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| Round 5 | ||||||
| No. | Team | Player | Pos. | Last team | League | Nationality |
| 70. | Minnesota | Roy Kerling | LW | Cornell | ECAC | Canada |
| 71. | Washington | Lou Franceschetti | LW | Niagara Falls | OMJHL | Canada |
| 72. | St. Louis | Kevin Wilson | D | Billings | WCHL | Canada |
| 73. | Colorado | Tim Thomlison | G | Billings | WCHL | Canada |
| 74. | Colorado | Rod Guimont | RW | Lethbridge | WCHL | Canada |
| 75. | Pittsburgh | Rob Garner | C | Toronto | OMJHL | Canada |
| 76. | N.Y. Rangers | Mike McDougal | RW | Port Huron | IHL | USA |
| 77. | Los Angeles | Paul Mancini | LW | Sault Ste. Marie | OMJHL | Canada |
| 78. | Detroit | Ted Nolan | C | Sault Ste. Marie | OMJHL | Canada |
| 79. | Chicago | Mark Murphy | LW | Toronto | OMJHL | Canada |
| 80. | Atlanta | Gord Wappel | D | Regina | WCHL | Canada |
| 81. | Toronto | Jordy Douglas | LW | Flin Flon | WCHL | Canada |
| 82. | Buffalo | Randy Ireland | G | Flint | IHL | Canada |
| 83. | Philadelphia | Brad Tamblyn | D | Toronto | OUAA | Canada |
| 84. | N.Y. Islanders | Greg Hay | LW | Michigan Tech | WCHA | USA |
| 85. | Boston | Daryl MacLeod | LW | Boston University | ECAC | USA |
| 86. | Montreal | Mike Boyd | D | Sault Ste. Marie | OMJHL | Canada |
| SNAPSHOT '78 | |
| Total Selected: | 234 |
| Forwards: | 143 |
| Defense: | 67 |
| Goaltenders: | 24 |
| Major Junior: | 127 |
| College Players: | 80 |
| Canadian: | 170 |
| American: | 47 |
| U.S.-Born: | 47 |
| European: | 17 |
| Reached NHL: | 95 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 16 |
| Hall of Fame: | 1 |
| All-Star Game: | 18 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 1 |
| Olympians: | 16 |
| Picks Traded: | 46 |