NHL game summary from February 27, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (23-22-17) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 New York Rangers (21-30-11) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
1: NYR, Ron Duguay 12 (Ron Greschner), 16:56
ATL, Guy Chouinard 20 (Eric Vail), 17:07
2: NYR, Steve Vickers 14 (Don Murdoch, Carol Vadnais), 17:22 - PP
ATL, Bill Clement 19, 19:03 - SH
3: NYR, Don Murdoch 22 (Walt Tkaczuk, Steve Vickers), :52 - PP
ATL, Ken Houston 14 (Bobby Lalonde), 3:48
ATL, Willi Plett 12 (Bobby Simpson, Tom Lysiak), 7:56
ATL, Richard Mulhern 9 (Ken Houston, Bill Clement), 9:31
Penalties:
1: Bobby Simpson, ATL [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 0:06
Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 0:06
Nick Fotiu, NYR [Elbowing] 1:23
Ken Houston, ATL [Holding] 6:24
2: Mike McEwen, NYR [Holding] 8:29
Pat Ribble, ATL [Holding] 16:52
Miles Zaharko, ATL [Hooking] 18:54
3: none
Penalty time: ATL: 13 minutes
NYR: 11 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Dick Redmond | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Miles Zaharko | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 31 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -3 | 2 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mark Heaslip | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Hardy Astrom | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 13- 9- 9-31
NYR: 7- 5-11-23
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 16-9-17)
NYR: Hardy Astrom (L, 1-1-0)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 17,500
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