NHL game summary from January 6, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (14-18-5) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
 New York Rangers (17-16-7) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
1: ATL, Kent Nilsson 18 (Bob MacMillan, Brad Marsh), 2:19
NYR, Don Maloney 9 (Ron Greschner, Barry Beck), 11:11 - PP
2: ATL, Kent Nilsson 19 (Guy Chouinard, Eric Vail), :46 - PP
NYR, Don Maloney 10 (Ron Greschner, Barry Beck), 4:39 - PP
ATL, Ken Houston 10 (Kent Nilsson, Guy Chouinard), 8:52
ATL, Garry Unger 6 (Ken Houston), 12:34
NYR, Barry Beck 8 (Walt Tkaczuk, Steve Vickers), 15:58
3: NYR, Anders Hedberg 22 (Dave Maloney, Walt Tkaczuk), 17:33
NYR, Don Maloney 11 (Don Murdoch), 9:01
ATL, Kent Nilsson 20 (Phil Russell), 15:29
Penalties:
1: Phil Russell, ATL [Holding] 11:01
Mario Marois, NYR [Interference] 19:24
2: Brad Marsh, ATL [Holding] 4:24
Eric Vail, ATL [Hi-sticking] 5:01
Bob Murdoch, ATL [Hi-sticking] 9:30
3: Dan Bouchard, ATL [Charging] 9:01
Dave Maloney, NYR [Roughing] 9:01
Penalty time: ATL: 10 minutes
NYR: 4 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Russell | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 33 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Frank Beaton | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Warren Miller | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Conacher | 28 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Baker | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 8-11-13-32
NYR: 10-19- 9-38
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (T, 14-12-5)
NYR: John Davidson, Steve Baker (T, 5-2-5)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 17,415
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