NHL game summary from January 28, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (9-27-14) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Atlanta Flames (27-20-4) |
2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 1: | ATL, | Bob MacMillan 24, 10:08 |
| ATL, | Bobby Lalonde 17 (Bob MacMillan), 15:01 - PP | |
| 2: | DET, | Reed Larson 12 (Nick Libett, Paul Woods), 11:12 - PP |
| DET, | Andre St. Laurent 9 (Dan Labraaten, Dennis Polonich), 15:06 | |
| ATL, | Ed Kea 3, 19:20 | |
| 3: | ATL, | Willi Plett 17 (Pat Ribble), 1:03 |
| ATL, | Eric Vail 21 (Bob MacMillan, Don Laurence), 9:01 - PP | |
| ATL, | Gene Carr 2 (Harold Phillipoff), 9:23 | |
| ATL, | Eric Vail 22 (Guy Chouinard, Bob MacMillan), 15:56 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Nick Libett, DET [Hi-sticking] 1:49 |
| Dave Shand, ATL [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 1:49 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Hi-sticking] 3:26 | |
| Ken Houston, ATL [Roughing] 12:28 | |
| Perry Miller, DET [Roughing double minor] 12:28 | |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Interference] 17:14 | |
| 2: | John Hilworth, DET [Elbowing] 5:05 |
| Ed Kea, ATL [Interference] 7:04 | |
| Greg Fox, ATL [Hi-sticking] 10:45 | |
| 3: | Paul Woods, DET [Tripping] 7:49 |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Charging] 9:31 | |
| Thommie Bergman, DET [Tripping] 16:08 |
Penalty time: DET: 14 minutes
ATL: 14 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 6 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Lorry Gloeckner | 11 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Hilworth | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -20 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -20 | 29 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Lemelin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gene Carr | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Don Laurence | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 8-11-10-29
ATL: 8-11-12-31
Goalies: DET: Rogie Vachon (L, 6-19-11)
ATL: Reggie Lemelin (W, 2-2-1)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Bob Luther
Attendance: 10,147
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