NHL game summary from April 22, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (43-29-15) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
 New York Rangers (45-30-11) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||
| New York Rangers lead, 3 games to 1 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | NYR, | Don Murdoch 3 (Mario Marois, Phil Esposito), 3:43 |
| NYR, | Ed Johnstone 2 (Pierre Plante, Carol Vadnais), 6:30 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Phil Esposito 4 (Don Murdoch, Mike McEwen), 2:00 |
| NYR, | Bobby Sheehan 1 (Ron Duguay), 5:15 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Don Murdoch 4 (Phil Esposito, Ron Greschner), 6:58 - PP |
| NYR, | Ed Johnstone 3 (Pierre Plante), 11:39 - SH |
Penalties:
| 1: | Paul Holmgren, PHI [Roughing] 3:10 |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Tripping, Roughing] 3:10 | |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Charging] 6:08 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Elbowing] 10:47 | |
| Don Maloney, NYR [Hooking] 14:30 | |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Roughing] 16:49 | |
| Mario Marois, NYR [Roughing] 16:49 | |
| Bob Dailey, PHI [Tripping] 17:53 | |
| 2: | Behn Wilson, PHI [Slashing] 8:12 |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Holding] 11:54 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Elbowing] 14:51 | |
| Ken Linseman, PHI [Hi-sticking] 14:51 | |
| Jimmy Watson, PHI [Slashing] 16:04 | |
| 3: | Ken Linseman, PHI [Hooking] 2:21 |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Elbowing] 5:34 | |
| Mario Marois, NYR [Hooking] 10:43 | |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Interference] 13:27 |
Penalty time: PHI: 22 minutes
NYR: 14 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Ken Linseman | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Frank Bathe | 31 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blake Dunlop | 32 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Al Hill | 37 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Robbie Moore | 39 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -23 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -23 | 28 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 6 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 22 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 22 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 14- 9- 5-28
NYR: 8- 8-14-30
Goalies: PHI: Robbie Moore (L, 3-2-0)
NYR: John Davidson (W, 5-1-0)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Swede Knox
Attendance: 17,380
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