NHL game summary from April 18, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (43-30-11) |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |||
 Philadelphia Flyers (43-27-15) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Series tied, 1-1 (best of 7) | |||||||
1: NYR, Steve Vickers 2 (Anders Hedberg, Mario Marois), 2:21
PHI, Frank Bathe 1 (Ken Linseman), 7:45
NYR, Ron Greschner 2, 18:22 - SH
2: NYR, Don Maloney 2, 2:33
NYR, Ron Greschner 3 (Don Maloney, Phil Esposito), 6:19 - PP
NYR, Ed Johnstone 1 (Pierre Plante, Mario Marois), 11:41
3: NYR, Don Murdoch 1 (Don Maloney), 9:44 - PP
NYR, Mike McEwen 2, 17:18 - PP
Penalties:
1: Ken Linseman, PHI [Tripping] 0:17
Bobby Sheehan, NYR [Interference] 3:12
Blake Dunlop, PHI [Slashing] 3:12
Bobby Sheehan, NYR [Tripping] 16:50
2: Bill Barber, PHI [Slashing] 4:54
Mel Bridgman, PHI [Hooking] 6:37
Dave Maloney, NYR [Roughing] 11:47
Mel Bridgman, PHI [Slashing] 11:47
3: Bobby Sheehan, NYR [Tripping] 3:05
Ken Linseman, PHI [Cross checking] 8:37
Ron Duguay, NYR [Fighting] 10:59
Frank Bathe, PHI [Fighting] 10:59
Bobby Clarke, PHI [Holding] 16:20
Anders Hedberg, NYR [Fighting] 17:18
Frank Bathe, PHI [Fighting] 17:18
Carol Vadnais, NYR [Fighting] 18:43
Mel Bridgman, PHI [Fighting] 18:43
Penalty time: NYR: 23 minutes
PHI: 29 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 36 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -3 | 2 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Tom Gorence | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| Norm Barnes | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ken Linseman | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Frank Bathe | 31 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Blake Dunlop | 32 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hill | 37 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Robbie Moore | 39 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 7-21- 8-36
PHI: 12-10-11-33
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (W, 3-1-0)
PHI: Robbie Moore (L, 3-1-0), Wayne Stephenson
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 17,077
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