NHL game summary from December 4, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (12-8-5) |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
 Atlanta Flames (11-10-3) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | LA , | Dave Taylor 18 (Marcel Dionne), :52 |
| LA , | Marcel Dionne 21 (Dave Taylor, Doug Halward), 15:34 | |
| 2: | LA , | Charlie Simmer 22 (Doug Halward, Dave Taylor), 5:39 - PP |
| ATL, | Guy Chouinard 4 (Kent Nilsson, Bob MacMillan), 8:26 - PP | |
| LA , | Mike Murphy 9 (Rob Palmer, Steve Jensen), 12:44 - PP | |
| ATL, | Bob MacMillan 4 (Kent Nilsson), 13:36 - PP | |
| LA , | Dean Hopkins 4 (Barry Gibbs), 16:38 | |
| 3: | LA , | Dave Taylor 19 (Doug Halward, Butch Goring), 1:16 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Willi Plett, ATL [Hi-sticking] 12:25 |
| 2: | Ken Houston, ATL [Cross checking] 4:37 |
| Doug Halward, LA [Interference] 8:02 | |
| Ken Houston, ATL [Hi-sticking] 10:48 | |
| Bert Wilson, LA [Hooking] 13:23 | |
| 3: | Willi Plett, ATL [Slashing] 0:30 |
| Dave Shand, ATL [Roughing] 11:42 | |
| Bert Wilson, LA [Roughing] 11:42 |
Penalty time: LA : 6 minutes
ATL: 10 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Halward | 3 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Randy Holt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Carlson | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Simmer | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dean Hopkins | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Selwood | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Jensen | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Barry Gibbs | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ron Grahame | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 34 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Russell | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Henderson | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pat Riggin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 12-15- 7-34
ATL: 5-15- 8-28
Goalies: LA : Ron Grahame (W, 5-3-2)
ATL: Pat Riggin (L, 0-3-0)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Don Koharski
Attendance: 8,290
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