NHL game summary from March 9, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (26-26-13) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Buffalo Sabres (38-13-15) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
1: BUF, Don Luce 25 (Craig Ramsay), 1:28
BUF, Andre Savard 17 (Gary McAdam, Ric Seiling), 10:16
LA , Dave Taylor 17 (Danny Grant), 12:28
LA , Danny Grant 9 (Randy Manery), 17:47
BUF, Rick Martin 21 (Jocelyn Guevremont, Gilbert Perreault), 18:44 - PP
2: no scoring
3: LA , Dave Taylor 18, 10:31
Penalties:
1: Hartland Monahan, LA [Hooking] 18:20
2: Bert Wilson, LA [Holding] 10:37
Jerry Korab, BUF [Elbowing] 19:52
3: Rob Palmer, LA [Tripping] 3:03
Jerry Korab, BUF [Fighting] 11:46
Hartland Monahan, LA [Fighting] 11:46
Penalty time: LA : 11 minutes
BUF: 7 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Danny Grant | 15 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Simmons | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 5 | 19 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 7 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Schock | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Joe Kowal | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richie Dunn | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 4-12- 3-19
BUF: 16-10-11-37
Goalies: LA : Gary Simmons (T, 2-6-2)
BUF: Don Edwards (T, 33-12-15)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Bob Luther, Jim Christison
Attendance: 16,433
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