All NHL game summaries 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (11-15-9) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (12-15-10) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | VAN, | Hilliard Graves 6 (Dennis Kearns), 6:43 |
| VAN, | Chris Oddleifson 8 (Dennis Ververgaert, Brad Gassoff), 12:35 | |
| CHI, | Cliff Koroll 6 (Dave Logan, Darcy Rota), 16:33 | |
| 2: | CHI, | Bob Murray 4 (Alain Daigle), 19:28 |
| 3: | VAN, | Hilliard Graves 7 (Pit Martin, Gerry O'Flaherty), 17:15 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Harold Snepsts, VAN [Cross checking] 8:42 | |
| Ted Bulley, CHI [Slashing] 9:09 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Pierre Plante, CHI [Fighting] 5:57 | |
| Jere Gillis, VAN [Fighting] 5:57 | ||
Penalty time: VAN: 7 minutes
CHI: 7 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ralph Stewart | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Larry Goodenough | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 34 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Veisor | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Logan | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pierre Plante | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Kirk Bowman | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale Tallon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 15-11- 8-34
CHI: 10-10- 5-25
Goalies: VAN: Curt Ridley (W, 6-6-4)
CHI: Mike Veisor (L, 3-4-4)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Bob Luther
Attendance: 10,385
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (8-17-8) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Los Angeles Kings (17-12-6) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | LA , | Randy Manery 3 (Dave Taylor, Bert Wilson), 6:59 |
| COL, | Paul Gardner 26 (Wilf Paiement, John Van Boxmeer), 10:54 - PP | |
| 2: | LA , | Mike Murphy 11 (Bob Murdoch, Butch Goring), 15:15 |
| 3: | LA , | Marcel Dionne 14 (Mike Murphy, Gary Sargent), 6:34 - PP |
| LA , | Dave Taylor 5 (Bert Wilson, Pete Stemkowski), 7:51 | |
| LA , | Syl Apps 14 (Randy Manery, Dave Hutchison), 12:58 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Murdoch, LA [Holding] 1:39 |
| Glenn Goldup, LA [Hooking] 10:32 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, COL [Tripping] 19:00 | |
| 2: | Gary Croteau, COL [Tripping] 5:54 |
| Dennis O'Brien, COL [Slashing] 7:17 | |
| 3: | Glenn Goldup, LA [Elbowing] 4:53 |
| Mark Suzor, COL [Delay of game] 5:49 | |
| John Van Boxmeer, COL [Tripping] 5:49 | |
| Bert Wilson, LA [Charging] 8:16 |
Penalty time: COL: 10 minutes
LA : 8 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill McKenzie | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Owchar | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Mark Suzor | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Chuck Arnason | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Dupere | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Jodzio | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 17 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 17 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hutchison | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Charlie Simmer | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 58 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 58 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 8- 3- 6-17
LA : 21-22-15-58
Goalies: COL: Bill McKenzie (L, 0-1-1)
LA : Rogie Vachon (W, 15-8-5)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Jim Christison
Attendance: 10,797
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