NHL game summary from April 1, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (29-33-13) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Atlanta Flames (32-26-18) |
2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
1: ATL, Bob MacMillan 36 (Guy Chouinard, Eric Vail), 1:09
ATL, Willi Plett 22 (Dave Shand, Tom Lysiak), 13:43
2: ATL, Bob MacMillan 37 (Eric Vail, Dave Shand), 2:08
ATL, Tom Lysiak 26 (Richard Mulhern, Dave Shand), 8:30
ATL, Ken Houston 21 (Dave Shand, Harold Phillipoff), 12:29
ATL, Bill Clement 20 (Ken Houston, Bobby Lalonde), 14:55
3: no scoring
Penalties:
1: Ken Houston, ATL [Slashing] 14:45
Tom Lysiak, ATL [Elbowing] 19:41
2: Willi Plett, ATL [Cross checking] 8:54
3: Ken Houston, ATL [Tripping] 2:36
Ron Greschner, NYR [Boarding] 9:57
Ken Houston, ATL [Slashing] 13:26
Penalty time: NYR: 2 minutes
ATL: 10 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Davidson | 0 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Mark Heaslip | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -30 | 23 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Dick Redmond | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Miles Zaharko | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 30 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 10- 4- 8-22
ATL: 12-17- 7-36
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (L, 14-11-4), Wayne Thomas
ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 23-12-18)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Swede Knox
Attendance: 8,242
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