All NHL game summaries from January 4, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (27-7-4) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Atlanta Flames (12-15-11) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 13 (Larry Robinson), 5:45 - PP |
| MTL, | Pierre Mondou 10, 12:42 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Doug Risebrough 9 (Pierre Larouche), 11:31 |
| 3: | ATL, | Ed Kea 1 (John Gould, Harold Phillipoff), 14:36 |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 28 (Steve Shutt), 19:55 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bench penalty, ATL [Too many men on the ice] 4:43 |
| Steve Shutt, MTL [Slashing] 9:48 | |
| Pat Ribble, ATL [Roughing] 13:35 | |
| 2: | Bob Gainey, MTL [Tripping] 1:38 |
| John Gould, ATL [Hooking] 12:20 | |
| 3: | Brian Engblom, MTL [Hooking] 3:36 |
Penalty time: MTL: 6 minutes
ATL: 6 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 22 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dick Redmond | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Miles Zaharko | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 11- 4- 7-22
ATL: 9-11- 8-28
Goalies: MTL: Michel Larocque (W, 9-2-2)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 8-8-11)
Referee: Denis Morel
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 10,287
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (24-7-6) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (12-16-10) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1: | BOS, | Gary Doak 2 (Bob Miller, Bobby Schmautz), 1:49 |
| BOS, | Jean Ratelle 14 (Al Sims, Terry O'Reilly), 8:20 | |
| BOS, | Rick Middleton 10 (Terry O'Reilly, Gerry Cheevers), 11:48 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike Milbury, BOS [Elbowing] 16:17 |
| Darcy Rota, CHI [Hooking] 16:17 | |
| 2: | Mike Milbury, BOS [Cross checking] 5:33 |
| Dale Tallon, CHI [Tripping] 8:20 | |
| Brad Park, BOS [Holding] 9:07 | |
| Grant Mulvey, CHI [Cross checking] 13:35 | |
| Brad Park, BOS [Slashing] 13:35 | |
| 3: | Mike Milbury, BOS [Hi-sticking] 11:32 |
| Cliff Koroll, CHI [Hi-sticking] 11:32 |
Penalty time: BOS: 10 minutes
CHI: 8 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Sims | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 33 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Logan | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Pierre Plante | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Kirk Bowman | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale Tallon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 16- 6-11-33
CHI: 4-14- 7-25
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 5-1-1)
CHI: Tony Esposito (L, 9-12-6)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Jim Christison
Attendance: 12,054
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (13-16-9) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
 Minnesota North Stars (9-23-4) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 16 (Don Murdoch), :20 |
| NYR, | Ron Duguay 7 (Greg Polis), 4:04 | |
| MIN, | Dean Talafous 8 (Pierre Jarry, Brad Maxwell), 8:40 | |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 15 (Pat Hickey, Mike McEwen), 17:00 - PP | |
| 2: | NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 17 (Dallas Smith, Dave Maloney), 2:26 |
| 3: | MIN, | Roland Eriksson 10 (Pierre Jarry, Dean Talafous), 6:06 - PP |
| MIN, | Roland Eriksson 11 (Brad Maxwell), 16:08 | |
| NYR, | Lucien DeBlois 16 (Greg Polis, Ron Duguay), 17:08 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike McEwen, NYR [Hooking] 9:31 |
| Pierre Jarry, MIN [Broken stick] 16:12 | |
| Jerry Engele, MIN [Slashing] 19:25 | |
| 2: | Dallas Smith, NYR [Slashing] 5:40 |
| Wayne Thomas, NYR [Roughing] 7:24 | |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Hooking] 8:15 | |
| Mike McEwen, NYR [Interference] 12:56 | |
| 3: | Mike McEwen, NYR [Holding] 4:45 |
| Wayne Thomas, NYR [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 6:06 |
Penalty time: NYR: 12 minutes
MIN: 6 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dallas Smith | 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jerry Engele | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harvey Bennett | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 12- 3-13-28
MIN: 6-12-19-37
Goalies: NYR: Wayne Thomas (W, 6-10-6)
MIN: Pete LoPresti (L, 9-20-3)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Bob Luther
Attendance: 7,649
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (11-17-9) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (12-18-8) |
3 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 1: | PIT, | Rick Kehoe 13 (Tom Edur, Gene Carr), :31 |
| PIT, | Blair Chapman 10 (Greg Malone, Russ Anderson), 6:17 | |
| PIT, | Gene Carr 11 (Rick Kehoe, Dave Schultz), 17:09 | |
| 2: | VAN, | Pit Martin 6 (Dennis Ververgaert, Rick Blight), 5:04 - PP |
| 3: | PIT, | Jean Pronovost 16 (Tom Edur, Pete Mahovlich), 1:56 - PP |
| VAN, | Don Lever 10 (Dennis Ververgaert, Rick Blight), 3:48 - PP | |
| PIT, | Blair Chapman 11, 5:04 | |
| PIT, | Wayne Bianchin 10 (Greg Malone), 5:34 | |
| PIT, | Peter Lee 2 (Greg Malone, Bob Paradise), 12:25 | |
| PIT, | Wayne Bianchin 11 (Peter Lee, Blair Chapman), 16:17 - PP | |
| VAN, | Ralph Stewart 1, 19:35 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Burrows, PIT [Tripping] 1:05 |
| Tom Edur, PIT [Holding] 14:06 | |
| 2: | Bench penalty, PIT [Too many men on the ice] 3:16 |
| Tom Edur, PIT [Hooking] 5:54 | |
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Hi-sticking] 12:49 | |
| 3: | Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Interference] 0:52 |
| Greg Malone, PIT [Hooking] 3:03 | |
| John Grisdale, VAN [Hooking] 5:41 | |
| Brad Gassoff, VAN [Hi-sticking] 15:48 | |
| Colin Campbell, PIT [Tripping] 19:17 |
Penalty time: VAN: 8 minutes
