NHL game summary from March 4, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (26-27-11) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 New York Rangers (34-21-8) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
1: TOR, Dave "Tiger" Williams 18 (Ron Wilson, Lanny McDonald), 16:29 - PP
2: TOR, Lanny McDonald 31 (Ron Wilson), 11:46 - PP
TOR, Dan Maloney 13 (Walt McKechnie, Borje Salming), 12:44
3: NYR, Don Murdoch 12 (Don Maloney, Phil Esposito), 11:00
NYR, Steve Vickers 12 (Dave Farrish), 13:36
TOR, Pat Boutette 13 (Borje Salming), 19:49 - EN
Penalties:
1: Mike McEwen, NYR [Holding] 15:42
Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Hooking] 18:05
Dave Burrows, TOR [Tripping] 18:05
2: Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Cross checking] 6:00
Phil Esposito, NYR [Slashing] 10:13
Ian Turnbull, TOR [Holding] 16:15
3: none
Penalty time: TOR: 8 minutes
NYR: 4 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Joel Quenneville | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Wilson | 14 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Hutchison | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 16 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| 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 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Soetaert | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 3- 8- 5-16
NYR: 12-12-11-35
Goalies: TOR: Mike Palmateer (W, 18-16-9)
NYR: Doug Soetaert (L, 4-3-2)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 17,315
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