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Detroit Red Wings, 1977-78
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Norris Division, Prince of Wales Conference Made the playoffs
1977-78 record
| League rank | GP | Record | Points | Points % | Goals for | Goals against | Diff | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 80 | 32-34-14 | 78 | 0.488 | 252 | 266 | -14 | 22-11-7 | 10-23-7 |
Records are wins, then losses, then ties.
Playoffs
| Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Preliminary Round |  Atlanta Flames |
Won 2-0 |
| Quarterfinals |  Montréal Canadiens |
Lost 1-4 |
Roster
Everyone who played for the team this season, with their stats for it.
| Skater | Pos | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dale McCourt |
C | 76 | 33 | 39 | 72 | 10 | 10 | 219 | 0 |
 Andre St. Laurent |
C | 77 | 31 | 39 | 70 | 7 | 108 | 192 | 0 |
 Reed Larson |
D | 75 | 19 | 41 | 60 | -8 | 95 | 240 | 0 |
 Dennis Hextall |
C | 78 | 16 | 33 | 49 | -5 | 195 | 89 | 0 |
 Dan Maloney |
L | 66 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 4 | 151 | 163 | 0 |
 Nick Libett |
L | 80 | 23 | 22 | 45 | -2 | 46 | 155 | 0 |
 Paul Woods |
C | 80 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 17 | 52 | 107 | 0 |
 Bill Lochead |
L | 77 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 7 | 47 | 123 | 0 |
 Dennis Polonich |
C | 79 | 16 | 19 | 35 | -5 | 254 | 128 | 0 |
 Vaclav Nedomansky |
C | 63 | 11 | 17 | 28 | -17 | 2 | 108 | 0 |
 Greg Joly |
D | 79 | 7 | 20 | 27 | -4 | 73 | 134 | 0 |
 Perry Miller |
D | 62 | 4 | 17 | 21 | -7 | 120 | 124 | 0 |
 Rick Bowness |
R | 62 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 76 | 46 | 0 |
 Terry Harper |
D | 80 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 85 | 77 | 0 |
 Dennis Hull |
L | 55 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -20 | 6 | 72 | 0 |
 Al Cameron |
D | 63 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -12 | 94 | 71 | 0 |
 Larry Wright |
C | 66 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -12 | 13 | 46 | 0 |
 Jean Hamel |
D | 32 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 34 | 37 | 0 |
 Thommie Bergman |
D | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 18 | 0 |
 Errol Thompson |
L | 14 | 5 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 2 | 27 | 0 |
 Al McDonough |
R | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 0 |
 Bob Ritchie |
L | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
 Danny Grant |
L | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
 Larry Giroux |
D | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -6 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
 Robert Plumb |
L | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
 J.P. Leblanc |
C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
 Michel Bergeron |
R | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
 Fern LeBlanc |
C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 John Hilworth |
D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
 Rick Vasko |
D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
 Roland Cloutier |
C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Timothy Sheehy |
R | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -13 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Goalie | GP | W | L | T | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jim Rutherford |
43 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1119 | 985 | 134 | 3.26 | 0.880 |
 Ron Low |
32 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 897 | 795 | 102 | 3.37 | 0.886 |
 Ed Giacomin |
