All NHL game summaries from March 9, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (26-26-13) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Buffalo Sabres (38-13-15) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | BUF, | Don Luce 25 (Craig Ramsay), 1:28 |
| BUF, | Andre Savard 17 (Gary McAdam, Ric Seiling), 10:16 | |
| LA , | Dave Taylor 17 (Danny Grant), 12:28 | |
| LA , | Danny Grant 9 (Randy Manery), 17:47 | |
| BUF, | Rick Martin 21 (Jocelyn Guevremont, Gilbert Perreault), 18:44 - PP | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | LA , | Dave Taylor 18, 10:31 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Hartland Monahan, LA [Hooking] 18:20 |
| 2: | Bert Wilson, LA [Holding] 10:37 |
| Jerry Korab, BUF [Elbowing] 19:52 | |
| 3: | Rob Palmer, LA [Tripping] 3:03 |
| Jerry Korab, BUF [Fighting] 11:46 | |
| Hartland Monahan, LA [Fighting] 11:46 |
Penalty time: LA : 11 minutes
BUF: 7 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Danny Grant | 15 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Simmons | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 5 | 19 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 5 | 19 | ||||||
| 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 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 7 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Schock | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Joe Kowal | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richie Dunn | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 4-12- 3-19
BUF: 16-10-11-37
Goalies: LA : Gary Simmons (T, 2-6-2)
BUF: Don Edwards (T, 33-12-15)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Bob Luther, Jim Christison
Attendance: 16,433
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (42-13-9) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Detroit Red Wings (25-29-10) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | BOS, | Bobby Schmautz 25 (Jean Ratelle), 7:40 |
| BOS, | Stan Jonathan 20 (Jean Ratelle), 13:01 | |
| 2: | DET, | Andre St. Laurent 27, 9:15 |
| DET, | Dan Maloney 15 (Reed Larson, Andre St. Laurent), 19:22 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bobby Schmautz, BOS [Hi-sticking major] 11:10 |
| Perry Miller, DET [Hi-sticking major] 11:10 | |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Hi-sticking] 19:32 | |
| 2: | Rick Smith, BOS [Hooking] 2:43 |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Fighting] 14:02 | |
| Dan Maloney, DET [Fighting] 14:02 | |
| 3: | Greg Joly, DET [Hooking] 2:10 |
Penalty time: BOS: 12 minutes
DET: 14 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 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Al Sims | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Grahame | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| John Hilworth | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ron Low | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 22 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 15- 9- 8-32
DET: 7- 9- 6-22
Goalies: BOS: Ron Grahame (T, 18-4-5)
DET: Ron Low (T, 8-9-6)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 15,574
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (36-19-10) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Montreal Canadiens (48-9-9) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | MTL, | Doug Risebrough 16 (Larry Robinson, Pierre Mondou), 2:32 |
| MTL, | Rejean Houle 26 (Pierre Larouche, Larry Robinson), 12:43 | |
| 2: | TOR, | George Ferguson 5 (Pat Boutette, Brian Glennie), 12:23 |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 51 (Larry Robinson), 19:22 - PP | |
| 3: | MTL, | Rick Chartraw 3 (Larry Robinson, Ken Dryden), 19:10 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Pat Boutette, TOR [Tripping] 3:32 | |
| Borje Salming, TOR [Interference] 17:55 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: TOR: 4 minutes
MTL: 0 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Paul Evans | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Wilson | 11 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Stan Weir | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Pelyk | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Darryl Sittler | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| John Anderson | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 26 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 4- 8-14-26
MTL: 18- 9-11-38
Goalies: TOR: Mike Palmateer (L, 30-14-9)
MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 30-7-6)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 18,102
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (41-14-12) |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
 St. Louis Blues (15-41-10) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | STL, | Bernie Federko 11 (Neil Komadoski, Rod Seiling), 13:22 |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 47 (Bert Marshall, Mike Kaszycki), 14:30 | |
| NYI, | Wayne Merrick 11 (Billy Harris, Gerry Hart), 14:46 | |
| 2: | STL, | Bernie Federko 12 (Tony Currie, Brian Sutter), 6:17 - PP |
| STL, | Gary Holt 5 (Garry Unger, Curt Bennett), 12:17 | |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 48 (Denis Potvin, Mike Kaszycki), 16:00 - PP | |
| NYI, | Bob Nystrom 21 (Jude Drouin), 17:55 | |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 25 (Lorne Henning, Bob Nystrom), 18:44 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Denis Potvin 26 (Jude Drouin), 15:44 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Neil Komadoski, STL 8:03 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI 18:52 | ||
| 2: | Pat Price, NYI 4:42 | |
| Neil Komadoski, STL 9:03 | ||
| Bob Nystrom, NYI 9:38 | ||
| Bernie Federko, STL 15:36 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: NYI: 6 minutes
STL: 6 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 | 3 | 1 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 36 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Red Berenson | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tony Currie | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Neil Komadoski | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Gary Holt | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barry Gibbs | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Grant | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Myre | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 14-11-11-36
STL: 8-17- 7-32
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 22-7-5)
STL: Phil Myre (L, 11-28-7),
Doug Grant Referee: Bob Myers Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Don Koharski Attendance: 9,962
Doug Grant Referee: Bob Myers Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Don Koharski Attendance: 9,962
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