All NHL game summaries from March 17, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (14-46-8) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Cleveland Barons (19-40-11) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | MIN, | Jim Roberts 3 (Nick Beverley), 7:34 |
| CLE, | Chuck Arnason 17 (Walt McKechnie, J.P. Parise), 11:00 - PP | |
| MIN, | Ron Zanussi 11 (Brad Maxwell, Tim Young), 15:55 | |
| 2: | CLE, | Al MacAdam 11 (Dennis Maruk, Bob Stewart), 2:35 |
| MIN, | Roland Eriksson 18, 2:54 | |
| CLE, | Al MacAdam 12 (Dennis Maruk, Bob Murdoch), 7:16 - PP | |
| 3: | MIN, | Kent-Erik Andersson 11 (Harvey Bennett, Fred Barrett), 17:34 |
| CLE, | Dave Gardner 16 (Al MacAdam, Chuck Arnason), 19:58 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bench penalty, MIN [Too many men on the ice] 4:30 |
| Bill Butters, MIN [Hooking] 10:54 | |
| J.P. Parise, CLE [Hi-sticking major] 19:46 | |
| Randy Holt, CLE [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Misconduct] 20:00 | |
| 2: | Glen Sharpley, MIN [Tripping] 2:14 |
| Glen Sharpley, MIN [Hooking] 5:22 | |
| Jean Potvin, CLE [Interference] 17:37 | |
| 3: | Per-Olov Brasar, MIN [Hooking] 1:19 |
| John Baby, CLE [Hooking] 7:32 |
Penalty time: MIN: 10 minutes
CLE: 21 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Butters | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Harvey Bennett | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bryan Maxwell | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Boo | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 27 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Crombeen | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Rick Jodzio | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Baby | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Chuck Arnason | 26 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Holt | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -9 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -9 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 7-10-10-27
CLE: 10-11- 8-29
Goalies: MIN: Pete LoPresti (T, 11-31-5)
CLE: Gilles Meloche (T, 13-24-7)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, John D'Amico
Attendance: 4,089
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (19-36-15) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Colorado Rockies (14-36-20) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | COL, | Denis Dupere 8, 11:49 |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | COL, | Mike Kitchen 1 (Wilf Paiement, Dennis Owchar), 9:20 |
| COL, | Larry Skinner 1 (Andy Spruce, Dennis Owchar), 11:02 | |
| VAN, | Chris Oddleifson 17 (Claire Alexander), 19:30 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dennis Owchar, COL [Interference] 4:15 | |
| Barry Beck, COL [Slashing] 5:10 | ||
| Pit Martin, VAN [Slashing] 5:10 | ||
| Rick Blight, VAN [Hooking] 8:53 | ||
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Hi-sticking] 18:24 | ||
| 2: | Sheldon Kannegiesser, VAN [Holding] 9:27 | |
| Ron Delorme, COL [Fighting] 13:10 | ||
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Fighting] 13:10 | ||
| Mark Suzor, COL [Charging] 17:58 | ||
| Dennis Ververgaert, VAN [Holding] 19:50 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: VAN: 15 minutes
COL: 11 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Claire Alexander | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -9 | 16 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -9 | 16 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Lefley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| Mark Suzor | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Denis Dupere | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Larry Skinner | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Fred Ahern | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill McKenzie | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 6- 6- 4-16
COL: 13-11-15-39
Goalies: VAN: Cesare Maniago (L, 10-20-7)
COL: Bill McKenzie (W, 1-4-2)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 15,110
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