9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 225 | 27 | 3.14 | 0.893 |
Results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Shots for | Shots against |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 1978 | vs MTL | W 4-0 | 29 | 28 |
| Apr 8, 1978 | @ MTL | L 1-5 | 18 | 42 |
| Apr 6, 1978 | vs PIT | W 6-4 | 34 | 24 |
| Apr 5, 1978 | @ CLE | T 5-5 | 29 | 31 |
| Apr 2, 1978 | vs NYI | L 2-5 | 33 | 28 |
| Apr 1, 1978 | @ CHI | L 0-2 | 27 | 31 |
| Mar 30, 1978 | vs LAK | L 0-4 | 13 | 26 |
| Mar 28, 1978 | vs BUF | W 7-0 | 30 | 25 |
| Mar 26, 1978 | @ WSH | W 4-1 | 32 | 20 |
| Mar 25, 1978 | @ PIT | T 2-2 | 34 | 30 |
| Mar 22, 1978 | vs AFM | W 4-1 | 22 | 21 |
| Mar 19, 1978 | @ CLR | L 4-6 | 23 | 35 |
| Mar 18, 1978 | @ VAN | W 5-4 | 33 | 15 |
| Mar 16, 1978 | @ LAK | T 3-3 | 29 | 35 |
| Mar 12, 1978 | vs VAN | T 4-4 | 28 | 14 |
| Mar 11, 1978 | vs CLR | W 5-4 | 28 | 27 |
| Mar 9, 1978 | vs BOS | T 2-2 | 22 | 32 |
| Mar 5, 1978 | vs MNS | W 4-3 | 36 | 32 |
| Mar 4, 1978 | @ MNS | W 3-1 | 28 | 33 |
| Mar 1, 1978 | @ NYR | L 2-3 | 36 | 27 |
| Feb 28, 1978 | @ MTL | L 3-9 | 28 | 45 |
| Feb 26, 1978 | vs STL | L 1-3 | 25 | 17 |
| Feb 25, 1978 | @ AFM | T 2-2 | 21 | 40 |
| Feb 23, 1978 | vs WSH | W 4-1 | 24 | 30 |
| Feb 19, 1978 | vs LAK | W 5-1 | 29 | 32 |
| Feb 18, 1978 | @ PHI | L 2-4 | 27 | 29 |
| Feb 16, 1978 | vs AFM | W 5-3 | 38 | 33 |
| Feb 12, 1978 | vs VAN | W 8-3 | 40 | 25 |
| Feb 11, 1978 | @ NYI | L 5-8 | 31 | 31 |
| Feb 9, 1978 | vs BOS | L 3-5 | 24 | 34 |
| Feb 7, 1978 | @ LAK | W 2-1 | 28 | 30 |
| Feb 5, 1978 | vs CLE | W 4-3 | 37 | 24 |
| Feb 4, 1978 | @ TOR | T 2-2 | 29 | 44 |
| Feb 1, 1978 | @ CLE | L 0-2 | 26 | 39 |
| Jan 31, 1978 | vs PIT | L 3-5 | 51 | 20 |
| Jan 29, 1978 | vs PHI | T 3-3 | 31 | 29 |
| Jan 28, 1978 | @ CHI | L 1-6 | 21 | 42 |
| Jan 22, 1978 | vs WSH | W 6-3 | 36 | 21 |
| Jan 21, 1978 | @ BOS | L 1-7 | 21 | 36 |
| Jan 19, 1978 | vs CHI | W 4-2 | 31 | 35 |
| Jan 18, 1978 | @ CLR | T 4-4 | 23 | 33 |
| Jan 14, 1978 | vs BUF | W 6-2 | 30 | 22 |
| Jan 12, 1978 | vs MTL | L 1-6 | 28 | 28 |
| Jan 11, 1978 | @ WSH | W 6-3 | 22 | 27 |
| Jan 8, 1978 | vs LAK | W 4-3 | 29 | 21 |
| Jan 5, 1978 | vs TOR | W 2-1 | 18 | 25 |
| Dec 31, 1977 | vs BOS | L 0-7 | 16 | 28 |
| Dec 29, 1977 | @ BUF | T 3-3 | 27 | 28 |
| Dec 27, 1977 | vs CLR | W 5-2 | 26 | 40 |
| Dec 23, 1977 | @ WSH | L 2-3 | 38 | 18 |
| Dec 21, 1977 | vs BUF | L 3-5 | 29 | 30 |
| Dec 18, 1977 | @ NYR | L 2-6 | 33 | 28 |
| Dec 17, 1977 | @ STL | W 3-2 | 26 | 25 |
| Dec 15, 1977 | vs NYR | T 5-5 | 41 | 26 |
| Dec 10, 1977 | @ NYI | L 4-7 | 31 | 35 |
| Dec 8, 1977 | @ BOS | L 4-6 | 23 | 35 |
| Dec 6, 1977 | vs CHI | L 1-2 | 32 | 22 |
| Dec 4, 1977 | @ BUF | L 1-6 | 29 | 41 |
| Dec 3, 1977 | @ TOR | L 2-4 | 31 | 26 |
| Nov 30, 1977 | @ PIT | L 4-6 | 28 | 31 |
| Nov 27, 1977 | vs NYI | L 1-4 | 22 | 30 |
| Nov 26, 1977 | @ MTL | L 1-3 | 28 | 29 |
| Nov 23, 1977 | vs PHI | W 4-1 | 25 | 24 |
| Nov 19, 1977 | @ STL | W 2-1 | 26 | 37 |
| Nov 18, 1977 | @ AFM | L 3-5 | 24 | 25 |
| Nov 16, 1977 | vs STL | W 10-1 | 39 | 26 |
| Nov 13, 1977 | @ PHI | L 0-3 | 23 | 33 |
| Nov 12, 1977 | vs NYR | W 3-1 | 29 | 14 |
| Nov 9, 1977 | vs WSH | T 1-1 | 29 | 18 |
| Nov 6, 1977 | @ CLE | W 4-1 | 23 | 24 |
| Nov 5, 1977 | vs CLE | L 3-4 | 44 | 25 |
| Nov 2, 1977 | vs PIT | W 3-1 | 25 | 32 |
| Oct 29, 1977 | @ TOR | L 4-7 | 34 | 26 |
| Oct 27, 1977 | vs MNS | W 3-1 | 23 | 20 |
| Oct 26, 1977 | @ PIT | W 4-3 | 25 | 21 |
| Oct 22, 1977 | @ MNS | W 4-2 | 29 | 27 |
| Oct 20, 1977 | vs MTL | T 2-2 | 24 | 27 |
| Oct 18, 1977 | @ VAN | L 2-3 | 27 | 25 |
| Oct 15, 1977 | @ LAK | L 2-4 | 23 | 28 |
| Oct 13, 1977 | vs TOR | T 3-3 | 29 | 19 |