NHL game summary from December 31, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (18-13-7) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 New York Rangers (15-15-10) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1: no scoring
2: NYR, Wayne Dillon 11 (Steve Vickers, Rod Gilbert), :59
ATL, Bill Clement 9 (Tim Ecclestone), 8:06 - SH
3: NYR, Mike McEwen 7 (Ron Greschner), 1:31
ATL, Bobby Simpson 6 (Bill Clement, Ken Houston), 9:51
ATL, Tom Lysiak 15 (Bobby Simpson, Tim Ecclestone), 13:14
ATL, Ken Houston 12 (Tim Ecclestone, Bill Clement), 18:04
Penalties:
1: Tom Lysiak, ATL [Hi-sticking] 4:05
Mike McEwen, NYR [Tripping] 16:12
Dave Maloney, NYR [Slashing] 18:21
2: Bobby Simpson, ATL [Holding] 7:20
Barry Gibbs, ATL [Holding] 18:03
Phil Esposito, NYR [Roughing] 19:38
Pat Quinn, ATL [Roughing double minor] 19:38
3: none
Penalty time: ATL: 10 minutes
NYR: 6 minutes
| 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 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 8 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 45 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Gilles Gratton | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 17-15-13-45
NYR: 7-15-10-32
Goalies: ATL: Phil Myre (W, 9-7-4)
NYR: Gilles Gratton (L, 7-10-4)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 17,500
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