NHL game summary from October 20, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Blackhawks (2-1-2) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Atlanta Flames (2-3-1) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | ATL, | Kent Nilsson 4 (Phil Russell, Ivan Boldirev), 19:43 |
| 2: | CHI, | Bob Murray 2 (Terry Ruskowski, Doug Lecuyer), 11:41 |
| 3: | CHI, | Doug Lecuyer 1 (Terry Ruskowski, Grant Mulvey), 7:13 |
| ATL, | Willi Plett 2 (Paul Reinhart, Phil Russell), 19:55 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Willi Plett, ATL [Hi-sticking] 3:02 | |
| Phil Russell, ATL [Hooking] 8:02 | ||
| Willi Plett, ATL [Slashing] 13:57 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: CHI: 0 minutes
ATL: 6 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Logan | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Ribble | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Lecuyer | 7 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Terry Ruskowski | 8 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Reg Kerr | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Mike O'Connell | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Preston | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Fox | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Russell | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 12- 5- 7-24
ATL: 5-14-10-29
Goalies: CHI: Tony Esposito (T, 2-1-2)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (T, 2-2-1)
Referee: Denis Morel
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 12,934
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