All NHL game summaries from January 5, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (8-19-8) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Buffalo Sabres (22-7-8) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | COL, | Joe Contini 1 (John Van Boxmeer, Barry Beck), 3:34 |
| BUF, | Gary McAdam 10, 9:57 | |
| COL, | Paul Gardner 27 (John Van Boxmeer, Barry Beck), 17:56 - PP | |
| BUF, | Danny Gare 17 (Craig Ramsay, Bill Hajt), 19:39 | |
| 2: | BUF, | Ron Schock 1 (Rick Martin, Ric Seiling), 13:44 |
| COL, | Joe Contini 2 (John Van Boxmeer, Ron Andruff), 14:28 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Jim Lorentz 2 (Gilbert Perreault, Lee Fogolin), 11:24 |
| BUF, | Danny Gare 18 (Don Luce), 19:51 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | John Van Boxmeer, COL [Holding] 5:55 |
| Gilbert Perreault, BUF [Hi-sticking] 14:57 | |
| John Van Boxmeer, COL [Hi-sticking] 14:57 | |
| Lee Fogolin, BUF [Hooking] 17:32 | |
| 2: | Danny Gare, BUF [Holding] 1:12 |
| Dennis O'Brien, COL [Holding] 18:33 | |
| 3: | Jim Lorentz, BUF [Tripping] 6:05 |
Penalty time: COL: 6 minutes
BUF: 8 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill McKenzie | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mark Suzor | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Randy Pierce | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Chuck Arnason | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Dupere | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Contini | 16 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Jodzio | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dennis Owchar | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 28 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Stewart | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Schock | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Richie Dunn | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 16 | 44 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 16 | 44 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 11-12- 5-28
BUF: 16-13-15-44
Goalies: COL: Bill McKenzie (L, 0-2-1)
BUF: Don Edwards (W, 22-6-8)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 16,433
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (22-11-4) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Detroit Red Wings (12-18-5) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | TOR, | Ian Turnbull 8 (Errol Thompson), 11:29 |
| DET, | Bill Lochead 13 (Dale McCourt, Perry Miller), 16:35 | |
| 2: | DET, | Reed Larson 10 (Al Cameron, Andre St. Laurent), 4:09 |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dan Maloney, DET [Roughing] 3:20 |
| Pat Boutette, TOR [Roughing] 3:20 | |
| Ian Turnbull, TOR [Hooking] 5:08 | |
| Perry Miller, DET [Tripping] 12:04 | |
| 2: | Perry Miller, DET [Holding] 8:38 |
| Perry Miller, DET [Fighting] 11:07 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Fighting] 11:07 | |
| Dan Maloney, DET [Fighting] 18:18 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Fighting] 18:18 | |
| 3: | Al Cameron, DET [Roughing] 9:40 |
| Bruce Boudreau, TOR [Roughing] 9:40 |
Penalty time: TOR: 16 minutes
DET: 18 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack Valiquette | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bruce Boudreau | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Carlyle | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Kurt Walker | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 25 | ||||||
| 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 | 1 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 18 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 9- 5-11-25
DET: 9- 6- 3-18
Goalies: TOR: Mike Palmateer (L, 19-9-4)
DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 3-8-1)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 13,768
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (17-13-7) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (25-7-5) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | LA , | Pete Stemkowski 8 (Dave Taylor), 13:33 |
| PHI, | Reggie Leach 15 (Bob Dailey, Bobby Clarke), 19:44 - PP | |
| 2: | LA , | Glenn Goldup 5 (Hartland Monahan, Syl Apps), 6:30 |
| LA , | Hartland Monahan 7 (Syl Apps, Larry Brown), 6:52 | |
| PHI, | Jimmy Watson 3 (Bobby Clarke, Dave Hoyda), 16:12 | |
| 3: | PHI, | Reggie Leach 16 (Rick MacLeish, Bob Dailey), 3:36 - PP |
| PHI, | Bill Barber 21 (Reggie Leach, Bobby Clarke), 5:42 | |
| LA , | Dave Taylor 6 (Pete Stemkowski), 12:55 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Paul Holmgren, PHI [Charging] 14:40 |
| Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Slashing] 17:15 | |
| Mike Murphy, LA [Interference] 19:24 | |
| Don Kozak, LA [Fighting] 20:00 | |
| Orest Kindrachuk, PHI [Fighting] 20:00 | |
| 2: | Jimmy Watson, PHI [Holding] 3:36 |
| Bert Wilson, LA [Fighting] 9:51 | |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Fighting] 9:51 | |
| Bob Dailey, PHI [Tripping] 19:37 | |
| 3: | Rob Palmer, LA [Delay of game] 2:57 |
Penalty time: LA : 14 minutes
PHI: 18 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Hutchison | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Ernie Hicke | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 44 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 44 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -3 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Barry Dean | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 18-16-10-44
PHI: 9-13-11-33
Goalies: LA : Rogie Vachon (T, 15-8-6)
PHI: Bernie Parent (T, 14-2-4)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Swede Knox
Attendance: 17,077
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