NHL game summary from March 22, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (28-26-18) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Detroit Red Wings (28-30-12) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | DET, | Paul Woods 15 (Jim Rutherford), 13:34 - SH |
| 2: | DET, | Dale McCourt 27 (Bill Lochead), 3:28 |
| ATL, | Ed Kea 3 (Willi Plett, Tom Lysiak), 15:09 | |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 28 (Paul Woods), 17:12 | |
| 3: | DET, | Dale McCourt 29 (Paul Woods, Jim Rutherford), 3:24 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Shand, ATL [Hi-sticking] 6:13 |
| Thommie Bergman, DET [Holding] 11:58 | |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Charging] 16:54 | |
| 2: | Willi Plett, ATL [Fighting] 7:24 |
| Reed Larson, DET [Fighting] 7:24 | |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Elbowing] 10:19 | |
| Guy Chouinard, ATL [Tripping] 11:13 | |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Fighting] 16:10 | |
| Reed Larson, DET [Fighting] 16:10 | |
| Richard Mulhern, ATL [Fighting] 20:00 | |
| Andre St. Laurent, DET [Fighting] 20:00 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 20:00 | |
| Bobby Simpson, ATL [Roughing, Fighting] 20:00 | |
| 3: | Bill Lochead, DET [Tripping] 11:24 |
| Pat Ribble, ATL [Elbowing] 16:50 |
Penalty time: ATL: 30 minutes
DET: 28 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Dick Redmond | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Miles Zaharko | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | -1 | 0 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 21 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 22 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 6- 7- 7-20
DET: 8- 5- 9-22
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 20-12-18)
DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 17-15-4)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Bob Luther
Attendance: 13,874
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