NHL game summary from March 15, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (37-25-7) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (32-22-14) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | PHI, | Blake Dunlop 14 (Ken Linseman), 16:48 |
| 2: | ATL, | Ivan Boldirev 30, :20 - PP |
| ATL, | Ivan Boldirev 31 (Jean Pronovost), 1:05 | |
| PHI, | Blake Dunlop 15 (Al Hill, Wayne Stephenson), 5:16 | |
| ATL, | Guy Chouinard 41 (Bob MacMillan, Brad Marsh), 5:37 | |
| PHI, | Reggie Leach 29 (Bill Barber, Behn Wilson), 7:24 - PP | |
| 3: | PHI, | Rick MacLeish 23 (Bill Barber, Behn Wilson), 7:06 - PP |
| PHI, | Paul Holmgren 12 (Rick MacLeish), 7:57 | |
| ATL, | Ivan Boldirev 32, 9:18 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick Lapointe, PHI [Interference] 4:17 |
| Phil Russell, ATL [Hooking] 8:00 | |
| Bob Murdoch, ATL [Interference] 10:14 | |
| 2: | Bob Kelly, PHI [Interference] 0:10 |
| Phil Russell, ATL [Tripping] 1:39 | |
| Don Laurence, ATL [Tripping] 6:54 | |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Interference] 11:40 | |
| Bill Barber, PHI [Hooking] 16:47 | |
| Behn Wilson, PHI [Hi-sticking] 19:31 | |
| 3: | Phil Russell, ATL [Hooking] 6:44 |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Roughing] 6:44 | |
| Phil Russell, ATL [Charging] 7:06 | |
| Al Hill, PHI [Hi-sticking] 8:27 | |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Fighting] 8:44 | |
| Phil Russell, ATL [Fighting] 9:06 |
Penalty time: ATL: 17 minutes
PHI: 19 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Russell | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Don Laurence | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Gorence | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Linseman | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Frank Bathe | 31 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Dunlop | 32 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hill | 37 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 6-17- 6-29
PHI: 11-11- 7-29
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 31-19-6)
PHI: Wayne Stephenson (W, 14-7-5)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 17,077
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