NHL game summary 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
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