1979–80 Atlanta Flames
35-32-0, 83 pts · Playoffs 1-3
The 1979–80 Atlanta Flames went 35-32-0 (83 points) in the Patrick Division and played 4 playoff games (1-3). Kent Nilsson led the team with 93 points (40 G, 53 A). Dan Bouchard had 23 wins in goal.
Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Nilsson | C | 80 | 40 | 53 | 93 | -3 | 10 | 14 | 217 | 18.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Chouinard | C | 76 | 31 | 46 | 77 | +5 | 22 | 9 | 208 | 14.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | R | 77 | 22 | 39 | 61 | +3 | 10 | 2 | 169 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | R | 80 | 23 | 31 | 54 | -1 | 100 | 4 | 155 | 14.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Vail | L | 77 | 28 | 25 | 53 | +5 | 22 | 6 | 193 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Reinhart | D | 79 | 9 | 38 | 47 | +11 | 31 | 4 | 130 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | R | 80 | 24 | 19 | 43 | +12 | 12 | 6 | 119 | 20.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Boldirev | C | 52 | 16 | 24 | 40 | -1 | 20 | 1 | 116 | 13.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Russell | D | 80 | 5 | 31 | 36 | +14 | 115 | 1 | 102 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | C | 80 | 17 | 16 | 33 | +2 | 39 | 1 | 170 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | R | 77 | 13 | 19 | 32 | -4 | 231 | 0 | 119 | 10.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | D | 79 | 5 | 25 | 30 | +22 | 18 | 1 | 104 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Lever | C | 28 | 14 | 16 | 30 | +5 | 4 | 1 | 74 | 18.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | D | 80 | 5 | 16 | 21 | +2 | 48 | 0 | 68 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Clement | C | 64 | 7 | 14 | 21 | +3 | 32 | 0 | 51 | 13.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Darcy Rota | L | 44 | 10 | 8 | 18 | +3 | 49 | 0 | 70 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Henderson | L | 30 | 7 | 6 | 13 | +5 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 24.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Marsh | D | 80 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -15 | 119 | 0 | 73 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Shand | D | 74 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +1 | 104 | 0 | 47 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Bennett | R | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Smith | R | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Serge Beaudoin | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Gorman | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Adduono | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon Wappel | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Gould | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Ingarfield | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Bouchard | 53 | 51 | 23 | 20 | 0 | 1598 | .898 | 3.19 | 2 |
| Pat Riggin | 25 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 686 | .894 | 3.21 | 2 |
| Jim Craig | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 82 | .841 | 3.79 | 0 |
