NHL game summary from February 16, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (22-22-14) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Detroit Red Wings (21-25-8) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | DET, | Dale McCourt 20 (Paul Woods), 2:59 |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 21 (Reed Larson, Vaclav Nedomansky), 13:22 - PP | |
| 2: | ATL, | Guy Chouinard 17 (Pat Ribble), 4:29 |
| ATL, | Bill Clement 18 (Dave Shand, Ken Houston), 10:27 | |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 22 (Paul Woods), 13:18 - SH | |
| DET, | Rick Bowness 6 (Dennis Hextall, Jean Hamel), 14:48 | |
| 3: | ATL, | John Gould 15 (Ken Houston, Miles Zaharko), 2:27 |
| DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 7, 8:59 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Greg Fox, ATL [Hooking] 12:49 |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing] 13:39 | |
| Dave Shand, ATL [Roughing] 13:39 | |
| 2: | Andre St. Laurent, DET [Cross checking] 12:28 |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Slashing] 15:36 | |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Roughing] 18:03 | |
| Bill Clement, ATL [Roughing double minor] 18:03 | |
| Dan Maloney, DET [Tripping] 18:27 | |
| 3: | Dan Maloney, DET [Hi-sticking] 6:33 |
| Bobby Lalonde, ATL [Holding] 7:00 | |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Tripping] 10:38 | |
| Greg Joly, DET [Holding] 15:08 | |
| Bob MacMillan, ATL [Slashing] 15:28 | |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Fighting] 16:53 | |
| Greg Fox, ATL [Fighting] 16:53 |
Penalty time: ATL: 17 minutes
DET: 21 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles Zaharko | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Yves Belanger | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 33 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | -1 | 3 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 12-11-10-33
DET: 12- 8-18-38
Goalies: ATL: Yves Belanger (L, 5-9-0)
DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 11-13-3)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 12,215
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