NHL game summary 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
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