All NHL game summaries from January 21, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (22-15-11) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 New York Rangers (26-15-5) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | NYR, | Pat Hickey 21 (Mario Marois), 3:35 |
| PHI, | Dennis Ververgaert 12 (Rick MacLeish), 16:34 | |
| 2: | PHI, | Don Saleski 9 (Rick MacLeish), 5:14 |
| NYR, | Dave Maloney 6 (Ulf Nilsson, Carol Vadnais), 7:49 | |
| NYR, | Ulf Nilsson 22 (Pat Hickey), 14:29 | |
| NYR, | Ulf Nilsson 23 (Anders Hedberg, Ron Greschner), 18:59 - PP | |
| 3: | NYR, | Ulf Nilsson 24 (Anders Hedberg, Pat Hickey), 5:56 |
| PHI, | Rick MacLeish 18 (Dennis Ververgaert, Al Hill), 8:03 | |
| PHI, | Behn Wilson 5 (Bob Dailey, Bill Barber), 10:05 - PP | |
| PHI, | Don Saleski 10 (Blake Dunlop), 11:28 - SH |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bernie Parent, PHI [Delay of game] 4:01 |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Tripping] 7:14 | |
| Dean Talafous, NYR [Slashing] 9:06 | |
| Bill Barber, PHI [Slashing] 9:06 | |
| 2: | Dean Talafous, NYR [Hooking] 2:53 |
| Jimmy Watson, PHI [Holding] 12:23 | |
| Behn Wilson, PHI [Elbowing, Roughing] 16:24 | |
| Pierre Plante, NYR [Roughing] 16:24 | |
| Bench penalty, PHI [Too many men on the ice] 16:59 | |
| 3: | Dave Farrish, NYR [Cross checking] 9:07 |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Slashing] 11:07 |
Penalty time: PHI: 14 minutes
NYR: 10 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Gorence | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 28 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Blake Dunlop | 32 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Al Hill | 37 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 25 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 8- 9- 8-25
NYR: 9-16-11-36
Goalies: PHI: Bernie Parent (T, 16-11-6)
NYR: John Davidson (T, 14-6-3)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Bob Luther
Attendance: 17,421
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