NHL game summary from January 20, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (16-20-9) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Atlanta Flames (17-17-11) |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | ATL, | Eric Vail 8 (Miles Zaharko, Tom Lysiak), 2:04 |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 17 (Greg Polis, Ed Johnstone), 9:24 | |
| ATL, | Miles Zaharko 1 (Ed Kea, Bill Clement), 11:48 | |
| NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 18 (Don Murdoch, Steve Vickers), 14:01 | |
| 3: | ATL, | Willi Plett 8 (Dave Shand, Tom Lysiak), 5:54 |
| ATL, | Eric Vail 9 (Dave Shand, Rey Comeau), 11:56 | |
| NYR, | Greg Polis 7 (Walt Tkaczuk), 13:37 - SH | |
| ATL, | Bill Clement 16 (Dave Shand), 19:15 - EN | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pat Hickey, NYR [Tripping] 2:35 |
| Dave Shand, ATL [Fighting] 5:36 | |
| Dan Newman, NYR [Fighting] 5:36 | |
| 2: | Bobby Simpson, ATL [Tripping] 3:16 |
| Greg Polis, NYR [Roughing] 15:39 | |
| Dave Shand, ATL [Roughing, Unsportsmanlike conduct] 15:39 | |
| Ron Duguay, NYR [Roughing] 16:02 | |
| Tom Lysiak, ATL [Roughing] 16:02 | |
| 3: | Bob MacMillan, ATL [Slashing] 8:17 |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Slashing] 8:17 | |
| Bob MacMillan, ATL [Fighting] 12:59 | |
| Mike McEwen, NYR [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Fighting] 12:59 | |
| Dave Shand, ATL [Slashing] 15:29 |
Penalty time: NYR: 20 minutes
ATL: 22 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -3 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -12 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -12 | 20 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Miles Zaharko | 23 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 3- 9- 8-20
ATL: 15- 6-13-34
Goalies: NYR: Wayne Thomas (L, 7-12-6)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 10-8-11)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 14,097
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