NHL game summary from January 5, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (8-19-8) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Buffalo Sabres (22-7-8) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
1: COL, Joe Contini 1 (John Van Boxmeer, Barry Beck), 3:34
BUF, Gary McAdam 10, 9:57
COL, Paul Gardner 27 (John Van Boxmeer, Barry Beck), 17:56 - PP
BUF, Danny Gare 17 (Craig Ramsay, Bill Hajt), 19:39
2: BUF, Ron Schock 1 (Rick Martin, Ric Seiling), 13:44
COL, Joe Contini 2 (John Van Boxmeer, Ron Andruff), 14:28
3: BUF, Jim Lorentz 2 (Gilbert Perreault, Lee Fogolin), 11:24
BUF, Danny Gare 18 (Don Luce), 19:51 - EN
Penalties:
1: John Van Boxmeer, COL [Holding] 5:55
Gilbert Perreault, BUF [Hi-sticking] 14:57
John Van Boxmeer, COL [Hi-sticking] 14:57
Lee Fogolin, BUF [Hooking] 17:32
2: Danny Gare, BUF [Holding] 1:12
Dennis O'Brien, COL [Holding] 18:33
3: Jim Lorentz, BUF [Tripping] 6:05
Penalty time: COL: 6 minutes
BUF: 8 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill McKenzie | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mark Suzor | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Randy Pierce | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Chuck Arnason | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Dupere | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Contini | 16 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Jodzio | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dennis Owchar | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 28 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Schock | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Richie Dunn | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 16 | 44 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 11-12- 5-28
BUF: 16-13-15-44
Goalies: COL: Bill McKenzie (L, 0-2-1)
BUF: Don Edwards (W, 22-6-8)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 16,433
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