NHL game summary from December 23, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (15-10-9) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Atlanta Flames (14-13-6) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | NYR, | Rod Gilbert 17 (Jean Ratelle, Bobby Rousseau), 10:25 - PP |
| 2: | ATL, | Jacques Richard 9 (Randy Manery), 7:41 |
| 3: | ATL, | John Stewart 8 (Bob Leiter, Larry Romanchych), 8:25 |
| ATL, | Jacques Richard 10 (Pat Quinn, Rey Comeau), 9:01 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pat Quinn, ATL [Holding] 9:58 |
| Gilles Marotte, NYR [Cross checking] 12:21 | |
| Brad Park, NYR [Hooking] 18:27 | |
| 2: | Pete Stemkowski, NYR [Hooking] 16:30 |
| 3: | Curt Bennett, ATL [Holding] 4:05 |
| John Stewart, ATL [Tripping] 11:49 |
Penalty time: NYR: 6 minutes
ATL: 6 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Ron Harris | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Larry Sacharuk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Marotte | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jack Egers | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 29 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Noel Price | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Paradise | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Lew Morrison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith McCreary | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Richard | 15 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Bob Leiter | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| John Stewart | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Arnie Brown | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Larry Romanchych | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 45 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 45 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 10- 4-15-29
ATL: 14-20-11-45
Goalies: NYR: Ed Giacomin (L, 12-8-6)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 10-7-2)
Referee: Dave Shewchyk
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 13,627
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