NHL game summary from February 23, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hartford Whalers (21-25-12) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
 Atlanta Flames (26-24-10) |
0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1: | HAR, | Mike Rogers 29 (Mark Howe, Blaine Stoughton), 19:03 |
| 2: | HAR, | Blaine Stoughton 37 (Al Sims), 2:32 |
| ATL, | Ken Houston 16 (Don Lever), 11:56 | |
| HAR, | Pat Boutette 6 (Mike Rogers, Blaine Stoughton), 12:26 | |
| 3: | HAR, | Al Sims 9 (Blaine Stoughton, Pat Boutette), 1:13 |
| HAR, | Bernie Johnston 6 (Greg Carroll), 3:10 | |
| ATL, | Brad Marsh 2 (Don Lever), 6:40 | |
| HAR, | Ray Allison 11 (Dave Keon, Gordie Roberts), 7:33 | |
| ATL, | Kent Nilsson 28 (Ken Houston, Don Lever), 8:30 | |
| ATL, | Paul Reinhart 7 (Garry Unger, Jean Pronovost), 9:43 | |
| ATL, | Don Lever 25 (Phil Russell, Ken Houston), 15:57 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Blaine Stoughton, HAR 1:07 |
| Don Lever, ATL 7:16 | |
| 2: | Nick Fotiu, HAR 2:57 |
| Willi Plett, ATL [double minor] 2:57 | |
| Bob Murdoch, ATL 5:33 | |
| Pat Boutette, HAR 5:33 | |
| Rick Ley, HAR 13:00 | |
| Paul Henderson, ATL 13:35 | |
| Bill Clement, ATL 15:46 | |
| Dave Keon, HAR 15:46 | |
| Al Smith, HAR [double minor] 15:46 | |
| 3: | Mike Rogers, HAR 12:13 |
Penalty time: HAR: 16 minutes
ATL: 12 minutes
| HAR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Smith | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Ley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Sims | 3 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mark Howe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gordie Roberts | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ray Allison | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gordie Howe | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordy Douglas | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Debol | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Rogers | 17 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 21 | LW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Nick Fotiu | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bernie Johnston | 24 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Boutette | 28 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Tom Rowe | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Carroll | 31 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Giroux | 32 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Russell | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Lever | 12 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Paul Henderson | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brad Smith | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Riggin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: HAR: 12- 5- 9-26
ATL: 5-12-15-32
Goalies: HAR: Al Smith (W, 6-6-3)
ATL: Pat Riggin (L, 9-7-1)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Wayne Forsey, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 9,868
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