Thursday, January 5, 1978 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Rockies 3 at Sabres 5
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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3:34
Joe Contini (1) John Van Boxmeer (24), Barry Beck (16) CLR 1 – 0 BUF
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9:57
Gary McAdam (10) Unassisted CLR 1 – 1 BUF
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17:56
Paul Gardner (27) PPG John Van Boxmeer (25), Barry Beck (17) CLR 2 – 1 BUF
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19:39
Danny Gare (17) Craig Ramsay (18), Bill Hajt (10) CLR 2 – 2 BUF
2nd Period
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13:44
Ron Schock (1) Rick Martin (21), Ric Seiling (7) CLR 2 – 3 BUF
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14:28
Joe Contini (2) John Van Boxmeer (26), Ron Andruff (5) CLR 3 – 3 BUF
3rd Period
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11:24
Jim Lorentz (2) Gilbert Perreault (20), Lee Fogolin (11) CLR 3 – 4 BUF
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19:51
Danny Gare (18) Don Luce (16) CLR 3 – 5 BUF
Colorado Rockies
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Van Boxmeer D | 0 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 2.10 |
| Joe Contini C | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.80 |
| Barry Beck D | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.48 |
| Ron Andruff C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.63 |
| Paul Gardner C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0.53 |
| Gary Croteau R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Randy Pierce R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Chuck Arnason R | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.00 |
| Nelson Pyatt C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Denis Dupere L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dave Hudson C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Rick Jodzio R | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Dennis O'Brien D | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Wilf Paiement R | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | -0.15 |
| Mike Kitchen D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -0.22 |
| Mark Suzor D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -0.30 |
| Dennis Owchar D | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | -0.45 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill McKenzie | L | 43 | 39 | 4 | .907 | 59:09 | 0.90 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Gare R | 2 | 0 | 6 | +1 | 1.95 |
| Jim Lorentz C | 1 | 0 | 6 | +2 | 1.35 |
| Gary McAdam R | 1 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 1.28 |
| Bill Hajt D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1.15 |
| Ron Schock C | 1 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 1.13 |
| Craig Ramsay L | 0 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 1.08 |
| Lee Fogolin D | 0 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 1.08 |
| Rick Martin L | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Gilbert Perreault C | 0 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 1.00 |
| Don Luce C | 0 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 1.00 |
| Ric Seiling R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.70 |
| Jerry Korab D | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.38 |
| Richie Dunn D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Andre Savard C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Fred Stanfield L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Derek Smith C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bill Stewart D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | W | 28 | 25 | 3 | .893 | 60:00 | 0.25 |