Atlanta Flames vs Chicago Blackhawks
Regular season · Sunday, March 23, 1980 · Chicago Stadium
Game summary
The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Atlanta Flames 4–2 on Sunday, March 23, 1980 at Chicago Stadium. The Blackhawks outshot the Flames 48–30.
Grant Mulvey scored twice. Guy Chouinard, Ted Bulley, Don Lever and Ron Sedlbauer also scored.
Tony Esposito made 28 saves on 30 shots for the win; Dan Bouchard stopped 44 of 48.
Scoring
1st period
Guy Chouinard (31)Eric Vail (23), Paul Reinhart (34)1–006:13 AFM · 
Ted Bulley (12)Keith Brown (17), Tim Higgins (10)1–111:24 CHI
Don Lever (31)Kent Nilsson (50), Paul Reinhart (35)2–115:09 AFM ·
2nd period
Ron Sedlbauer (21)Grant Mulvey (22), Terry Ruskowski (50)2–206:08 CHI
3rd period
Grant Mulvey (36)Doug Wilson (47), Terry Ruskowski (51)2–316:20 CHI- Grant Mulvey (37)Ron Sedlbauer (13)2–416:36 CHI
Team stats
AFMCHI
3048
0%0%
2/60/6
1416
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 4:53 into the first period
Tim Higgins · high sticking2 min - 6:46 into the first period
Bill Clement · holding2 min - 12:39 into the first periodBob Murdoch · holding2 min
- 13:57 into the first periodGrant Mulvey · hooking2 min
- 14:37 into the first periodPhil Russell · elbowing2 min
- 14:37 into the first periodDave Hutchison · roughing2 min
- 14:37 into the first periodDave Hutchison · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 18:15 into the first periodWilli Plett · holding2 min
- 4:04 into the second periodBob Murdoch · tripping2 min
- 12:20 into the second periodGrant Mulvey · tripping2 min
- 13:37 into the second periodEric Vail · tripping2 min
- 16:19 into the second periodKen Houston · holding2 min
- 17:37 into the second periodTim Higgins · tripping2 min
- 1:52 into the third periodDave Hutchison · hooking2 min
- 18:15 into the third periodMike O'connell · holding2 min
Season series
Atlanta Flames
| 23Paul ReinhartD | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 3 | – |
| 12Don LeverC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 2 | – |
| 14Kent NilssonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 16Guy ChouinardC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 27Eric VailL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 2Curt BennettR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 6Ken HoustonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 | – |
| 7Garry UngerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 9Jean PronovostR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 10Bill ClementC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 11Bob MacMillanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 25Willi PlettR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 3Phil RussellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 4Pekka RautakallioD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 5Brad MarshD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | – |
| 8Dave ShandD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 20Bob MurdochD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jim CraigG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 30Dan BouchardG | L | 48 | 4 | .917 |
Chicago Blackhawks
| 22Grant MulveyR | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 9 | – |
| 8Terry RuskowskiC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 19Ron SedlbauerL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 6 | – |
| 15Tim HigginsR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 29Ted BulleyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 24Doug WilsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 6 | – |
| 25Keith BrownD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 7Doug LecuyerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 11John MarksR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 12Tom LysiakC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 16Rich PrestonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 17Alain DaigleR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 23J.P. BordeleauR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 5Dave HutchisonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 6Bob MurrayD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 14Mike O'connellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 18Greg FoxD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mike VeisorG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Tony EspositoG | W | 30 | 2 | .933 |