NHL game summary from January 16, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (17-20-5) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 Vancouver Canucks (15-23-7) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | VAN, | Kevin McCarthy 7 (Stan Smyl, Thomas Gradin), 10:37 |
| ATL, | Guy Chouinard 13 (Kent Nilsson, Bob MacMillan), 11:13 | |
| 2: | ATL, | Kent Nilsson 21 (Guy Chouinard, Paul Reinhart), :49 |
| ATL, | Jean Pronovost 11, 5:07 | |
| VAN, | Curt Fraser 9 (Stan Smyl, John Hughes), 5:42 | |
| VAN, | Dennis Kearns 1 (Curt Fraser, Thomas Gradin), 6:03 | |
| 3: | ATL, | Kent Nilsson 22 (Bob MacMillan, Guy Chouinard), :38 - PP |
| ATL, | Garry Unger 12 (Paul Henderson, Jean Pronovost), 19:48 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Shand, ATL [Fighting] 14:08 |
| Brad Smith, VAN [Fighting] 14:08 | |
| Guy Chouinard, ATL [Tripping] 15:16 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Cross checking] 18:43 | |
| 2: | Dennis Kearns, VAN [Hooking] 13:38 |
| Bob Murdoch, ATL [Tripping] 17:57 | |
| Bench penalty, VAN [Too many men on the ice] 19:13 | |
| 3: | Stan Smyl, VAN [Charging] 6:33 |
Penalty time: ATL: 9 minutes
VAN: 13 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Bennett | 2 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Phil Russell | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Paul Henderson | 19 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Riggin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 22 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hanlon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Gary Lupul | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Bill Derlago | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Brad Smith | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Hubick | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Hughes | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Rick Vaive | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12 |
| Kris Manery | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -6 | 49 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -6 | 49 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 5- 8- 9-22
VAN: 13-18-18-49
Goalies: ATL: Pat Riggin (W, 3-4-0)
VAN: Glen Hanlon (L, 13-17-5)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Ron Asselstine, Joe Dame
Attendance: 12,235
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