1977–78 Atlanta Flames
Division3rd Patrick
ConferenceCampbell
1977–78 record34–27–19
Goals for274
Goals against252
Team information
General managerCliff Fletcher
CoachFred Creighton
CaptainTom Lysiak
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaOmni Coliseum
Team leaders
GoalsBob MacMillan (31)
AssistsTom Lysiak (42)
PointsTom Lysiak (69)
Penalty minutesWilli Plett (171)
WinsDan Bouchard (25)
Goals against averageDan Bouchard (2.75)

The 1977–78 Atlanta Flames season was the sixth season for the franchise.

Regular season

Final standings

Patrick Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
New York Islanders80481715334210111
Philadelphia Flyers80452015296200105
Atlanta Flames8034271927425287
New York Rangers8030371327928073

[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

Patrick Division record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record Attendance
1TOctober 13, 19772–2@ Boston Bruins (1977–78)0–0–19,423
2WOctober 15, 19773–1St. Louis Blues (1977–78)1–0–111,756
3WOctober 19, 19775–1Minnesota North Stars (1977–78)2–0–18,559
4TOctober 21, 19773–3New York Islanders (1977–78)2–0–211,948
5LOctober 22, 19772–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)2–1–28,030
6TOctober 25, 19772–2@ St. Louis Blues (1977–78)2–1–39,359
7LOctober 26, 19772–6Washington Capitals (1977–78)2–2–38,247
8WOctober 29, 19774–3New York Rangers (1977–78)3–2–311,872
9LNovember 1, 19770–9@ New York Islanders (1977–78)3–3–314,702
10TNovember 2, 19772–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1977–78)3–3–415,358
11WNovember 4, 19775–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)4–3–411,528
12TNovember 6, 19773–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78)4–3–511,224
13LNovember 9, 19770–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78)4–4–59,241
14LNovember 12, 19773–6Boston Bruins (1977–78)4–5–513,678
15WNovember 13, 19775–2@ New York Rangers (1977–78)5–5–517,500
16LNovember 16, 19772–6Buffalo Sabres (1977–78)5–6–58,659
17WNovember 18, 19775–3Detroit Red Wings (1977–78)6–6–510,192
18LNovember 20, 19770–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78)6–7–517,077
19WNovember 22, 19774–2Minnesota North Stars (1977–78)7–7–58,147
20TNovember 23, 19772–2@ Washington Capitals (1977–78)7–7–68,711
21TNovember 26, 19774–4Los Angeles Kings (1977–78)7–7–713,473
22LNovember 29, 19773–4@ Minnesota North Stars (1977–78)7–8–76,296
23LDecember 2, 19772–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1977–78)7–9–7N/A
24LDecember 3, 19771–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1977–78)7–10–711,168
25TDecember 5, 19772–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1977–78)7–10–815,109
26TDecember 7, 19772–2Vancouver Canucks (1977–78)7–10–97,795
27WDecember 10, 19775–1Washington Capitals (1977–78)8–10–97,942
28WDecember 11, 19775–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)9–10–97,387
29LDecember 15, 19773–6Cleveland Barons (1977–78)9–11–97,829
30LDecember 17, 19773–4Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78)9–12–912,171
31LDecember 18, 19770–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78)9–13–98,856
32TDecember 20, 19772–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1977–78)9–13–1014,350
33WDecember 23, 19776–2@ Colorado Rockies (1977–78)10–13–105,023
34LDecember 27, 19772–4Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78)10–14–1010,857
35WDecember 29, 19775–4St. Louis Blues (1977–78)11–14–1010,701
36WDecember 31, 19773–0@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78)12–14–1016,485
37TJanuary 1, 19782–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1977–78)12–14–1116,433
38LJanuary 4, 19781–4Montreal Canadiens (1977–78)12–15–1110,287
39WJanuary 6, 19785–3Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78)13–15–1113,051
40WJanuary 9, 19785–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78)14–15–1116,485
41WJanuary 11, 19784–2Colorado Rockies (1977–78)15–15–117,264
42LJanuary 14, 19784–8Los Angeles Kings (1977–78)15–16–1111,114
43LJanuary 16, 19783–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78)15–17–1117,077
44WJanuary 18, 19781–0Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)16–17–117,942
45WJanuary 20, 19785–3New York Rangers (1977–78)17–17–1114,097
46WJanuary 22, 19784–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1977–78)18–17–117,744
47LJanuary 26, 19782–5Montreal Canadiens (1977–78)18–18–1110,954
48LJanuary 28, 19785–7Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78)18–19–1112,982
49WJanuary 29, 19786–2@ Cleveland Barons (1977–78)19–19–113,321
50WJanuary 31, 19787–4Minnesota North Stars (1977–78)20–19–117,163
51LFebruary 2, 19782–5New York Islanders (1977–78)20–20–119,079
52TFebruary 4, 19782–2Colorado Rockies (1977–78)20–20–1210,377
53WFebruary 7, 19784–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1977–78)21–20–12N/A
54WFebruary 9, 19784–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1977–78)22–20–1210,045
55LFebruary 10, 19782–3@ Colorado Rockies (1977–78)22–21–128,852
56TFebruary 12, 19782–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78)22–21–1313,582
57TFebruary 15, 19785–5@ Cleveland Barons (1977–78)22–21–142,696
58LFebruary 16, 19783–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1977–78)22–22–1412,215
59TFebruary 18, 19783–3@ New York Islanders (1977–78)22–22–1515,317
60TFebruary 22, 19783–3New York Islanders (1977–78)22–22–1611,106
61TFebruary 25, 19782–2Detroit Red Wings (1977–78)22–22–1713,124
62WFebruary 27, 19785–3@ New York Rangers (1977–78)23–22–1717,500
63LMarch 1, 19783–4Buffalo Sabres (1977–78)23–23–178,294
64LMarch 2, 19783–4@ Boston Bruins (1977–78)23–24–1711,544
65WMarch 4, 19789–3Cleveland Barons (1977–78)24–24–1710,014
66LMarch 7, 19783–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78)24–25–1717,077
67WMarch 8, 19788–3Vancouver Canucks (1977–78)25–25–177,224
68WMarch 11, 19784–1Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78)26–25–1713,174
69TMarch 14, 19784–4@ Colorado Rockies (1977–78)26–25–185,522
70WMarch 15, 19786–2@ St. Louis Blues (1977–78)27–25–189,950
71WMarch 18, 19785–2@ New York Islanders (1977–78)28–25–1815,317
72LMarch 22, 19781–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1977–78)28–26–1813,874
73WMarch 23, 19785–3St. Louis Blues (1977–78)29–26–189,228
74WMarch 25, 19786–3Boston Bruins (1977–78)30–26–1814,883
75WMarch 29, 19787–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78)31–26–1811,485
76WApril 1, 19786–0New York Rangers (1977–78)32–26–188,242
77WApril 2, 19784–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1977–78)33–26–1816,433
78WApril 5, 19784–2@ New York Rangers (1977–78)34–26–1817,500
79TApril 8, 19781–1Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78)34–26–1915,155
80LApril 9, 19782–4@ Washington Capitals (1977–78)34–27–1912,563

