Belt game 3,786 · March 17, 1977
Atlanta Flames take the belt
Atlanta Flames beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 on the road to start reign 1,427 of the NHL belt, the 6th for the franchise.
Philadelphia Flyers had held it since March 13, 1977, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Atlanta Flames held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on March 19, 1977.
1,427Reign number
6Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Philadelphia Flyers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Bridgman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Harvey Bennett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Watson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Saleski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Clarke | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Holmgren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ross Lonsberry | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick MacLeish | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Reggie Leach | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Dailey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Bladon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Dupont | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Parent | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Stephenson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 18 | 22 |
Atlanta Flames
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Bennett | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Houston | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Manery | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Clement | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Lysiak | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Vail | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Richard Mulhern | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Shand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Ecclestone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Chouinard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rey Comeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Gould | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Simpson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Willi Plett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Kea | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Ribble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Myre | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 28 | 29 |
| Dan Bouchard | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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