NHL game summary from March 18, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (28-25-18) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
 New York Islanders (42-15-13) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | NYI, | Clark Gillies 31 (Bryan Trottier), 1:38 |
| ATL, | Tom Lysiak 21, 15:10 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Garry Howatt 7, :13 |
| ATL, | Bob MacMillan 31 (Eric Vail, Dick Redmond), 7:23 - PP | |
| ATL, | Tom Lysiak 22 (Miles Zaharko, Harold Phillipoff), 13:19 | |
| ATL, | Willi Plett 18 (Harold Phillipoff, Bobby Lalonde), 14:47 | |
| 3: | ATL, | Bob MacMillan 32 (Richard Mulhern), 12:39 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Richard Mulhern, ATL [Hooking] 2:26 |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Holding] 4:41 | |
| Bob Bourne, NYI [Hooking] 9:37 | |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Elbowing] 18:04 | |
| 2: | Dave Lewis, NYI [Holding] 4:24 |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Roughing] 4:24 | |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Holding] 7:10 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Cross checking] 15:38 | |
| 3: | Wayne Merrick, NYI [Interference] 7:54 |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Roughing, Fighting] 13:09 | |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Slashing, Fighting] 13:09 | |
| Eric Vail, ATL [Holding] 15:47 |
Penalty time: ATL: 15 minutes
NYI: 19 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dick Redmond | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles Zaharko | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 9- 9-10-28
NYI: 10- 5- 8-23
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 20-11-18)
NYI: Glenn Resch (L, 23-8-5)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 15,317
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