1973–74 Atlanta Flames season
| 1973–74 Atlanta Flames | |
|---|---|
| Division | 4th West |
| 1973–74 record | 30–34–14 |
| Goals for | 214 |
| Goals against | 238 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Cliff Fletcher |
| Coach | Bernie Geoffrion |
| Captain | Keith McCreary |
| Arena | Omni Coliseum |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Jacques Richard (27) |
| Assists | Tom Lysiak (45) |
| Points | Tom Lysiak (64) |
| Penalties in minutes | Pat Quinn (94) |
The 1973–74 Atlanta Flames season was the second season for the franchise.
The Flames made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history in 1973–74, as they finished in fourth place in the West Division, setting up a first round playoff matchup against the first place Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers finished the season with a 50–16–12 record, earning 112 points, which was 38 more points than Atlanta.
The best of seven series opened up at the Spectrum in Philadelphia in front of a sellout crowd of 17,007, and the Flyers opened the scoring with four seconds remaining in the first period, when Gary Dornhoefer scored a shorthanded goal. The Flyers extended their lead to 2–0 in the second period after Tom Bladon scored on the powerplay. In the third period, Orest Kindrachuk gave Philadelphia a 3–0 lead, however, thirty seconds later, Bob Murray scored the first ever playoff goal for Atlanta, cutting the lead to 3–1. Orest Kindrachuk added a second goal later in the third to give the Flyers a 4–1 opening game victory. Bernie Parent made 31 saves for the victory, while Phil Myre took the loss for Atlanta.
In the second game of the series, the Flyers took an early 1–0 lead on a goal by Terry Crisp. In the second period, Rick MacLeish scored a natural hat-trick, scoring three goals in a row, to give the Flyers a 4–0 lead. Rey Comeau broke the Flyers shutout bid in the third period, however, Jimmy Watson scored for Philadelphia, as the Flyers won the second game 5–1, taking a 2–0 series lead.
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