NHL game summary from December 22, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (14-14-4) |
3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
 St. Louis Blues (11-18-5) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | ATL, | Ivan Boldirev 11 (Willi Plett, Pekka Rautakallio), 2:32 |
| ATL, | Willi Plett 5 (Eric Vail, Ivan Boldirev), 6:50 | |
| ATL, | Guy Chouinard 8 (Phil Russell, Kent Nilsson), 7:55 | |
| STL, | Jack Brownschidle 7 (Bernie Federko, Blake Dunlop), 19:24 - PP | |
| 2: | ATL, | Darcy Rota 6 (Pekka Rautakallio), 4:30 |
| STL, | Blair Chapman 9 (Mike Zuke, Bernie Federko), 12:31 - PP | |
| ATL, | Ivan Boldirev 12 (Ken Houston, Darcy Rota), 19:16 | |
| 3: | STL, | Blair Chapman 10 (Mike Zuke, Brian Sutter), 9:36 |
| ATL, | Willi Plett 6 (Ivan Boldirev), 14:18 | |
| ATL, | Ivan Boldirev 13 (Willi Plett), 14:59 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Shand, ATL [Fighting] 2:49 |
| Larry Patey, STL [Fighting] 2:49 | |
| Ivan Boldirev, ATL [Charging] 9:51 | |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Elbowing] 14:13 | |
| Darcy Rota, ATL [Roughing] 17:40 | |
| Bryan Maxwell, STL [Roughing] 17:40 | |
| Dave Shand, ATL [Tripping] 18:40 | |
| Brad Marsh, ATL [Fighting] 18:53 | |
| Brian Sutter, STL [Fighting] 18:53 | |
| 2: | Dave Shand, ATL [Slashing] 12:19 |
| Bryan Maxwell, STL [Tripping] 12:53 | |
| Darcy Rota, ATL [Slashing] 16:37 | |
| 3: | Willi Plett, ATL [Hooking] 3:07 |
Penalty time: ATL: 24 minutes
STL: 14 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Bennett | 2 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Russell | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 30 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 30 | 31 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Liut | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Maxwell | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 0 |
| Perry Turnbull | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| Joe Micheletti | 12 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Blair Chapman | 14 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 16 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ed Kea | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Rick Lapointe | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Blake Dunlop | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Mike Zuke | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Hartland Monahan | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chuck Lefley | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike Crombeen | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Ralph Klassen | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -30 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -30 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 7- 7-17-31
STL: 8- 8-15-31
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 14-8-4)
STL: Mike Liut (L, 9-10-3)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Wayne Forsey, Ron Asselstine
Attendance: 10,207
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