NHL game summary from February 17, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (31-19-5) |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (24-19-12) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
1: PHI, Bill Barber 20, 5:49 - PP
2: no scoring
3: NYR, Ed Johnstone 4 (Ron Duguay, Dean Talafous), :55
NYR, Ulf Nilsson 27 (Anders Hedberg, Mike McEwen), 9:04 - PP
NYR, Ron Duguay 24 (Pierre Plante), 14:57
PHI, Behn Wilson 8 (Bobby Clarke, Rick MacLeish), 17:27 - PP
NYR, Pat Hickey 25 (Carol Vadnais), 19:36 - EN
Penalties:
1: Dave Maloney, NYR [Elbowing] 4:25
Tom Gorence, PHI [Slashing] 7:08
Jimmy Watson, PHI [Holding] 13:49
2: Bobby Clarke, PHI [Hi-sticking] 10:41
Bob Dailey, PHI [Hooking] 11:33
Pat Hickey, NYR [Holding] 16:56
3: Paul Holmgren, PHI [Slashing] 8:04
Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Tripping] 11:19
Bench penalty, NYR [Too many men on the ice] 17:02
Penalty time: NYR: 8 minutes
PHI: 10 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 27 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Gorence | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Blake Dunlop | 32 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hill | 37 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 6-15- 6-27
PHI: 7- 9-16-32
Goalies: NYR: Wayne Thomas (W, 10-8-1)
PHI: Bernie Parent, Wayne Stephenson (L, 7-5-4)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 17,077
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