NHL game summary from January 22, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (25-19-4) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Boston Bruins (30-10-7) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | ATL, | Bob MacMillan 23 (Guy Chouinard, Eric Vail), 5:01 |
| 2: | BOS, | Rick Middleton 21 (Dwight Foster), 12:44 |
| BOS, | Jean Ratelle 17 (Rick Middleton, Mike Milbury), 19:07 - PP | |
| 3: | BOS, | Bob Miller 14 (Terry O'Reilly, Don Marcotte), 11:17 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Shand, ATL [Holding] 8:48 | |
| John Wensink, BOS [Hooking] 18:14 | ||
| 2: | Greg Fox, ATL [Holding] 3:33 | |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Fighting] 6:44 | ||
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Fighting] 6:44 | ||
| Al Sims, BOS [Hooking] 9:36 | ||
| Willi Plett, ATL [Roughing double minor] 18:24 | ||
| Al Secord, BOS [Roughing double minor] 18:24 | ||
| Bobby Lalonde, ATL [Hooking] 18:40 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: ATL: 15 minutes
BOS: 13 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Gene Carr | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Laurence | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 17 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 17 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Pettie | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Nicolson | 32 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 22 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 8- 2- 7-17
BOS: 6- 9- 7-22
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 23-15-3)
BOS: Jim Pettie (W, 7-1-1)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Bob Luther
Attendance: 13,064
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