All NHL game summaries from November 9, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (5-5-3) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Atlanta Flames (7-4-3) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | ATL, | Eric Vail 11 (Bob MacMillan), 5:06 |
| ATL, | Ivan Boldirev 5 (Ken Houston, Paul Reinhart), 9:34 | |
| NYI, | Bryan Trottier 9 (Mike Bossy, Denis Potvin), 12:21 | |
| ATL, | Jean Pronovost 4 (Bill Clement, Willi Plett), 16:38 | |
| 2: | ATL, | Eric Vail 12 (Guy Chouinard, Bob MacMillan), 17:04 - PP |
| 3: | NYI, | Dave Lewis 2 (Bryan Trottier, Mike Bossy), 3:38 |
| ATL, | Bob MacMillan 2, 5:28 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ken Houston, ATL [Roughing] 4:50 |
| Dave Lewis, NYI [Roughing] 4:50 | |
| Billy Harris, NYI [Holding] 13:48 | |
| 2: | Billy Harris, NYI [Hooking] 16:02 |
| Ken Houston, ATL [Hooking] 17:44 | |
| 3: | Darcy Rota, ATL [Fighting] 0:34 |
| Bob Lorimer, NYI [Fighting] 0:34 | |
| Paul Reinhart, ATL [Interference] 9:49 |
Penalty time: NYI: 11 minutes
ATL: 11 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Steve Tambellini | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yvon Vautour | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -9 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -9 | 26 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Russell | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 4- 9-13-26
ATL: 15- 9- 6-30
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (L, 3-3-2)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 7-3-3)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Ron Asselstine
Attendance: 14,218
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (8-3-2) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
 Colorado Rockies (2-9-2) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | MIN, | Steve Payne 11 (Bobby Smith), 7:59 |
| COL, | Rob Ramage 2 (Don Saleski, Jack Valiquette), 13:28 | |
| COL, | Nelson Pyatt 5 (Mike McEwen), 14:58 | |
| COL, | Lucien DeBlois 5 (Doug Berry, Randy Pierce), 15:27 | |
| MIN, | Al MacAdam 6, 16:54 | |
| MIN, | Steve Payne 12 (Al MacAdam, Bobby Smith), 17:27 | |
| 2: | MIN, | Al MacAdam 7 (Bobby Smith), 7:59 |
| COL, | Mike McEwen 2 (Rene Robert, Doug Berry), 9:49 - PP | |
| 3: | COL, | Mike McEwen 3, 3:02 - SH |
| MIN, | Glen Sharpley 9, 5:34 - PP | |
| MIN, | Tom McCarthy 5 (Ron Zanussi, Brad Maxwell), 8:37 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Paul Shmyr, MIN [Charging] 0:18 |
| Randy Pierce, COL [Holding] 2:37 | |
| Dean Turner, COL [Interference] 19:50 | |
| Mike Polich, MIN [Slashing] 19:50 | |
| 2: | Paul Shmyr, MIN [Tripping] 3:50 |
| Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Hooking] 5:29 | |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Interference] 9:00 | |
| Kevin Morrison, COL [Holding] 11:43 | |
| Tom Younghans, MIN [Holding] 14:41 | |
| Rob Ramage, COL [Hooking] 17:30 | |
| 3: | Wilf Paiement, COL [Holding] 1:20 |
| Dean Turner, COL [Slashing] 4:44 | |
| Doug Berry, COL [Charging] 18:19 | |
| Kris Manery, MIN [Slashing] 18:19 |
Penalty time: MIN: 14 minutes
COL: 14 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 31 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardy Astrom | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Morrison | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike McEwen | 4 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 8 |
| Dean Turner | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Rob Ramage | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Doug Berry | 8 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Don Ashby | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Trevor Johansen | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -6 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -6 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 11- 9-11-31
COL: 18-12- 6-36
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 5-1-0)
COL: Hardy Astrom (L, 1-6-1)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 7,062
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Blackhawks (4-6-4) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Hartford Whalers (4-5-4) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | HAR, | Gordie Roberts 2 (Jordy Douglas, Dave Keon), 2:15 |
| 2: | HAR, | Mark Howe 5 (Gordie Roberts, Mike Rogers), 1:03 |
| CHI, | Terry Ruskowski 4 (Keith Brown, Rich Preston), 12:09 | |
| CHI, | Rich Preston 4 (Bob Murray, Terry Ruskowski), 17:25 - PP | |
| 3: | CHI, | Mike O'Connell 1 (Tom Lysiak, J.P. Bordeleau), 7:09 |
| CHI, | Tom Lysiak 3 (Doug Lecuyer, Doug Wilson), 11:08 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Murray, CHI [Holding] 6:50 | |
| Gordie Howe, HAR [Roughing] 9:43 | ||
| Gordie Howe, HAR [Holding] 12:11 | ||
| 2: | Alan Hangsleben, HAR [Interference] 6:11 | |
| Rick Ley, HAR [Holding] 16:27 | ||
| Bob Murray, CHI [Holding] 18:51 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: CHI: 4 minutes
HAR: 8 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Lecuyer | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Terry Ruskowski | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Reg Kerr | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike O'Connell | 14 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tim Higgins | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Preston | 16 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Fox | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Keith Brown | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 20 | ||||||
| HAR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Ley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Al Sims | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Andre Lacroix | 4 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mark Howe | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ron Plumb | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gordie Roberts | 7 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ray Allison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gordie Howe | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Jordy Douglas | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Rogers | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick Fotiu | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Warner | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Carroll | 31 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| John Garrett | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 8- 6- 6-20
HAR: 12-11- 9-32
Goalies: CHI: Tony Esposito (W, 4-5-3)
HAR: John Garrett (L, 4-5-4)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Bob Luther
Attendance: 7,618
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