NHL game summary from April 4, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (40-30-8) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 New York Rangers (40-27-11) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | ATL, | Willi Plett 23 (Ed Kea, Bob Murdoch), 18:03 |
| 2: | NYR, | Lucien DeBlois 11 (Ron Duguay, Mario Marois), 2:04 |
| NYR, | Mike McEwen 20 (Mario Marois, Phil Esposito), 8:33 | |
| ATL, | Ivan Boldirev 35 (Ken Houston, Jean Pronovost), 12:18 - PP | |
| 3: | NYR, | Pat Hickey 34 (Ron Duguay), 2:48 - PP |
| ATL, | Ken Houston 19 (Guy Chouinard, Ivan Boldirev), 8:23 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Murdoch, ATL [Hooking] 1:44 |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Cross checking, Fighting] 5:45 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Fighting] 5:45 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Roughing] 9:22 | |
| Phil Russell, ATL [Holding] 20:00 | |
| 2: | Ron Greschner, NYR [Holding] 5:22 |
| Pat Hickey, NYR [Interference] 11:04 | |
| Brad Marsh, ATL [Holding] 14:37 | |
| Lucien DeBlois, NYR [Hooking] 15:56 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Hi-sticking] 18:39 | |
| 3: | Ken Houston, ATL [Interference] 1:20 |
| Pierre Plante, NYR [Tripping] 7:04 | |
| Mike McEwen, NYR [Hooking] 10:53 |
Penalty time: ATL: 15 minutes
NYR: 19 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Russell | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Laurence | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 20 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 3-13- 4-20
NYR: 11-12-16-39
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (T, 31-21-7)
NYR: John Davidson (T, 20-10-5)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Swede Knox
Attendance: 17,414
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