NHL game summary from December 28, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (13-10-11) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 Atlanta Flames (14-16-4) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | ATL, | Jean Pronovost 9 (Bob MacMillan, Paul Reinhart), 4:19 - PP |
| PIT, | Pat Hughes 6 (Kim Clackson), 10:59 | |
| PIT, | Orest Kindrachuk 12 (Rick Kehoe, Ross Lonsberry), 12:16 | |
| 2: | PIT, | Gary McAdam 13 (Russ Anderson), 1:01 |
| PIT, | Gregg Sheppard 8 (Dale Tallon, Mario Faubert), 11:45 - PP | |
| 3: | ATL, | Garry Unger 5 (Ken Houston, Jean Pronovost), 12:43 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Orest Kindrachuk, PIT [Hooking] 3:06 |
| Brad Marsh, ATL [Holding] 8:15 | |
| 2: | Bench penalty, PIT [Too many men on the ice] 5:18 |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Elbowing] 11:35 | |
| Dave Shand, ATL [Holding] 16:24 | |
| 3: | George Ferguson, PIT [Tripping] 6:32 |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Roughing] 9:19 |
Penalty time: PIT: 6 minutes
ATL: 8 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bladon | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dale Tallon | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mario Faubert | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kim Clackson | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gary McAdam | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Hughes | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Millen | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 23 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Bennett | 2 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Russell | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 9- 6- 8-23
ATL: 15- 9- 9-33
Goalies: PIT: Greg Millen (W, 5-1-6)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 14-10-4)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Wayne Bonney
Attendance: 9,133
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