NHL game summary from April 20, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (43-28-15) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
 New York Rangers (44-30-11) |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| New York Rangers lead, 2 games to 1 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | PHI, | Mel Bridgman 1 (Bob Kelly), 1:38 |
| 2: | NYR, | Don Maloney 3 (Carol Vadnais, Phil Esposito), 2:15 |
| NYR, | Don Maloney 4 (Phil Esposito, Dave Maloney), 2:41 | |
| NYR, | Anders Hedberg 1 (Ron Greschner, Walt Tkaczuk), 5:39 - SH | |
| 3: | NYR, | Ron Duguay 1 (Pat Hickey, Bobby Sheehan), 14:17 |
| NYR, | Don Murdoch 2 (Phil Esposito), 19:48 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Kelly, PHI [Elbowing] 2:21 |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Tripping] 4:46 | |
| Behn Wilson, PHI [Interference] 5:44 | |
| Ken Linseman, PHI [Misconduct] 5:44 | |
| Pierre Plante, NYR [Misconduct] 5:44 | |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Hi-sticking] 6:42 | |
| Ed Johnstone, NYR [Hi-sticking] 6:42 | |
| Bench penalty, NYR [Too many men on the ice] 9:40 | |
| Blake Dunlop, PHI [Tripping] 12:59 | |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Cross checking] 13:40 | |
| Wayne Stephenson, PHI [Fighting] 15:03 | |
| Anders Hedberg, NYR [Fighting] 15:03 | |
| Phil Esposito, NYR [Holding] 15:03 | |
| Bobby Clarke, PHI [Roughing] 15:03 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Holding] 19:02 | |
| 2: | Dave Maloney, NYR [Hooking] 5:24 |
| Rick Lapointe, PHI [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 12:06 | |
| Mike McEwen, NYR [Holding] 13:28 | |
| 3: | Paul Holmgren, PHI [Holding] 15:01 |
Penalty time: PHI: 31 minutes
NYR: 29 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Gorence | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ken Linseman | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Frank Bathe | 31 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Blake Dunlop | 32 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -21 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -21 | 33 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 11-11-11-33
NYR: 10- 5-10-25
Goalies: PHI: Wayne Stephenson (L, 0-2-0)
NYR: John Davidson (W, 4-1-0)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Swede Knox, John D'Amico
Attendance: 17,308
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