NHL game summary from November 29, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (13-4-4) |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
 Atlanta Flames (15-7-2) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | ATL, | Eric Vail 13 (Guy Chouinard, Bob MacMillan), 2:53 |
| 2: | NYR, | Mike McEwen 7 (Steve Vickers, Phil Esposito), 9:56 - PP |
| NYR, | Dean Talafous 6 (Pierre Plante), 10:40 | |
| NYR, | Dean Talafous 7 (Ron Greschner, Ron Duguay), 13:45 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Lucien DeBlois 4 (Phil Esposito), 5:28 |
| NYR, | Pat Hickey 10 (Ulf Nilsson), 7:00 | |
| ATL, | Ken Houston 6 (Tom Lysiak), 18:52 | |
| ATL, | Ken Houston 7 (Willi Plett, Rod Seiling), 19:27 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jean Pronovost, ATL [Holding] 5:45 |
| Brad Marsh, ATL [Tripping] 11:38 | |
| Dean Talafous, NYR [Hooking] 15:33 | |
| 2: | Greg Fox, ATL [Holding] 2:58 |
| Rod Seiling, ATL [Slashing] 5:38 | |
| Phil Esposito, NYR [Slashing] 5:38 | |
| Bill Clement, ATL [Tripping] 8:16 | |
| 3: | Lucien DeBlois, NYR [Slashing] 12:04 |
Penalty time: NYR: 6 minutes
ATL: 10 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Korney | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 5 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 5 | 32 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rod Seiling | 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Don Laurence | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 8-16- 8-32
ATL: 11- 8-17-36
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (W, 7-2-2)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 15-6-2)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Swede Knox
Attendance: 10,247
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