NHL game summary from October 26, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Edmonton Oilers (1-3-4) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Atlanta Flames (3-4-1) |
3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 1: | ATL, | Paul Reinhart 2 (Kent Nilsson), 2:14 - PP |
| ATL, | Darcy Rota 2 (Willi Plett, Brad Marsh), 11:45 | |
| EDM, | Dave Semenko 1 (Al Hamilton, Pat Price), 13:44 - PP | |
| EDM, | Bill Flett 2 (Ron Chipperfield, Dave Hunter), 17:30 | |
| ATL, | Kent Nilsson 6 (Ken Houston, Paul Reinhart), 18:48 | |
| 2: | ATL, | Garry Unger 2 (Darcy Rota, Bob Murdoch), 2:51 |
| ATL, | Willi Plett 3 (Bob Murdoch), 3:23 | |
| ATL, | Eric Vail 6 (Pekka Rautakallio, Guy Chouinard), 15:30 - PP | |
| ATL, | Eric Vail 7 (Bob MacMillan, Guy Chouinard), 19:17 | |
| 3: | EDM, | Dave Lumley 1 (Peter Driscoll), 9:07 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Risto Siltanen, EDM [Hooking] 0:48 |
| Pat Price, EDM [Cross checking] 8:43 | |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Cross checking] 12:50 | |
| 2: | Al Hamilton, EDM [Holding] 14:24 |
| 3: | Peter Driscoll, EDM [Hooking] 6:41 |
| Al Hamilton, EDM [Holding] 9:17 | |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Roughing] 9:17 |
Penalty time: EDM: 10 minutes
ATL: 4 minutes
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fogolin | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Al Hamilton | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin Lowe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Ron Chipperfield | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Risto Siltanen | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Jim Harrison | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Messier | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Hunter | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Blair MacDonald | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Bill Flett | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Lumley | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Peter Driscoll | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Price | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Semenko | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Dryden | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 99 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 23 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Russell | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: EDM: 9- 4-10-23
ATL: 10-13- 5-28
Goalies: EDM: Dave Dryden (L, 0-2-1)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 3-3-1)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 8,420
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