NHL game summary from December 31, 1975
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (19-16-4) |
2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
 New York Rangers (15-18-4) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | ATL, | Dave Kryskow 6 (Bill Flett, Ed Kea), 6:47 |
| ATL, | Bill Flett 14 (Curt Bennett, Ed Kea), 9:01 | |
| 2: | ATL, | Barry Gibbs 2 (Dave Kryskow, Bill Flett), 5:29 |
| ATL, | Eric Vail 4 (Tom Lysiak), 7:23 | |
| ATL, | Barry Gibbs 3 (Rey Comeau), 19:30 | |
| 3: | ATL, | Bill Flett 15 (Curt Bennett, Dave Kryskow), 1:57 |
| ATL, | Rey Comeau 11 (Gerry Meehan), 3:41 | |
| ATL, | Barry Gibbs 4 (Curt Bennett, Bill Flett), 14:09 | |
| NYR, | Jerry Holland 6 (Nick Beverley), 18:34 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ron Greschner, NYR [Slashing] 2:42 |
| Pat Quinn, ATL [Hooking] 15:21 | |
| Phil Esposito, NYR [Slashing] 16:24 | |
| 2: | Pat Quinn, ATL [Hooking] 8:21 |
| Steve Vickers, NYR [Tripping] 12:11 | |
| 3: | Curt Bennett, ATL [Holding] 9:42 |
| Greg Polis, NYR [Hooking] 9:42 |
Penalty time: ATL: 6 minutes
NYR: 8 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Myre | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Noel Price | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Jean Lemieux | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Kryskow | 8 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Bill Flett | 9 | RW | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Gerry Meehan | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Claude St. Sauveur | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rick Bowness | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 35 | 49 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 35 | 49 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Vadnais | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| Larry Sacharuk | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Rick Middleton | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Wayne Dillon | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| Ed Johnstone | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jerry Holland | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Beverley | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Doug Jarrett | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 3 |
| Doug Soetaert | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Davidson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -35 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -35 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 17-17-15-49
NYR: 9- 7-12-28
Goalies: ATL: Phil Myre (W, 9-9-1)
NYR: John Davidson (L, 13-12-2),
Doug Soetaert Referee: Dave Shewchyk Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Swede Knox Attendance: 17,500
Doug Soetaert Referee: Dave Shewchyk Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Swede Knox Attendance: 17,500
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