All NHL game summaries from March 23, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (35-23-14) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Atlanta Flames (37-28-7) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | ATL, | Jean Pronovost 27 (Willi Plett, Phil Russell), 6:33 |
| 2: | PHI, | Mel Bridgman 20 (Bob Kelly), 8:53 |
| PHI, | Dennis Ververgaert 17 (Rick Lapointe), 19:01 | |
| 3: | PHI, | Paul Holmgren 14 (Rick MacLeish), 5:02 |
| PHI, | Tom Gorence 13 (Mel Bridgman, Bob Kelly), 7:18 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Andre Dupont, PHI [Hooking] 1:29 |
| Bob Murdoch, ATL [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 16:29 | |
| Dave Hoyda, PHI [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 16:29 | |
| 2: | Brad Marsh, ATL [Cross checking] 1:37 |
| Ken Houston, ATL [Roughing] 13:16 | |
| Behn Wilson, PHI [Hooking] 14:25 | |
| Rick Lapointe, PHI [Holding] 19:37 | |
| 3: | Bob Dailey, PHI [Hooking] 2:39 |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Closing hand on puck] 15:49 |
Penalty time: PHI: 14 minutes
ATL: 8 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Gorence | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ken Linseman | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 28 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Blake Dunlop | 32 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 26 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Russell | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rod Seiling | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Don Laurence | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 3-16- 7-26
ATL: 11- 6- 6-23
Goalies: PHI: Wayne Stephenson (W, 16-8-5)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 31-21-6)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Bob Luther, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 15,155
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (32-25-15) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 Vancouver Canucks (21-41-11) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | VAN, | Thomas Gradin 20 (Dennis Kearns), 5:25 |
| 2: | VAN, | Stan Smyl 13 (Thomas Gradin, Bob Manno), 7:10 - PP |
| BUF, | Andre Savard 17 (Danny Gare, Ken Breitenbach), 8:33 | |
| VAN, | Ron Sedlbauer 39 (Stan Smyl, Don Lever), 18:54 - PP | |
| 3: | BUF, | Craig Ramsay 23 (Don Luce), :31 |
| BUF, | Danny Gare 23 (Rick Dudley, Gilbert Perreault), 1:07 | |
| BUF, | Rick Martin 24 (Andre Savard, Rene Robert), 12:05 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Larry Playfair, BUF [Interference] 7:27 | |
| Rick Blight, VAN [Holding] 12:14 | ||
| Ken Breitenbach, BUF [Holding] 14:40 | ||
| 2: | Bill Stewart, BUF [Hooking] 5:40 | |
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Charging] 11:43 | ||
| Bill Stewart, BUF [Boarding] 17:03 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: BUF: 8 minutes
VAN: 4 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Stewart | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jacques Richard | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Dudley | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Breitenbach | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 25 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Goodenough | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Kozak | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Dunc Wilson | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 8- 9- 8-25
VAN: 9-12- 4-25
Goalies: BUF: Don Edwards (W, 24-16-8)
VAN: Dunc Wilson (L, 2-10-2)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Don Koharski
Attendance: 14,079
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