NHL game summary from March 17, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (31-30-11) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (43-16-13) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | ATL, | Ken Houston 20 (Richard Mulhern, Randy Manery), 8:12 - PP |
| PHI, | Harvey Bennett 11 (Jimmy Watson, Mel Bridgman), 13:32 | |
| 2: | ATL, | Eric Vail 30 (Tom Lysiak, Randy Manery), :26 |
| 3: | ATL, | Dave Shand 4 (Ken Houston, Curt Bennett), 10:51 |
| ATL, | Curt Bennett 19 (Bill Clement), 12:51 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mel Bridgman, PHI [Hooking] 7:04 |
| Richard Mulhern, ATL [Hooking] 10:34 | |
| 2: | Tim Ecclestone, ATL [Tripping] 3:17 |
| Pat Ribble, ATL [Roughing] 10:32 | |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Roughing] 10:32 | |
| 3: | Phil Myre, ATL [Slashing] 0:16 |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Slashing] 0:16 | |
| Pat Ribble, ATL [Fighting] 14:05 | |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Fighting] 14:05 | |
| Curt Bennett, ATL [Fighting, Game misconduct] 16:10 | |
| Rick Lapointe, PHI [Game misconduct] 16:10 | |
| Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Roughing] 16:10 |
Penalty time: ATL: 28 minutes
PHI: 23 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Myre | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Ribble | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 22 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 3 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Harvey Bennett | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 6-11- 5-22
PHI: 8-12- 9-29
Goalies: ATL: Phil Myre (W, 15-14-6)
PHI: Wayne Stephenson (L, 11-3-2)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 17,077
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