NHL game summary from March 28, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (35-30-10) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Atlanta Flames (34-29-12) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
1: NYR, Steve Vickers 26 (Phil Esposito, Anders Hedberg), 3:10 - PP
NYR, Dean Talafous 8 (Phil Esposito, Barry Beck), 14:16 - PP
2: ATL, Ken Houston 21, 14:49
3: ATL, Kent Nilsson 37 (Pekka Rautakallio, Paul Reinhart), :17 - PP
ATL, Willi Plett 12 (Paul Henderson, Dave Shand), 2:55
ATL, Paul Henderson 7 (Bob Murdoch), 18:47 - EN
Penalties:
1: Dave Shand, ATL [Holding] 2:22
Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Holding] 7:27
Willi Plett, ATL [Charging] 13:10
Dave Maloney, NYR [Elbowing] 15:51
Kent Nilsson, ATL [Tripping] 16:49
Phil Russell, ATL [Holding] 17:09
2: Eric Vail, ATL [Slashing] 7:50
Bill Lochead, NYR [Slashing] 7:50
Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Hooking] 18:25
3: Carol Vadnais, NYR [Tripping] 13:04
Ron Greschner, NYR [Misconduct] 18:47
Penalty time: NYR: 20 minutes
ATL: 10 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Bothwell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Cam Connor | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | 28 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 27 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Russell | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Don Lever | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Henderson | 19 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 10- 5-12-27
ATL: 14-10-11-35
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (L, 17-13-4)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 22-16-10)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Paul Flaherty, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 14,138
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