NHL game summary from March 15, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (38-22-8) |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
 Boston Bruins (37-20-12) |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1: | NYR, | Phil Esposito 36 (Don Maloney, Anders Hedberg), 7:37 - PP |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 37 (Carol Vadnais), 11:20 | |
| BOS, | Rick Middleton 36 (Bob Miller), 15:08 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 13 (Steve Vickers, Anders Hedberg), 3:54 |
| NYR, | Mike McEwen 16 (Ed Johnstone, Dean Talafous), 4:13 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Wayne Cashman 23 (Dick Redmond), 1:34 - PP |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 38 (Don Murdoch), 6:41 | |
| NYR, | Don Murdoch 14 (Carol Vadnais, Anders Hedberg), 8:09 - PP | |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 39 (Don Murdoch, Don Maloney), 12:03 | |
| BOS, | Al Secord 12 (Peter McNab, Stan Jonathan), 17:36 | |
| BOS, | Rick Smith 5 (Stan Jonathan, Bob Miller), 18:01 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gary Doak, BOS [Holding] 7:24 |
| Don Marcotte, BOS [Holding] 13:04 | |
| Rick Smith, BOS [Hooking] 19:19 | |
| 2: | Dave Maloney, NYR [Tripping] 15:20 |
| 3: | Don Maloney, NYR [Hi-sticking major] 0:12 |
| Gary Doak, BOS [Elbowing] 7:36 | |
| Pat Hickey, NYR [Hi-sticking] 7:36 | |
| Dick Redmond, BOS [Hooking] 7:53 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Fighting] 15:33 | |
| Mario Marois, NYR [Holding, Fighting] 15:33 |
Penalty time: NYR: 16 minutes
BOS: 15 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 | 0 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 22 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Pettie | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 6-11- 5-22
BOS: 8-10- 7-25
Goalies: NYR: Wayne Thomas (W, 14-9-2)
BOS: Jim Pettie (L, 8-5-2)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 13,814
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