NHL game summary from December 15, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (13-13-4) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (14-11-3) |
3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 1: | TOR, | Borje Salming 7 (Darryl Sittler, Dave Hutchison), 2:07 |
| TOR, | Borje Salming 8 (Paul Gardner), 9:11 - PP | |
| TOR, | Dave "Tiger" Williams 13 (Lanny McDonald, Ian Turnbull), 17:35 | |
| 2: | TOR, | Ron Ellis 9 (Walt McKechnie, Dan Maloney), 5:26 |
| TOR, | Laurie Boschman 6, 11:46 | |
| TOR, | Dave "Tiger" Williams 14 (Darryl Sittler, Greg Hotham), 17:19 | |
| TOR, | Walt McKechnie 5 (Dan Maloney, Ron Ellis), 19:53 | |
| 3: | TOR, | Greg Hotham 2 (Darryl Sittler, Ian Turnbull), 15:03 |
| ATL, | Bob MacMillan 6 (Eric Vail, Pekka Rautakallio), 17:11 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Willi Plett, ATL [Roughing] 6:53 | |
| Ian Turnbull, TOR [Slashing] 6:53 | ||
| Kent Nilsson, ATL [Holding] 7:19 | ||
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Roughing] 9:01 | ||
| Willi Plett, ATL [Roughing] 9:01 | ||
| Brad Marsh, ATL [Hi-sticking] 12:25 | ||
| Dan Maloney, TOR [Hi-sticking] 12:25 | ||
| Laurie Boschman, TOR [Hooking] 18:46 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Willi Plett, ATL [Roughing] 0:44 | |
| Ian Turnbull, TOR [Hooking] 2:20 | ||
| Borje Salming, TOR [Hooking] 12:07 | ||
| Ian Turnbull, TOR [Holding] 15:37 | ||
| Kent Nilsson, ATL [Tripping] 16:13 | ||
| Ian Turnbull, TOR [Closing hand on puck, Unsportsmanlike conduct] 18:34 | ||
Penalty time: ATL: 12 minutes
TOR: 18 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Lemelin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Bennett | 2 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Phil Russell | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 2 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 1 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Serge Beaudoin | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -3 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -31 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -31 | 30 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| Joel Quenneville | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Greg Hotham | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Laurie Boschman | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Gardner | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Dave Hutchison | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Paul Harrison | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 31 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 31 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 11-16- 9-36
TOR: 10- 9-11-30
Goalies: ATL: Reggie Lemelin (L, 0-1-0)
TOR: Paul Harrison (W, 4-2-2)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Jim Christison
Attendance: 14,685
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