NHL game summary from November 18, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (9-7-3) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
 Washington Capitals (4-13-2) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | WAS, | Wes Jarvis 1 (Gord Lane, Mike Gartner), 1:58 |
| WAS, | Peter Scamurra 3 (Paul Mulvey, Mark Lofthouse), 3:39 | |
| ATL, | Bill Clement 4 (Jean Pronovost, Bob Murdoch), 9:24 - SH | |
| ATL, | Paul Reinhart 3 (Kent Nilsson, Phil Russell), 17:37 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | ATL, | Jean Pronovost 6 (Ivan Boldirev, Paul Reinhart), 5:17 - PP |
| ATL, | Ken Houston 7 (Phil Russell), 19:51 - PP | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Darcy Rota, ATL [Tripping] 9:07 |
| Rick Green, WAS [Fighting] 15:14 | |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Fighting] 15:14 | |
| Bob Murdoch, ATL [Tripping] 16:31 | |
| Robert Picard, WAS [Interference] 16:47 | |
| 2: | Willi Plett, ATL [Hooking] 6:27 |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Fighting] 10:47 | |
| Paul Mulvey, WAS [Fighting] 10:47 | |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Cross checking] 13:42 | |
| 3: | Mike Gartner, WAS [Holding] 4:53 |
| Garry Unger, ATL [Hooking] 9:57 | |
| Bench penalty, WAS [Too many men on the ice] 19:34 |
Penalty time: ATL: 18 minutes
WAS: 18 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Russell | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -1 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -2 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -2 | 24 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Scamurra | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Errol Rausse | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Antero Lehtonen | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Greg Polis | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wes Jarvis | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Inness | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 12- 5- 7-24
WAS: 7-10-11-28
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 9-5-3)
WAS: Gary Inness (L, 1-6-1)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Paul Flaherty
Attendance: 6,361
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