The game was notable for an incident where, after a body check delivered by the Flyers' Ed Van Impe, CSKA's top player, Valeri Kharlamov, was prone on the ice for a minute. Van Impe had skated directly from the penalty box to the CSKA player and the replay suggests he elbowed Kharlamov in the head. When officials did not call a penalty, the Red Army coach, Konstantin Loktev, pulled his team off the ice in protest. It is believed by some that Flyers' Chairman Ed Snider told CSKA to return to the ice and finish the game, which was being broadcast to an international audience, or the Soviet Hockey Federation would not get paid the fee to which they were entitled. However, according to NHL President Clarence Campbell, he denied he ever told Koloskov or Loktev about the money. Campbell said “Somebody on the periphery mentioned it, that's all." Ed Snider admitted he was on the periphery yelling to Campbell "tell them they won't get paid." Campbell and Alan Eagleson were first to arrive outside the dressing room to speak to Loktev and Koloskov. Snider joined them later. Eagleson commended the way Koloskov was able to convince Loktev to return the team to the ice. Matt Pavelich who was the linesman at that game approached the Soviet bench and saw Clarence Campbell and Alan Eagleson heading to the Soviet dressing room and did not see Ed Snider going with them. They eventually complied and lost 4–1. The Flyers were the only NHL team that managed to defeat the Red Army that year.