NHL game summary from November 16, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (8-9-1) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Atlanta Flames (8-7-3) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | ATL, | Bill Clement 3 (Jean Pronovost, Dan Bouchard), :57 - SH |
| ATL, | Eric Vail 13 (Guy Chouinard, Bob MacMillan), 5:59 | |
| NYR, | Anders Hedberg 11 (Ulf Nilsson, Ron Greschner), 17:11 - PP | |
| NYR, | Ron Duguay 5 (Barry Beck, Ed Johnstone), 17:42 | |
| 2: | ATL, | Jean Pronovost 5 (Bill Clement, Paul Reinhart), 10:55 |
| 3: | ATL, | Willi Plett 4 (Bill Clement), 5:46 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Shand, ATL [Hooking] 0:42 |
| Mario Marois, NYR [Holding] 8:09 | |
| Phil Russell, ATL [Interference] 10:50 | |
| Bill Clement, ATL [Hooking] 16:41 | |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Tripping] 18:56 | |
| 2: | Jocelyn Guevremont, NYR [Hooking] 1:57 |
| Tim Bothwell, NYR [Hooking] 18:06 | |
| 3: | Willi Plett, ATL [Hooking] 5:50 |
| Ulf Nilsson, NYR [Slashing] 5:50 | |
| Bill Clement, ATL [Hi-sticking] 6:01 | |
| Anders Hedberg, NYR [Slashing, Unsportsmanlike conduct] 6:01 |
Penalty time: NYR: 14 minutes
ATL: 10 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Tim Bothwell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Warren Miller | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ray Markham | 29 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 31 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Russell | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 10-12- 9-31
ATL: 14-13-13-40
Goalies: NYR: Wayne Thomas (L, 3-5-0)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 8-5-3)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 12,919
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