Detroit Red Wings at Vancouver Canucks

Sat, Mar 18, 1978 · Pacific Coliseum · 1977–78 Regular Season

Detroit Red Wings

5 – 4

Final

Vancouver Canucks

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Vancouver Canucks 5–4 on Sat, Mar 18, 1978 at Pacific Coliseum. Nick Libett led the way with 3 points. Jim Rutherford made 11 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 33–15.

Linescore

Team	T	SOG
DET	5	33
VAN	4	15

Detroit Red Wings

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG
14	Nick Libett	L	2	1	3	+1	0	5
4	Thommie Bergman	D	0	2	2	0	2	2
10	Dale McCourt	C	1	1	2	+1	0	4
11	Rick Bowness	R	0	1	1	+1	2	0
16	Andre St. Laurent	C	1	0	1	-1	0	1
23	Bill Lochead	L	1	0	1	+2	0	3
12	Errol Thompson	L	0	1	1	-2	0	2
8	Dennis Polonich	C	0	1	1	-2	2	1
22	Dennis Hextall	C	0	0	0	0	4	4
24	Greg Joly	D	0	0	0	0	4	2
20	Vaclav Nedomansky	C	0	0	0	0	0	1
19	Dennis Hull	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	Larry Wright	C	0	0	0	0	0	1
28	Reed Larson	D	0	0	0	0	2	2
2	Terry Harper	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1
3	Perry Miller	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3
15	Paul Woods	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1	Jim Rutherford	W	15	11	4	.733	60:00

Vancouver Canucks

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG
24	Garry Monahan	L	0	2	2	+1	0	0
22	Bob Manno	D	1	1	2	0	0	1
15	Hilliard Graves	R	2	0	2	+1	2	4
5	Sheldon Kannegiesser	D	0	1	1	0	0	1
10	Dennis Ververgaert	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4
8	Rick Blight	R	0	1	1	-2	0	0
4	Mike Walton	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0
19	Claire Alexander	D	0	0	0	0	0	1
21	Jere Gillis	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0
9	Don Lever	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0
29	Jack McIlhargey	D	0	0	0	0	2	1
6	Dennis Kearns	D	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Chris Oddleifson	C	0	0	0	-2	4	0
17	Ron Sedlbauer	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1
16	Brad Gassoff	L	0	0	0	0	2	0
7	Pit Martin	C	0	0	0	0	0	1
23	Gerry O'Flaherty	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
35	Curt Ridley	L	33	28	5	.848	59:39