NHL game summary from April 9, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (35-36-12) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
 Los Angeles Kings (36-32-15) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Los Angeles Kings win, 2 games to 1 (best of 3) | |||||||
| 1: | LA , | Butch Goring 2 (Mike Murphy, Neil Komadoski), 3:37 |
| LA , | Marcel Dionne 2 (Bob Berry, Bob Murdoch), 5:52 | |
| ATL, | Bill Clement 1 (Tim Ecclestone), 14:48 - SH | |
| 2: | LA , | Butch Goring 3 (Mike Murphy), 3:06 |
| 3: | ATL, | Tom Lysiak 1 (Eric Vail, Richard Mulhern), 5:05 - PP |
| LA , | Butch Goring 4, 19:59 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tom Lysiak, ATL [Hi-sticking] 8:37 |
| Glenn Goldup, LA [Hi-sticking] 8:37 | |
| Dave Shand, ATL [Fighting] 8:52 | |
| Dave Schultz, LA [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 8:52 | |
| Bob Murdoch, LA [Cross checking] 11:07 | |
| Dave Shand, ATL [Interference] 14:13 | |
| Curt Bennett, ATL [Holding] 17:52 | |
| 2: | Tim Ecclestone, ATL [Charging, Slashing] 3:55 |
| Dave Shand, ATL [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 10:34 | |
| Neil Komadoski, LA [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 10:34 | |
| Larry Brown, LA [Cross checking] 11:02 | |
| Curt Bennett, ATL [Fighting] 11:02 | |
| Vic Venasky, LA [Interference] 15:09 | |
| 3: | Dave Schultz, LA [Hi-sticking] 4:38 |
Penalty time: ATL: 27 minutes
LA : 24 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pat Ribble | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -17 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -17 | 27 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Hutchison | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Carr | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Schultz | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Neil Komadoski | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 8- 7-12-27
LA : 7-11- 5-23
Goalies: ATL: Phil Myre (L, 1-1-0)
LA : Rogie Vachon (W, 2-1-0)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Willard Norris
Attendance: 16,005
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