NHL game summary from December 13, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (16-11-3) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 Detroit Red Wings (7-13-9) |
4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | ATL, | Tom Lysiak 14 (Willi Plett, Brad Marsh), 2:53 |
| ATL, | Guy Chouinard 17 (Bob MacMillan, Eric Vail), 3:12 | |
| DET, | Dan Bolduc 3 (Andre St. Laurent, Paul Woods), 3:32 | |
| DET, | Reed Larson 9 (Dale McCourt, Errol Thompson), 12:26 - PP | |
| DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 13 (Willie Huber), 12:41 - PP | |
| DET, | Dennis Polonich 2 (Dan Labraaten, Vaclav Nedomansky), 16:29 | |
| 2: | ATL, | Willi Plett 10 (Bob MacMillan, Eric Vail), 13:31 |
| 3: | DET, | Dan Bolduc 4 (Andre St. Laurent, Thommie Bergman), 5:16 - PP |
| ATL, | Bill Clement 6 (Don Laurence, Dave Shand), 18:01 | |
| ATL, | Guy Chouinard 18 (Bill Clement, Ken Houston), 19:59 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Shand, ATL [Interference] 5:53 |
| Pat Ribble, ATL [Elbowing] 10:56 | |
| John Gould, ATL [Hi-sticking] 12:13 | |
| Bill Lochead, DET [Holding] 13:14 | |
| Dave Shand, ATL [Holding] 19:21 | |
| 2: | Willi Plett, ATL [Elbowing] 11:22 |
| 3: | Willi Plett, ATL [Hooking] 3:29 |
| Willie Huber, DET [Interference] 13:16 |
Penalty time: ATL: 12 minutes
DET: 4 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Lemelin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rod Seiling | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Don Laurence | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 16 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 16 | 24 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| John Taft | 11 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mal Davis | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| John Hilworth | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 7- 8- 9-24
DET: 11-11-10-32
Goalies: ATL: Reggie Lemelin (T, 0-1-1)
DET: Jim Rutherford (T, 3-5-3)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 15,023
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