Belt game 3,926 · December 16, 1978
Atlanta Flames take the belt
Atlanta Flames beat Philadelphia Flyers 7–2 at home to start reign 1,470 of the NHL belt, the 10th for the franchise.
Philadelphia Flyers had held it since December 14, 1978, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Atlanta Flames held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to St. Louis Blues on December 19, 1978.
1,470Reign number
10Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Atlanta Flames
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob MacMillan | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Pronovost | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Vail | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Chouinard | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Lalonde | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Lysiak | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Laurence | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Gould | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Ribble | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Shand | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Clement | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Willi Plett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Fox | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Richard Mulhern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Marsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Lemelin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Bouchard | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 29 | 31 |
Philadelphia Flyers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Bridgman | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Yves Preston | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Dean | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Behn Wilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Barber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hoyda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Saleski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Clarke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick MacLeish | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| John Paul Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Reggie Leach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Blake Dunlop | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Dailey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Dupont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Parent | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 11 | 15 |
| Wayne Stephenson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 6 | 9 |
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