NHL game summary from April 28, 1979
| 1: |
NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 4 (Mike McEwen, Pat Hickey), 3:12 |
| 2: |
NYI, | Wayne Merrick 2 (Bob Bourne, Stefan Persson), 1:37 |
| NYR, | Bobby Sheehan 3 (Carol Vadnais), 8:32 - PP |
| 3: |
NYI, | Bob Lorimer 1 (Bob Nystrom, Wayne Merrick), 5:13 |
| NYI, | Bob Nystrom 1 (Wayne Merrick, John Tonelli), 9:35 |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 5 (Don Maloney, Dave Maloney), 15:48 |
| 4: |
NYI, | Denis Potvin 4 (Mike Kaszycki), 8:02 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Dave Maloney, NYR [Hi-sticking] 3:23 |
| Billy Smith, NYI [Hi-sticking] 6:13 |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Roughing] 6:13 |
| Ron Duguay, NYR [Roughing] 6:13 |
| Mario Marois, NYR [Roughing double minor] 6:13 |
| Billy Smith, NYI [Elbowing] 8:22 |
| Don Murdoch, NYR [Hi-sticking] 9:10 |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Hi-sticking] 9:10 |
| Pat Hickey, NYR [Hi-sticking] 11:00 |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Holding] 11:00 |
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Holding] 15:04 |
| 2: |
Dave Farrish, NYR [Interference] 0:24 |
| Mike Kaszycki, NYI [Slashing] 0:24 |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Holding] 4:08 |
| Billy Harris, NYI [Holding] 6:46 |
| Dave Lewis, NYI [Elbowing] 7:20 |
| Mike McEwen, NYR [Hooking] 8:17 |
| Dave Farrish, NYR [Holding] 9:36 |
| Wayne Merrick, NYI [Tripping] 12:00 |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Holding] 14:25 |
| 3: | none |
| 4: | none |
Penalty time: NYR: 24 minutes
NYI: 18 minutes
Shots: NYR: 10-16- 7- 4-37
NYI: 12- 8-11- 6-37
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (L, 7-2-0)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 3-0-0)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ron Finn
Attendance: 14,995
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