NHL game summary from January 3, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (21-16-3) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (17-17-6) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | ATL, | Harold Phillipoff 4 (Ed Kea, Tom Lysiak), 7:56 |
| 2: | ATL, | Willi Plett 13 (Bill Clement), 14:55 |
| ATL, | Willi Plett 14 (Bill Clement, Bobby Lalonde), 15:04 | |
| 3: | ATL, | Jean Pronovost 15 (Bobby Lalonde, Brad Marsh), 2:20 |
| TOR, | Dave "Tiger" Williams 13 (Ian Turnbull), 15:49 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pat Ribble, ATL [Holding] 5:29 |
| 2: | Walt McKechnie, TOR [Tripping] 11:44 |
| Dave Shand, ATL [Hooking] 19:47 | |
| 3: | Bench penalty, TOR [Too many men on the ice] 11:54 |
Penalty time: ATL: 4 minutes
TOR: 4 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Laurence | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 35 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Joel Quenneville | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorne Stamler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bruce Boudreau | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Dave Hutchison | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 9-16-10-35
TOR: 11- 7- 9-27
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 20-13-2)
TOR: Mike Palmateer (L, 11-11-5)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 16,485
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