NHL game summary from March 16, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (26-29-12) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Los Angeles Kings (27-28-14) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | DET, | Rick Bowness 8 (Thommie Bergman), 7:04 |
| LA , | Butch Goring 36 (Marcel Dionne), 19:22 - PP | |
| 2: | LA , | Mike Murphy 16 (Butch Goring), 5:59 - PP |
| DET, | Errol Thompson 18 (Andre St. Laurent), 18:19 | |
| 3: | LA , | Dave Taylor 20 (Marcel Dionne), 3:14 |
| DET, | Errol Thompson 19 (Greg Joly, Andre St. Laurent), 17:54 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Perry Miller, DET [Fighting] 1:10 |
| Mike Murphy, LA [Fighting] 1:10 | |
| Gary Sargent, LA [Interference] 12:39 | |
| Rick Bowness, DET [Slashing] 12:39 | |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Cross checking] 18:53 | |
| 2: | Randy Manery, LA [Hi-sticking] 0:36 |
| Greg Joly, DET [Tripping] 4:34 | |
| Mike Murphy, LA [Hooking] 11:44 | |
| Glenn Goldup, LA [Hooking] 17:04 | |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Hooking, Slashing, Fighting] 17:04 | |
| Rob Palmer, LA [Roughing, Fighting, Game misconduct] 17:04 | |
| 3: | Dave Taylor, LA [Fighting] 3:44 |
| Greg Joly, DET [Fighting] 3:44 | |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Hi-sticking major] 18:40 | |
| Darryl Edestrand, LA [Slashing major] 18:40 |
Penalty time: DET: 30 minutes
LA : 40 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ron Low | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 29 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -9 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -9 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 9- 8-12-29
LA : 14-10-11-35
Goalies: DET: Ron Low (T, 8-9-7)
LA : Rogie Vachon (T, 25-21-12)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 10,256
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