NHL game summary from October 17, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (5-2-0) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
 Buffalo Sabres (2-3-0) |
1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 1: | ATL, | Bill Flett 2 (Randy Manery, Bobby Simpson), 3:24 - PP |
| ATL, | Curt Bennett 4, 6:22 | |
| BUF, | Jim Lorentz 1 (Lee Fogolin), 15:46 | |
| ATL, | Curt Bennett 5 (Guy Chouinard), 16:22 - PP | |
| 2: | ATL, | Bill Clement 2 (Tim Ecclestone), :22 - SH |
| BUF, | Jim Lorentz 2, 3:52 | |
| ATL, | Bill Flett 3 (Barry Gibbs, Tim Ecclestone), 4:56 | |
| BUF, | Andre Savard 1 (Bill Hajt, Brian Spencer), 7:50 | |
| ATL, | Randy Manery 1 (Hilliard Graves, Eric Vail), 10:20 | |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 1 (Rick Martin, Jerry Korab), 18:31 | |
| BUF, | Jacques Richard 1 (Don Luce, Rick Martin), 19:29 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jacques Richard, BUF [Hooking] 1:33 |
| Brian Spencer, BUF [Tripping] 7:53 | |
| Jim Lorentz, BUF [Hooking] 10:42 | |
| Ken Houston, ATL [Hooking] 12:57 | |
| Larry Carriere, ATL [Slashing] 14:14 | |
| Jerry Korab, BUF [Hooking] 14:31 | |
| Gilbert Perreault, BUF [Hooking] 16:56 | |
| Ed Kea, ATL [Hooking] 19:08 | |
| 2: | Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Holding] 1:20 |
| Ed Kea, ATL [Tripping] 5:26 | |
| Randy Manery, ATL [Interference] 12:57 | |
| Jerry Korab, BUF [Hooking] 13:53 | |
| 3: | Tim Ecclestone, ATL [Hooking] 2:21 |
Penalty time: ATL: 12 minutes
BUF: 14 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Bill Flett | 9 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Simpson | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Hilliard Graves | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Carriere | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 16 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 16 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Jacques Richard | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Brian Spencer | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ken Breitenbach | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Sauve | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 46 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 46 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 5-10- 1-16
BUF: 10-22-14-46
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 3-1-0)
BUF: Al Smith,
Bob Sauve (L, 0-2-0) Referee: Ron Wicks Linesmen: Willard Norris, Leon Stickle Attendance: 16,433
Bob Sauve (L, 0-2-0) Referee: Ron Wicks Linesmen: Willard Norris, Leon Stickle Attendance: 16,433
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