Atlanta Flames
at
New York Rangers
Feb 27, 1978 · Madison Square Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Flames |
5 | 31 |
| New York Rangers |
3 | 23 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 16:56 | NYR | Ron Duguay (12) | Ron Greschner (31) | 0 - 1 |
| 17:07 | AFM | Guy Chouinard (20) | Eric Vail (20), Dick Redmond (15) | 1 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 17:22 | NYR | Steve Vickers (14) PP | Don Murdoch (24), Carol Vadnais (36) | 1 - 2 |
| 19:03 | AFM | Bill Clement (19) SH | Unassisted | 2 - 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 00:52 | NYR | Don Murdoch (22) PP | Walt Tkaczuk (28), Steve Vickers (33) | 2 - 3 |
| 03:48 | AFM | Ken Houston (14) | Bobby Lalonde (14) | 3 - 3 |
| 07:56 | AFM | Willi Plett (12) | Bobby Simpson (8), Tom Lysiak (31) | 4 - 3 |
| 09:31 | AFM | Richard Mulhern (9) | Ken Houston (14), Bobby Lalonde (15) | 5 - 3 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 00:06 | AFM | Bobby Simpson | High sticking | 2 |
| 00:06 | AFM | Bobby Simpson | Fighting | 5 |
| 00:06 | NYR | Carol Vadnais | High sticking | 2 |
| 00:06 | NYR | Carol Vadnais | Fighting | 5 |
| 01:23 | NYR | Nick Fotiu | Elbowing | 2 |
| 06:24 | AFM | Ken Houston | Holding | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 08:29 | NYR | Mike McEwen | Holding | 2 |
| 16:52 | AFM | Pat Ribble | Holding | 2 |
| 18:54 | AFM | Miles Zaharko | Hooking | 2 |
Atlanta Flames
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 |  Ken Houston |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Bobby Lalonde |
C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Bill Clement |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Richard Mulhern |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Guy Chouinard |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Willi Plett |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Dick Redmond |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Tom Lysiak |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Eric Vail |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 33 |  Bobby Simpson |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Greg Fox |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Bob MacMillan |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  John Gould |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Rey Comeau |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Dave Shand |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Pat Ribble |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Miles Zaharko |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 |  Dan Bouchard |
W | 23 | 20 | 3 | 60:00 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 |  Steve Vickers |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Don Murdoch |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Ron Duguay |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Ron Greschner |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Carol Vadnais |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Walt Tkaczuk |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Eddie Johnstone |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Wayne Dillon |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Dan Newman |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Don Awrey |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Lucien DeBlois |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Mike McEwen |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Mark Heaslip |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Dave Farrish |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 32 |  Nick Fotiu |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 61 |  Pat Hickey |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 77 |  Phil Esposito |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hardy Astrom |
L | 31 | 26 | 5 | 60:00 |