All NHL game summaries from January 6, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (25-8-5) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Atlanta Flames (13-15-11) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | ATL, | Tom Lysiak 11 (Miles Zaharko, Dick Redmond), 1:44 |
| PHI, | Paul Holmgren 5 (Kevin McCarthy, Rick MacLeish), 6:09 | |
| ATL, | Dick Redmond 7 (Miles Zaharko, Bob MacMillan), 13:58 - PP | |
| ATL, | Bobby Lalonde 11 (Bob MacMillan), 16:10 | |
| 2: | ATL, | Eric Vail 7 (Willi Plett), 4:25 |
| PHI, | Rick MacLeish 15 (Bobby Clarke, Bob Dailey), 12:22 - PP | |
| 3: | PHI, | Bobby Clarke 14 (Rick MacLeish), 18:31 |
| ATL, | Bob MacMillan 10, 19:15 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bobby Clarke, PHI [Interference, Unsportsmanlike conduct] 10:32 |
| Bobby Lalonde, ATL [Slashing] 16:14 | |
| Orest Kindrachuk, PHI [Slashing] 16:14 | |
| Pat Ribble, ATL [Slashing] 17:40 | |
| Bobby Clarke, PHI [Slashing] 18:18 | |
| Bill Clement, ATL [Slashing] 18:18 | |
| 2: | Ed Kea, ATL [Tripping] 10:48 |
| 3: | Ed Kea, ATL [Roughing] 2:06 |
| Dave Hoyda, PHI [Roughing] 2:06 | |
| Orest Kindrachuk, PHI [Tripping] 2:28 | |
| Dave Hoyda, PHI [Charging] 10:50 | |
| John Gould, ATL [Fighting] 13:36 | |
| Pat Ribble, ATL [Fighting] 13:36 | |
| Dave Hoyda, PHI [Fighting] 13:36 | |
| Rick Lapointe, PHI [Fighting] 13:36 | |
| Orest Kindrachuk, PHI [Game misconduct] 13:36 | |
| Dave Shand, ATL [Misconduct] 13:36 | |
| Dick Redmond, ATL [Fighting] 18:09 | |
| Ross Lonsberry, PHI [Fighting] 18:09 | |
| Richard Mulhern, ATL [Holding] 19:23 |
Penalty time: PHI: 39 minutes
ATL: 37 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 0 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -2 | 2 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dick Redmond | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Miles Zaharko | 23 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yves Belanger | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 11- 9- 5-25
ATL: 10- 8-12-30
Goalies: PHI: Wayne Stephenson (L, 11-6-1)
ATL: Yves Belanger (W, 3-3-0)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 13,051
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (11-18-9) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Cleveland Barons (11-24-4) |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1: | CLE, | Dennis Maruk 20, :30 |
| CLE, | Al MacAdam 4 (Dave Gardner, Walt McKechnie), 14:48 - PP | |
| 2: | CLE, | Ken Kuzyk 5 (Rick Hampton, Rick Shinske), 5:33 |
| 3: | CLE, | Walt McKechnie 6 (Bob Murdoch, Darcy Regier), 6:15 |
| VAN, | Bob Manno 2 (Rick Blight), 10:12 - PP | |
| CLE, | Rick Hampton 9, 12:44 | |
| CLE, | Dennis Maruk 21 (Greg Smith, Mike Fidler), 18:43 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Larry Goodenough, VAN [Hooking] 13:03 |
| Al MacAdam, CLE [Roughing] 14:48 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Roughing] 14:48 | |
| Larry Goodenough, VAN [Tripping] 15:33 | |
| 2: | Greg Smith, CLE [Hooking] 0:32 |
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Hooking] 11:18 | |
| 3: | Ken Kuzyk, CLE [Tripping] 8:36 |
| Darcy Regier, CLE [Fighting] 16:16 | |
| John Grisdale, VAN [Fighting] 16:16 |
Penalty time: VAN: 13 minutes
CLE: 11 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ralph Stewart | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Goodenough | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 25 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Darcy Regier | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Wayne Merrick | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Crombeen | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Rick Shinske | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ken Kuzyk | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 25 | 44 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 25 | 44 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 8-10- 7-25
CLE: 14-15-15-44
Goalies: VAN: Cesare Maniago (L, 5-10-5)
CLE: Gilles Meloche (W, 8-15-1)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Willard Norris
Attendance: 5,037
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