NHL game summary from February 23, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (26-19-13) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 Colorado Rockies (12-40-8) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | PHI, | Bill Barber 21 (Reggie Leach, Behn Wilson), 15:51 - PP |
| 2: | COL, | Merlin Malinowski 3 (Ron Delorme, Mike Kitchen), 1:02 |
| PHI, | Paul Holmgren 8, 3:49 | |
| COL, | Wilf Paiement 19 (Jack Valiquette), 8:31 - PP | |
| 3: | PHI, | Reggie Leach 25 (Andre Dupont, Behn Wilson), 6:19 |
| PHI, | Al Hill 2 (Andre Dupont, Blake Dunlop), 9:10 | |
| COL, | Ron Delorme 14 (Dennis Owchar), 10:52 | |
| PHI, | Tom Gorence 9 (Bob Kelly, Mel Bridgman), 11:18 |
Penalties:
| 1: | John Van Boxmeer, COL [Holding] 15:32 |
| 2: | Frank Bathe, PHI [Interference] 7:32 |
| Frank Bathe, PHI [Hooking] 18:19 | |
| 3: | Rick MacLeish, PHI [Hooking] 13:09 |
Penalty time: PHI: 6 minutes
COL: 2 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tom Gorence | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Bathe | 31 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Blake Dunlop | 32 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hill | 37 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 34 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Beverley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike Gillis | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rey Comeau | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Merlin Malinowski | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Michel Plasse | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 22 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 10-13-11-34
COL: 4-12- 6-22
Goalies: PHI: Wayne Stephenson (W, 9-5-5)
COL: Michel Plasse (L, 8-22-1)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 7,075
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