NHL game summary from December 21, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (18-13-3) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
 Buffalo Sabres (14-11-8) |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | ATL, | Tom Lysiak 16 (Jean Pronovost), 7:14 |
| ATL, | Tom Lysiak 17 (Jean Pronovost, Brad Marsh), 7:47 | |
| ATL, | Bobby Lalonde 14 (Eric Vail, Bob MacMillan), 12:54 - PP | |
| 2: | BUF, | Ric Seiling 5 (Rene Robert), 6:45 |
| BUF, | Derek Smith 9 (Tony McKegney, Gilbert Perreault), 8:59 | |
| BUF, | Jerry Korab 7 (Danny Gare, Don Luce), 12:43 - PP | |
| 3: | BUF, | Rick Martin 10 (Rene Robert, Ric Seiling), 10:28 |
| BUF, | Don Luce 12 (Bill Stewart), 16:21 | |
| ATL, | Bob MacMillan 16 (Guy Chouinard), 17:02 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pat Ribble, ATL [Hooking] 2:01 | |
| Jacques Richard, BUF [Slashing] 11:52 | ||
| Brad Marsh, ATL [Hooking] 15:16 | ||
| 2: | Willi Plett, ATL [Elbowing] 12:22 | |
| Bobby Lalonde, ATL [Hooking] 16:52 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: ATL: 8 minutes
BUF: 2 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Laurence | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 25 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Stewart | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jacques Richard | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 5 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 5 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 7- 8- 9-24
BUF: 9-15-10-34
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 18-10-2)
BUF: Don Edwards (W, 9-7-5)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 16,433
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