Thursday, March 30, 1978 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Barons 5 at Sabres 3
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
-
1:33
Dennis Maruk
(32)
Bob Murdoch (24), John Baby (4)
CLE 1 – 0 BUF
-
2:37
Craig Ramsay
(27)
Rene Robert (44), Don Luce (31)
CLE 1 – 1 BUF
-
16:48
Chuck Arnason
(24)
Walt McKechnie (22), John Baby (5)
CLE 2 – 1 BUF
2nd Period
-
2:02
Jim Schoenfeld
(2)
Gilbert Perreault (47)
CLE 2 – 2 BUF
-
3:55
Dennis Maruk
(33)
John Baby (6), Al MacAdam (31)
CLE 3 – 2 BUF
3rd Period
-
6:18
Bob Murdoch
(14)
Bob Stewart (15), Jean Potvin (22)
CLE 4 – 2 BUF
-
8:51
Gary McAdam
(19)
Ric Seiling (19), Andre Savard (18)
CLE 4 – 3 BUF
-
9:11
Al MacAdam
(14)
Bob Murdoch (25), Dennis Maruk (31)
CLE 5 – 3 BUF
Cleveland Barons
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Maruk C | 2 | 1 | 5 | +3 | 2.95 |
| Bob Murdoch R | 1 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2.30 |
| John Baby D | 0 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 2.18 |
| Al MacAdam R | 1 | 1 | 2 | +4 | 2.13 |
| Chuck Arnason R | 1 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 1.13 |
| Bob Stewart D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0.85 |
| Walt McKechnie C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.70 |
| Jean Potvin D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0.70 |
| Greg Smith D | 0 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 0.52 |
| Mike Fidler L | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0.15 |
| Mike Crombeen R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Rick Hampton D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Dave Gardner C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Rick Jodzio R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| J.P. Parise L | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Kris Manery R | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Randy Holt D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -0.75 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Meloche | W | 37 | 34 | 3 | .919 | 60:00 | 1.15 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Perreault C | 0 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 1.00 |
| Craig Ramsay L | 1 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0.75 |
| Gary McAdam R | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.75 |
| Jim Schoenfeld D | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.75 |
| Rene Robert R | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 0.70 |
| Don Luce C | 0 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 0.70 |
| Andre Savard C | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0.48 |
| Ric Seiling R | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0.48 |
| Rick Martin L | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0.22 |
| Bill Hajt D | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.22 |
| Jim Lorentz C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Derek Smith C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Fred Stanfield L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jerry Korab D | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0.00 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont D | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0.00 |
| Larry Carriere D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Lee Fogolin D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Sauve | L | 26 | 21 | 5 | .808 | 60:00 | -1.65 |