Detroit Red Wings
at
Buffalo Sabres
Oct 15, 1978 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 34 | |
| 2 | 27 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 16:15 | DET | Dan Labraaten (2) PP | Errol Thompson (3), Andre St. Laurent (1) | 1 - 0 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 00:44 | BUF | Tony McKegney (2) | Danny Gare (2), Gilbert Perreault (3) | 1 - 1 |
| 02:53 | DET | Dale McCourt (2) PP | Dan Labraaten (1), Reed Larson (2) | 2 - 1 |
| 14:02 | DET | Errol Thompson (1) | Andre St. Laurent (2), Thommie Bergman (1) | 3 - 1 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 18:20 | BUF | Danny Gare (2) | Rick Martin (2) | 3 - 2 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 03:43 | DET | Dennis Hextall | Hooking | 2 |
| 14:11 | BUF | Don Luce | Interference | 2 |
| 15:42 | BUF | Lee Fogolin | Slashing | 2 |
| 17:46 | DET | Dale McCourt | Interference | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 01:34 | BUF | Jerry Korab | Tripping | 2 |
| 03:27 | DET | Al Cameron | Holding | 2 |
| 04:40 | DET | Thommie Bergman | High sticking | 2 |
| 04:55 | BUF | Jerry Korab | Slashing | 2 |
| 04:55 | DET | Terry Harper | Slashing | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 02:29 | DET | Perry Miller | High sticking | 2 |
Detroit Red Wings
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 21 | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 34 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 55 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 34 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 44 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W | 27 | 25 | 2 | 60:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 10 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 10 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 12 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 13 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 13 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 16 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 16 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 23 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 33 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | L | 34 | 31 | 3 | 60:00 |