New York Rangers
at
New York Islanders
Jan 27, 1979 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 33 | |
| 2 | 25 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 07:28 | NYR | Mike McEwen (13) PP | Ulf Nilsson (30) | 1 - 0 |
| 09:40 | NYR | Nick Fotiu (3) | Carol Vadnais (27), Phil Esposito (23) | 2 - 0 |
| 12:04 | NYI | Ed Westfall (4) | Bert Marshall (5), Wayne Merrick (13) | 2 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 03:54 | NYR | Ulf Nilsson (25) PP | Mike McEwen (24), Mario Marois (12) | 3 - 1 |
| 04:38 | NYI | Clark Gillies (20) PP | Pat Price (7), Stefan Persson (34) | 3 - 2 |
| 07:12 | NYR | Anders Hedberg (20) | Ulf Nilsson (31), Pat Hickey (29) | 4 - 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 03:07 | NYR | Anders Hedberg (21) | Ulf Nilsson (32), Mario Marois (13) | 5 - 2 |
| 05:20 | NYR | Ron Duguay (20) | Dave Farrish (13), Pat Hickey (30) | 6 - 2 |
| 08:27 | NYR | Pat Hickey (22) | Ulf Nilsson (33), Anders Hedberg (27) | 7 - 2 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 03:57 | NYR | Mario Marois | Cross checking | 2 |
| 05:21 | NYR | Dave Maloney | Cross checking | 2 |
| 07:25 | NYI | Ed Westfall | Elbowing | 2 |
| 10:16 | NYR | Nick Fotiu | Elbowing | 2 |
| 11:24 | NYI | Billy Smith | Interference | 2 |
| 18:15 | NYI | Bob Lorimer | Tripping | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 03:04 | NYI | Billy Smith | High sticking | 2 |
| 03:04 | NYR | Phil Esposito | High sticking | 2 |
| 03:20 | NYI | Bob Lorimer | Interference | 2 |
| 04:32 | NYR | Eddie Johnstone | Slashing | 2 |
| 08:14 | NYI | Clark Gillies | High sticking | 2 |
| 08:14 | NYI | Clark Gillies | Roughing | 2 |
| 08:14 | NYR | Mario Marois | Holding | 2 |
| 08:14 | NYR | Mario Marois | Roughing | 2 |
| 10:41 | NYR | Eddie Johnstone | High sticking | 2 |
| 13:12 | NYI | Billy Harris | Closing hand on puck | 2 |
| 13:53 | NYI | Billy Smith | Slashing | 2 |
| 13:53 | NYR | Pat Hickey | Slashing | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 02:39 | NYI | Bryan Trottier | High sticking | 2 |
| 02:39 | NYR | Ron Greschner | High sticking | 2 |
| 11:47 | NYR | Mike McEwen | Holding | 2 |
| 17:31 | NYI | Richie Hansen | Tripping | 2 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | C | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 15 | R | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 61 | L | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 25 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 33 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 32 | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 44 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 7 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | W | 25 | 23 | 2 | 60:00 |
New York Islanders
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 90 | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 8 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 22 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 23 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | L | 33 | 26 | 7 | 60:00 |