NHL game summary from December 31, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (12-14-10) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (21-10-4) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1: no scoring
2: ATL, Ken Houston 5 (Harold Phillipoff, Richard Mulhern), 10:47
ATL, Dick Redmond 6 (Eric Vail, Tom Lysiak), 17:38 - PP
3: ATL, Pat Ribble 5 (Tom Lysiak, Bob MacMillan), 16:43
Penalties:
1: John Gould, ATL [Hi-sticking] 5:26
Pat Boutette, TOR [Hi-sticking] 5:26
Bob MacMillan, ATL [Hooking] 14:57
Pat Boutette, TOR [Hooking] 19:25
2: Rey Comeau, ATL [Tripping] 7:25
Bobby Lalonde, ATL [Cross checking] 13:59
Bobby Lalonde, ATL [Interference] 16:33
Borje Salming, TOR [Hooking] 16:48
George Ferguson, TOR [Slashing] 17:26
3: none
Penalty time: ATL: 10 minutes
TOR: 8 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dick Redmond | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles Zaharko | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yves Belanger | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 20 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gord McRae | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jack Valiquette | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Boudreau | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike Pelyk | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Randy Carlyle | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 4- 8- 8-20
TOR: 4- 6-13-23
Goalies: ATL: Yves Belanger (W, 2-3-0)
TOR: Gord McRae (L, 3-2-0)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 16,485
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