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New York Islanders
Semifinals, Game 5 · May 5, 1979 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| New York Rangers |
4 | 30 |
| New York Islanders |
3 | 28 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 15:29 | NYR | Don Maloney (7) | Ron Duguay (4), Carol Vadnais (9) | 1 - 0 |
| 17:48 | NYI | Lorne Henning (2) SH | Bob Lorimer (2), Billy Harris (1) | 1 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 07:29 | NYR | Lucien DeBlois (2) | Mike McEwen (9), Ron Greschner (4) | 2 - 1 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 04:20 | NYI | Mike Kaszycki (1) | Bob Lorimer (3) | 2 - 2 |
| 09:04 | NYR | Ron Greschner (5) | Phil Esposito (10), Don Maloney (11) | 3 - 2 |
| 09:33 | NYI | Bobby Nystrom (3) | Bob Bourne (3), Denis Potvin (7) | 3 - 3 |
| 17:47 | NYR | Anders Hedberg (3) | Ron Greschner (5), Steve Vickers (2) | 4 - 3 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 13:45 | NYI | Billy Harris | Slashing | 2 |
| 13:45 | NYR | Dave Maloney | High sticking | 2 |
| 16:22 | NYI | Bob Bourne | Tripping | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 12:08 | NYR | Pierre Plante | Hooking | 2 |
| 16:21 | NYR | Mario Marois | Slashing | 2 |
| 19:38 | NYI | Bobby Nystrom | Roughing | 2 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |  Ron Greschner |
D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Don Maloney |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Anders Hedberg |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Lucien DeBlois |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Carol Vadnais |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Steve Vickers |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Mike McEwen |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Ron Duguay |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 77 |  Phil Esposito |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Eddie Johnstone |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Don Murdoch |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Pierre Plante |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Bobby Sheehan |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Walt Tkaczuk |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Dave Maloney |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 33 |  Mario Marois |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 61 |  Pat Hickey |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  John Davidson |
W | 28 | 25 | 3 | 60:00 |
New York Islanders
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |  Bob Lorimer |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Lorne Henning |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Mike Kaszycki |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Bobby Nystrom |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Denis Potvin |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Bob Bourne |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Billy Harris |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Gerry Hart |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Stefan Persson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Garry Howatt |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Wayne Merrick |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Bryan Trottier |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  John Tonelli |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Mike Bossy |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Dave Lewis |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Pat Price |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 90 |  Clark Gillies |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 |  Billy Smith |
L | 30 | 26 | 4 | 59:19 |