NHL game summary from October 16, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (2-2-0) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 New York Islanders (1-2-0) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | NYI, | Dave Lewis 1 (Mike Kaszycki), 2:18 |
| 2: | ATL, | Bob Murdoch 1 (Kent Nilsson), 6:53 |
| NYI, | Yvon Vautour 1 (Steve Tambellini), 10:46 | |
| NYI, | John Tonelli 1 (Mike Bossy, Jean Potvin), 14:34 - PP | |
| 3: | NYI, | Mike Kaszycki 1 (Billy Harris, Dave Lewis), 2:46 |
| NYI, | Bryan Trottier 2 (Dave Lewis), 17:36 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ken Houston, ATL [Roughing] 0:20 |
| Yvon Vautour, NYI [Roughing] 0:20 | |
| Billy Harris, NYI [Fighting] 0:46 | |
| Brad Marsh, ATL [Fighting] 0:46 | |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Hi-sticking] 19:50 | |
| Mike Kaszycki, NYI [Hi-sticking major] 19:50 | |
| 2: | Willi Plett, ATL [Slashing] 12:39 |
| Steve Tambellini, NYI [Hooking] 15:17 | |
| Dave Langevin, NYI [Cross checking] 18:11 | |
| Darcy Rota, ATL [Slashing] 18:11 | |
| 3: | Ken Houston, ATL [Hi-sticking] 4:31 |
| Billy Smith, NYI [Slashing] 4:31 | |
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Tripping] 6:04 | |
| Dave Shand, ATL [Holding] 14:29 | |
| Darcy Rota, ATL [Fighting] 18:04 | |
| Dave Langevin, NYI [Fighting] 18:04 | |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Game misconduct] 18:04 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Tripping] 19:57 |
Penalty time: ATL: 32 minutes
NYI: 27 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Russell | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Garry Unger | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -1 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Pat Riggin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -14 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -14 | 20 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Potvin | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Tambellini | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yvon Vautour | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 3 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 6- 9- 5-20
NYI: 10- 9-10-29
Goalies: ATL: Pat Riggin (L, 0-1-0)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 1-1-0)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Wayne Bonney
Attendance: 13,914
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