All NHL game summaries from January 16, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (15-17-11) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (27-9-7) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | ATL, | Bob MacMillan 14, 7:05 |
| PHI, | Bobby Clarke 15, 7:55 | |
| ATL, | Dave Shand 2, 13:55 | |
| 2: | PHI, | Mel Bridgman 10 (Ross Lonsberry, Reggie Leach), 5:26 |
| PHI, | Andre Dupont 1 (Bill Barber), 11:38 | |
| ATL, | Tom Lysiak 12 (Guy Chouinard, Eric Vail), 12:58 - PP | |
| PHI, | Reggie Leach 18 (Bob Dailey), 16:45 - PP | |
| 3: | PHI, | Barry Dean 5 (Orest Kindrachuk, Bob Kelly), :39 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Barry Dean, PHI [Tripping] 2:10 |
| Tom Bladon, PHI [Hooking] 8:46 | |
| Ken Houston, ATL [Holding] 11:34 | |
| Barry Dean, PHI [Charging] 14:31 | |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Roughing] 15:22 | |
| Bob Dailey, PHI [Roughing] 15:22 | |
| 2: | Ed Kea, ATL [Interference] 3:22 |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Hi-sticking] 7:53 | |
| Reggie Leach, PHI [Hooking] 11:46 | |
| Bob Dailey, PHI [Hooking] 12:28 | |
| Dave Shand, ATL [Hooking] 15:14 | |
| Greg Fox, ATL [Holding] 15:51 | |
| 3: | Orest Kindrachuk, PHI [Tripping] 6:55 |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Hi-sticking] 12:27 |
Penalty time: ATL: 10 minutes
PHI: 18 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles Zaharko | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Yves Belanger | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 26 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Barry Dean | 29 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 10-11- 5-26
PHI: 7-15-14-36
Goalies: ATL: Yves Belanger (L, 5-5-0)
PHI: Bernie Parent (W, 16-2-6)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 17,077
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