NHL game summary from April 2, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (35-31-12) |
4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
 New York Rangers (37-31-10) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | ATL, | Kent Nilsson 40 (Don Lever, Ken Houston), 2:26 |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 34 (Don Maloney, Dean Talafous), 4:06 - PP | |
| ATL, | Pekka Rautakallio 5 (Guy Chouinard, Paul Reinhart), 4:34 | |
| ATL, | Willi Plett 13 (Bill Clement), 15:05 | |
| ATL, | Eric Vail 28 (Guy Chouinard), 15:57 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Dean Talafous 10 (Don Maloney), 6:31 |
| ATL, | Paul Reinhart 9 (Garry Unger, Paul Henderson), 8:13 | |
| ATL, | Jean Pronovost 23 (Phil Russell), 15:08 | |
| 3: | ATL, | Bob MacMillan 20 (Pekka Rautakallio, Paul Reinhart), 3:52 |
| NYR, | Steve Vickers 28 (Anders Hedberg), 12:54 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Garry Unger, ATL [Hooking] 2:58 |
| Dave Shand, ATL [Hooking] 9:02 | |
| Ray Markham, NYR [Hooking] 11:57 | |
| Ray Markham, NYR [Hooking] 16:24 | |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Hooking] 19:40 | |
| 2: | Bob MacMillan, ATL [Slashing] 3:26 |
| Ray Markham, NYR [Slashing] 3:26 | |
| Phil Russell, ATL [Hooking] 11:26 | |
| Phil Russell, ATL [Interference] 16:00 | |
| 3: | Phil Esposito, NYR [Slashing] 2:07 |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Slashing] 2:07 | |
| Cam Connor, NYR [Hi-sticking] 4:47 | |
| Bob Murdoch, ATL [Hooking] 15:18 |
Penalty time: ATL: 16 minutes
NYR: 10 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Russell | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Henderson | 19 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 24 | 19 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 24 | 19 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Tim Bothwell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Cam Connor | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | 28 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Ray Markham | 29 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -3 | 0 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Baker | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -24 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -24 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 9- 5- 5-19
NYR: 8- 9- 7-24
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 23-18-10)
NYR: John Davidson (L, 19-14-4),
Steve Baker Referee: Andy van Hellemond Linesmen: Jim Christison, Gerard Gauthier Attendance: 17,415
Steve Baker Referee: Andy van Hellemond Linesmen: Jim Christison, Gerard Gauthier Attendance: 17,415
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