NHL game summary from April 6, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (40-28-11) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Atlanta Flames (41-30-8) |
3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 1: | ATL, | Ken Houston 20 (Darcy Rota, Bill Clement), 8:54 |
| ATL, | Darcy Rota 20 (Don Laurence), 11:23 | |
| ATL, | Bobby Lalonde 24 (Ivan Boldirev, Jean Pronovost), 12:13 | |
| 2: | ATL, | Eric Vail 34 (Guy Chouinard, Bob MacMillan), 1:19 |
| ATL, | Bob MacMillan 37 (Brad Marsh), 6:06 | |
| ATL, | Guy Chouinard 50 (Bob MacMillan, Eric Vail), 8:16 | |
| ATL, | Darcy Rota 21 (Ed Kea), 11:59 | |
| NYR, | Don Maloney 8 (Carol Vadnais, Anders Hedberg), 14:31 | |
| ATL, | Ken Houston 21 (Ivan Boldirev, Eric Vail), 15:46 - PP | |
| 3: | NYR, | Don Maloney 9 (Don Murdoch, Ron Duguay), 10:33 - PP |
| ATL, | Eric Vail 35 (Bob MacMillan, Phil Russell), 18:43 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Eric Vail, ATL [Hooking] 16:22 |
| 2: | Ed Kea, ATL [Holding] 9:46 |
| Dave Farrish, NYR [Tripping] 15:09 | |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Hi-sticking, Slashing] 15:53 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hi-sticking, Slashing] 15:53 | |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Tripping] 18:10 | |
| 3: | Ivan Boldirev, ATL [Hooking] 8:35 |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Slashing] 11:09 | |
| Rod Seiling, ATL [Holding] 14:55 | |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Holding] 16:33 | |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Fighting] 19:04 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Fighting] 19:04 |
Penalty time: NYR: 17 minutes
ATL: 17 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -3 | 2 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Soetaert | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -34 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -34 | 25 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Russell | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Rod Seiling | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Don Laurence | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 35 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 35 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 9-10- 6-25
ATL: 13-12-10-35
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (L, 20-11-5),
Doug Soetaert ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 32-21-7) Referee: Wally Harris Linesmen: John D'Amico, Swede Knox Attendance: 13,455
Doug Soetaert ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 32-21-7) Referee: Wally Harris Linesmen: John D'Amico, Swede Knox Attendance: 13,455
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