1977–78 Detroit Red Wings season

The 1977–78 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 46th season, 52nd overall for the franchise.

1977–78 Detroit Red Wings
Division2nd Norris
Conference5th Wales
1977–78 record32–34–14
Home record22–11–7
Road record10–23–7
Goals for252
Goals against266
Team information
General managerTed Lindsay
CoachBobby Kromm
CaptainDan Maloney
Dennis Hextall
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaDetroit Olympia
Team leaders
GoalsDale McCourt (33)
AssistsReed Larson (41)
PointsDale McCourt (72)
Penalty minutesDennis Polonich (254)
WinsJim Rutherford (20)
Goals against averageEd Giacomin (3.14)

Regular season

Final standings
Norris Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Montreal Canadiens80591011359183129
Detroit Red Wings8032341425226678
Los Angeles Kings8031341524324577
Pittsburgh Penguins8025371825432168
Washington Capitals8017491419532148

[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TOctober 13, 19773–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78)0–0–1
2LOctober 15, 19772–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1977–78)0–1–1
3LOctober 18, 19772–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1977–78)0–2–1
4TOctober 20, 19772–2Montreal Canadiens (1977–78)0–2–2
5WOctober 22, 19774–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1977–78)1–2–2
6WOctober 26, 19774–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)2–2–2
7WOctober 27, 19773–1Minnesota North Stars (1977–78)3–2–2
8LOctober 29, 19774–7@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78)3–3–2
9WNovember 2, 19773–1Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)4–3–2
10LNovember 5, 19773–4Cleveland Barons (1977–78)4–4–2
11WNovember 6, 19774–1@ Cleveland Barons (1977–78)5–4–2
12TNovember 9, 19771–1Washington Capitals (1977–78)5–4–3
13WNovember 12, 19773–1New York Rangers (1977–78)6–4–3
14LNovember 13, 19770–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78)6–5–3
15WNovember 16, 197710–1St. Louis Blues (1977–78)7–5–3
16LNovember 18, 19773–5@ Atlanta Flames (1977–78)7–6–3
17WNovember 19, 19772–1@ St. Louis Blues (1977–78)8–6–3
18WNovember 23, 19774–1Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78)9–6–3
19LNovember 26, 19771–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1977–78)9–7–3
20LNovember 27, 19771–4New York Islanders (1977–78)9–8–3
21LNovember 30, 19774–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)9–9–3
22LDecember 3, 19772–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78)9–10–3
23LDecember 4, 19771–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1977–78)9–11–3
24LDecember 6, 19771–2Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78)9–12–3
25LDecember 8, 19774–6@ Boston Bruins (1977–78)9–13–3
26LDecember 10, 19774–7@ New York Islanders (1977–78)9–14–3
27TDecember 15, 19775–5New York Rangers (1977–78)9–14–4
28WDecember 17, 19773–2@ St. Louis Blues (1977–78)10–14–4
29LDecember 18, 19772–6@ New York Rangers (1977–78)10–15–4
30LDecember 21, 19773–5Buffalo Sabres (1977–78)10–16–4
31LDecember 23, 19772–3@ Washington Capitals (1977–78)10–17–4
32WDecember 27, 19775–2Colorado Rockies (1977–78)11–17–4
33TDecember 29, 19773–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1977–78)11–17–5
34LDecember 31, 19770–7Boston Bruins (1977–78)11–18–5
35WJanuary 5, 19782–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78)12–18–5
36WJanuary 8, 19784–3Los Angeles Kings (1977–78)13–18–5
37WJanuary 11, 19786–3@ Washington Capitals (1977–78)14–18–5
38LJanuary 12, 19781–6Montreal Canadiens (1977–78)14–19–5
39WJanuary 14, 19786–2Buffalo Sabres (1977–78)15–19–5
40TJanuary 18, 19784–4@ Colorado Rockies (1977–78)15–19–6
41WJanuary 19, 19784–2Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78)16–19–6
42LJanuary 21, 19781–7@ Boston Bruins (1977–78)16–20–6
43WJanuary 22, 19786–3Washington Capitals (1977–78)17–20–6
44LJanuary 28, 19781–6@ Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78)17–21–6
45TJanuary 29, 19783–3Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78)17–21–7
46LJanuary 31, 19783–5Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)17–22–7
47LFebruary 1, 19780–2@ Cleveland Barons (1977–78)17–23–7
48TFebruary 4, 19782–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78)17–23–8
49WFebruary 5, 19784–3Cleveland Barons (1977–78)18–23–8
50WFebruary 7, 19782–1@ Los Angeles Kings (1977–78)19–23–8
51LFebruary 9, 19783–5Boston Bruins (1977–78)19–24–8
52LFebruary 11, 19785–8@ New York Islanders (1977–78)19–25–8
53WFebruary 12, 19788–3Vancouver Canucks (1977–78)20–25–8
54WFebruary 16, 19785–3Atlanta Flames (1977–78)21–25–8
55LFebruary 18, 19782–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78)21–26–8
56WFebruary 19, 19785–1Los Angeles Kings (1977–78)22–26–8
57WFebruary 23, 19784–1Washington Capitals (1977–78)23–26–8
58TFebruary 25, 19782–2@ Atlanta Flames (1977–78)23–26–9
59LFebruary 26, 19781–3St. Louis Blues (1977–78)23–27–9
60LFebruary 28, 19783–9@ Montreal Canadiens (1977–78)23–28–9
61LMarch 1, 19782–3@ New York Rangers (1977–78)23–29–9
62WMarch 4, 19783–1@ Minnesota North Stars (1977–78)24–29–9
63WMarch 5, 19784–3Minnesota North Stars (1977–78)25–29–9
64TMarch 9, 19782–2Boston Bruins (1977–78)25–29–10
65WMarch 11, 19785–4Colorado Rockies (1977–78)26–29–10
66TMarch 12, 19784–4Vancouver Canucks (1977–78)26–29–11
67TMarch 16, 19783–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1977–78)26–29–12
68WMarch 18, 19785–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1977–78)27–29–12
69LMarch 19, 19784–6@ Colorado Rockies (1977–78)27–30–12
70WMarch 22, 19784–1Atlanta Flames (1977–78)28–30–12
71TMarch 25, 19782–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)28–30–13
72WMarch 26, 19784–1@ Washington Capitals (1977–78)29–30–13
73WMarch 28, 19787–0Buffalo Sabres (1977–78)30–30–13
74LMarch 30, 19780–4Los Angeles Kings (1977–78)30–31–13
75LApril 1, 19780–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78)30–32–13
76LApril 2, 19782–5New York Islanders (1977–78)30–33–13
77TApril 5, 19785–5@ Cleveland Barons (1977–78)30–33–14
78WApril 6, 19786–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)31–33–14
79LApril 8, 19781–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1977–78)31–34–14
80WApril 9, 19784–0Montreal Canadiens (1977–78)32–34–14

