Atlanta Flames
at
New York Rangers
Dec 31, 1976 · Madison Square Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Flames |
4 | 45 |
| New York Rangers |
2 | 32 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 00:59 | NYR | Wayne Dillon (11) | Steve Vickers (17), Rod Gilbert (35) | 0 - 1 |
| 08:06 | AFM | Bill Clement (9) SH | Tim Ecclestone (10) | 1 - 1 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 01:31 | NYR | Mike McEwen (7) | Ron Greschner (16) | 1 - 2 |
| 09:51 | AFM | Bobby Simpson (6) | Bill Clement (14), Ken Houston (10) | 2 - 2 |
| 13:14 | AFM | Tom Lysiak (15) | Bobby Simpson (6), Tim Ecclestone (11) | 3 - 2 |
| 18:04 | AFM | Ken Houston (12) | Tim Ecclestone (12), Bill Clement (15) | 4 - 2 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 04:05 | AFM | Tom Lysiak | High sticking | 2 |
| 16:12 | NYR | Mike McEwen | Tripping | 2 |
| 18:21 | NYR | Dave Maloney | Slashing | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 07:20 | AFM | Bobby Simpson | Holding | 2 |
| 18:03 | AFM | Barry Gibbs | Holding | 2 |
| 19:38 | AFM | Pat Quinn | Roughing | 2 |
| 19:38 | AFM | Pat Quinn | Roughing | 2 |
| 19:38 | NYR | Phil Esposito | Roughing | 2 |
Atlanta Flames
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 |  Bill Clement |
C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Tim Ecclestone |
L | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Ken Houston |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 33 |  Bobby Simpson |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Tom Lysiak |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Curt Bennett |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Randy Manery |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Pat Quinn |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Richard Mulhern |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Guy Chouinard |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  John Gould |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Ed Kea |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Eric Vail |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Barry Gibbs |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Rey Comeau |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Willi Plett |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Dave Shand |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 |  Phil Myre |
W | 32 | 30 | 2 | 60:00 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 |  Wayne Dillon |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Mike McEwen |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Ron Greschner |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Rod Gilbert |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Steve Vickers |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Carol Vadnais |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Pete Stemkowski |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Bill Goldsworthy |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Don Murdoch |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Greg Polis |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Walt Tkaczuk |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Dave Maloney |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Dave Farrish |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 32 |  Nick Fotiu |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 61 |  Pat Hickey |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 77 |  Phil Esposito |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 88 |  Ken Hodge |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 |  Gilles Gratton |
L | 45 | 41 | 4 | 60:00 |