NHL game summary from February 18, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (22-22-15) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 New York Islanders (35-12-10) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
1: no scoring
2: ATL, Dick Redmond 8 (Tom Lysiak, Bob MacMillan), 1:48
ATL, Willi Plett 11 (Tom Lysiak, Greg Fox), 3:41
NYI, Denis Potvin 21 (Mike Bossy, Bryan Trottier), 6:29 - PP
3: ATL, Ken Houston 13 (Bill Clement, John Gould), 1:02
NYI, Mike Bossy 41 (Stefan Persson, Bryan Trottier), 16:16
NYI, Jude Drouin 4 (Bryan Trottier, Gerry Hart), 18:57
Penalties:
1: Clark Gillies, NYI [Boarding] 14:12
Bench penalty, ATL [Too many men on the ice] 18:18
Billy Smith, NYI [Tripping] 19:47
2: Richard Mulhern, ATL [Interference] 5:52
Bobby Simpson, ATL [Tripping] 14:28
3: none
Penalty time: ATL: 6 minutes
NYI: 4 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Dick Redmond | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles Zaharko | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 12- 8- 7-27
NYI: 6-12-10-28
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (T, 15-9-15)
NYI: Billy Smith (T, 18-6-7)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 15,317
The information used herein was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by The Hockey Summary Project. For more information about the Hockey Summary Project please visit http://hsp.flyershistory.com or http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/hockey_summary_project/