NHL game summary from January 3, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Barons (10-24-4) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (25-7-4) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | CLE, | Dave Gardner 10 (Ralph Klassen), 2:49 |
| PHI, | Bob Dailey 15 (Bobby Clarke), 6:23 - SH | |
| 2: | CLE, | Kris Manery 15 (Dennis Maruk, Bob Stewart), 2:26 - PP |
| PHI, | Bill Barber 20 (Rick MacLeish, Paul Holmgren), 6:44 - PP | |
| PHI, | Paul Holmgren 4 (Bill Barber, Rick MacLeish), 10:53 - PP | |
| CLE, | Bob Murdoch 8 (Al MacAdam), 18:25 | |
| 3: | PHI, | Rick MacLeish 14 (Ross Lonsberry), 7:03 |
| PHI, | Orest Kindrachuk 8 (Barry Dean, Mel Bridgman), 12:35 | |
| CLE, | Kris Manery 16 (Dennis Maruk, Mike Fidler), 18:26 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Hoyda, PHI [Cross checking] 5:55 |
| Mike Crombeen, CLE [Hooking] 10:44 | |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Roughing] 13:24 | |
| 2: | Dave Hoyda, PHI [Tripping] 0:42 |
| Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Roughing] 4:21 | |
| Ralph Klassen, CLE [Slashing] 4:21 | |
| Darcy Regier, CLE [Tripping] 6:26 | |
| Bob Stewart, CLE [Holding] 9:39 | |
| 3: | Bill Barber, PHI [Hooking] 18:19 |
Penalty time: CLE: 8 minutes
PHI: 10 minutes
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Darcy Regier | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike Crombeen | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Ahern | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Rick Shinske | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ken Kuzyk | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 18 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Barry Dean | 29 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 4 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 4 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 5- 7- 6-18
PHI: 7-18- 8-33
Goalies: CLE: Gilles Meloche (L, 7-15-1)
PHI: Wayne Stephenson (W, 11-5-1)
Referee: Denis Morel
Linesmen: Don Koharski, Willard Norris
Attendance: 17,077
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