Atlanta Flames vs Vancouver Canucks
Regular season · Friday, March 7, 1980 · Pacific Coliseum
Game summary
The Atlanta Flames beat the Vancouver Canucks 9–3 on Friday, March 7, 1980 at Pacific Coliseum. The Canucks outshot the Flames 33–29.
Stan Smyl scored a hat trick, Bob MacMillan scored twice and Guy Chouinard scored twice. Eric Vail, Pekka Rautakallio, Kent Nilsson, Ken Houston and Don Lever also scored.
Pat Riggin made 30 saves on 33 shots for the win; Glen Hanlon stopped 15 of 22.
Scoring
1st period
Eric Vail (24)Kent Nilsson (41), Paul Reinhart (30)1–004:26 AFM · 
Stan Smyl (26)Lars Lindgren (25), Kevin McCarthy (23)1–106:09 VAN · 
Pekka Rautakallio (4)Don Lever (22), Kent Nilsson (42)2–108:13 AFM
2nd period
- Stan Smyl (27)Kevin McCarthy (24), Thomas Gradin (39)2–200:47 VAN ·
- Stan Smyl (28)Jere Gillis (16), David Logan (5)2–301:05 VAN
Kent Nilsson (30)Ken Houston (20)3–302:06 AFM
Ken Houston (17)Unassisted4–314:57 AFM
3rd period
Bob MacMillan (13)Eric Vail (18), Paul Reinhart (31)5–301:35 AFM
Guy Chouinard (27)Bob MacMillan (34)6–304:55 AFM- Guy Chouinard (28)Bob MacMillan (35), Eric Vail (19)7–307:12 AFM
Don Lever (26)Kent Nilsson (43)8–308:39 AFM- Bob MacMillan (14)Guy Chouinard (34), Eric Vail (20)9–310:38 AFM
Team stats
AFMVAN
2933
0%0%
1/22/4
1713
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 3:58 into the first period
Stan Smyl · hooking2 min - 5:59 into the first period
Pekka Rautakallio · holding2 min - 7:52 into the first periodBob Murdoch · cross checking2 min
- 7:52 into the first periodDarcy Rota · slashing2 min
- 14:23 into the first periodDave Shand · fighting5 min
- 14:23 into the first periodCurt Fraser · fighting5 min
- 19:50 into the first periodPhil Russell · hooking2 min
- 12:23 into the second periodGarry Unger · tripping2 min
- 3:02 into the third periodWilli Plett · high sticking2 min
- 3:02 into the third periodLars Lindgren · high sticking2 min
- 11:26 into the third periodJerry Butler · slashing2 min
- 16:27 into the third periodGarry Unger · slashing2 min
Season series
Atlanta Flames
| 11Bob MacMillanR | 2 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 4 | – |
| 14Kent NilssonC | 1 | 3 | 4 | +4 | 2 | – |
| 27Eric VailL | 1 | 3 | 4 | +2 | 5 | – |
| 16Guy ChouinardC | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 3 | – |
| 6Ken HoustonR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 12Don LeverC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +4 | 4 | – |
| 23Paul ReinhartD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 4Pekka RautakallioD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +6 | 1 | – |
| 7Garry UngerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 9Jean PronovostR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 10Bill ClementC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 19Paul HendersonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 25Willi PlettR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 3Phil RussellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 1 | – |
| 5Brad MarshD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 8Dave ShandD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 20Bob MurdochD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Dan BouchardG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Pat RigginG | W | 33 | 3 | .909 |
Vancouver Canucks
| 12Stan SmylR | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 25Kevin McCarthyD | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 5 | – |
| 21Jere GillisL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 23Thomas GradinC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2David LoganD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 1 | – |
| 3Lars LindgrenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 7Gary LupulC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 | – |
| 9Ivan BoldirevC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 6 | – |
| 14Chris OddleifsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 15Brent AshtonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 17Jerry ButlerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 18Darcy RotaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 3 | – |
| 24Curt FraserL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 3 | – |
| 26Dave WilliamsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 6Dennis KearnsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 20John HughesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 27Harold SnepstsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Glen HanlonG | L | 22 | 7 | .682 |
| 30Gary BromleyG | 7 | 2 | .714 |