NHL game summary from November 15, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (5-7-4) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Atlanta Flames (13-3-2) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | ATL, | Ken Houston 5 (Tom Lysiak, Willi Plett), 10:56 |
| DET, | Errol Thompson 8, 18:17 | |
| 2: | DET, | Reed Larson 5, 1:25 |
| DET, | Perry Miller 2 (Reed Larson), 6:45 | |
| ATL, | Guy Chouinard 10 (Eric Vail, Bob MacMillan), 13:39 | |
| ATL, | Pat Ribble 3 (Greg Fox), 19:52 | |
| 3: | ATL, | Jean Pronovost 3 (Harold Phillipoff, Bobby Lalonde), 11:14 |
| ATL, | Willi Plett 9 (Tom Lysiak, Ken Houston), 12:00 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Willi Plett, ATL [Charging] 14:12 | |
| Paul Woods, DET [Holding] 15:45 | ||
| 2: | Willi Plett, ATL [Roughing] 5:08 | |
| John Hilworth, DET [Roughing] 5:08 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: DET: 4 minutes
ATL: 4 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fern LeBlanc | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roland Cloutier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Hilworth | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Rogie Vachon | 40 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 19 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 19 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Gene Carr | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Seiling | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 11 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 11 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 9- 3- 6-18
ATL: 8- 7-14-29
Goalies: DET: Rogie Vachon (L, 3-5-3)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 13-2-2)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 9,157
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