1977–78 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1977–78 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 46th season, 52nd overall for the franchise.
Regular season
Final standings
Schedule and results
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| C | 76 | 33 | 39 | 72 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | |
| C | 77 | 31 | 39 | 70 | 108 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 4 | |
| D | 75 | 19 | 41 | 60 | 95 | −8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | |
| LW | 78 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 195 | −5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| LW | 80 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 46 | −3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| LW | 66 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 151 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 80 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 52 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| LW | 77 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 47 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| C/RW | 79 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 254 | −5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 63 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 2 | −17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 79 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 73 | −4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 62 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 120 | −5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| RW | 61 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 76 | −8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 80 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 85 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 55 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | −20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 66 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | −12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 63 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 94 | −12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 32 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 14 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | −4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | −4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | −5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 43 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| 2468 | 43 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 134 | 3.26 | 1 | |
| 1816 | 32 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 102 | 3.37 | 1 | |
| 516 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 3.14 | 0 | |
| Team: | 4800 | 80 | 32 | 34 | 14 | 263 | 3.29 | 2 |
Playoffs
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| RW | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| C | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C/RW | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
| 180 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | |
| 240 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | |
| Team: | 420 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 |
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 acquired | Acquired from | For |
| Andre St. Laurent | New York Islanders | Michel Bergeron |
| Cash | Philadelphia Flyers | Terry Murray |
| Dennis Hull | Chicago Blackhawks | Red Wings' 4th Round Draft Pick in 1980 |
| Errol Thompson, 1st and 2nd Round Draft Pick in 1978, 1st Round Draft Pick in 1980 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Dan Maloney, 2nd Round Draft Pick in 1980 |