All NHL game summaries from March 20, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Blackhawks (25-33-12) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Detroit Red Wings (19-35-16) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | DET, | Dan Labraaten 16 (Reed Larson), 7:31 - PP |
| DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 36 (Reed Larson, Perry Miller), 8:20 - PP | |
| DET, | Dan Labraaten 17 (Vaclav Nedomansky, Perry Miller), 11:15 - PP | |
| CHI, | John Marks 17 (Cliff Koroll, Pat Ribble), 14:41 | |
| CHI, | Bob Murray 17, 19:20 | |
| 2: | DET, | Paul Woods 12 (Willie Huber, Dan Bolduc), :27 |
| 3: | CHI, | Ted Bulley 21 (Greg Fox, Grant Mulvey), 3:53 |
| DET, | Reed Larson 16 (Dale McCourt), 19:01 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Kelly, CHI [Tripping] 2:08 | |
| Ted Bulley, CHI [Tripping] 6:39 | ||
| Bob Murray, CHI [Hooking] 7:06 | ||
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing] 8:42 | ||
| Bob Kelly, CHI [Roughing double minor] 8:42 | ||
| Mike O'Connell, CHI [Hooking] 16:16 | ||
| 2: | Perry Miller, DET [Holding] 3:25 | |
| Ted Bulley, CHI [Roughing] 5:18 | ||
| Terry Harper, DET [Roughing] 5:18 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: CHI: 14 minutes
DET: 6 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Logan | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Ribble | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Reg Kerr | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike O'Connell | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Walton | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Fox | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 4 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 4 | 29 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 7- 7-15-29
DET: 21-10-10-41
Goalies: CHI: Tony Esposito (L, 20-26-8)
DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 9-10-5)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Willard Norris
Attendance: 14,404
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (37-27-7) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Los Angeles Kings (31-30-10) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | LA , | Marcel Dionne 52 (Randy Manery, Butch Goring), 4:53 - PP |
| LA , | Glenn Goldup 14 (Butch Goring), 5:17 | |
| ATL, | Guy Chouinard 42 (Jean Pronovost, Willi Plett), 7:52 - PP | |
| ATL, | Guy Chouinard 43 (Phil Russell, Jean Pronovost), 12:07 - PP | |
| 2: | ATL, | Willi Plett 21 (Jean Pronovost, Ivan Boldirev), 12:07 |
| 3: | LA , | Randy Manery 8 (Marcel Dionne, Mario Lessard), 2:56 |
| LA , | Dave Taylor 40 (Marcel Dionne, Rick Hampton), 16:35 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dan Bouchard, ATL [Interference] 4:38 | |
| Randy Manery, LA [Holding] 6:18 | ||
| Willi Plett, ATL [Hi-sticking] 9:07 | ||
| Dave Taylor, LA [Interference] 10:09 | ||
| Willi Plett, ATL [Kneeing] 14:15 | ||
| Bert Wilson, LA [Hooking] 18:00 | ||
| 2: | Darcy Rota, ATL [Fighting] 16:47 | |
| Dave Taylor, LA [Fighting] 16:47 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: ATL: 11 minutes
LA : 11 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Russell | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rod Seiling | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Don Laurence | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 30 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Lessard | 1 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Doug Halward | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Richard Mulhern | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Wilson | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charlie Simmer | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Steve Jensen | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Heaslip | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Hampton | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 8-15- 7-30
LA : 10- 7-15-32
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 31-20-6)
LA : Mario Lessard (W, 20-13-9)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Ron Finn
Attendance: 9,792
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (38-24-9) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Washington Capitals (21-36-14) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | WAS, | Bob Sirois 29 (Robert Picard, Ryan Walter), :45 - PP |
| NYR, | Dave Maloney 10 (Walt Tkaczuk, Pierre Plante), 18:27 - SH | |
| 3: | WAS, | Leif Svensson 2 (Bob Sirois, Bob Girard), 9:57 |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 40 (Anders Hedberg, Don Maloney), 19:55 - PP | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ryan Walter, WAS [Hooking] 0:29 |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Tripping] 14:33 | |
| Leif Svensson, WAS [Delay of game] 17:49 | |
| 2: | Dave Maloney, NYR [Tripping] 0:35 |
| Pat Hickey, NYR [Tripping] 8:10 | |
| Robert Picard, WAS [Holding] 10:32 | |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Slashing] 12:01 | |
| Pat Hickey, NYR [Hooking] 12:24 | |
| Dennis Hextall, WAS [Tripping] 15:56 | |
| Don Maloney, NYR [Hooking] 17:10 | |
| 3: | Dave Maloney, NYR [Hooking] 4:19 |
| Ryan Walter, WAS [Slashing] 12:37 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Slashing, Unsportsmanlike conduct] 12:37 | |
| Rick Green, WAS [Holding] 18:44 |
Penalty time: NYR: 16 minutes
WAS: 14 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Doug Soetaert | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 22 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bedard | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Hextall | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Blair Stewart | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Arnason | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 6-12- 4-22
WAS: 10-12-12-34
Goalies: NYR: Doug Soetaert (T, 5-5-3)
WAS: Jim Bedard (T, 4-13-6)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Swede Knox
Attendance: 8,573
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