NHL game summary from October 15, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (1-2-0) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Buffalo Sabres (1-1-1) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | DET, | Dan Labraaten 2 (Errol Thompson, Andre St. Laurent), 16:15 - PP |
| 2: | BUF, | Tony McKegney 2 (Danny Gare, Gilbert Perreault), :44 |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 2 (Dan Labraaten, Reed Larson), 2:53 - PP | |
| DET, | Errol Thompson 1 (Andre St. Laurent, Thommie Bergman), 14:02 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Danny Gare 2 (Rick Martin), 18:20 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dennis Hextall, DET [Hooking] 3:43 |
| Don Luce, BUF [Interference] 14:11 | |
| Lee Fogolin, BUF [Slashing] 15:42 | |
| Dale McCourt, DET [Interference] 17:46 | |
| 2: | Jerry Korab, BUF [Tripping] 1:34 |
| Al Cameron, DET [Holding] 3:27 | |
| Thommie Bergman, DET [Hi-sticking] 4:40 | |
| Jerry Korab, BUF [Slashing] 4:55 | |
| Terry Harper, DET [Slashing] 4:55 | |
| 3: | Perry Miller, DET [Hi-sticking] 2:29 |
Penalty time: DET: 12 minutes
BUF: 8 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Hanson | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fern LeBlanc | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Brent Peterson | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rogie Vachon | 40 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -5 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -5 | 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 | 1 | 3 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jacques Richard | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Breitenbach | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Richie Dunn | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 14-13- 7-34
BUF: 9- 7-11-27
Goalies: DET: Rogie Vachon (W, 1-1-0)
BUF: Don Edwards (L, 1-1-1)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 16,433
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