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Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player # GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
Tom Lysiak12802742695421012
Guy Chouinard1673283058821010
Eric Vail27792236581621120
Harold Phillipoff246717365312820112
Bob MacMillan†11523121522620220
Bill Clement10702030503420002
John Gould21791928472120002
Willi Plett2578222143171-----
Ken Houston6742216385120000
Bobby Lalonde7731423372811010
Rey Comeau18791022322020000
Richard Mulhern479923324720110
Ed Kea1960323264010000
Dave Shand880223259420004
Miles Zaharko2371119202610000
Bobby Simpson2255108184920002
Dick Redmond†542711181621010
Pat Ribble380512176820112
Curt Bennett‡525371010-----
Barry Gibbs‡22715624-----
Greg Fox2161232520118
Dan Bouchard305803362
Tim Ecclestone1411022210000
Yves Belanger†31170110-----
Phil Myre‡190002-----

†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
Player # GP TOI W L T GA SO GAA GP TOI W L GA SO GAA
Dan Bouchard3058334025121915322.75212002703.50
Yves Belanger31179377805513.52-------.--
Phil Myre195232704304.93-------.--

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

PlayerFormer team
C Bobby LalondeVancouver Canucks
PlayerNew team

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team
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)  United States 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. Jim Bennett (RW)  United States Brown University (NCAA)
9 148. Tim Harrer (RW)  United States University of Minnesota (NCAA)

References

  1. ↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. ↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ↑ "1977-78 Atlanta Flames Results and Schedule". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
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