NHL game summary from April 8, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (41-31-8) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (40-25-15) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | PHI, | Bobby Clarke 16 (Ken Linseman, Behn Wilson), 4:55 - PP |
| 2: | ATL, | Jean Pronovost 28 (Willi Plett, Phil Russell), 10:31 |
| PHI, | Reggie Leach 34 (Ken Linseman, Behn Wilson), 11:52 - PP | |
| PHI, | Blake Dunlop 20 (Al Hill, Paul Holmgren), 17:00 | |
| 3: | ATL, | Darcy Rota 22 (Jean Pronovost, Ivan Boldirev), 14:23 |
| PHI, | Paul Holmgren 19 (Jimmy Watson), 16:59 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Shand, ATL [Tripping] 4:47 | |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Cross checking] 9:26 | ||
| 2: | Ken Linseman, PHI [Hooking] 1:15 | |
| Ed Kea, ATL [Hooking] 7:47 | ||
| Ed Kea, ATL [Tripping] 10:50 | ||
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Hooking] 17:44 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: ATL: 6 minutes
PHI: 6 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rod Seiling | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Laurence | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Gorence | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ken Linseman | 26 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Blake Dunlop | 32 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hill | 37 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 4- 8-12-24
PHI: 13- 8- 7-28
Goalies: ATL: Reggie Lemelin (L, 8-8-1)
PHI: Wayne Stephenson (W, 20-10-5)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Swede Knox
Attendance: 17,077
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