NHL game summary from December 27, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (8-22-5) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Atlanta Flames (17-12-7) |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 1: | ATL, | Tom Lysiak 13 (Eric Vail, Richard Mulhern), 8:55 |
| ATL, | Ken Houston 10 (Bill Clement, Richard Mulhern), 13:59 | |
| 2: | ATL, | Eric Vail 16 (Guy Chouinard, Bill Clement), 1:08 - PP |
| ATL, | Dave Shand 3 (John Gould, Tom Lysiak), 10:20 | |
| ATL, | Guy Chouinard 6 (Ed Kea), 14:06 | |
| COL, | Nelson Pyatt 13 (Simon Nolet, Ron Andruff), 18:31 | |
| 3: | COL, | Wilf Paiement 15 (Paul Gardner), 5:50 - PP |
| ATL, | Ken Houston 11 (Curt Bennett, Rey Comeau), 11:01 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Simon Nolet, COL [Hooking] 19:52 |
| 2: | Guy Chouinard, ATL [Holding] 3:09 |
| 3: | Randy Manery, ATL [Tripping] 5:08 |
| Randy Manery, ATL [Holding] 8:14 | |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Hooking] 11:44 | |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Hi-sticking] 17:36 |
Penalty time: COL: 2 minutes
ATL: 10 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Lefley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Tom Edur | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tracy Pratt | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Guy Delparte | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Shanahan | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Chuck Arnason | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Nolet | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Barry Dean | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Jim McElmury | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Favell | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 27 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Myre | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Bowness | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 6- 8-13-27
ATL: 18-14- 8-40
Goalies: COL: Doug Favell (L, 2-4-0)
ATL: Phil Myre (W, 8-7-4)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 12,613
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