1975–76 Atlanta Flames season

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- |1||L||October 8, 1975||3–4 || align="left"| California Golden Seals (1975–76) ||0–1–0 ||11,298 |- |2||L||October 10, 1975||1–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1975–76) ||0–2–0 ||11,886 |- |3||L||October 15, 1975||1–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1975–76) ||0–3–0 ||17,500 |- |4||L||October 17, 1975||0–2 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1975–76) ||0–4–0 ||11,259 |- |5||W||October 18, 1975||5–3 || align="left"| @ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) ||1–4–0 ||7,036 |- |6||T||October 22, 1975||1–1 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1975–76) ||1–4–1 ||10,086 |- |7||W||October 24, 1975||7–1 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) ||2–4–1 ||10,943 |- |8||L||October 25, 1975||3–7 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1975–76) ||2–5–1 ||17,314 |- |9||W||October 28, 1975||3–2 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) ||3–5–1 ||15,570 |- |10||W||October 31, 1975||2–0 || align="left"| @ California Golden Seals (1975–76) ||4–5–1 ||4,793

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Playoffs

Atlanta qualified for the post-season for the second time in franchise history, and would face the Los Angeles Kings in a best-of-three preliminary round series. The Kings finished with a 38–33–9 record, earning 85 points and second place in the Norris Division. They finished the season with three more points than the Flames.

The series opened at The Forum in Inglewood, California, and the Kings scored in the first minute of play, as Tom Williams beat goaltender Dan Bouchard to give Los Angeles a 1–0 lead. The Kings doubled their lead in the second period when Bob Nevin scored. In the third period, the Flames cut the Kings lead to 2–1 after a goal by Barry Gibbs, however, that's as close as Atlanta would get, as Los Angeles held on for the 2–1 victory.

The second game was played at the Omni Coliseum, as the Flames needed a win to force a third and deciding game. Both goaltenders played great games, however, the Kings Bob Berry scored with 1:44 remaining in the third period, as Los Angeles held on to beat the Flames 1–0. Kings goaltender Rogie Vachon made 27 saves for the shutout.

|- | 1 || April 6 || Atlanta Flames || 1–2 || Los Angeles Kings || 0–1 || 12,023 |- | 2 || April 8 || Los Angeles Kings || 1–0 || Atlanta Flames || 0–2 || 10,450

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Player statistics

Skaters

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

†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

Transactions

The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1975–76 season.

Trades

Free agents

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Waivers

Draft picks

References

• Flames on Hockey Database

References

1. "1975-76 Atlanta Flames Schedule".
2. [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/team_results.php?tid=235&sid=1976 1975-76 Atlanta Flames Results and Schedule] hockeydb.com Retrieved November 17, 2022