NHL game summary from February 28, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (34-20-7) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
 Minnesota North Stars (23-27-10) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | NYR, | Ed Johnstone 5 (Walt Tkaczuk, Steve Vickers), 8:06 |
| MIN, | Mike Fidler 15 (Glen Sharpley, Greg Smith), 11:03 | |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 33 (Carol Vadnais, Don Murdoch), 13:20 - PP | |
| NYR, | Pat Hickey 26 (Ron Duguay, Anders Hedberg), 14:29 | |
| 2: | MIN, | Jack Carlson 2 (Tom Younghans), 9:23 |
| MIN, | Kris Manery 10 (Tim Young, Per-Olov Brasar), 13:10 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Don Murdoch 11 (Dave Maloney, Don Maloney), 6:05 - PP |
| MIN, | Kris Manery 11 (Tim Young), 13:35 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Brad Maxwell, MIN [Roughing] 1:20 |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Roughing] 1:20 | |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Roughing] 11:31 | |
| 2: | Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hooking] 0:13 |
| Tim Young, MIN [Hooking] 2:18 | |
| Mario Marois, NYR [Holding] 6:43 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Hooking] 11:07 | |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Cross checking] 13:23 | |
| 3: | Jean Potvin, MIN [Holding] 5:14 |
Penalty time: NYR: 8 minutes
MIN: 10 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Doug Soetaert | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 39 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Carlson | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 15-14-10-39
MIN: 10-11-13-34
Goalies: NYR: Doug Soetaert (T, 4-2-2)
MIN: Gilles Meloche (T, 17-16-6)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Don Koharski, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 10,665
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