NHL game summary from March 1, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (36-12-14) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Atlanta Flames (23-23-17) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
1: no scoring
2: BUF, Bill Hajt 2 (Craig Ramsay), 11:13
BUF, Rene Robert 19 (Craig Ramsay, Danny Gare), 16:34 - PP
ATL, Willi Plett 13 (Tom Lysiak, Guy Chouinard), 19:57 - PP
3: BUF, Don Luce 24 (Jim Schoenfeld, Danny Gare), 3:25
ATL, Eric Vail 15 (Guy Chouinard, Tom Lysiak), 5:31 - PP
BUF, Jocelyn Guevremont 5, 10:28
ATL, Bob MacMillan 24 (Bobby Lalonde, Eric Vail), 15:31 - PP
Penalties:
1: Lee Fogolin, BUF [Interference] 14:02
2: Dick Redmond, ATL [Holding] 3:49
Ken Houston, ATL [Slashing] 15:05
Andre Savard, BUF [Hooking] 19:00
3: Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Hooking] 3:34
Jerry Korab, BUF [Hooking] 4:17
Willi Plett, ATL [Slashing] 6:20
Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Holding] 15:23
Penalty time: BUF: 10 minutes
ATL: 6 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ron Schock | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Sauve | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dick Redmond | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Miles Zaharko | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 4-16-10-30
ATL: 11- 7-22-40
Goalies: BUF: Bob Sauve (W, 5-0-0)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 16-10-17)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Neil Armstrong
Attendance: 8,294
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