All NHL game summaries from January 15, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (16-21-5) |
2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
 New York Rangers (25-14-4) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | MIN, | Jim Roberts 1 (Tim Young, Ron Zanussi), 2:06 |
| MIN, | Tim Young 11 (Per-Olov Brasar, Kris Manery), 2:55 - PP | |
| 2: | MIN, | Kris Manery 5 (Per-Olov Brasar, Glen Sharpley), 6:41 |
| MIN, | Tim Young 12 (Ron Zanussi, Jim Roberts), 10:27 | |
| MIN, | Tim Young 13 (Ron Zanussi, Greg Smith), 14:04 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Dave Maloney 5 (Carol Vadnais, Walt Tkaczuk), 4:38 |
| MIN, | Tim Young 14 (Jean Potvin, Gilles Meloche), 8:09 - PP | |
| MIN, | Al MacAdam 12 (Gary Sargent, J.P. Parise), 11:43 - PP | |
| MIN, | Tim Young 15, 14:56 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tim Bothwell, NYR [Tripping] 2:14 |
| Jean Potvin, MIN [Holding] 3:54 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Fighting] 10:27 | |
| Tom Younghans, MIN [Fighting] 10:27 | |
| Bill Butters, MIN [Holding] 17:10 | |
| 2: | Greg Smith, MIN [Interference] 0:56 |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Hi-sticking] 13:22 | |
| J.P. Parise, MIN [Holding] 13:54 | |
| 3: | Nick Fotiu, NYR [Interference] 6:23 |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Elbowing, Hooking, Fighting, Misconduct] 11:28 | |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 11:28 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Roughing] 18:10 |
Penalty time: MIN: 20 minutes
NYR: 32 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butters | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Roberts | 28 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 18 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 18 | 21 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Bothwell | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | -1 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Soetaert | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -19 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -19 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 5- 8- 8-21
NYR: 11-11-12-34
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 12-13-2)
NYR: Doug Soetaert (L, 3-2-1),
Wayne Thomas Referee: Gregg Madill Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Jim Christison Attendance: 17,420
Wayne Thomas Referee: Gregg Madill Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Jim Christison Attendance: 17,420
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