NHL game summary from January 14, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (23-9-10) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Detroit Red Wings (15-19-5) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
1: DET, Nick Libett 9 (Reed Larson), 3:12
BUF, Gary McAdam 12, 5:10
DET, Rick Bowness 4 (Dennis Hull, Reed Larson), 6:36 - PP
BUF, Ric Seiling 10 (Andre Savard, Rick Martin), 11:32
DET, Reed Larson 12 (Greg Joly, Dan Maloney), 16:33
2: DET, Andre St. Laurent 14, 18:13
3: DET, Nick Libett 10 (Terry Harper, Dennis Hextall), 3:03
DET, Paul Woods 6 (Dale McCourt, Terry Harper), 13:25
Penalties:
1: Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Hooking] 5:56
Terry Harper, DET [Holding] 7:23
Dennis Polonich, DET [Slashing] 12:08
Nick Libett, DET [Slashing] 18:16
2: Andre St. Laurent, DET [Hooking] 13:12
Jerry Korab, BUF [Interference] 13:12
3: Perry Miller, DET [Interference] 0:54
Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Hooking] 11:01
Penalty time: BUF: 6 minutes
DET: 10 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sauve | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Dunn | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 22 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Ron Low | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 9- 6- 7-22
DET: 9-12- 9-30
Goalies: BUF: Don Edwards (L, 23-8-10), Bob Sauve
DET: Ron Low, Jim Rutherford (W, 6-9-1)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Jim Christison
Attendance: 14,436
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