NHL game summary from October 18, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (2-3-0) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (3-1-0) |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1: | PHI, | Bill Barber 1 (Ken Linseman, Dennis Ververgaert), 8:39 |
| PHI, | Paul Holmgren 4 (Rick MacLeish, Brian Propp), 11:57 - PP | |
| 2: | PHI, | Reggie Leach 2 (Bobby Clarke, Norm Barnes), 8:46 |
| ATL, | Eric Vail 4 (Guy Chouinard, Bob MacMillan), 16:56 | |
| ATL, | Jean Pronovost 2, 19:51 | |
| 3: | PHI, | Rick MacLeish 2 (Ken Linseman, Brian Propp), 3:12 - PP |
| PHI, | Reggie Leach 3, 7:29 | |
| PHI, | John Paddock 1 (Bob Kelly), 7:45 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jimmy Watson, PHI [Interference] 9:24 |
| Paul Reinhart, ATL [Holding] 11:51 | |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Roughing] 16:39 | |
| 2: | Bench penalty, ATL [Delay of game] 5:01 |
| Ken Linseman, PHI [Hooking] 13:54 | |
| 3: | Ivan Boldirev, ATL [Hooking] 1:17 |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Hi-sticking] 9:09 | |
| Dave Shand, ATL [Slashing] 16:51 | |
| Brian Propp, PHI [Slashing] 16:51 |
Penalty time: ATL: 8 minutes
PHI: 10 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Bennett | 2 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Phil Russell | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Garry Unger | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Bathe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Paddock | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Linseman | 14 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Gorence | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Barnes | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Brian Propp | 26 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Pete Peeters | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 12- 6- 7-25
PHI: 9-10-16-35
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 2-2-0)
PHI: Pete Peeters (W, 2-0-0)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Wayne Bonney, John D'Amico
Attendance: 17,077
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