danny Grant | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 6 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -14 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -14 | 32 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Hilworth | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 16- 9- 7-32
DET: 11-11- 7-29
Goalies: LA : Rogie Vachon (L, 20-17-11)
DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 12-13-3)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 16,497
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