NHL game summary from March 27, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (36-23-15) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 New York Rangers (39-25-10) |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
1: NYR, Mike McEwen 18 (Anders Hedberg), 1:42
2: NYR, Don Murdoch 15 (Phil Esposito), 1:07
NYR, Lucien DeBlois 10 (Pat Hickey, Ron Duguay), 2:42
NYR, Anders Hedberg 31 (Walt Tkaczuk), 11:49
PHI, Bill Barber 31 (Behn Wilson, Robbie Moore), 18:16 - PP
3: PHI, Jimmy Watson 7 (Rick Lapointe, Blake Dunlop), 3:49 - SH
PHI, Reggie Leach 31, 14:56 - PP
PHI, Mel Bridgman 21 (Rick Lapointe, Bob Kelly), 17:06
Penalties:
1: Mel Bridgman, PHI [Hooking] 8:58
Bob Dailey, PHI [Hi-sticking major] 10:27
2: Rick MacLeish, PHI [Tripping] 3:56
Dave Hoyda, PHI [Boarding] 13:28
Anders Hedberg, NYR [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 14:23
Rick MacLeish, PHI [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 14:23
Dean Talafous, NYR [Hooking] 17:18
3: Paul Holmgren, PHI [Interference] 3:17
Anders Hedberg, NYR [Hooking] 13:37
Penalty time: PHI: 17 minutes
NYR: 8 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 0 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Gorence | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Linseman | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Blake Dunlop | 32 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbie Moore | 39 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 24 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 4- 5-15-24
NYR: 12-11- 4-27
Goalies: PHI: Wayne Stephenson, Robbie Moore (T, 2-0-1)
NYR: Wayne Thomas (T, 15-10-3)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 17,410
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