1977–78 Atlanta Flames | |
Division | 3rd Patrick |
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Conference | Campbell |
1977–78 record | 34–27–19 |
Goals for | 274 |
Goals against | 252 |
Team information | |
General manager | Cliff Fletcher |
Coach | Fred Creighton |
Captain | Tom Lysiak |
Arena | Omni Coliseum |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Bob MacMillan (31) |
Assists | Tom Lysiak (42) |
Points | Tom Lysiak (69) |
Penalty minutes | Willi Plett (171) |
Wins | Dan Bouchard (25) |
Goals against average | Dan Bouchard (2.75) |
The 1977–78 Atlanta Flames season was the 6th season for the franchise. The Flames finished 3rd in the Patrick Division and lost in the Preliminary round to the Detroit Red Wings 2 games to 0.
Regular Season[]
Final Standings[]
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
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New York Islanders | 80 | 48 | 17 | 15 | 334 | 210 | 111 |
Philadelphia Flyers | 80 | 45 | 20 | 15 | 296 | 200 | 105 |
Atlanta Flames | 80 | 34 | 27 | 19 | 274 | 252 | 87 |
New York Rangers | 80 | 30 | 37 | 13 | 279 | 280 | 73 |
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Game Log[]
Regular Season Results | |||||
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
1 | T | October 13, 1977 | 2–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1977–78) | 0–0–1 |
2 | W | October 15, 1977 | 3–1 | St. Louis Blues (1977–78) | 1–0–1 |
3 | W | October 19, 1977 | 5–1 | Minnesota North Stars (1977–78) | 2–0–1 |
4 | T | October 21, 1977 | 3–3 | New York Islanders (1977–78) | 2–0–2 |
5 | L | October 22, 1977 | 2–5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) | 2–1–2 |
6 | T | October 25, 1977 | 2–2 | @ St. Louis Blues (1977–78) | 2–1–3 |
7 | L | October 26, 1977 | 2–6 | Washington Capitals (1977–78) | 2–2–3 |
8 | W | October 29, 1977 | 4–3 | New York Rangers (1977–78) | 3–2–3 |
9 | L | November 1, 1977 | 0–9 | @ New York Islanders (1977–78) | 3–3–3 |
10 | T | November 2, 1977 | 2–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1977–78) | 3–3–4 |
11 | W | November 4, 1977 | 5–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) | 4–3–4 |
12 | T | November 6, 1977 | 3–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) | 4–3–5 |
13 | L | November 9, 1977 | 0–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78) | 4–4–5 |
14 | L | November 12, 1977 | 3–6 | Boston Bruins (1977–78) | 4–5–5 |
15 | W | November 13, 1977 | 5–2 | @ New York Rangers (1977–78) | 5–5–5 |
16 | L | November 16, 1977 | 2–6 | Buffalo Sabres (1977–78) | 5–6–5 |
17 | W | November 18, 1977 | 5–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1977–78) | 6–6–5 |
18 | L | November 20, 1977 | 0–4 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78) | 6–7–5 |
19 | W | November 22, 1977 | 4–2 | Minnesota North Stars (1977–78) | 7–7–5 |
20 | T | November 23, 1977 | 2–2 | @ Washington Capitals (1977–78) | 7–7–6 |
21 | T | November 26, 1977 | 4–4 | Los Angeles Kings (1977–78) | 7–7–7 |
22 | L | November 29, 1977 | 3–4 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1977–78) | 7–8–7 |
23 | L | December 2, 1977 | 2–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1977–78) | 7–9–7 |
24 | L | December 3, 1977 | 1–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1977–78) | 7–10–7 |
25 | T | December 5, 1977 | 2–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1977–78) | 7–10–8 |
26 | T | December 7, 1977 | 2–2 | Vancouver Canucks (1977–78) | 7–10–9 |
27 | W | December 10, 1977 | 5–1 | Washington Capitals (1977–78) | 8–10–9 |
28 | W | December 11, 1977 | 5–1 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) | 9–10–9 |
29 | L | December 15, 1977 | 3–6 | Cleveland Barons (1977–78) | 9–11–9 |
30 | L | December 17, 1977 | 3–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78) | 9–12–9 |
31 | L | December 18, 1977 | 0–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) | 9–13–9 |
32 | T | December 20, 1977 | 2–2 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1977–78) | 9–13–10 |
33 | W | December 23, 1977 | 6–2 | @ Colorado Rockies (1977–78) | 10–13–10 |
34 | L | December 27, 1977 | 2–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) | 10–14–10 |
35 | W | December 29, 1977 | 5–4 | St. Louis Blues (1977–78) | 11–14–10 |
36 | W | December 31, 1977 | 3–0 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78) | 12–14–10 |
