NHL game summary from October 5, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (0-1-0) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 Washington Capitals (1-0-0) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | WAS, | Hartland Monahan 1 (Ron Lalonde, Yvon Labre), 1:26 |
| ATL, | Hilliard Graves 1 (Barry Gibbs), 8:49 | |
| WAS, | Guy Charron 1 (Hartland Monahan), 15:39 | |
| 2: | ATL, | Bill Clement 1 (Phil Myre, Tim Ecclestone), 8:49 - SH |
| ATL, | Hilliard Graves 2 (Eric Vail, Tom Lysiak), 13:52 | |
| WAS, | Jack Lynch 1 (Harvey Bennett, Yvon Labre), 18:18 | |
| WAS, | Gerry Meehan 1 (Blair Stewart, Mike Lampman), 19:36 | |
| 3: | WAS, | Harvey Bennett 1 (Gord Lane), :52 |
| ATL, | Guy Chouinard 1 (Rick Bowness), 10:59 | |
| ATL, | Ken Houston 1 (Bill Clement), 12:14 | |
| WAS, | Hartland Monahan 2 (Guy Charron, Jack Lynch), 18:12 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jack Lynch, WAS [Elbowing] 16:29 |
| Richard Mulhern, ATL [Fighting] 18:32 | |
| Blair Stewart, WAS [Fighting] 18:32 | |
| 2: | Curt Bennett, ATL [Tripping] 3:16 |
| Hilliard Graves, ATL [Roughing] 7:49 | |
| 3: | Barry Gibbs, ATL [Slashing] 6:48 |
| Bill Clement, ATL [Hooking] 17:44 |
Penalty time: ATL: 13 minutes
WAS: 7 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Myre | 1 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Flett | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Simpson | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Bowness | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 17 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Carriere | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 35 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Larry Bolonchuk | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Doug Patey | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Self | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tony White | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike Lampman | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Blair Stewart | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Harvey Bennett | 27 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 22 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 15-10-10-35
WAS: 8-10- 4-22
Goalies: ATL: Phil Myre (L, 0-1-0)
WAS: Bernie Wolfe (W, 1-0-0)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 13,152
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