PIT: 12 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 6 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ralph Stewart | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Larry Goodenough | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -30 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -30 | 33 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Edur | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brian Spencer | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Hamilton | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Paradise | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gene Carr | 28 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 30 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 30 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 11-13- 9-33
PIT: 9-10-17-36
Goalies: VAN: Curt Ridley (L, 6-8-4)
PIT: Denis Herron (W, 9-12-6)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 9,356
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (8-18-8) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (22-10-4) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | TOR, | Darryl Sittler 20 (Borje Salming, Ian Turnbull), 13:21 - PP |
| TOR, | Lanny McDonald 21 (Darryl Sittler, Borje Salming), 16:19 - PP | |
| 2: | TOR, | Pat Boutette 9 (Mike Pelyk, Jerry Butler), 9:23 - PP |
| 3: | TOR, | Lanny McDonald 22 (Darryl Sittler), 3:16 |
| TOR, | Jack Valiquette 6 (Jimmy Jones, Mike Pelyk), 16:14 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ian Turnbull, TOR [Tripping] 7:19 |
| Barry Beck, COL [Holding] 11:51 | |
| Pat Boutette, TOR [Hi-sticking, Slashing] 14:14 | |
| Mike Kitchen, COL [Roughing, Slashing] 14:14 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, COL [Holding] 15:47 | |
| Randy Carlyle, TOR [Hooking] 17:54 | |
| 2: | Ron Andruff, COL [Hooking] 8:36 |
| Trevor Johansen, TOR [Interference] 15:59 | |
| Wilf Paiement, COL [Roughing] 16:31 | |
| Randy Carlyle, TOR [Roughing] 16:31 | |
| 3: | Borje Salming, TOR [Interference] 0:35 |
| Mike Kitchen, COL [Interference, Unsportsmanlike conduct] 0:50 | |
| Dennis Owchar, COL [Fighting] 2:17 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Holding, Fighting] 2:17 | |
| Borje Salming, TOR [Tripping] 9:40 |
Penalty time: COL: 21 minutes
TOR: 23 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Mark Suzor | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Randy Pierce | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Chuck Arnason | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Dupere | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Contini | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Rick Jodzio | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Owchar | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill McKenzie | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Favell | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 28 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jack Valiquette | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bruce Boudreau | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Pelyk | 20 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Randy Carlyle | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 45 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 45 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 15- 5- 8-28
TOR: 13-15-17-45
Goalies: COL: Doug Favell (L, 7-13-6),
Bill McKenzie TOR: Mike Palmateer (W, 19-8-4) Referee: John McCauley Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Kevin Collins Attendance: 16,398
Bill McKenzie TOR: Mike Palmateer (W, 19-8-4) Referee: John McCauley Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Kevin Collins Attendance: 16,398
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (17-13-6) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Washington Capitals (8-21-8) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | WAS, | Robert Picard 2 (Jean Lemieux, Gerry Meehan), 3:55 - PP |
| 2: | WAS, | Bob Sirois 17 (Gerry Meehan, Guy Charron), 10:09 - PP |
| WAS, | Jean Lemieux 1 (Guy Charron, Robert Picard), 16:17 - PP | |
| 3: | WAS, | Larry Bolonchuk 2, 12:51 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Randy Manery, LA [Hi-sticking] 2:40 |
| Robert Picard, WAS [Slashing] 5:13 | |
| Neil Komadoski, LA [Hooking] 8:05 | |
| Larry Bolonchuk, WAS [Holding] 11:15 | |
| Syl Apps, LA [Slashing] 18:11 | |
| 2: | Dave Taylor, LA [Slashing] 4:42 |
| Robert Picard, WAS [Slashing] 4:42 | |
| Robert Picard, WAS [Roughing, Slashing] 8:32 | |
| Dave Taylor, LA [Slashing] 8:32 | |
| Syl Apps, LA [Tripping] 9:50 | |
| Neil Komadoski, LA [Interference] 15:19 | |
| Dave Forbes, WAS [Slashing] 18:11 | |
| 3: | Ernie Hicke, LA [Fighting] 0:42 |
| Dave Forbes, WAS [Fighting, Slashing major, Misconduct] 0:42 | |
| Robert Picard, WAS [Roughing] 0:42 | |
| Don Kozak, LA [Roughing] 0:42 | |
| Neil Komadoski, LA [Hi-sticking] 6:13 | |
| Glenn Goldup, LA [Hi-sticking] 13:39 | |
| Larry Bolonchuk, WAS [Hi-sticking] 13:39 |
Penalty time: LA : 25 minutes
WAS: 36 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Dave Hutchison | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ernie Hicke | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Neil Komadoski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Simmons | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 34 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Lemieux | 3 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Bolonchuk | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Girard | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Patrick | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Bedard | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 17 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 17 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 13- 9-12-34
WAS: 8- 5- 4-17
Goalies: LA : Gary Simmons (L, 2-5-1)
WAS: Jim Bedard (W, 4-5-1)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Don Koharski
Attendance: 9,823
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