NHL game summary from March 7, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (13-46-8) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 New York Rangers (35-21-8) |
4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
1: NYR, Pierre Plante 6 (Dave Maloney), 1:22
NYR, Pat Hickey 27 (Mike McEwen, Lucien DeBlois), 9:59
NYR, Walt Tkaczuk 9 (Steve Vickers, Anders Hedberg), 10:13
NYR, Dean Talafous 13 (Pierre Plante, Mike McEwen), 16:05 - SH
2: COL, Randy Pierce 14, 12:03 - SH
COL, Don Saleski 12 (Rey Comeau, Mike Gillis), 18:53
3: COL, John Van Boxmeer 7 (Wilf Paiement, Paul Gardner), 10:00 - PP
NYR, Phil Esposito 34 (Don Murdoch, Don Maloney), 12:50 - PP
Penalties:
1: Dave Maloney, NYR [Hi-sticking] 5:22
Dave Farrish, NYR [Tripping] 14:33
Mike Kitchen, COL [Holding] 18:32
2: Bill Lochead, COL [Tripping] 10:05
Wilf Paiement, COL [Hi-sticking] 14:16
Dave Maloney, NYR [Hi-sticking] 14:16
3: Mario Marois, NYR [Holding] 8:03
Pierre Plante, NYR [Hooking] 8:36
Bill Lochead, COL [Interference] 12:02
Penalty time: COL: 8 minutes
NYR: 10 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Beverley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Michel Lachance | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Saleski | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Gillis | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rey Comeau | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Awrey | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Merlin Malinowski | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Oleschuk | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Plasse | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 26 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Dore | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 5-10-11-26
NYR: 11- 9-13-33
Goalies: COL: Michel Plasse (L, 9-26-1), Bill Oleschuk
NYR: Wayne Thomas (W, 12-9-2)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 17,420
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