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Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Dale McCourtC7633397210101035
Andre St. LaurentC7731397010871004
Reed LarsonD7519416095−8714
Dennis HextallLW78163349195−5223
Nick LibettLW8023224546−3111
Dan MaloneyLW661629451514301
Paul WoodsLW801923425218323
Bill LocheadLW77201636476204
Dennis PolonichC/RW79161935254−5500
Vaclav NedomanskyRW631117282−17501
Greg JolyD797202773−4202
Perry MillerD6241721120−5011
Rick BownessRW618111976−8202
Terry HarperD80217198519000
Dennis HullLW5559146−20201
Larry WrightC6636913−12000
Al CameronD6327994−12100
Jean HamelD32268343000
Thommie BergmanD14167161000
Errol ThompsonLW145162−4100
Danny GrantRW132246−2100
Al McDonoughRW1322442000
Bob RitchieLW112240−1100
Rob PlumbLW72130−4100
Larry GirouxD50334−5000
J.P. LeBlancC302241000
Jim RutherfordG4302220000
Michel BergeronRW31010−2000
Ron LowG3201100000
Roland CloutierC10000−2000
Ed GiacominG900000000
John HilworthD5000120000
Fern LeBlancC20000−2000
Tim SheehyRW150000−13000
Rick VaskoD30007−1000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Jim Rutherford246843201741343.261
Ron Low18163291291023.371
Ed Giacomin5169351273.140
Team:4800803234142633.292

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Vaclav NedomanskyRW73580100
Dale McCourtC74262200
Paul WoodsLW70554000
Nick LibettLW73140100
Bill LocheadLW73036001
Errol ThompsonLW72132101
Dennis HextallLW711210011
Andre St. LaurentC71124000
Thommie BergmanD70222000
Reed LarsonD70224000
Dennis PolonichC/RW710119000
Al CameronD70112000
Terry HarperD70114000
Jim RutherfordG30110000
Rick BownessRW40002000
Larry GirouxD20002000
Jean HamelD700010000
Dennis HullLW70002000
Greg JolyD50008000
J.P. LeBlancC20000000
Ron LowG40000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Jim Rutherford180321124.000
Ron Low240413174.250
Team:420734294.140

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;

Transactions

The Red Wings were involved in the following transactions during the 1977–78 season.

Trades
Player acquiredAcquired fromFor
Andre St. LaurentNew York IslandersMichel Bergeron
CashPhiladelphia FlyersTerry Murray
Dennis HullChicago BlackhawksRed Wings' 4th Round Draft Pick in 1980
Errol Thompson, 1st and 2nd Round Draft Pick in 1978, 1st Round Draft Pick in 1980Toronto Maple LeafsDan Maloney, 2nd Round Draft Pick in 1980

Free Agents
PlayerFormer team
PlayerNew team

Draft picks

Detroit's picks at the 1977 NHL amateur draft in Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (League)
1 1 Dale McCourt Center  Canada St. Catharines Fincups (OHA)
3 37 Rick Vasko Defense  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHA)
4 55 John Hilworth Defense  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
5 73 Jim Korn Defense  United States Providence College (ECAC)
6 91 Jim Baxter Goaltender  Canada Union College (ECAC)
7 109 Randy Wilson Left Wing  United States Providence College (ECAC)
8 125 Raymond Roy Center  United States Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
9 141 Kip Churchill Center  Canada Union College (ECAC)
10 155 Lance Gatoni Defense  Canada University of Toronto (CIAU)
11 163 Rob Plumb Left Wing  Canada Kingston Canadians (OHA)
12 170 Alain Belanger Left Wing  Canada Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
13 175 Dean Willers Right Wing  United Kingdom Union College (ECAC)
14 178 Roland Cloutier Center  Canada Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
15 181 Ed Hill Right Wing  United States University of Vermont (ECAC)
16 184 Val James Left Wing  United States Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
17 185 Grant Morin Right Wing  Canada Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
Reference: "1977 NHL amateur draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved January 6, 2009.

See also

References
  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. "1977–78 Detroit Red Wings Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 3, 2009.
  4. "1977-78 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
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