All NHL game summaries from March 2, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (39-12-10) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Atlanta Flames (35-22-6) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | ATL, | Bob MacMillan 33 (Guy Chouinard, Ed Kea), 8:08 |
| ATL, | Jean Pronovost 22 (Tom Lysiak, Willi Plett), 16:49 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Denis Potvin 24, 9:01 - SH |
| NYI, | Wayne Merrick 16 (Bob Bourne), 14:19 | |
| 3: | ATL, | Jean Pronovost 23 (Eric Vail, Bobby Lalonde), 7:36 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Harold Phillipoff, ATL [Hi-sticking] 9:09 |
| 2: | Mike Kaszycki, NYI [Hooking] 8:44 |
| Jean Pronovost, ATL [Holding] 16:54 | |
| 3: | John Tonelli, NYI [Roughing] 6:16 |
| Harold Phillipoff, ATL [Fighting] 7:48 | |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Fighting] 7:48 | |
| Brad Marsh, ATL [Tripping] 10:01 |
Penalty time: NYI: 9 minutes
ATL: 11 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Alex McKendry | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 17 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 17 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Laurence | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 3- 9- 5-17
ATL: 13-12-10-35
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (L, 19-5-9)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 29-17-5)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 14,620
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Blackhawks (24-26-12) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Colorado Rockies (13-43-8) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | CHI, | Mike Walton 13 (Cliff Koroll, Stan Mikita), 3:00 - PP |
| CHI, | Alain Daigle 8 (Ivan Boldirev, Ted Bulley), 13:37 | |
| 3: | CHI, | Stan Mikita 15 (Bob Hoffmeyer), 4:15 |
| CHI, | Ivan Boldirev 28 (Phil Russell), 4:32 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Alain Daigle, CHI [Slashing] 1:51 |
| Mike Christie, COL [Hooking] 5:55 | |
| Dave Logan, CHI [Interference] 10:09 | |
| Ted Bulley, CHI [Hooking] 12:45 | |
| Gary Croteau, COL [Holding] 14:45 | |
| Mike Christie, COL [Fighting] 17:28 | |
| Grant Mulvey, CHI [Slashing, Fighting] 17:28 | |
| 2: | Mike Kitchen, COL [Cross checking] 1:20 |
| Mike O'Connell, CHI [Tripping] 7:07 | |
| 3: | Phil Russell, CHI [Cross checking] 5:48 |
Penalty time: CHI: 17 minutes
COL: 11 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Logan | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Reg Kerr | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Mike O'Connell | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Walton | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Hoffmeyer | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Savard | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 25 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Michel Lachance | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Lochead | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rey Comeau | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Merlin Malinowski | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Michel Plasse | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 9- 9- 7-25
COL: 8-10- 8-26
Goalies: CHI: Tony Esposito (W, 20-21-8)
COL: Michel Plasse (L, 9-24-1)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Bob Luther
Attendance: 5,212
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (19-34-10) |
1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
 Vancouver Canucks (19-34-10) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | WAS, | Paul Mulvey 4 (Rolf Edberg), 8:32 |
| 2: | VAN, | Bob Manno 4 (Thomas Gradin, Dennis Kearns), 1:54 |
| WAS, | Rolf Edberg 7 (Dennis Maruk, Rick Green), 9:06 | |
| WAS, | Paul Mulvey 5 (Dennis Hextall), 16:38 | |
| WAS, | Rolf Edberg 8 (Robert Picard, Dennis Maruk), 19:25 | |
| 3: | WAS, | Tom Rowe 25 (Rolf Edberg, Guy Charron), 3:07 |
| VAN, | Rob Tudor 2 (Brad Gassoff, Curt Fraser), 6:26 | |
| WAS, | Jack Lynch 1 (Dennis Hextall), 7:13 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ryan Walter, WAS [Tripping] 13:18 | |
| Stan Smyl, VAN [Slashing] 13:37 | ||
| Gary Inness, WAS [Slashing] 13:37 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Jere Gillis, VAN [Fighting] 3:55 | |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Hooking, Fighting] 3:55 | ||
| Brad Gassoff, VAN [Hooking] 8:34 | ||
Penalty time: WAS: 11 minutes
VAN: 9 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Dennis Hextall | 12 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Blair Stewart | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Greg Polis | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Inness | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 25 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Rob Tudor | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Kozak | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Gary Bromley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunc Wilson | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -20 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -20 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 7- 8-10-25
VAN: 10-11- 6-27
Goalies: WAS: Gary Inness (W, 11-11-6)
VAN: Gary Bromley (L, 6-15-4),
Dunc Wilson Referee: Dave Newell Linesmen: Swede Knox, Wayne Forsey Attendance: 12,944
Dunc Wilson Referee: Dave Newell Linesmen: Swede Knox, Wayne Forsey Attendance: 12,944
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