NHL game summary from December 29, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (11-17-5) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Buffalo Sabres (21-7-6) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | BUF, | Gary McAdam 9 (Bill Hajt, Gilbert Perreault), 2:30 |
| BUF, | Don Luce 17 (Craig Ramsay, Danny Gare), 9:55 - PP | |
| DET, | Andre St. Laurent 11 (Dennis Hull, Perry Miller), 12:05 - PP | |
| BUF, | Danny Gare 16 (Craig Ramsay, Don Luce), 18:41 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | DET, | Dennis Polonich 7 (Dan Maloney), :27 |
| DET, | Nick Libett 7 (Al Cameron, Ron Low), 19:57 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Terry Harper, DET [Holding] 5:00 |
| Jerry Korab, BUF [Roughing] 5:00 | |
| Al Cameron, DET [Tripping] 9:16 | |
| Bill Stewart, BUF [Tripping] 11:01 | |
| 2: | Richie Dunn, BUF [Roughing] 4:51 |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing] 4:51 | |
| 3: | Danny Grant, DET [Tripping] 6:22 |
Penalty time: DET: 8 minutes
BUF: 6 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Giroux | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Low | 30 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Stewart | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Richie Dunn | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 11- 9- 7-27
BUF: 13- 8- 7-28
Goalies: DET: Ron Low (T, 6-4-3)
BUF: Don Edwards (T, 21-6-6)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 16,433
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