NHL game summary from January 7, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (23-9-6) |
2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
 Atlanta Flames (19-15-7) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | ATL, | Tom Lysiak 17 (Eric Vail, Richard Mulhern), 3:43 |
| NYI, | Bert Marshall 3 (Garry Howatt), 10:24 | |
| NYI, | J.P. Parise 12 (Bob Nystrom, Pat Price), 17:37 - PP | |
| 2: | ATL, | Eric Vail 17 (Ed Kea, Tom Lysiak), 12:42 |
| 3: | ATL, | Tim Ecclestone 4 (Ken Houston, Rey Comeau), 4:40 |
| NYI, | Bob Nystrom 19 (J.P. Parise, Denis Potvin), 6:53 | |
| NYI, | Clark Gillies 17 (Bert Marshall), 7:30 | |
| ATL, | Richard Mulhern 9, 12:19 | |
| NYI, | J.P. Parise 13 (Bryan Trottier, Pat Price), 17:39 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Richard Mulhern, ATL [Fighting] 7:28 |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Fighting] 7:28 | |
| Pat Quinn, ATL [Charging] 15:50 | |
| 2: | Bob Bourne, NYI [Hooking] 2:47 |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Holding] 7:04 | |
| 3: | Barry Gibbs, ATL [Holding] 17:32 |
Penalty time: NYI: 9 minutes
ATL: 9 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 9-10- 9-28
ATL: 10- 7-10-27
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (W, 10-4-3)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 9-8-3)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 14,280
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