NHL game summary from December 5, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (15-10-2) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Vancouver Canucks (11-13-2) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | VAN, | Hilliard Graves 6 (Chris Oddleifson, Dennis Kearns), 4:08 |
| VAN, | Ron Sedlbauer 17 (Rob Tudor), 7:21 | |
| 2: | VAN, | Hilliard Graves 7 (Ron Sedlbauer), 15:49 |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Harold Snepsts, VAN [Holding] 9:20 | |
| Greg Fox, ATL [Cross checking] 12:47 | ||
| Don Lever, VAN [Tripping] 13:17 | ||
| Lars Lindgren, VAN [Cross checking] 17:27 | ||
| Ken Houston, ATL [Tripping] 17:27 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Bench penalty, VAN [Too many men on the ice] 10:43 | |
| Jean Pronovost, ATL [Holding] 12:31 | ||
Penalty time: ATL: 6 minutes
VAN: 8 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Laurence | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 21 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hanlon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Randy Holt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Roland Eriksson | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Rob Tudor | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 7-10- 4-21
VAN: 7-13-10-30
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 15-8-2)
VAN: Glen Hanlon (W, 7-6-1)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Bob Luther
Attendance: 14,151
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