NHL game summary from January 12, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (16-17-12) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Atlanta Flames (20-16-7) |
4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
1: ATL, Guy Chouinard 7 (John Gould), 2:29
ATL, Eric Vail 18 (Guy Chouinard, Willi Plett), 9:30 - PP
ATL, Willi Plett 14 (Tom Lysiak, Phil Myre), 14:43
ATL, Curt Bennett 14 (Bill Clement), 18:10
2: ATL, Tom Lysiak 18 (Curt Bennett, Ken Houston), 1:40
NYR, Greg Polis 11 (Ron Greschner), 6:28
3: ATL, Willi Plett 15 (Eric Vail), 4:29
Penalties:
1: Tom Lysiak, ATL [Slashing] 3:40
Nick Fotiu, NYR [Holding] 9:11
2: Tom Lysiak, ATL [Interference] 12:22
3: Randy Manery, ATL [Tripping] 5:25
Ed Kea, ATL [Roughing, Misconduct] 13:15
Nick Fotiu, NYR [Roughing, Misconduct] 13:15
Bobby Simpson, ATL [Hooking] 17:27
Penalty time: NYR: 14 minutes
ATL: 20 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Soetaert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mark Heaslip | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Gilles Gratton | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 34 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Myre | 1 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 12- 8-14-34
ATL: 11- 6-12-29
Goalies: NYR: Gilles Gratton (L, 8-12-6), Doug Soetaert
ATL: Phil Myre (W, 11-8-4)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 11,241
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