NHL game summary from February 25, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (23-26-9) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Atlanta Flames (22-22-17) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | ATL, | Bob MacMillan 23 (Bobby Lalonde, Miles Zaharko), 17:58 |
| 2: | DET, | Nick Libett 16 (Jean Hamel, Dennis Hextall), 4:30 |
| ATL, | Guy Chouinard 19 (Dick Redmond, Bobby Simpson), 9:13 - PP | |
| 3: | DET, | Dennis Polonich 12 (Dan Maloney, Andre St. Laurent), 9:03 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bench penalty, DET [Delay of game] 0:12 |
| Al Cameron, DET [Hooking] 7:27 | |
| Bobby Simpson, ATL [Interference] 10:06 | |
| Terry Harper, DET [Tripping] 14:12 | |
| 2: | Ken Houston, ATL [Slashing] 5:08 |
| Paul Woods, DET [Hooking] 7:52 | |
| Ken Houston, ATL [Roughing] 11:20 | |
| Bob MacMillan, ATL [Fighting] 13:28 | |
| Bill Lochead, DET [Game misconduct] 13:28 | |
| Paul Woods, DET [Slashing, Fighting] 13:28 | |
| Miles Zaharko, ATL [Holding] 17:54 | |
| 3: | Bobby Simpson, ATL [Fighting] 0:40 |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Fighting] 0:40 |
Penalty time: DET: 30 minutes
ATL: 18 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Low | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 21 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dick Redmond | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 2 |
| Miles Zaharko | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 6-11- 4-21
ATL: 20- 8-12-40
Goalies: DET: Ron Low (T, 7-8-5)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (T, 15-9-17)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Swede Knox
Attendance: 13,124
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