| Rejean Lemelin | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 74 | .797 | 6.00 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | @ QUE | W 5–3 | Final |
| Oct 11 | @ MTL | L 1–3 | Final |
| Oct 13 | vs PHI | W 9–2 | Final |
| Oct 16 | @ NYI | L 1–5 | Final |
| Oct 18 | @ PHI | L 2–6 | Final |
| Oct 20 | vs CHI | T 2–2 | Final |
| Oct 23 | vs MTL | L 3–5 | Final |
| Oct 26 | vs EDM | W 7–3 | Final |
| Oct 27 | @ STL | W 3–0 | Final |
| Oct 30 | vs CLR | W 3–1 | Final |
| Nov 2 | vs QUE | T 4–4 | Final |
| Nov 3 | @ PIT | T 3–3 | Final |
| Nov 6 | vs WIN | W 8–0 | Final |
| Nov 9 | vs NYI | W 5–2 | Final |
| Nov 11 | @ BOS | L 3–6 | Final |
| Nov 13 | vs VAN | L 3–5 | Final |
| Nov 15 | @ BUF | L 1–5 | Final |
| Nov 16 | vs NYR | W 4–2 | Final |
| Nov 18 | @ WSH | W 4–2 | Final |
| Nov 21 | vs DET | W 4–1 | Final |
| Nov 23 | vs PIT | W 4–1 | Final |
| Nov 25 | @ HFD | L 2–4 | Final |
| Nov 27 | vs TOR | L 3–5 | Final |
| Dec 4 | vs LAK | L 2–6 | Final |
| Dec 5 | @ BUF | L 1–6 | Final |
| Dec 8 | @ MNS | L 1–4 | Final |
| Dec 9 | @ WIN | W 5–4 | Final |
| Dec 12 | @ EDM | T 5–5 | Final |
| Dec 14 | vs MNS | W 3–2 | Final |
| Dec 15 | @ TOR | L 1–8 | Final |
| Dec 21 | vs STL | L 1–5 | Final |
| Dec 22 | @ STL | W 7–3 | Final |
| Dec 26 | vs BOS | L 3–5 | Final |
| Dec 28 | vs PIT | L 2–4 | Final |
| Dec 29 | @ PIT | L 2–3 | Final |
| Jan 4 | vs DET | L 3–6 | Final |
| Jan 6 | @ NYR | T 5–5 | Final |
| Jan 8 | vs WIN | W 2–0 | Final |
| Jan 11 | vs QUE | W 4–3 | Final |
| Jan 12 | @ BOS | L 3–5 | Final |
| Jan 14 | @ MTL | L 2–3 | Final |
| Jan 16 | @ VAN | W 5–3 | Final |
| Jan 17 | @ CLR | W 4–1 | Final |
| Jan 19 | @ LAK | W 4–2 | Final |
| Jan 21 | vs BUF | T 3–3 | Final |
| Jan 22 | vs TOR | L 2–4 | Final |
| Jan 25 | vs CHI | T 4–4 | Final |
| Jan 26 | @ DET | W 4–3 | Final |
| Jan 28 | @ HFD | L 1–6 | Final |
| Jan 30 | @ QUE | W 4–1 | Final |
| Feb 1 | vs WSH | W 4–2 | Final |
| Feb 2 | vs HFD | W 5–3 | Final |
| Feb 8 | @ EDM | W 4–2 | Final |
| Feb 10 | @ CLR | W 6–1 | Final |
| Feb 13 | @ DET | T 2–2 | Final |
| Feb 16 | @ MNS | T 2–2 | Final |
| Feb 17 | @ CHI | L 2–3 | Final |
| Feb 19 | vs MNS | T 4–4 | Final |
| Feb 21 | vs WSH | W 3–0 | Final |
| Feb 23 | vs HFD | L 5–6 | Final |
| Feb 26 | vs MTL | T 3–3 | Final |
| Mar 1 | vs CLR | W 4–1 | Final |
| Mar 5 | @ LAK | W 3–1 | Final |
| Mar 7 | @ VAN | W 9–3 | Final |
| Mar 9 | @ WIN | W 5–2 | Final |
| Mar 10 | vs VAN | L 2–5 | Final |
| Mar 13 | vs LAK | T 2–2 | Final |
| Mar 15 | vs PHI | W 4–3 | Final |
| Mar 17 | @ TOR | W 5–1 | Final |
| Mar 18 | @ NYI | L 3–6 | Final |
| Mar 20 | vs STL | W 8–4 | Final |
| Mar 22 | vs BOS | L 2–5 | Final |
| Mar 23 | @ CHI | L 2–4 | Final |
| Mar 25 | vs EDM | L 4–5 | Final |
| Mar 28 | vs NYR | W 4–2 | Final |
| Mar 30 | @ PHI | L 2–4 | Final |
| Apr 1 | vs BUF | L 2–5 | Final |
| Apr 2 | @ NYR | W 7–3 | Final |
| Apr 4 | vs NYI | L 3–7 | Final |
| Apr 5 | @ WSH | T 4–4 | Final |
| Apr 8 | @ NYR | L 1–2 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| Apr 9 | @ NYR | L 1–5 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 11 | vs NYR | W 4–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 12 | vs NYR | L 2–5 | Final · Playoffs |