All NHL game summaries from February 27, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (23-22-17) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 New York Rangers (21-30-11) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | NYR, | Ron Duguay 12 (Ron Greschner), 16:56 |
| ATL, | Guy Chouinard 20 (Eric Vail), 17:07 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Steve Vickers 14 (Don Murdoch, Carol Vadnais), 17:22 - PP |
| ATL, | Bill Clement 19, 19:03 - SH | |
| 3: | NYR, | Don Murdoch 22 (Walt Tkaczuk, Steve Vickers), :52 - PP |
| ATL, | Ken Houston 14 (Bobby Lalonde), 3:48 | |
| ATL, | Willi Plett 12 (Bobby Simpson, Tom Lysiak), 7:56 | |
| ATL, | Richard Mulhern 9 (Ken Houston, Bill Clement), 9:31 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bobby Simpson, ATL [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 0:06 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 0:06 | ||
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Elbowing] 1:23 | ||
| Ken Houston, ATL [Holding] 6:24 | ||
| 2: | Mike McEwen, NYR [Holding] 8:29 | |
| Pat Ribble, ATL [Holding] 16:52 | ||
| Miles Zaharko, ATL [Hooking] 18:54 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: ATL: 13 minutes
NYR: 11 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Dick Redmond | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Miles Zaharko | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 31 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -3 | 2 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mark Heaslip | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Hardy Astrom | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 13- 9- 9-31
NYR: 7- 5-11-23
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 16-9-17)
NYR: Hardy Astrom (L, 1-1-0)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 17,500
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Barons (19-36-8) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Vancouver Canucks (16-31-14) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | VAN, | Pit Martin 12 (Rick Blight, Jack McIlhargey), 12:08 - PP |
| VAN, | Mike Walton 24 (Don Lever, Hilliard Graves), 16:31 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | CLE, | Mike Fidler 22 (Dave Gardner, Chuck Arnason), 3:30 |
| CLE, | Rick Hampton 15, 8:57 | |
| VAN, | Pit Martin 13 (Jere Gillis, Hilliard Graves), 16:45 | |
| CLE, | Kris Manery 21 (J.P. Parise, Al MacAdam), 19:54 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Tripping] 2:24 |
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Roughing] 9:55 | |
| Dave Gardner, CLE [Tripping] 11:33 | |
| 2: | Bob Stewart, CLE [Holding] 3:27 |
| Garry Monahan, VAN [Tripping] 6:15 | |
| Jere Gillis, VAN [Hooking] 15:04 | |
| Don Lever, VAN [Tripping] 18:33 | |
| 3: | Al MacAdam, CLE [Fighting] 2:10 |
| Jere Gillis, VAN [Fighting] 2:10 | |
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Fighting] 5:15 | |
| Randy Holt, CLE [Fighting] 5:15 |
Penalty time: CLE: 14 minutes
VAN: 20 minutes
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jean Potvin | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Shinske | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Jodzio | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Chuck Arnason | 26 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Randy Holt | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 6 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 6 | 23 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Claire Alexander | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 6- 9- 8-23
VAN: 11- 7-14-32
Goalies: CLE: Gary Edwards (T, 6-13-4)
VAN: Curt Ridley (T, 8-14-7)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Don Koharski
Attendance: n/a
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