NHL game summary from March 28, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (42-15-17) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Detroit Red Wings (30-30-13) |
4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 1: | DET, | Dennis Hull 4 (Paul Woods, Reed Larson), 5:30 |
| DET, | Reed Larson 19 (Dennis Hextall, Larry Wright), 7:42 - PP | |
| DET, | Bill Lochead 18 (Terry Harper, Dale McCourt), 11:42 | |
| DET, | Dennis Hextall 12 (Nick Libett), 12:53 | |
| 2: | DET, | Paul Woods 16 (Bill Lochead, Reed Larson), 1:37 |
| 3: | DET, | Dale McCourt 31 (Reed Larson, Thommie Bergman), 1:39 |
| DET, | Thommie Bergman 1 (Paul Woods, Reed Larson), 2:46 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gilbert Perreault, BUF [Holding] 7:08 |
| Bill Hajt, BUF [Holding] 9:01 | |
| Al Cameron, DET [Holding] 15:57 | |
| 2: | Larry Carriere, BUF [Roughing] 3:38 |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Roughing] 3:38 | |
| Rene Robert, BUF [Interference] 16:06 | |
| 3: | Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing] 0:48 |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Roughing] 0:48 | |
| Bill Hajt, BUF [Roughing] 0:48 | |
| Andre St. Laurent, DET [Roughing] 0:48 | |
| Jocelyn Guevremont, BUF [Tripping] 2:12 | |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Interference] 14:04 |
Penalty time: BUF: 14 minutes
DET: 10 minutes
| 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 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 2 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Schock | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Larry Carriere | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -26 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -26 | 25 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Ron Low | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 26 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 26 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 7- 5-13-25
DET: 13-10- 7-30
Goalies: BUF: Don Edwards (L, 37-14-17)
DET: Ron Low (W, 9-10-8)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 16,052
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