NHL game summary from December 26, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (20-9-5) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 Atlanta Flames (14-15-4) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | BOS, | Al Secord 10 (Terry O'Reilly, Peter McNab), 4:06 |
| ATL, | Guy Chouinard 9 (Bob MacMillan, Kent Nilsson), 17:38 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Stan Jonathan 7 (Mike Milbury), 6:38 |
| ATL, | Eric Vail 15 (Ivan Boldirev, Willi Plett), 9:55 | |
| BOS, | Mike Milbury 4, 11:59 | |
| ATL, | Kent Nilsson 16 (Guy Chouinard, Bob MacMillan), 15:31 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 11 (Al Secord, Peter McNab), 4:21 |
| BOS, | Ray Bourque 6, 19:22 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Craig MacTavish, BOS [Interference] 1:02 | |
| Brad Marsh, ATL [Holding] 10:52 | ||
| 2: | Phil Russell, ATL [Hi-sticking] 5:54 | |
| John Wensink, BOS [Hi-sticking] 5:54 | ||
| Eric Vail, ATL [Tripping] 10:19 | ||
| Ray Bourque, BOS [Interference] 11:22 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: BOS: 6 minutes
ATL: 6 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ray Bourque | 7 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Songin | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brad McCrimmon | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Craig MacTavish | 32 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 8 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 8 | 35 | ||||||
| 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 | 1 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 11-11-13-35
ATL: 9-17- 6-32
Goalies: BOS: Gilles Gilbert (W, 13-5-1)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 14-9-4)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Wayne Bonney, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 11,700
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