NHL game summary from April 1, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (40-29-7) |
4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (34-30-13) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | ATL, | Darcy Rota 16 (Ken Houston, Phil Russell), 1:04 |
| ATL, | Ivan Boldirev 33 (Jean Pronovost), 2:18 | |
| ATL, | Eric Vail 32 (Guy Chouinard, Bob MacMillan), 5:57 | |
| ATL, | Darcy Rota 17, 15:32 | |
| PIT, | Rick Kehoe 25 (Tom Bladon, Randy Carlyle), 18:16 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | ATL, | Eric Vail 33 (Ed Kea), 1:33 - SH |
| PIT, | Rick Kehoe 26 (Orest Kindrachuk, Tom Bladon), 4:07 - PP | |
| ATL, | Guy Chouinard 49 (Eric Vail, Phil Russell), 4:26 | |
| ATL, | Darcy Rota 18 (Ken Houston, Don Laurence), 15:02 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Willi Plett, ATL [Slashing] 7:59 |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Slashing] 10:11 | |
| Greg Malone, PIT [Slashing] 10:11 | |
| 2: | Bobby Lalonde, ATL [Tripping] 19:49 |
| 3: | Bobby Lalonde, ATL [Tripping] 3:40 |
| Bob Murdoch, ATL [Hooking] 5:15 | |
| Ron Stackhouse, PIT [Hooking] 6:00 | |
| Ed Kea, ATL [Tripping] 9:55 |
Penalty time: ATL: 12 minutes
PIT: 4 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Lemelin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Russell | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rod Seiling | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Don Laurence | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 29 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 29 | 37 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bladon | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Meeker | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| Gary McAdam | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Paradise | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jacques Cossette | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Greg Millen | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -30 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -30 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 12-12-13-37
PIT: 10- 9-10-29
Goalies: ATL: Reggie Lemelin (W, 8-6-1)
PIT: Denis Herron (L, 21-18-12),
Greg Millen Referee: Wally Harris Linesmen: Bob Luther, Bob Hodges Attendance: 13,798
Greg Millen Referee: Wally Harris Linesmen: Bob Luther, Bob Hodges Attendance: 13,798
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