NHL game summary from January 1, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (12-14-11) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Buffalo Sabres (21-7-8) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1: ATL, Rey Comeau 4 (Bobby Lalonde), 16:29
2: BUF, Ric Seiling 8 (Danny Gare, Bill Hajt), 15:01
ATL, Dave Shand 1 (Bob MacMillan, Tom Lysiak), 16:49
3: BUF, Bill Hajt 1 (Gilbert Perreault, Lee Fogolin), 14:29
Penalties:
1: none
2: Jerry Korab, BUF [Interference] 1:27
Willi Plett, ATL [Roughing] 9:46
Ric Seiling, BUF [Holding] 12:35
3: Bobby Lalonde, ATL [Hi-sticking] 5:00
Jim Lorentz, BUF [Hi-sticking] 5:00
Dave Shand, ATL [Interference] 9:34
Penalty time: ATL: 6 minutes
BUF: 6 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dick Redmond | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Miles Zaharko | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 25 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Richie Dunn | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 6-12- 7-25
BUF: 10- 7- 9-26
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (T, 8-7-11)
BUF: Don Edwards (T, 21-6-8)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Willard Norris
Attendance: 16,433
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