NHL game summary from December 5, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (11-11-3) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Buffalo Sabres (17-6-3) |
0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | ATL, | Bob MacMillan 5 (Guy Chouinard, Eric Vail), 7:37 |
| 2: | BUF, | Rick Martin 14 (Jim Schoenfeld, Gilbert Perreault), 2:11 |
| BUF, | Craig Ramsay 8 (John Gould, Don Luce), 3:08 | |
| BUF, | Richie Dunn 1 (John Gould, Don Luce), 4:56 | |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 16 (Ric Seiling, Richie Dunn), 14:07 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Rick Martin 15 (Ric Seiling), 7:54 |
| BUF, | Ric Seiling 6 (Rick Martin), 12:27 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Shand, ATL [Holding] 9:45 | |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Tripping] 13:42 | ||
| 2: | Darcy Rota, ATL [Holding] 15:37 | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: ATL: 4 minutes
BUF: 2 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Russell | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Paul Henderson | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Pat Riggin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 17 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 17 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Dunn | 3 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Dudley | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| John Gould | 17 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lindy Ruff | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 25 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 25 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 9- 2- 6-17
BUF: 3-16- 9-28
Goalies: ATL: Pat Riggin (L, 0-4-0)
BUF: Don Edwards (W, 10-3-1)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Mark Pare, Ron Asselstine
Attendance: 16,433
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