All NHL game summaries from February 16, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (22-22-11) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Buffalo Sabres (32-11-13) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | BUF, | Rene Robert 17 (Lee Fogolin, Jim Lorentz), 6:24 |
| BUF, | Jim Lorentz 4 (Gary McAdam, Gilbert Perreault), 14:24 - PP | |
| 2: | BUF, | Danny Gare 29 (Don Luce, Bill Hajt), :40 |
| 3: | BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 37 (Gary McAdam, Jim Schoenfeld), 1:50 |
| BUF, | Craig Ramsay 19, 9:52 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Murdoch, LA [Interference] 14:21 |
| Gary Mcadam, BUF [Hooking] 18:11 | |
| 2: | Jocelyn Guevremont, BUF [Hooking] 1:07 |
| Gilbert Perreault, BUF [Roughing] 11:44 | |
| 3: | Dave Hutchison, LA [Elbowing] 19:53 |
Penalty time: LA : 4 minutes
BUF: 6 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Dave Hutchison | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Grant | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 29 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 12-11- 6-29
BUF: 9- 9-11-29
Goalies: LA : Rogie Vachon (L, 20-16-10)
BUF: Don Edwards (W, 30-10-13)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 16,433
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (35-12-9) |
1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
 Colorado Rockies (12-29-14) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | COL, | Joe Contini 8 (Randy Pierce, Ron Andruff), 8:16 - PP |
| NYI, | Garry Howatt 4 (Bob Nystrom, Gerry Hart), 11:10 | |
| COL, | Dennis Owchar 7, 16:57 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Mike Kaszycki 9 (Lorne Henning, Ed Westfall), 4:47 |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 17 (Bryan Trottier, Dave Lewis), 11:08 | |
| COL, | John Van Boxmeer 6 (Wilf Paiement), 12:51 | |
| NYI, | Bob Bourne 19 (Denis Potvin), 19:11 | |
| NYI, | Bob Bourne 20 (Bob Nystrom, Denis Potvin), 19:38 | |
| 3: | COL, | Nelson Pyatt 6 (Bob Neely, Dennis Owchar), 19:09 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Denis Potvin, NYI [Hooking] 2:28 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Interference] 6:34 | ||
| 2: | Mike Kaszycki, NYI [Cross checking] 15:23 | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: NYI: 6 minutes
COL: 0 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richie Hansen | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 31 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Favell | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mark Suzor | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Contini | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Neely | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Fred Ahern | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 11-12- 8-31
COL: 9- 9- 7-25
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 17-6-3)
COL: Doug Favell (L, 9-16-8),
Michel Plasse Referee: Wally Harris Linesmen: Jim Christison, Kevin Collins Attendance: 10,621
Michel Plasse Referee: Wally Harris Linesmen: Jim Christison, Kevin Collins Attendance: 10,621
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (22-22-14) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Detroit Red Wings (21-25-8) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | DET, | Dale McCourt 20 (Paul Woods), 2:59 |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 21 (Reed Larson, Vaclav Nedomansky), 13:22 - PP | |
| 2: | ATL, | Guy Chouinard 17 (Pat Ribble), 4:29 |
| ATL, | Bill Clement 18 (Dave Shand, Ken Houston), 10:27 | |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 22 (Paul Woods), 13:18 - SH | |
| DET, | Rick Bowness 6 (Dennis Hextall, Jean Hamel), 14:48 | |
| 3: | ATL, | John Gould 15 (Ken Houston, Miles Zaharko), 2:27 |
| DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 7, 8:59 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Greg Fox, ATL [Hooking] 12:49 |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing] 13:39 | |
| Dave Shand, ATL [Roughing] 13:39 | |
| 2: | Andre St. Laurent, DET [Cross checking] 12:28 |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Slashing] 15:36 | |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Roughing] 18:03 | |
| Bill Clement, ATL [Roughing double minor] 18:03 | |
| Dan Maloney, DET [Tripping] 18:27 | |
| 3: | Dan Maloney, DET [Hi-sticking] 6:33 |
| Bobby Lalonde, ATL [Holding] 7:00 | |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Tripping] 10:38 | |
| Greg Joly, DET [Holding] 15:08 | |
| Bob MacMillan, ATL [Slashing] 15:28 | |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Fighting] 16:53 | |
| Greg Fox, ATL [Fighting] 16:53 |
Penalty time: ATL: 17 minutes
DET: 21 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles Zaharko | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Yves Belanger | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 33 | ||||||
| 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | -1 | 3 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 12-11-10-33
DET: 12- 8-18-38
Goalies: ATL: Yves Belanger (L, 5-9-0)
DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 11-13-3)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 12,215
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (13-35-6) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (32-13-10) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1: | MIN, | Glen Sharpley 11 (Bryan Maxwell, Harvey Bennett), 13:42 |
| 2: | MIN, | Bryan Maxwell 1 (Brad Maxwell, Tim Young), 17:21 - PP |
| 3: | PHI, | Rick MacLeish 23 (Mel Bridgman, Tom Bladon), 7:29 - PP |
| PHI, | Jimmy Watson 4 (Orest Kindrachuk), 15:12 | |
| MIN, | Glen Sharpley 12 (Jim Roberts, Ron Zanussi), 17:46 | |
| MIN, | Tim Young 10, 19:49 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Hi-sticking] 19:14 |
| 2: | Barry Dean, PHI [Hi-sticking] 2:41 |
| Jim Roberts, MIN [Hi-sticking major] 11:43 | |
| Don Saleski, PHI [Hooking, Unsportsmanlike conduct] 14:36 | |
| 3: | Tom Younghans, MIN [Tripping] 2:09 |
| Jerry Engele, MIN [Cross checking] 6:46 | |
| Jerry Engele, MIN [Fighting] 16:03 | |
| Ross Lonsberry, PHI [Fighting] 16:03 |
Penalty time: MIN: 14 minutes
PHI: 13 minutes
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Jerry Engele | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harvey Bennett | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jamie Gallimore | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Maxwell | 24 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 23 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 7 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Barry Dean | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick St. Croix | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 43 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 43 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 7- 9- 7-23
PHI: 12-14-17-43
Goalies: MIN: Pete LoPresti (W, 11-27-4)
PHI: Rick St. Croix (L, 0-1-0)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Bob Luther
Attendance: 17,077
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