All NHL game summaries from March 7, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (15-40-10) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Boston Bruins (42-13-8) |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 1: | BOS, | Peter McNab 32 (Terry O'Reilly), 8:02 |
| STL, | Garry Unger 29 (Curt Bennett), 8:40 | |
| BOS, | Bob Miller 16 (Wayne Cashman, John Wensink), 9:36 | |
| 2: | BOS, | John Wensink 14 (Peter McNab, Terry O'Reilly), 10:43 - PP |
| BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 24 (Brad Park, Peter McNab), 14:47 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Brad Park 15 (Wayne Cashman, Gregg Sheppard), :50 |
| BOS, | Peter McNab 33 (Terry O'Reilly, Rick Middleton), 1:55 | |
| STL, | Bill Fairbairn 14 (Larry Patey), 13:50 | |
| BOS, | Rick Middleton 17 (Peter McNab), 19:14 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Stan Jonathan, BOS [Roughing] 2:12 |
| Bobby Schmautz, BOS [Hi-sticking] 4:05 | |
| 2: | Mike Milbury, BOS [Charging] 1:18 |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Tripping] 6:06 | |
| Neil Komadoski, STL [Interference] 10:20 | |
| 3: | Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Interference] 5:20 |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Roughing] 9:38 |
Penalty time: STL: 2 minutes
BOS: 12 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Red Berenson | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Tony Currie | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Neil Komadoski | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Gary Holt | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Gibbs | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Phil Myre | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 20 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Al Sims | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Clayton Pachal | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Grahame | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 8- 8- 4-20
BOS: 8-14-13-35
Goalies: STL: Phil Myre (L, 11-27-7)
BOS: Gilles Gilbert,
Ron Grahame (W, 18-4-4) Referee: Bryan Lewis Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Kevin Collins Attendance: 11,325
Ron Grahame (W, 18-4-4) Referee: Bryan Lewis Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Kevin Collins Attendance: 11,325
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (17-34-14) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 New York Islanders (40-14-12) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | NYI, | Mike Kaszycki 11 (Clark Gillies, Denis Potvin), 15:00 - PP |
| 2: | NYI, | Wayne Merrick 10 (Mike Bossy, Stefan Persson), 9:51 - PP |
| NYI, | Ed Westfall 3 (Lorne Henning), 15:04 - SH | |
| VAN, | Rick Blight 20 (Ron Sedlbauer, Claire Alexander), 18:16 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Billy Harris 20 (Wayne Merrick), 4:30 |
| VAN, | Garry Monahan 6 (Dennis Ververgaert, Claire Alexander), 13:48 | |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 21 (Garry Howatt), 19:40 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jere Gillis, VAN [Hooking] 14:05 |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Holding] 15:59 | |
| 2: | Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Tripping] 8:25 |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Hooking] 13:43 | |
| 3: | Stefan Persson, NYI [Holding] 9:51 |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Slashing] 10:34 |
Penalty time: VAN: 4 minutes
NYI: 8 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Claire Alexander | 19 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 5- 8-16-29
NYI: 10-13- 8-31
Goalies: VAN: Curt Ridley (L, 9-16-7)
NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 21-7-5)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 15,317
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (24-25-17) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (37-17-11) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | ATL, | Ken Houston 16 (Rey Comeau, Dick Redmond), 5:43 |
| PHI, | Rick MacLeish 28 (Bill Barber, Paul Holmgren), 7:34 - PP | |
| ATL, | Bob MacMillan 28 (Eric Vail, Pat Ribble), 8:52 | |
| PHI, | Mel Bridgman 12 (Don Saleski, Orest Kindrachuk), 19:29 | |
| 2: | ATL, | Eric Vail 16 (Guy Chouinard, Dick Redmond), 10:27 |
| PHI, | Mel Bridgman 13 (Bob Dailey, Don Saleski), 10:59 | |
| 3: | PHI, | Orest Kindrachuk 15 (Don Saleski, Rick Lapointe), 9:41 |
| PHI, | Bill Barber 32 (Bobby Clarke), 13:29 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Willi Plett, ATL [Tripping] 0:41 | |
| Bench penalty, ATL [Too many men on the ice] 7:24 | ||
| 2: | Paul Holmgren, PHI [Elbowing] 16:44 | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: ATL: 4 minutes
PHI: 2 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dick Redmond | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Miles Zaharko | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 24 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 8- 8- 8-24
PHI: 9-14-13-36
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 17-11-17)
PHI: Wayne Stephenson (W, 12-8-1)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Bob Luther
Attendance: 17,077
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