All NHL game summaries from February 27, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (13-41-8) |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
 Boston Bruins (34-17-10) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | BOS, | Rick Middleton 29 (Wayne Cashman, Brad Park), 13:06 - PP |
| COL, | Wilf Paiement 20 (Jack Valiquette, John Van Boxmeer), 15:03 - PP | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | COL, | John Van Boxmeer 6 (Nick Beverley, Wilf Paiement), 1:15 - PP |
| BOS, | Rick Middleton 30, 4:11 | |
| COL, | Randy Pierce 12 (John Van Boxmeer, Michel Plasse), 6:44 | |
| COL, | Ron Delorme 15, 6:55 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | John Van Boxmeer, COL 1:09 |
| Mike Christie, COL 11:14 | |
| Peter McNab, BOS 14:39 | |
| Nick Beverley, COL 19:42 | |
| 2: | Ron Delorme, COL [major] 5:29 |
| Stan Jonathan, BOS [major] 5:29 | |
| Bench penalty, BOS 6:09 | |
| Andy Spruce, COL 8:52 | |
| Jean Ratelle, BOS 14:22 | |
| Rey Comeau, COL 19:24 | |
| Brad Park, BOS 19:24 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS 19:24 | |
| 3: | Bob Miller, BOS [major] 5:50 |
| Wilf Paiement, COL [major] 5:50 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [major] 7:31 | |
| Ron Delorme, COL [major] 7:31 | |
| Stan Jonathan, BOS [double minor] 8:58 | |
| Michel Lachance, COL [double minor] 8:58 |
Penalty time: COL: 29 minutes
BOS: 29 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Beverley | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Michel Lachance | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rey Comeau | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Merlin Malinowski | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| Michel Plasse | 31 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 20 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1 | 1 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 3 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 4- 7- 9-20
BOS: 13- 9-11-33
Goalies: COL: Michel Plasse (W, 9-22-1)
BOS: Gilles Gilbert (L, 11-7-2)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 12,021
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (42-11-8) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 New York Islanders (39-11-10) |
1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 1: | MTL, | Larry Robinson 16 (Guy Lafleur, Jacques Lemaire), 14:10 |
| NYI, | Stefan Persson 7 (Denis Potvin, Bryan Trottier), 17:42 - PP | |
| 2: | NYI, | Denis Potvin 23 (Mike Bossy, Bryan Trottier), 1:25 - PP |
| NYI, | Clark Gillies 28 (Mike Bossy), 5:33 | |
| MTL, | Mario Tremblay 24 (Guy Lapointe, Yvon Lambert), 17:57 | |
| NYI, | Bob Nystrom 14 (Stefan Persson), 19:12 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Clark Gillies 29 (Bryan Trottier, Mike Bossy), 7:45 |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 11 (Denis Potvin), 13:53 | |
| NYI, | Clark Gillies 30 (Mike Bossy, Gerry Hart), 18:41 | |
| MTL, | Bob Gainey 15 (Rejean Houle, Doug Jarvis), 19:41 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Bourne, NYI [Interference] 0:45 |
| Larry Robinson, MTL [Holding] 17:12 | |
| 2: | Mario Tremblay, MTL [Hi-sticking] 1:21 |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Holding] 12:09 | |
| 3: | Garry Howatt, NYI [Interference] 4:00 |
Penalty time: MTL: 4 minutes
NYI: 6 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 7 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 41 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 13-17-11-41
NYI: 14-12- 9-35
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (L, 26-6-5)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 20-7-1)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, John D'Amico
Attendance: 14,995
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (34-20-6) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 St. Louis Blues (14-40-8) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | STL, | Curt Bennett 12 (Barry Gibbs, Mike Zuke), 5:24 |
| STL, | Tony Currie 4 (Neil Komadoski), 15:28 | |
| STL, | Bernie Federko 26 (Larry Giroux, Wayne Babych), 17:42 | |
| 2: | STL, | Bob Murdoch 9 (Larry Giroux, Wayne Babych), 2:17 |
| NYR, | Don Murdoch 10 (Phil Esposito, Dave Maloney), 19:19 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Neil Komadoski, STL [Delay of game] 12:15 | |
| Mike McEwen, NYR [Roughing, Fighting] 18:16 | ||
| Brian Sutter, STL [Roughing, Fighting] 18:16 | ||
| 2: | Dave Maloney, NYR [Slashing] 3:45 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Broken stick] 15:10 | ||
| Mario Marois, NYR [Fighting] 15:10 | ||
| Wayne Babych, STL [Fighting] 15:10 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: NYR: 16 minutes
STL: 14 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 | -2 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 3 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 5 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 30 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Stewart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Giroux | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Neil Labatte | 9 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Babych | 10 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Currie | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Neil Komadoski | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Zuke | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Gibbs | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Murdoch | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Crombeen | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Staniowski | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 14-10- 6-30
STL: 8-10- 5-23
Goalies: NYR: Wayne Thomas (L, 11-9-1)
STL: Ed Staniowski (W, 8-18-2)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Bob Luther, Don Koharski
Attendance: 11,220
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