NHL game summary from April 2, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (33-26-18) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Buffalo Sabres (42-18-17) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | ATL, | Bobby Simpson 9 (Dave Shand, Guy Chouinard), 4:37 |
| 2: | ATL, | Tom Lysiak 27 (Dave Shand, Harold Phillipoff), 7:59 |
| BUF, | Rene Robert 23 (Rick Martin, Gilbert Perreault), 12:26 | |
| ATL, | Bob MacMillan 38 (Miles Zaharko), 15:30 | |
| 3: | ATL, | Ken Houston 22 (Rey Comeau), 8:51 |
| BUF, | Ric Seiling 18 (Gary McAdam, Andre Savard), 12:32 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Richard Mulhern, ATL [Hooking] 7:19 |
| 2: | Greg Fox, ATL [Hi-sticking] 9:57 |
| Ric Seiling, BUF [Hi-sticking] 9:57 | |
| Richard Mulhern, ATL [Roughing] 9:57 | |
| Gary Mcadam, BUF [Roughing] 9:57 | |
| Ken Houston, ATL [Charging] 12:56 | |
| 3: | Bobby Lalonde, ATL [Hooking] 0:47 |
| Ken Houston, ATL [Hooking] 10:28 | |
| Greg Fox, ATL [Holding] 15:44 |
Penalty time: ATL: 14 minutes
BUF: 4 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Dick Redmond | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Miles Zaharko | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 34 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Stewart | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ron Schock | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Larry Carriere | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 11-11-12-34
BUF: 6-11- 9-26
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 24-12-18)
BUF: Don Edwards (L, 37-16-17)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Don Koharski
Attendance: 16,433
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