NHL game summary from March 7, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (24-25-17) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (37-17-11) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | ATL, | Ken Houston 16 (Rey Comeau, Dick Redmond), 5:43 |
| PHI, | Rick MacLeish 28 (Bill Barber, Paul Holmgren), 7:34 - PP | |
| ATL, | Bob MacMillan 28 (Eric Vail, Pat Ribble), 8:52 | |
| PHI, | Mel Bridgman 12 (Don Saleski, Orest Kindrachuk), 19:29 | |
| 2: | ATL, | Eric Vail 16 (Guy Chouinard, Dick Redmond), 10:27 |
| PHI, | Mel Bridgman 13 (Bob Dailey, Don Saleski), 10:59 | |
| 3: | PHI, | Orest Kindrachuk 15 (Don Saleski, Rick Lapointe), 9:41 |
| PHI, | Bill Barber 32 (Bobby Clarke), 13:29 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Willi Plett, ATL [Tripping] 0:41 | |
| Bench penalty, ATL [Too many men on the ice] 7:24 | ||
| 2: | Paul Holmgren, PHI [Elbowing] 16:44 | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: ATL: 4 minutes
PHI: 2 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dick Redmond | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Miles Zaharko | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 24 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 8- 8- 8-24
PHI: 9-14-13-36
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 17-11-17)
PHI: Wayne Stephenson (W, 12-8-1)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Bob Luther
Attendance: 17,077
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