New York Rangers
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Boston Bruins
Mar 15, 1979 · Boston Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| New York Rangers |
7 | 22 |
| Boston Bruins |
4 | 25 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 07:37 | NYR | Phil Esposito (36) PP | Don Maloney (14), Anders Hedberg (36) | 1 - 0 |
| 11:20 | NYR | Phil Esposito (37) | Carol Vadnais (32) | 2 - 0 |
| 15:08 | BOS | Rick Middleton (36) | Bob Miller (30) | 2 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 03:54 | NYR | Walt Tkaczuk (13) | Steve Vickers (28), Anders Hedberg (37) | 3 - 1 |
| 04:13 | NYR | Mike McEwen (16) | Eddie Johnstone (3), Dean Talafous (16) | 4 - 1 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 01:34 | BOS | Wayne Cashman (23) PP | Dick Redmond (20) | 4 - 2 |
| 06:41 | NYR | Phil Esposito (38) | Don Murdoch (15) | 5 - 2 |
| 08:09 | NYR | Don Murdoch (14) PP | Carol Vadnais (33), Anders Hedberg (38) | 6 - 2 |
| 12:03 | NYR | Phil Esposito (39) | Don Murdoch (16), Don Maloney (15) | 7 - 2 |
| 17:36 | BOS | Al Secord (12) | Peter McNab (43), Stan Jonathan (5) | 7 - 3 |
| 18:01 | BOS | Rick Smith (5) | Stan Jonathan (6), Bob Miller (31) | 7 - 4 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 07:24 | BOS | Gary Doak | Holding | 2 |
| 13:04 | BOS | Don Marcotte | Holding | 2 |
| 19:19 | BOS | Rick Smith | Hooking | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 15:20 | NYR | Dave Maloney | Tripping | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 00:12 | NYR | Don Maloney | High sticking | 5 |
| 07:36 | BOS | Gary Doak | Elbowing | 2 |
| 07:36 | NYR | Pat Hickey | High sticking | 2 |
| 07:53 | BOS | Dick Redmond | Hooking | 2 |
| 15:33 | BOS | Terry O'Reilly | Fighting | 5 |
| 15:33 | NYR | Mario Marois | Holding | 2 |
| 15:33 | NYR | Mario Marois | Fighting | 5 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 |  Phil Esposito |
C | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Don Murdoch |
R | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Anders Hedberg |
R | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Carol Vadnais |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Don Maloney |
L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Walt Tkaczuk |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Mike McEwen |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Eddie Johnstone |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Steve Vickers |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Dean Talafous |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Pierre Plante |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Lucien DeBlois |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Dave Maloney |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Dave Farrish |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 33 |  Mario Marois |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Ron Duguay |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 61 |  Pat Hickey |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wayne Thomas |
W | 25 | 21 | 4 | 60:00 |
Boston Bruins
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |  Stan Jonathan |
L | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Bob Miller |
C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Wayne Cashman |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Rick Middleton |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Al Secord |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Rick Smith |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Dick Redmond |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Peter McNab |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Bobby Schmautz |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Jean Ratelle |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Dwight Foster |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Don Marcotte |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Brad Park |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Terry O'Reilly |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Gary Doak |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Mike Milbury |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Dennis O'Brien |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 |  Jim Pettie |
L | 22 | 15 | 7 | 60:00 |