All NHL game summaries from February 20, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (18-31-9) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Atlanta Flames (32-22-5) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | WAS, | Bob Girard 8 (Dennis Hextall, Yvon Labre), 7:32 |
| ATL, | Bob MacMillan 29 (Eric Vail, Bob Murdoch), 10:52 - PP | |
| WAS, | Dennis Maruk 21 (Leif Svensson, Tom Rowe), 11:03 | |
| 2: | ATL, | Ken Houston 12 (Harold Phillipoff), 4:57 |
| 3: | ATL, | Guy Chouinard 33 (Eric Vail, Brad Marsh), 10:59 |
| ATL, | Eric Vail 26 (Guy Chouinard), 11:12 | |
| WAS, | Mark Lofthouse 11 (Dennis Hextall), 14:03 | |
| ATL, | Guy Chouinard 34 (Eric Vail, Bob Murdoch), 18:29 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Greg Polis, WAS [Hooking] 9:33 |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Slashing] 9:55 | |
| Rick Green, WAS [Hooking] 10:13 | |
| Bob MacMillan, ATL [Tripping] 18:16 | |
| 2: | Ken Houston, ATL [Holding] 2:00 |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Tripping] 5:26 | |
| Guy Chouinard, ATL [Tripping] 6:34 | |
| Brad Marsh, ATL [Elbowing, Fighting] 9:51 | |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Fighting] 9:51 | |
| 3: | Pat Ribble, ATL [Interference] 4:24 |
Penalty time: WAS: 11 minutes
ATL: 17 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Hextall | 12 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Blair Stewart | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Greg Polis | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Rissling | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 27 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Gene Carr | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Don Laurence | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 6 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 6 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 10-11- 6-27
ATL: 13-13- 8-34
Goalies: WAS: Bernie Wolfe (L, 4-9-1)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 27-17-4)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Don Koharski
Attendance: 8,837
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (33-15-10) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 Colorado Rockies (12-38-8) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | BOS, | Peter McNab 28 (Terry O'Reilly), 6:05 |
| COL, | Wilf Paiement 18 (Jack Valiquette, Bill Lochead), 16:27 | |
| BOS, | Peter McNab 29 (Terry O'Reilly, Rick Middleton), 17:53 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Rick Middleton 25 (Terry O'Reilly, Peter McNab), 8:45 |
| 3: | BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 18 (Rick Middleton, Peter McNab), 1:00 - PP |
| BOS, | Rick Middleton 26 (Terry O'Reilly), 3:49 | |
| COL, | Bill Lochead 6, 11:52 | |
| COL, | Ron Delorme 13 (Ralph Klassen, Paul Gardner), 19:09 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Holding] 1:29 | |
| Wilf Paiement, COL [Hooking] 19:51 | ||
| 3: | Mike Milbury, BOS [Hooking] 15:57 | |
Penalty time: BOS: 4 minutes
COL: 2 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 24 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Beverley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Lochead | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Gillis | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Comeau | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Awrey | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Merlin Malinowski | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Michel Plasse | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 11- 8- 5-24
COL: 6-11-12-29
Goalies: BOS: Gilles Gilbert (W, 11-6-2)
COL: Michel Plasse (L, 8-21-1)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Bob Luther, Swede Knox
Attendance: 5,748
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (25-19-13) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Vancouver Canucks (18-31-9) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | VAN, | Harold Snepsts 5 (Larry Goodenough, Thomas Gradin), 16:03 - PP |
| 2: | PHI, | Rick MacLeish 19 (Dave Hoyda, Frank Bathe), 5:08 |
| PHI, | Rick MacLeish 20 (Paul Holmgren, Dave Hoyda), 11:43 | |
| VAN, | Curt Fraser 12 (Thomas Gradin, Stan Smyl), 15:20 | |
| PHI, | Reggie Leach 24 (Bobby Clarke, Andre Dupont), 19:24 | |
| 3: | VAN, | Jere Gillis 12 (Larry Goodenough, Harold Snepsts), 10:44 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Andre Dupont, PHI [Interference] 7:34 |
| Rick Lapointe, PHI [Hi-sticking] 10:12 | |
| Behn Wilson, PHI [Cross checking] 15:30 | |
| 2: | Harold Snepsts, VAN [Holding] 0:05 |
| 3: | Brad Gassoff, VAN [Slashing] 7:37 |
| Frank Bathe, PHI [Tripping] 10:36 |
Penalty time: PHI: 8 minutes
VAN: 4 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tom Gorence | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Frank Bathe | 31 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Blake Dunlop | 32 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hill | 37 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 33 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Larry Goodenough | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Tudor | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Kozak | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Bromley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 8-18- 7-33
VAN: 10- 5-10-25
Goalies: PHI: Wayne Stephenson (T, 8-5-5)
VAN: Gary Bromley (T, 5-12-3)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 14,450
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