NHL game summary from January 17, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (18-20-5) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Colorado Rockies (12-27-5) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | ATL, | Kent Nilsson 23 (Ivan Boldirev), 6:18 - PP |
| 2: | ATL, | Paul Henderson 2 (Guy Chouinard, Kent Nilsson), 13:00 - PP |
| ATL, | Garry Unger 13 (Bob Murdoch, Willi Plett), 18:14 | |
| 3: | ATL, | Guy Chouinard 14 (Kent Nilsson, Bob MacMillan), 4:35 - PP |
| COL, | Joel Quenneville 2 (Mike Christie, Lanny McDonald), 9:52 |
Penalties:
| 1: | John Flesch, COL [Hi-sticking] 4:34 |
| Mike Kitchen, COL [Hi-sticking] 12:14 | |
| Ivan Boldirev, ATL [Slashing] 12:14 | |
| Ken Houston, ATL [Holding] 15:25 | |
| Brad Marsh, ATL [Tripping] 16:58 | |
| 2: | Ivan Boldirev, ATL [Hooking] 2:42 |
| Mike Kitchen, COL [Tripping] 12:05 | |
| Phil Russell, ATL [Holding] 18:45 | |
| 3: | Joel Quenneville, COL [Hooking] 4:07 |
| Ken Houston, ATL [Hooking] 5:10 |
Penalty time: ATL: 12 minutes
COL: 8 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Russell | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Paul Henderson | 19 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Riggin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 23 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Rob Ramage | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Doug Berry | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lanny McDonald | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Flesch | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Smith | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Quenneville | 22 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Oleschuk | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 6- 9- 8-23
COL: 9-13-13-35
Goalies: ATL: Pat Riggin (W, 4-4-0)
COL: Bill Oleschuk (L, 1-5-2)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Wayne Forsey, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 7,511
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