NHL game summary from January 14, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (25-13-4) |
0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
 Atlanta Flames (22-18-4) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | ATL, | Guy Chouinard 26 (Eric Vail, Brad Marsh), 4:18 |
| ATL, | Bob MacMillan 20 (Guy Chouinard, Dave Shand), 4:38 | |
| ATL, | Jean Pronovost 18 (Gene Carr, Ed Kea), 14:05 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Phil Esposito 23 (Don Murdoch, Dave Maloney), 9:06 |
| ATL, | Tom Lysiak 21 (Bobby Lalonde, Bob MacMillan), 13:43 - PP | |
| 3: | NYR, | Don Murdoch 1 (Pat Hickey, Phil Esposito), 1:28 |
| NYR, | Ulf Nilsson 20 (Mike McEwen), 4:22 | |
| NYR, | Don Murdoch 2 (Phil Esposito, Ron Greschner), 8:29 | |
| NYR, | Don Murdoch 3 (Phil Esposito, Pat Hickey), 13:48 | |
| NYR, | Ron Duguay 15 (Walt Tkaczuk, Dave Maloney), 19:28 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Greg Fox, ATL [Interference] 1:44 |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Roughing] 18:18 | |
| 2: | Nick Fotiu, NYR [Elbowing] 13:29 |
| 3: | Brad Marsh, ATL [Fighting] 10:55 |
| Ron Duguay, NYR [Fighting] 10:55 |
Penalty time: NYR: 9 minutes
ATL: 7 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 29 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Gene Carr | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Laurence | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 7- 9-13-29
ATL: 9- 7-12-28
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (W, 13-5-2)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 21-14-3)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 9,522
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