NHL game summary from April 5, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (34-26-18) |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
 New York Rangers (29-35-13) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | NYR, | Steve Vickers 18 (Phil Esposito, Ron Greschner), 5:09 - PP |
| ATL, | Guy Chouinard 27 (Bob MacMillan, Pat Ribble), 6:28 | |
| NYR, | Steve Vickers 19 (Phil Esposito, Ron Greschner), 8:11 - PP | |
| 2: | ATL, | Harold Phillipoff 16 (Bobby Lalonde, Pat Ribble), 7:26 |
| ATL, | Eric Vail 22 (Guy Chouinard, Bob MacMillan), 8:25 | |
| ATL, | Harold Phillipoff 17 (Dave Shand, Tom Lysiak), 8:53 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Nick Fotiu, NYR [Elbowing, Fighting] 0:10 |
| Dave Shand, ATL [Fighting] 0:10 | |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Elbowing] 4:15 | |
| Pat Ribble, ATL [Interference] 6:53 | |
| Miles Zaharko, ATL [Holding] 13:30 | |
| Dave Farrish, NYR [Tripping] 18:31 | |
| 2: | Dave Shand, ATL [Hooking] 4:10 |
| Don Murdoch, NYR [Holding] 4:16 | |
| Harold Phillipoff, ATL [Elbowing] 9:55 | |
| Greg Fox, ATL [Hooking] 16:28 | |
| 3: | Greg Fox, ATL [Tripping] 0:25 |
| Richard Mulhern, ATL [Hooking] 3:32 |
Penalty time: ATL: 21 minutes
NYR: 11 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Dick Redmond | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles Zaharko | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 26 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Davidson | 0 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mark Heaslip | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -20 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -20 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 9-11- 6-26
NYR: 8- 8-11-27
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 25-12-18)
NYR: John Davidson (L, 14-12-4)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 17,500
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