NHL game summary from January 9, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (14-15-11) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (23-12-4) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | TOR, | Ron Ellis 13 (Errol Thompson, Bruce Boudreau), 4:51 |
| ATL, | Ed Kea 2, 6:22 | |
| 2: | ATL, | Bob MacMillan 11 (Bobby Simpson), 5:51 |
| ATL, | Richard Mulhern 5 (John Gould, Bill Clement), 18:16 | |
| 3: | TOR, | Darryl Sittler 22 (Errol Thompson), 11:48 |
| ATL, | Willi Plett 6 (Eric Vail), 16:13 | |
| ATL, | Bob MacMillan 12 (Bill Clement, Ed Kea), 18:43 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pat Boutette, TOR [Hooking] 11:32 | |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Holding] 12:35 | ||
| Lanny McDonald, TOR [Delay of game] 18:28 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Ron Ellis, TOR [Hooking] 1:28 | |
| Miles Zaharko, ATL [Hooking] 16:37 | ||
| Tom Lysiak, ATL [Tripping] 18:46 | ||
Penalty time: ATL: 6 minutes
TOR: 6 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Dick Redmond | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Miles Zaharko | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Yves Belanger | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 27 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Jack Valiquette | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bruce Boudreau | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Pelyk | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Randy Carlyle | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 10- 8- 9-27
TOR: 7-10- 5-22
Goalies: ATL: Yves Belanger (W, 4-3-0)
TOR: Mike Palmateer (L, 20-10-4)
Referee: Charles Banfield
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 16,485
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