The Atlanta Flames fell to the Detroit Red Wings, 5 to 3, in Game 1 of the 1978 playoff series on April 11, 1978.

Final

Red Wings

1-0-0

5

Flames

0-1-0

3

Team

DET

AFM

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

DET

AFM

Dale McCourt (PP) assisted by Nick Libett and Vaclav Nedomansky

Errol Thompson (PP) assisted by Vaclav Nedomansky

Vaclav Nedomansky (PP) unassisted

Dennis Hextall (SH) unassisted

2nd period

DET

AFM

Guy Chouinard (EV) assisted by Pat Ribble and Eric Vail

3rd period

DET

AFM

Eric Vail (EV) assisted by Bob MacMillan and Greg Fox

Dick Redmond (EV) assisted by Bob MacMillan and Richard Mulhern

Andre St. Laurent (EV-EN) assisted by Terry Harper

Red Wings

Flames

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Red Wings

Flames

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Ron Low (W) R. Low	1	0	0	29	26	.897	3	3.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	GWG	S	S%
Thommie Bergman T. Bergman	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Jean Hamel J. Hamel	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Terry Harper T. Harper	0	1	1	-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Dennis Hextall D. Hextall	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	1	1	2	50.0
Greg Joly G. Joly	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Reed Larson R. Larson	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Nick Libett N. Libett	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0.0
Dale McCourt D. McCourt	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	50.0
Vaclav Nedomansky V. Nedomansky	1	2	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	50.0
Dennis Polonich D. Polonich	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Andre St. Laurent A. St. Laurent	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	33.3
Errol Thompson E. Thompson	1	0	1	-2	0	1	0	0	0	2	50.0
Paul Woods P. Woods	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Dan Bouchard (L) D. Bouchard	0	1	0	21	17	.810	4	4.06	0	59

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	S	S%
Guy Chouinard G. Chouinard	1	0	1	0	0	4	25.0
Bill Clement B. Clement	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0.0
Rey Comeau R. Comeau	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Greg Fox G. Fox	0	1	1	+2	4	0
John Gould J. Gould	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0.0
Ken Houston K. Houston	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0.0
Tom Lysiak T. Lysiak	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0.0
Bob MacMillan B. MacMillan	0	2	2	+3	0	1	0.0
Richard Mulhern R. Mulhern	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0.0
Harold Phillipoff H. Phillipoff	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0.0
Dick Redmond D. Redmond	1	0	1	0	0	3	33.3
Pat Ribble P. Ribble	0	1	1	0	0	2	0.0
Dave Shand D. Shand	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0.0
Bobby Simpson B. Simpson	0	0	0	0	2	0
Eric Vail E. Vail	1	1	2	+3	0	3	33.3