Sunday, March 19, 1978 · McNichols Sports Arena
Red Wings 4 at Rockies 6
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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0:27
Dennis Polonich (15) Andre St. Laurent (35), Thommie Bergman (4) DET 1 – 0 CLR
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13:42
Fred Ahern Jr (5) PPG Larry Skinner (2), Andy Spruce (17) DET 1 – 1 CLR
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17:54
Dale McCourt (26) Reed Larson (34) DET 2 – 1 CLR
2nd Period
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0:42
Wilf Paiement (26) Denis Dupere (10), Mike Kitchen (13) DET 2 – 2 CLR
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3:08
Andy Spruce (17) Fred Ahern Jr (14), Larry Skinner (3) DET 2 – 3 CLR
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4:49
John Van Boxmeer (10) Barry Beck (34), Denis Dupere (11) DET 2 – 4 CLR
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6:48
Denis Dupere (9) SHG Dennis Owchar (28), Wilf Paiement (49) DET 2 – 5 CLR
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14:40
Ralph Klassen (6) PPG Wilf Paiement (50), John Van Boxmeer (36) DET 2 – 6 CLR
3rd Period
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1:36
Nick Libett (22) Terry Harper (16), Rick Bowness (8) DET 3 – 6 CLR
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14:12
Errol Thompson (20) Dennis Polonich (18), Andre St. Laurent (36) DET 4 – 6 CLR
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Polonich C | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1.68 |
| Andre St. Laurent C | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1.10 |
| Nick Libett L | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.98 |
| Reed Larson D | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.85 |
| Dale McCourt C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.83 |
| Errol Thompson L | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.75 |
| Terry Harper D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0.55 |
| Rick Bowness R | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0.48 |
| Thommie Bergman D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0.40 |
| Greg Joly D | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0.30 |
| Paul Woods C | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0.22 |
| Bill Lochead L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dennis Hextall C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dennis Hull L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.15 |
| Jean Hamel D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | -0.23 |
| Larry Wright C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.38 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Low | L | 35 | 29 | 6 | .829 | 60:00 | -1.60 |
Colorado Rockies
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Dupere L | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.38 |
| Wilf Paiement R | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.08 |
| John Van Boxmeer D | 1 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 1.75 |
| Larry Skinner C | 0 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 1.70 |
| Andy Spruce L | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.45 |
| Fred Ahern Jr R | 1 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 1.38 |
| Barry Beck D | 0 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 0.92 |
| Mike Kitchen D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.70 |
| Ralph Klassen C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.68 |
| Dennis Owchar D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0.40 |
| Ron Andruff C | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0.23 |
| Nelson Pyatt C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Ron Delorme C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mark Suzor D | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.00 |
| Bryan Lefley D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.15 |
| Mike Christie D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -0.22 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill McKenzie | W | 23 | 19 | 4 | .826 | 60:00 | -1.10 |