All NHL game summaries from March 16, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (14-46-7) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Boston Bruins (44-14-9) |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 1: | BOS, | Peter McNab 34 (Rick Middleton, Stan Jonathan), 4:53 |
| BOS, | Stan Jonathan 22 (Dennis O'Brien, Rick Smith), 13:28 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Gregg Sheppard 18 (Wayne Cashman), 2:22 |
| BOS, | Stan Jonathan 23 (Mike Milbury, Jean Ratelle), 9:12 | |
| MIN, | Per-Olov Brasar 16 (Harvey Bennett, Dean Talafous), 11:03 | |
| MIN, | Steve Jensen 13 (Ron Zanussi, Tim Young), 12:25 | |
| BOS, | Rick Smith 6 (Rick Middleton, Stan Jonathan), 12:46 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 25 (Brad Park, Peter McNab), 1:24 |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 17 (Gregg Sheppard, Johnny Bucyk), 2:19 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Hi-sticking] 7:13 |
| 2: | Rick Smith, BOS [Holding] 13:05 |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Holding, Roughing] 14:23 | |
| Harvey Bennett, MIN [Roughing] 14:23 | |
| 3: | Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Elbowing] 3:21 |
| Jim Roberts, MIN [Holding] 3:21 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Slashing] 5:05 | |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Tripping] 16:05 |
Penalty time: MIN: 6 minutes
BOS: 12 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butters | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Harvey Bennett | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bryan Maxwell | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim Boo | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Harrison | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 22 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Al Sims | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Ron Grahame | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 8-10- 4-22
BOS: 15- 9- 7-31
Goalies: MIN: Paul Harrison (L, 3-13-2)
BOS: Ron Grahame (W, 20-4-5)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Malcolm Ashford
Attendance: 11,245
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (39-18-12) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Buffalo Sabres (40-14-15) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | BUF, | Jocelyn Guevremont 7 (Gilbert Perreault, Rick Martin), 4:25 |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 40 (Don Edwards), 17:19 - PP | |
| PHI, | Tom Bladon 10 (Paul Holmgren, Bobby Clarke), 18:41 - PP | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | BUF, | Danny Gare 38 (Don Luce, Craig Ramsay), 19:43 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Hooking] 5:20 |
| Rick Lapointe, PHI [Hooking, Unsportsmanlike conduct] 9:21 | |
| Rick Lapointe, PHI [Delay of game] 15:26 | |
| Jerry Korab, BUF [Holding] 17:51 | |
| 2: | Dave Hoyda, PHI [Tripping] 11:43 |
| 3: | Jerry Korab, BUF [Tripping] 3:14 |
| Orest Kindrachuk, PHI [Interference] 9:12 |
Penalty time: PHI: 10 minutes
BUF: 6 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 2 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 24 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 8- 7- 9-24
BUF: 7-14-12-33
Goalies: PHI: Wayne Stephenson (L, 13-9-1)
BUF: Don Edwards (W, 35-13-15)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Ron Finn
Attendance: 16,433
| 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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