NHL game summary from April 3, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (40-30-7) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 New York Islanders (48-15-14) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | ATL, | Ivan Boldirev 34 (Guy Chouinard, Eric Vail), 7:55 - PP |
| ATL, | Darcy Rota 19 (Ken Houston), 16:05 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Dave Lewis 5 (Mike Bossy, Bryan Trottier), 6:55 |
| 3: | NYI, | Bryan Trottier 46 (Clark Gillies, Mike Bossy), 1:12 |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 15 (Denis Potvin, Billy Smith), 12:39 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ken Houston, ATL [Tripping] 4:42 |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Hi-sticking] 6:58 | |
| Pat Price, NYI [Roughing] 6:58 | |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Tripping] 7:09 | |
| Ken Houston, ATL [Holding] 9:26 | |
| Bryan Trottier, NYI [Holding] 17:31 | |
| 2: | Ivan Boldirev, ATL [Hooking] 2:30 |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Tripping] 19:10 | |
| 3: | Denis Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 6:36 |
| Darcy Rota, ATL [Fighting] 11:50 | |
| Pat Price, NYI [Fighting] 11:50 | |
| Billy Smith, NYI [Delay of game] 19:57 |
Penalty time: ATL: 15 minutes
NYI: 15 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Rod Seiling | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Laurence | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 11- 6- 8-25
NYI: 9-11-11-31
Goalies: ATL: Reggie Lemelin (L, 8-7-1)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 24-8-4)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Attendance: 14,995
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