NHL game summary from March 14, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (37-24-7) |
0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
 New York Rangers (37-22-8) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | NYR, | Don Murdoch 13 (Don Maloney), 16:14 |
| 2: | NYR, | Mario Marois 5, 4:17 |
| ATL, | Bob Murdoch 7 (Guy Chouinard, Eric Vail), 7:43 - PP | |
| ATL, | John Gould 8 (Don Laurence), 9:53 | |
| ATL, | Bob MacMillan 36 (Guy Chouinard), 17:12 | |
| NYR, | Don Maloney 5 (Mario Marois, Phil Esposito), 18:26 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 12 (Anders Hedberg, Steve Vickers), 3:38 |
| ATL, | Bill Clement 11 (Bob Murdoch, Darcy Rota), 6:08 | |
| ATL, | Jean Pronovost 25 (Bob Murdoch, Ivan Boldirev), 12:28 | |
| ATL, | Jean Pronovost 26 (Bobby Lalonde), 19:27 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dean Talafous, NYR [Hooking] 4:01 |
| Phil Russell, ATL [Tripping] 4:01 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hi-sticking] 12:11 | |
| 2: | Mario Marois, NYR [Holding] 2:10 |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Kneeing] 7:20 | |
| 3: | Bill Clement, ATL [Holding] 6:59 |
Penalty time: ATL: 4 minutes
NYR: 8 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Russell | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Don Laurence | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Doug Soetaert | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 7-11-10-28
NYR: 8- 8- 7-23
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 31-18-6)
NYR: Doug Soetaert (L, 5-4-2)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Bob Luther, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 17,405
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