The Detroit Red Wings had the most penalty minutes by a team in a game in 1977-78, with 98 minutes in the box against the Penguins on November 2, 1977.

most penalty minutes in NHL regular-season game for a team in 1978

	TEAM	PIM	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	G	GA	PPG	PPO	OPP PPG	OPP PPO	S	SA
1	Red Wings	98	11/2/1977	DET	vs	PIT	W 3-1	3	1	1	0	0	0	25	32
2	Penguins	92	11/2/1977	PIT	@	DET	L 1-3	1	3	0	0	1	0	32	25
3	Capitals	70	3/24/1978	WSH	vs	NYR	L 4-11	4	11	2	6	4	7	29	25
4	Flyers	70	2/18/1978	PHI	vs	DET	W 4-2	4	2	0	6	2	8	29	27
5	Canucks	69	3/28/1978	VAN	@	MNS	L 4-9	4	9	1	6	2	10	32	44
6	Flyers	67	2/26/1978	PHI	@	WSH	W 6-1	6	1	3	4	0	4	34	14
7	Red Wings	66	2/18/1978	DET	@	PHI	L 2-4	2	4	2	8	0	6	27	29
8	Maple Leafs	66	10/23/1977	TOR	@	PHI	W 6-3	6	3	3	6	1	5	24	33
9	Flyers	65	1/29/1978	PHI	@	DET	T 3-3	3	3	1	2	1	5	29	31
10	Flyers	65	11/25/1977	PHI	vs	CLE	W 7-2	7	2	2	4	0	8	48	28
11	North Stars	63	2/28/1978	MNS	@	STL	L 1-7	1	7	0	3	1	3	27	25
12	Penguins	63	1/2/1978	PIT	@	WSH	L 2-3	2	3	1	4	2	6	26	34
13	Canadiens	63	12/12/1977	MTL	@	CLE	W 5-1	5	1	0	2	0	3	45	26
14	Bruins	63	10/26/1977	BOS	@	MNS	L 0-3	0	3	0	3	2	14	16	26
15	Blues	62	2/28/1978	STL	vs	MNS	W 7-1	7	1	1	3	0	3	25	27
16	Barons	61	12/12/1977	CLE	vs	MTL	L 1-5	1	5	0	3	0	2	26	45
17	Flyers	60	10/23/1977	PHI	vs	TOR	L 3-6	3	6	1	5	3	6	33	24
18	Flyers	58	4/6/1978	PHI	vs	NYR	W 3-0	3	0	1	2	0	3	50	16
19	Capitals	58	3/26/1978	WSH	vs	DET	L 1-4	1	4	0	4	3	9	20	32
20	Capitals	57	2/26/1978	WSH	vs	PHI	L 1-6	1	6	0	4	3	4	14	34
21	Barons	57	11/25/1977	CLE	@	PHI	L 2-7	2	7	0	8	2	4	28	48
22	North Stars	56	4/8/1978	MNS	@	CHI	L 2-4	2	4	0	2	1	2	24	28
23	Capitals	54	1/2/1978	WSH	vs	PIT	W 3-2	3	2	2	6	1	4	34	26
24	North Stars	53	3/28/1978	MNS	vs	VAN	W 9-4	9	4	2	10	1	6	44	32
25	Penguins	53	11/19/1977	PIT	vs	NYR	T 5-5	5	5	2	5	2	7	29	25