NHL game summary from January 20, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (25-18-4) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
 Detroit Red Wings (9-25-13) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | ATL, | Jean Pronovost 19 (Pat Ribble), 3:50 |
| ATL, | Bob MacMillan 21 (Eric Vail, Greg Fox), 4:33 | |
| DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 18 (Dale McCourt, Greg Carroll), 14:54 - PP | |
| DET, | Dan Labraaten 9 (Dan Bolduc, Andre St. Laurent), 16:29 | |
| 2: | DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 19 (Reed Larson, Thommie Bergman), 17:03 |
| 3: | ATL, | Bob MacMillan 22 (Guy Chouinard, Jean Pronovost), 5:26 - PP |
| ATL, | Eric Vail 19 (Bob MacMillan), 12:46 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pat Ribble, ATL [Holding] 1:45 |
| Pat Ribble, ATL [Fighting] 7:42 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Fighting] 7:42 | |
| Guy Chouinard, ATL [Tripping] 12:59 | |
| Harold Phillipoff, ATL [Roughing double minor] 19:34 | |
| 2: | Harold Phillipoff, ATL [Roughing] 7:27 |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing] 7:27 | |
| Brad Marsh, ATL [Fighting] 13:40 | |
| John Hilworth, DET [Fighting] 13:40 | |
| Ken Houston, ATL [Cross checking] 15:25 | |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Hi-sticking] 15:25 | |
| 3: | Andre St. Laurent, DET [Hi-sticking] 4:41 |
Penalty time: ATL: 22 minutes
DET: 16 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Lemelin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Laurence | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 6 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 6 | 20 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lorry Gloeckner | 11 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| John Hilworth | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -6 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -6 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 8- 2-10-20
DET: 16- 7- 9-32
Goalies: ATL: Reggie Lemelin (W, 1-2-1)
DET: Rogie Vachon (L, 6-18-10)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Willard Norris
Attendance: 14,748
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