Vancouver Canucks
at
New York Rangers
Jan 5, 1979 · Madison Square Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Canucks |
4 | 26 |
| New York Rangers |
6 | 28 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 11:12 | NYR | Ulf Nilsson (15) | Ron Greschner (28) | 0 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 01:12 | VAN | Harold Snepsts (3) PP | Rick Blight (6), Ron Sedlbauer (10) | 1 - 1 |
| 05:57 | NYR | Ulf Nilsson (16) SH | Carol Vadnais (20), Anders Hedberg (22) | 1 - 2 |
| 08:56 | NYR | Walt Tkaczuk (6) | Unassisted | 1 - 3 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 09:26 | NYR | Phil Esposito (21) | Pierre Plante (17), Dean Talafous (11) | 1 - 4 |
| 09:49 | NYR | Ulf Nilsson (17) | Mike McEwen (15), Anders Hedberg (23) | 1 - 5 |
| 14:09 | VAN | Don Lever (13) PP | Rick Blight (7), Lars Lindgren (12) | 2 - 5 |
| 18:08 | NYR | Dave Maloney (4) | Pierre Plante (18), Phil Esposito (16) | 2 - 6 |
| 18:59 | VAN | Pit Martin (10) | Rick Blight (8) | 3 - 6 |
| 19:41 | VAN | Ron Sedlbauer (26) | Dennis Kearns (15), Don Lever (15) | 4 - 6 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 01:37 | NYR | Dave Farrish | Hooking | 2 |
| 04:13 | VAN | Bob Manno | Tripping | 2 |
| 20:00 | NYR | Dave Maloney | Roughing | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 01:31 | NYR | Ron Duguay | Tripping | 2 |
| 05:44 | NYR | Team | Too many men on the ice | 2 |
| 12:16 | NYR | Dave Farrish | Cross checking | 2 |
| 12:16 | VAN | Stan Smyl | Holding | 2 |
| 16:47 | NYR | Team | Player leaves bench | 2 |
| 16:47 | NYR | Nick Fotiu | Player leaves bench | 2 |
| 16:47 | NYR | Nick Fotiu | Game misconduct | 10 |
| 16:47 | NYR | Anders Hedberg | Fighting | 5 |
| 16:47 | VAN | Chris Oddleifson | Fighting | 5 |
| 19:15 | NYR | Dave Farrish | Fighting | 5 |
| 19:15 | VAN | Curt Fraser | Fighting | 5 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 10:55 | NYR | Ulf Nilsson | Fighting | 5 |
| 10:55 | VAN | Hilliard Graves | Roughing | 2 |
| 16:09 | VAN | Dennis Kearns | Slashing | 2 |
Vancouver Canucks
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 |  Rick Blight |
R | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Don Lever |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Ron Sedlbauer |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Pit Martin |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Harold Snepsts |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Dennis Kearns |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Lars Lindgren |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Thomas Gradin |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Hilliard Graves |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Stan Smyl |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Chris Oddleifson |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Drew Callander |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Curt Fraser |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Bob Manno |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Don Kozak |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 29 |  Jack McIlhargey |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 34 |  Jere Gillis |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 |  Dunc Wilson |
L | 28 | 22 | 6 | 60:00 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 |  Ulf Nilsson |
C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 77 |  Phil Esposito |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Pierre Plante |
R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Anders Hedberg |
R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Walt Tkaczuk |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Dave Maloney |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Ron Greschner |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Carol Vadnais |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Dean Talafous |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Mike McEwen |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Steve Vickers |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Lucien DeBlois |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Dave Farrish |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 32 |  Nick Fotiu |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 33 |  Mario Marois |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Ron Duguay |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 61 |  Pat Hickey |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Doug Soetaert |
W | 26 | 22 | 4 | 60:00 |