Montréal Canadiens
at
New York Rangers
Jan 3, 1979 · Madison Square Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Montréal Canadiens |
2 | 27 |
| New York Rangers |
6 | 26 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 14:01 | NYR | Dave Maloney (3) | Steve Vickers (16) | 0 - 1 |
| 17:16 | NYR | Mike McEwen (11) | Pierre Plante (15), Dean Talafous (10) | 0 - 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 06:53 | MTL | Guy Lafleur (26) | Pierre Mondou (19) | 1 - 2 |
| 07:09 | NYR | Nick Fotiu (2) | Pierre Plante (16) | 1 - 3 |
| 17:56 | NYR | Ron Duguay (11) | Steve Vickers (17), Walt Tkaczuk (15) | 1 - 4 |
| 19:55 | NYR | Ulf Nilsson (14) | Anders Hedberg (21), Mario Marois (9) | 1 - 5 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 00:49 | NYR | Anders Hedberg (16) | Ulf Nilsson (26), Pat Hickey (23) | 1 - 6 |
| 07:47 | MTL | Pierre Larouche (3) PP | Unassisted | 2 - 6 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 06:18 | MTL | Gilles Lupien | Cross checking | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 01:33 | MTL | Steve Shutt | High sticking | 2 |
| 02:48 | NYR | Ron Greschner | Cross checking | 2 |
| 13:23 | MTL | Pierre Larouche | Slashing | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 04:01 | NYR | Nick Fotiu | Roughing | 2 |
| 07:33 | NYR | Mario Marois | Hooking | 2 |
| 18:22 | NYR | Nick Fotiu | Roughing | 2 |
Montréal Canadiens
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 |  Guy Lafleur |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Pierre Larouche |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Pierre Mondou |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Rick Chartraw |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Brian Engblom |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Doug Risebrough |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Steve Shutt |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Mario Tremblay |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Rejean Houle |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Yvon Lambert |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Serge Savard |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Larry Robinson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Bob Gainey |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Gilles Lupien |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Pat Hughes |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Doug Jarvis |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Guy Lapointe |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 |  Ken Dryden |
L | 26 | 20 | 6 | 60:00 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 |  Anders Hedberg |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Ulf Nilsson |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Steve Vickers |
L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Pierre Plante |
R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Mike McEwen |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Dave Maloney |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 32 |  Nick Fotiu |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Ron Duguay |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Walt Tkaczuk |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Dean Talafous |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 33 |  Mario Marois |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 61 |  Pat Hickey |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Ron Greschner |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Carol Vadnais |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Lucien DeBlois |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Dave Farrish |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 77 |  Phil Esposito |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  John Davidson |
W | 27 | 25 | 2 | 60:00 |