Thursday, December 21, 1978 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Flames 4 at Sabres 5
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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7:14
Tom Lysiak (16) Jean Pronovost (12) AFM 1 – 0 BUF
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7:47
Tom Lysiak (17) Jean Pronovost (13) AFM 2 – 0 BUF
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12:54
Bobby Lalonde (14) PPG Eric Vail (18), Bob MacMillan (35) AFM 3 – 0 BUF
2nd Period
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6:45
Ric Seiling (5) Rene Robert (12) AFM 3 – 1 BUF
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8:59
Derek Smith (9) Tony McKegney (9), Gilbert Perreault (22) AFM 3 – 2 BUF
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12:43
Jerry Korab (7) PPG Danny Gare (16), Craig Ramsay (10) AFM 3 – 3 BUF
3rd Period
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10:28
Rick Martin (10) Rene Robert (13), Ric Seiling (4) AFM 3 – 4 BUF
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16:21
Don Luce (12) Bill Stewart (10), Danny Gare (17) AFM 3 – 5 BUF
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17:02
Bob MacMillan (16) Guy Chouinard (26), Eric Vail (19) AFM 4 – 5 BUF
Atlanta Flames
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Lysiak C | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 1.80 |
| Jean Pronovost R | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1.55 |
| Bob MacMillan R | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1.38 |
| Eric Vail L | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1.33 |
| Guy Chouinard C | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.93 |
| Bobby Lalonde C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.68 |
| Willi Plett R | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 0.30 |
| Dave Shand D | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0.22 |
| Don Laurence C | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0.15 |
| Greg Fox D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.15 |
| Brad Marsh D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.00 |
| Ken Houston R | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| John Gould R | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Bill Clement C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Pat Ribble D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.15 |
| Richard Mulhern D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -0.30 |
| Ed Kea D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -0.45 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Bouchard | L | 34 | 29 | 5 | .853 | 59:19 | -0.85 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ric Seiling R | 1 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 1.90 |
| Rene Robert R | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 1.55 |
| Danny Gare R | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 1.40 |
| Bill Stewart D | 0 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 1.30 |
| Rick Martin L | 1 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 1.20 |
| Don Luce C | 1 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 1.13 |
| Craig Ramsay L | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0.85 |
| Derek Smith C | 1 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 0.83 |
| Jerry Korab D | 1 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0.75 |
| Jim Schoenfeld D | 0 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 0.60 |
| Tony McKegney L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0.40 |
| Gilbert Perreault C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0.40 |
| Gary McAdam R | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.22 |
| Terry Martin L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Larry Playfair D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jacques Richard L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.08 |
| Lee Fogolin D | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2 | -0.08 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | W | 25 | 21 | 4 | .840 | 60:00 | -0.90 |