NHL game summary from February 24, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (33-19-6) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (24-24-11) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | TOR, | Lanny McDonald 26 (Darryl Sittler, Borje Salming), 4:19 - PP |
| 2: | NYR, | Don Murdoch 8 (Mike McEwen, Don Maloney), 1:12 |
| TOR, | Dave "Tiger" Williams 16 (Lanny McDonald), 3:43 | |
| NYR, | Anders Hedberg 25 (Dave Maloney, Carol Vadnais), 19:59 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Don Murdoch 9 (Don Maloney, Phil Esposito), 14:02 |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 32 (Don Maloney), 16:23 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Darryl Sittler, TOR [Tripping] 1:23 |
| Don Maloney, NYR [Hooking] 3:13 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Holding] 3:59 | |
| Pat Boutette, TOR [Hi-sticking] 11:30 | |
| Joel Quenneville, TOR [Hooking] 13:58 | |
| 2: | Pat Boutette, TOR [Hooking] 5:58 |
| Ulf Nilsson, NYR [Slashing] 5:58 | |
| Borje Salming, TOR [Interference] 7:16 | |
| Borje Salming, TOR [Hooking] 13:30 | |
| Ian Turnbull, TOR [Holding, Roughing] 13:52 | |
| Don Maloney, NYR [Roughing double minor] 13:52 | |
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Holding] 17:58 | |
| 3: | Dave Farrish, NYR [Tripping] 19:26 |
Penalty time: NYR: 14 minutes
TOR: 16 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 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Dean Turner | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Frank Beaton | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 49 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 49 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| Joel Quenneville | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ron Wilson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Hutchison | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 16-19-14-49
TOR: 9- 8-15-32
Goalies: NYR: Wayne Thomas (W, 11-8-1)
TOR: Mike Palmateer (L, 16-16-9)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, John D'Amico
Attendance: 16,485
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