37 | T | January 1, 1978 | 2–2 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1977–78) | 12–14–11 |
38 | L | January 4, 1978 | 1–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1977–78) | 12–15–11 |
39 | W | January 6, 1978 | 5–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78) | 13–15–11 |
40 | W | January 9, 1978 | 5–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78) | 14–15–11 |
41 | W | January 11, 1978 | 4–2 | Colorado Rockies (1977–78) | 15–15–11 |
42 | L | January 14, 1978 | 4–8 | Los Angeles Kings (1977–78) | 15–16–11 |
43 | L | January 16, 1978 | 3–5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78) | 15–17–11 |
44 | W | January 18, 1978 | 1–0 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) | 16–17–11 |
45 | W | January 20, 1978 | 5–3 | New York Rangers (1977–78) | 17–17–11 |
46 | W | January 22, 1978 | 4–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1977–78) | 18–17–11 |
47 | L | January 26, 1978 | 2–5 | Montreal Canadiens (1977–78) | 18–18–11 |
48 | L | January 28, 1978 | 5–7 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78) | 18–19–11 |
49 | W | January 29, 1978 | 6–2 | @ Cleveland Barons (1977–78) | 19–19–11 |
50 | W | January 31, 1978 | 7–4 | Minnesota North Stars (1977–78) | 20–19–11 |
51 | L | February 2, 1978 | 2–5 | New York Islanders (1977–78) | 20–20–11 |
52 | T | February 4, 1978 | 2–2 | Colorado Rockies (1977–78) | 20–20–12 |
53 | W | February 7, 1978 | 4–2 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1977–78) | 21–20–12 |
54 | W | February 9, 1978 | 4–2 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1977–78) | 22–20–12 |
55 | L | February 10, 1978 | 2–3 | @ Colorado Rockies (1977–78) | 22–21–12 |
56 | T | February 12, 1978 | 2–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) | 22–21–13 |
57 | T | February 15, 1978 | 5–5 | @ Cleveland Barons (1977–78) | 22–21–14 |
58 | L | February 16, 1978 | 3–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1977–78) | 22–22–14 |
59 | T | February 18, 1978 | 3–3 | @ New York Islanders (1977–78) | 22–22–15 |
60 | T | February 22, 1978 | 3–3 | New York Islanders (1977–78) | 22–22–16 |
61 | T | February 25, 1978 | 2–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1977–78) | 22–22–17 |
62 | W | February 27, 1978 | 5–3 | @ New York Rangers (1977–78) | 23–22–17 |
63 | L | March 1, 1978 | 3–4 | Buffalo Sabres (1977–78) | 23–23–17 |
64 | L | March 2, 1978 | 3–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1977–78) | 23–24–17 |
65 | W | March 4, 1978 | 9–3 | Cleveland Barons (1977–78) | 24–24–17 |
66 | L | March 7, 1978 | 3–5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78) | 24–25–17 |
67 | W | March 8, 1978 | 8–3 | Vancouver Canucks (1977–78) | 25–25–17 |
68 | W | March 11, 1978 | 4–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) | 26–25–17 |
69 | T | March 14, 1978 | 4–4 | @ Colorado Rockies (1977–78) | 26–25–18 |
70 | W | March 15, 1978 | 6–2 | @ St. Louis Blues (1977–78) | 27–25–18 |
71 | W | March 18, 1978 | 5–2 | @ New York Islanders (1977–78) | 28–25–18 |
72 | L | March 22, 1978 | 1–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1977–78) | 28–26–18 |
73 | W | March 23, 1978 | 5–3 | St. Louis Blues (1977–78) | 29–26–18 |
74 | W | March 25, 1978 | 6–3 | Boston Bruins (1977–78) | 30–26–18 |
75 | W | March 29, 1978 | 7–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78) | 31–26–18 |
76 | W | April 1, 1978 | 6–0 | New York Rangers (1977–78) | 32–26–18 |
77 | W | April 2, 1978 | 4–2 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1977–78) | 33–26–18 |
78 | W | April 5, 1978 | 4–2 | @ New York Rangers (1977–78) | 34–26–18 |
79 | T | April 8, 1978 | 1–1 | Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78) | 34–26–19 |
80 | L | April 9, 1978 | 2–4 | @ Washington Capitals (1977–78) | 34–27–19 |
Playoffs[]
Detroit Red Wings 2, Atlanta Flames 0[]
Player Stats[]
Skaters[]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||
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Player | # | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
Tom Lysiak | 12 | 80 | 27 | 42 | 69 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
Guy Chouinard | 16 | 73 | 28 | 30 | 58 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Eric Vail | 27 | 79 | 22 | 36 | 58 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
Harold Phillipoff | 24 | 67 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 128 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
