NHL game summary from March 12, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (25-32-13) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Atlanta Flames (28-30-11) |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1: | ATL, | Tom Lysiak 22 (John Gould, Randy Manery), 3:40 |
| ATL, | Bill Clement 14 (Tim Ecclestone, Ed Kea), 7:13 - SH | |
| 2: | NYR, | Steve Vickers 20 (Rod Gilbert, Wayne Dillon), 1:32 |
| NYR, | Dan Newman 7 (Ken Hodge, Carol Vadnais), 6:46 | |
| NYR, | Steve Vickers 21 (Rod Gilbert, Ron Greschner), 10:32 | |
| ATL, | Bill Clement 15 (Curt Bennett), 12:18 | |
| 3: | ATL, | Willi Plett 27 (Eric Vail, Richard Mulhern), 6:14 |
| ATL, | Bill Clement 16 (Curt Bennett, Ken Houston), 8:23 | |
| ATL, | Eric Vail 27 (Willi Plett, Barry Gibbs), 14:16 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ken Houston, ATL [Charging] 0:23 |
| Richard Mulhern, ATL [Charging, Misconduct] 4:11 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Slashing] 4:11 | |
| Curt Bennett, ATL [Hooking] 6:53 | |
| Pat Ribble, ATL [Delay of game] 9:51 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Delay of game] 9:51 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Boarding] 12:35 | |
| Larry Romanchych, ATL [Tripping] 18:17 | |
| 2: | Dave Farrish, NYR [Tripping] 12:55 |
| Wayne Dillon, NYR [Hi-sticking] 15:52 | |
| 3: | Barry Gibbs, ATL [Hi-sticking] 11:12 |
| John Davidson, NYR [Cross checking] 18:41 | |
| Dan Bouchard, ATL [Tripping] 18:50 |
Penalty time: NYR: 12 minutes
ATL: 24 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Davidson | 0 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 2 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 29 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Romanchych | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Ribble | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 8-11-10-29
ATL: 10-13-12-35
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (L, 11-11-6)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 14-16-5)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 15,155
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