1979-80 Atlanta Flames Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 35-32-13 - 83 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL's Patrick Division
Postseason: 1-3
Lost NHL preliminary round
Preliminary - Lost to New York Rangers 3-1
Coach: Al MacNeil (35-32-13)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1979-80 Atlanta Flames RosterTeam Record: 35-32-13 - 83 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL's Patrick Division
Postseason: 1-3
Lost NHL preliminary round
Preliminary - Lost to New York Rangers 3-1
Coach: Al MacNeil (35-32-13)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1979-80 Atlanta Flames Results
The Atlanta Flames of the National Hockey League ended the 1979-80 season with a record of 35 wins and 32 losses and 13 ties for 83 points, finishing fourth in the NHL's Patrick Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-3.
The Flames scored 282 goals and gave up 269. Kent Nilsson netted 40 goals for Atlanta, while Guy Chouinard tallied 30 or more, too. Kent Nilsson contributed 53 assists. Dan Bouchard earned 23 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.18 goals against average, leading regular goalies.
Al MacNeil coached the team. The 1979-80 Atlanta Flames lost in the NHL preliminary round.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Nilsson | C | 80 | 40 | 53 | 93 | 10 | -3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 217 | 18.4 |
| Guy Chouinard | C | 76 | 31 | 46 | 77 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 208 | 14.9 |
| Bob MacMillan | C | 77 | 22 | 39 | 61 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 164 | 13.4 |
| Ken Houston | R | 80 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 100 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 155 | 14.8 |
| Eric Vail | L | 77 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 193 | 14.5 |
| Paul Reinhart | D | 79 | 9 | 38 | 47 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 130 | 6.9 |
| Jean Pronovost | R | 80 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 119 | 20.2 |
| Ivan Boldirev | C | 52 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 20 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 121 | 13.2 |
| Phil Russell | D | 80 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 115 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 4.8 |
| Garry Unger | C | 79 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 170 | 10.0 |
| Willi Plett | R | 76 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 231 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 119 | 10.9 |
| Don Lever | L | 28 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 74 | 18.9 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | D | 79 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 18 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 4.8 |
| Bill Clement | C | 64 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 13.7 |
| Bob Murdoch | D | 80 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 7.4 |
| Darcy Rota | L | 44 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 14.3 |
| Paul Henderson | L | 30 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 24.1 |
| Brad Marsh | D | 80 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 119 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 2.7 |
| Dave Shand | D | 74 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 104 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 6.4 |
| Curt Bennett | L | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 4.8 |
| Bobby Lalonde | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Dan Bouchard | G | 53 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pat Riggin | G | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reggie Lemelin | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brad Smith | R | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Craig | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Gorman | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Bobby Gould | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Gord Wappel | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Rick Adduono | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Serge Beaudoin | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Earl Ingarfield | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1441 | 282 | 447 | 729 | 1034 | 59 | 51 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 13 | 2252 | 12.5 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Bouchard | 53 | 3076 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 163 | 3.18 | 0 | ||
| Pat Riggin | 25 | 1368 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 3.20 | 0 | ||
| Jim Craig | 4 | 206 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3.79 | 0 | ||
| Reggie Lemelin | 3 | 150 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6.00 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 85 | 4800 | 35 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 264 | 3.30 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Nilsson | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Guy Chouinard | C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob MacMillan | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Houston | R | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Eric Vail | L | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jean Pronovost | R | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phil Russell | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Garry Unger | C | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Willi Plett | R | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Lever | L | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pekka Rautakallio | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Clement | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Murdoch | D | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Henderson | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Marsh | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Shand | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dan Bouchard | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Wappel | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Earl Ingarfield | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 72 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 68 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
