NHL game summary from October 23, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (4-1-1) |
2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
 Atlanta Flames (2-4-1) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | ATL, | Darcy Rota 1 (Ivan Boldirev, Paul Reinhart), 1:18 |
| MTL, | Steve Shutt 4 (Brian Engblom), 2:33 | |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 7, 11:59 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Doug Risebrough 1 (Brian Engblom), 1:21 |
| MTL, | Larry Robinson 3 (Danny Geoffrion, Mario Tremblay), 3:58 - PP | |
| MTL, | Steve Shutt 5 (Guy Lafleur), 7:24 | |
| ATL, | Eric Vail 5 (Guy Chouinard), 10:16 | |
| ATL, | Kent Nilsson 5 (Ivan Boldirev), 11:40 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rod Langway, MTL [Tripping] 5:31 |
| Darcy Rota, ATL [Hi-sticking] 9:16 | |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Hi-sticking] 9:16 | |
| 2: | Brad Marsh, ATL [Elbowing] 3:32 |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Hi-sticking] 11:13 | |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Hi-sticking] 11:13 | |
| 3: | Bill Clement, ATL [Tripping] 5:33 |
| Pierre Larouche, MTL [Interference] 8:54 | |
| Garry Unger, ATL [Tripping] 8:54 |
Penalty time: MTL: 8 minutes
ATL: 10 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Danny Geoffrion | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Herron | 32 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 6 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 6 | 36 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Russell | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Garry Unger | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -6 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -6 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 9-18- 9-36
ATL: 9- 9-13-31
Goalies: MTL: Denis Herron (W, 3-0-0)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 2-3-1)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Willard Norris, John D'Amico
Attendance: 9,438
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