NHL game summary from January 5, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (11-28-4) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Atlanta Flames (19-14-7) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
1: ATL, Tom Lysiak 16 (John Gould, Dave Shand), 3:50
ATL, Richard Mulhern 8 (Eric Vail, Tom Lysiak), 14:11 - PP
VAN, Gerry O'Flaherty 6 (Ron Sedlbauer, Jim Wiley), 18:46
2: no scoring
3: ATL, Curt Bennett 13 (Willi Plett, Rey Comeau), 4:09
ATL, Willi Plett 12 (Tom Lysiak, Eric Vail), 12:03 - PP
Penalties:
1: Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Hooking] 13:39
Ken Houston, ATL [Cross checking] 14:53
2: Barry Gibbs, ATL [Tripping] 9:34
3: Pat Quinn, ATL [Tripping] 7:01
Tim Ecclestone, ATL [Cross checking] 9:05
Hilliard Graves, VAN [Holding] 10:51
Penalty time: VAN: 4 minutes
ATL: 8 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Robitaille | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Carriere | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Fortier | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Wiley | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 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 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 14- 9- 4-27
ATL: 13- 5- 8-26
Goalies: VAN: Cesare Maniago (L, 4-13-1)
ATL: Phil Myre (W, 10-7-4)
Referee: Denis Morel
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 11,319
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