NHL game summary from February 9, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (22-20-12) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 Los Angeles Kings (22-20-10) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
1: LA , Dave Taylor 12 (Danny Grant, Syl Apps), 11:56 - PP
2: ATL, Bobby Simpson 8 (Tom Lysiak), 1:17
3: ATL, Ken Houston 10 (Ed Kea), 12:07
LA , Butch Goring 26 (Dave Hutchison, Mike Murphy), 12:58
ATL, Tom Lysiak 16 (Willi Plett), 17:59
ATL, Richard Mulhern 8, 19:29 - EN
Penalties:
1: Ken Houston, ATL [Fighting] 5:42
Dave Hutchison, LA [Fighting] 5:42
Bert Wilson, LA [Elbowing] 8:51
Dan Bouchard, ATL [Slashing] 10:09
Tom Lysiak, ATL [Tripping] 12:57
Bob MacMillan, ATL [Charging] 15:07
2: Pat Ribble, ATL [Hooking] 1:59
Tim Ecclestone, ATL [Hooking] 9:13
3: none
Penalty time: ATL: 15 minutes
LA : 7 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Dick Redmond | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Miles Zaharko | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 24 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Dave Hutchison | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Danny Grant | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Carriere | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 9- 7- 8-24
LA : 7-16-10-33
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 15-9-12)
LA : Rogie Vachon (L, 20-14-9)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Swede Knox
Attendance: 10,045
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