NHL game summary from March 3, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (35-23-6) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 New York Islanders (40-12-10) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | NYI, | Bob Bourne 23 (Mike Kaszycki, Gerry Hart), 12:42 |
| 2: | NYI, | Mike Bossy 51 (Bryan Trottier, Denis Potvin), 2:49 |
| ATL, | Gerry O'Flaherty 1 (Tom Lysiak, Ed Kea), 4:01 | |
| ATL, | Ed Kea 5, 14:53 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Clark Gillies 31 (Mike Bossy, Denis Potvin), 1:15 - PP |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 12 (John Tonelli, Gerry Hart), 13:00 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Guy Chouinard, ATL [Hooking] 2:32 | |
| Pat Price, NYI [Hooking] 9:54 | ||
| Gerry O'Flaherty, ATL [Holding] 14:27 | ||
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 19:30 | ||
| 2: | Greg Fox, ATL [Interference] 8:29 | |
| Billy Smith, NYI [Slashing] 16:58 | ||
| Harold Phillipoff, ATL [Holding] 19:50 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: ATL: 8 minutes
NYI: 6 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Laurence | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 24 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 45 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 45 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 10- 6- 8-24
NYI: 15-16-14-45
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 29-18-5)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 21-7-1)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Don Koharski
Attendance: 14,995
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