Atlanta Flames
at
New York Rangers
Dec 31, 1978 · Madison Square Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 27 | |
| 5 | 27 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 06:42 | NYR | Phil Esposito (19) PP | Ron Duguay (19), Mario Marois (8) | 0 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 06:33 | AFM | Tom Lysiak (19) SH | Bobby Lalonde (14) | 1 - 1 |
| 09:54 | AFM | Tom Lysiak (20) PP | Bobby Lalonde (15), Bob MacMillan (39) | 2 - 1 |
| 12:05 | NYR | Phil Esposito (20) PP | Steve Vickers (15), Carol Vadnais (18) | 2 - 2 |
| 17:51 | NYR | Ron Greschner (15) | Unassisted | 2 - 3 |
| 18:30 | NYR | Ron Duguay (10) SH | Dean Talafous (9) | 2 - 4 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 00:54 | NYR | Pat Hickey (20) PP | Carol Vadnais (19), Ron Greschner (27) | 2 - 5 |
| 04:50 | AFM | Eric Vail (16) | Bob MacMillan (40), Guy Chouinard (29) | 3 - 5 |
| 07:59 | AFM | Eric Vail (17) | Guy Chouinard (30) | 4 - 5 |
| 14:03 | AFM | Guy Chouinard (25) PP | Tom Lysiak (26), Bobby Lalonde (16) | 5 - 5 |
| 17:42 | AFM | Willi Plett (12) | Harold Phillipoff (8), Tom Lysiak (27) | 6 - 5 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 01:24 | AFM | Willi Plett | Interference | 2 |
| 05:07 | AFM | Willi Plett | Cross checking | 2 |
| 12:32 | AFM | Greg Fox | Interference | 2 |
| 17:20 | AFM | Eric Vail | Roughing | 2 |
| 17:20 | AFM | Eric Vail | Roughing | 2 |
| 17:20 | NYR | Dave Farrish | Elbowing | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 03:19 | NYR | Phil Esposito | Roughing | 2 |
| 05:22 | AFM | Guy Chouinard | Hooking | 2 |
| 09:23 | NYR | Dean Talafous | Interference | 2 |
| 11:33 | AFM | Greg Fox | Holding | 2 |
| 14:26 | AFM | Dave Shand | Tripping | 2 |
| 18:02 | NYR | Walt Tkaczuk | High sticking | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 00:43 | AFM | Ed Kea | Tripping | 2 |
| 13:58 | NYR | Carol Vadnais | Holding | 2 |
Atlanta Flames
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 17 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | L | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 25 | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 22 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 25 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | W | 27 | 22 | 5 | 60:00 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 44 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 61 | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 8 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 33 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 15 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 32 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L | 27 | 21 | 6 | 58:25 |