Belt game 3,873 · February 27, 1978
Atlanta Flames take the belt
Atlanta Flames beat New York Rangers 5–3 on the road to start reign 1,451 of the NHL belt, the 8th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since February 25, 1978, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Atlanta Flames held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Buffalo Sabres on March 1, 1978.
1,451Reign number
8Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Vickers | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Murdoch | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Duguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Greschner | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Carol Vadnais | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Dillon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Hickey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnstone | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Heaslip | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Fotiu | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lucien DeBlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Newman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Esposito | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Farrish | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McEwen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Davidson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Hardy Astrom | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 31 |
Atlanta Flames
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Houston | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Lalonde | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Clement | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Lysiak | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Chouinard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Simpson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Willi Plett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Vail | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Richard Mulhern | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Redmond | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob MacMillan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rey Comeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Gould | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Fox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Ribble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Shand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Miles Zaharko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Bouchard | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 23 |
| Yves Belanger | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.