NHL game summary from May 15, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (51-33-11) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
 Montreal Canadiens (61-21-11) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||
| Series tied, 1-1 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | NYR, | Anders Hedberg 4 (Steve Vickers), 1:02 |
| NYR, | Ron Duguay 4 (Mike McEwen, Pat Hickey), 6:21 | |
| MTL, | Yvon Lambert 4 (Mario Tremblay, Doug Risebrough), 8:34 | |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 10 (Jacques Lemaire, Steve Shutt), 12:24 | |
| MTL, | Bob Gainey 4 (Doug Jarvis, Rick Chartraw), 16:27 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Steve Shutt 3, 6:51 |
| MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 8 (Serge Savard, Steve Shutt), 17:35 - PP | |
| 3: | MTL, | Mark Napier 3 (Bob Gainey), 4:38 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Doug Jarvis, MTL [Hi-sticking] 5:00 |
| John Davidson, NYR [Hi-sticking] 5:00 | |
| Yvon Lambert, MTL [Hi-sticking] 9:06 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Roughing] 9:06 | |
| Don Murdoch, NYR [Hi-sticking] 12:58 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Cross checking] 14:05 | |
| Yvon Lambert, MTL [Slashing] 14:05 | |
| Phil Esposito, NYR [Slashing] 17:28 | |
| Rick Chartraw, MTL [Slashing] 17:28 | |
| Bob Gainey, MTL [Slashing] 18:49 | |
| Ulf Nilsson, NYR [Slashing] 19:16 | |
| 2: | Don Maloney, NYR [Charging] 3:02 |
| Rod Langway, MTL [Roughing] 3:02 | |
| Steve Shutt, MTL [Cross checking] 17:22 | |
| Mario Marois, NYR [Cross checking] 17:22 | |
| 3: | Ron Greschner, NYR [Slashing] 13:04 |
| Mario Tremblay, MTL [Roughing] 14:07 |
Penalty time: NYR: 18 minutes
MTL: 16 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 25 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 16 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 16 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 6- 9-12-27
MTL: 15- 8-12-35
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (L, 11-4-0)
MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 9-4-0)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ron Finn
Attendance: 17,024
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