NHL game summary from December 8, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (11-12-3) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Minnesota North Stars (12-6-7) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | MIN, | Gary Sargent 7, 3:00 |
| MIN, | Tom McCarthy 6 (Kent-Erik Andersson), 3:29 | |
| MIN, | Fred Barrett 7 (Mike Polich, Per-Olov Brasar), 8:36 | |
| 2: | ATL, | Paul Reinhart 4 (Jean Pronovost, Kent Nilsson), :30 |
| 3: | MIN, | Tim Young 9 (Steve Payne, Paul Shmyr), 19:30 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jean Pronovost, ATL [Tripping] 6:10 |
| Steve Payne, MIN [Hi-sticking] 10:55 | |
| Ken Houston, ATL [Fighting] 12:37 | |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Fighting] 12:37 | |
| Paul Shmyr, MIN [Holding] 18:01 | |
| 2: | Phil Russell, ATL [Interference] 6:49 |
| Tom McCarthy, MIN [Tripping] 14:04 | |
| Pekka Rautakallio, ATL [Cross checking] 17:16 | |
| 3: | Glen Sharpley, MIN [Tripping] 10:07 |
| Kent Nilsson, ATL [Tripping] 15:11 |
Penalty time: ATL: 13 minutes
MIN: 13 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Bennett | 2 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Phil Russell | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Adduono | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 34 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Mike Eaves | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 13-10-11-34
MIN: 5-11-14-30
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 11-8-3)
MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 9-3-2)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Ron Foyt, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 15,379
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