Bob MacMillan† | 11 | 52 | 31 | 21 | 52 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
Bill Clement | 10 | 70 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
John Gould | 21 | 79 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
Willi Plett | 25 | 78 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 171 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Ken Houston | 6 | 74 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Bobby Lalonde | 7 | 73 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Rey Comeau | 18 | 79 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Richard Mulhern | 4 | 79 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Ed Kea | 19 | 60 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Dave Shand | 8 | 80 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 94 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
Miles Zaharko | 23 | 71 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Bobby Simpson | 22 | 55 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
Dick Redmond† | 5 | 42 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Pat Ribble | 3 | 80 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
Curt Bennett‡ | 5 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Barry Gibbs‡ | 2 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Greg Fox | 2 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
Dan Bouchard | 30 | 58 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
Tim Ecclestone | 14 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Yves Belanger† | 31 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Phil Myre‡ | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Atlanta. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.
‡Traded mid-season
Goaltending[]
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
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Player | # | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | GAA | ||
Dan Bouchard | 30 | 58 | 3340 | 25 | 12 | 19 | 153 | 2 | 2.75 | 2 | 120 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 | ||
Yves Belanger | 31 | 17 | 937 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 3.52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | -.-- | ||
Phil Myre | 1 | 9 | 523 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 4.93 | - | - | - | - | - | - | -.-- |
Awards and Records[]
- The Flames did not win any awards this season.
Transactions[]
The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1977–78 season.
Trades[]
May 23, 1977 | To Atlanta Flames Ab DeMarco, Jr. |
To Los Angeles Kings Randy Manery |
August 18, 1977 | To Atlanta Flames Cash |
To Detroit Red Wings Rick Bowness |
December 12, 1977 | To Atlanta Flames Yves Belanger Bob MacMillan Dick Redmond 2nd round pick in 1979 (Mike Perovich) |
To St. Louis Blues Curt Bennett Barry Gibbs Phil Myre |
Free Agents[]
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Draft Picks[]
- See also: 1977 NHL Amateur Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
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2 | 20. | Miles Zaharko (D) | Canada | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
2 | 28. | Don Laurence (C) | Canada | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) |
2 | 31. | Brian Hill (RW) | Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) |
4 | 72. | Jim Craig (G) | United States | Boston University (NCAA) |
5 | 82. | Curtis Christopherson (D) | Colorado College (NCAA) | |
6 | 100. | Bernie Harbec (C) | Canada | Laval National (QMJHL) |
7 | 118. | Bobby Gould (RW) | Canada | University of New Hampshire (NCAA) |
8 | 133. | Jimmy Bennett (RW) | United States | Brown University (NCAA) |
9 | 148. | Tim Harrer (RW) | United States | University of Minnesota (NCAA) |
References[]
Atlanta Flames Seasons |
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1972–73 • 1973–74 • 1974–75 • 1975–76 • 1976–77 • 1977–78 • 1978–79 • 1979–80 • Calgary |
1977–78 NHL season by team | |
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Patrick | Atlanta · NY Islanders · NY Rangers · Philadelphia |
Adams | Boston · Buffalo · Cleveland · Toronto |
Norris | Detroit · Los Angeles · Montreal · Pittsburgh · Washington |
Smythe | Chicago · Colorado · Minnesota · St. Louis · Vancouver |
See also | 1977 NHL Amateur Draft · All-Star Game · 1978 Stanley Cup Finals |
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