NHL game summary from December 12, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (12-12-4) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
 Edmonton Oilers (6-14-7) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | EDM, | Blair MacDonald 19 (Wayne Gretzky, Stan Weir), 3:09 - PP |
| ATL, | Phil Russell 4 (Ken Houston, Kent Nilsson), 8:32 | |
| ATL, | Guy Chouinard 5 (Kent Nilsson), 10:43 - PP | |
| 2: | EDM, | Kari Makkonen 1, 1:17 |
| ATL, | Eric Vail 14 (Willi Plett, Bob Murdoch), 7:26 | |
| EDM, | Doug Hicks 3 (Risto Siltanen, Blair MacDonald), 12:18 - PP | |
| ATL, | Ken Houston 8 (Kent Nilsson), 13:01 | |
| EDM, | Mark Messier 2, 15:58 - SH | |
| 3: | ATL, | Curt Bennett 1 (Bob Murdoch, Willi Plett), 4:15 |
| EDM, | Pat Price 6 (Dave Lumley, Stan Weir), 18:29 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Murdoch, ATL [Roughing] 1:43 |
| Alec Tidey, EDM [Roughing] 1:43 | |
| Ivan Boldirev, ATL [Hooking] 2:51 | |
| Rick Adduono, ATL [Interference] 5:12 | |
| Brett Callighen, EDM [Tripping] 9:40 | |
| 2: | Bob Murdoch, ATL [Hooking] 11:45 |
| Dave Lumley, EDM [Tripping] 14:35 | |
| 3: | Peter Driscoll, EDM [Tripping] 1:04 |
Penalty time: ATL: 8 minutes
EDM: 8 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Bennett | 2 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Phil Russell | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Adduono | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 30 | ||||||
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fogolin | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Lowe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Doug Hicks | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Chipperfield | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Risto Siltanen | 8 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Kari Makkonen | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mark Messier | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Hunter | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Blair MacDonald | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Alec Tidey | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Brett Callighen | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Dave Lumley | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Peter Driscoll | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Pat Price | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Eddie Mio | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 99 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 8- 6-16-30
EDM: 11-14-13-38
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (T, 12-8-4)
EDM: Eddie Mio (T, 4-7-4)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Wayne Forsey
Attendance: 15,423
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