All NHL game summaries from November 23, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (7-7-4) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Atlanta Flames (11-7-3) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | ATL, | Garry Unger 4 (Jean Pronovost), 10:20 |
| ATL, | Pekka Rautakallio 2 (Bob MacMillan), 15:40 | |
| 2: | ATL, | Jean Pronovost 8 (Garry Unger, Kent Nilsson), 5:23 - PP |
| ATL, | Kent Nilsson 12 (Paul Reinhart), 9:36 - PP | |
| 3: | PIT, | Rod Schutt 3 (Peter Lee, Greg Malone), 13:17 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Darcy Rota, ATL [Fighting] 0:05 |
| Pat Hughes, PIT [Fighting] 0:05 | |
| 2: | Russ Anderson, PIT [Hooking] 4:33 |
| Tom Bladon, PIT [Tripping] 8:40 | |
| Pekka Rautakallio, ATL [Hooking] 12:42 | |
| 3: | Pekka Rautakallio, ATL [Holding] 12:06 |
| Jean Pronovost, ATL [Holding] 19:37 |
Penalty time: PIT: 9 minutes
ATL: 11 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Holland | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bladon | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mario Faubert | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Stewart | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gary McAdam | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Marshall | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Pat Hughes | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 31 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Bennett | 2 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Phil Russell | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dave Gorman | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 10-13- 8-31
ATL: 6- 7-12-25
Goalies: PIT: Rob Holland (L, 6-7-3)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 11-5-3)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Ron Asselstine, Ron Finn
Attendance: 13,081
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (6-10-2) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Colorado Rockies (4-12-3) |
4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | DET, | Dennis Polonich 1 (Bill Hogaboam, Willie Huber), 11:34 |
| COL, | Jack Valiquette 5 (Wilf Paiement, Randy Pierce), 14:38 | |
| COL, | Ron Delorme 4 (Doug Berry, Don Saleski), 14:56 | |
| COL, | Randy Pierce 4 (Wilf Paiement, Nick Beverley), 16:52 | |
| COL, | Lucien DeBlois 9 (Rene Robert), 18:15 | |
| 2: | DET, | Errol Thompson 9 (Reed Larson, Vaclav Nedomansky), 13:35 - PP |
| 3: | COL, | Rene Robert 7 (Lucien DeBlois, Rob Ramage), 19:43 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Willie Huber, DET [Holding] 3:29 |
| Pat Hickey, COL [Tripping] 5:18 | |
| Perry Miller, DET [Slashing] 19:20 | |
| 2: | Bill Hogaboam, DET [Holding] 3:08 |
| Trevor Johansen, COL [Holding] 12:30 | |
| Wilf Paiement, COL [Tripping] 13:24 | |
| Wilf Paiement, COL [Slashing] 19:09 | |
| Pete Mahovlich, DET [Slashing] 19:09 | |
| 3: | Willie Huber, DET [Holding] 4:31 |
Penalty time: DET: 10 minutes
COL: 8 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Long | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Dennis Sobchuk | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Glenn Hicks | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 28 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Beverley | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dean Turner | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rob Ramage | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Doug Berry | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Trevor Johansen | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill McKenzie | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 20 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 20 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 10-10- 8-28
COL: 13-13-10-36
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 3-4-1)
COL: Bill McKenzie (W, 1-0-1)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Mark Pare
Attendance: 8,450
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (15-1-2) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
 Vancouver Canucks (9-7-5) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | PHI, | Reggie Leach 15 (Mike Busniuk, Brian Propp), :21 |
| PHI, | Al Hill 3 (Paul Holmgren, Behn Wilson), 8:21 | |
| 2: | VAN, | Rick Blight 9 (Kevin McCarthy, Bill Derlago), 1:16 |
| PHI, | Bobby Clarke 4 (Bill Barber), 9:12 - SH | |
| VAN, | Thomas Gradin 6 (Ron Sedlbauer, Kevin McCarthy), 9:55 - PP | |
| PHI, | Brian Propp 11 (Mike Busniuk, Bobby Clarke), 15:24 | |
| 3: | PHI, | Mel Bridgman 3 (Bob Kelly, Tom Gorence), 3:02 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Andre Dupont, PHI [Tripping] 10:04 |
| 2: | Paul Holmgren, PHI [Tripping] 1:38 |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Hi-sticking] 3:07 | |
| Gerry Minor, VAN [Tripping] 6:30 | |
| Lars Lindgren, VAN [Fighting] 8:29 | |
| Ken Linseman, PHI [Fighting] 8:29 | |
| Jere Gillis, VAN [Fighting, Game misconduct] 8:29 | |
| Behn Wilson, PHI [Game misconduct] 8:29 | |
| Phil Myre, PHI [Leaving the crease] 8:29 | |
| Glen Hanlon, VAN [Leaving the crease] 8:29 | |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Slashing, Fighting] 8:29 | |
| Dennis Ververgaert, PHI [Tripping] 11:28 | |
| 3: | John Hughes, VAN [Slashing] 0:38 |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Hi-sticking] 4:50 | |
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Slashing] 7:34 | |
| Curt Fraser, VAN [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Misconduct] 10:54 | |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Hi-sticking, Misconduct] 14:50 | |
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Misconduct] 14:50 | |
| Rick Blight, VAN [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Misconduct, Game misconduct] 14:50 | |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Holding] 19:20 |
Penalty time: PHI: 48 minutes
VAN: 72 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Ken Linseman | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Al Hill | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tom Gorence | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Norm Barnes | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Propp | 26 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mike Busniuk | 28 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Phil Myre | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 18 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 18 | 35 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hanlon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 2 |
| John Hughes | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Minor | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | -2 | 5 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bill Derlago | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brent Ashton | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -1 | 0 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Vaive | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -20 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -20 | 21 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 10-11-14-35
VAN: 5-13- 3-21
Goalies: PHI: Phil Myre (W, 8-1-1)
VAN: Glen Hanlon (L, 9-6-4)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 16,413
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