NHL game summary from February 2, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hartford Whalers (15-23-10) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Atlanta Flames (23-22-7) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | ATL, | Darcy Rota 10 (Ivan Boldirev, Paul Reinhart), 3:52 |
| 2: | HAR, | Nick Fotiu 7 (Gordie Howe, Gordie Roberts), 7:08 |
| ATL, | Kent Nilsson 25, 13:25 | |
| 3: | ATL, | Eric Vail 18, 4:36 |
| HAR, | Mike Rogers 24 (Blaine Stoughton, Pat Boutette), 7:35 | |
| HAR, | Mark Howe 16 (Dave Debol, Bernie Johnston), 9:22 | |
| ATL, | Eric Vail 19 (Paul Reinhart), 10:09 | |
| ATL, | Garry Unger 15 (Eric Vail), 19:41 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Willi Plett, ATL [Slashing, Fighting] 10:37 |
| Rick Ley, HAR [Slashing, Fighting] 10:37 | |
| Bernie Johnston, HAR [Tripping] 12:35 | |
| Guy Chouinard, ATL [Interference] 18:41 | |
| 2: | Bob Murdoch, ATL [Hi-sticking] 0:45 |
| Pat Boutette, HAR [Slashing] 0:45 | |
| Dave Shand, ATL [Fighting] 10:18 | |
| Jordy Douglas, HAR [Fighting] 10:18 | |
| 3: | Paul Reinhart, ATL [Tripping] 0:56 |
Penalty time: HAR: 16 minutes
ATL: 18 minutes
| HAR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Smith | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Ley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -4 | 1 |
| Al Sims | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mark Howe | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gordie Roberts | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gordie Howe | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jordy Douglas | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dave Debol | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Rogers | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Nick Fotiu | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bernie Johnston | 24 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Brian Hill | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Boutette | 28 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Rowe | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Greg Carroll | 31 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Giroux | 32 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 33 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Russell | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Pat Riggin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: HAR: 7-12-14-33
ATL: 10- 7-10-27
Goalies: HAR: Al Smith (L, 3-6-2)
ATL: Pat Riggin (W, 8-5-0)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Mark Pare
Attendance: 11,040
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