NHL game summary from October 10, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (1-0-0) |
2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (0-1-0) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | TOR, | Mark Kirton 1 (Jerry Butler), 9:54 |
| NYR, | Don Maloney 1 (Phil Esposito, Carol Vadnais), 13:55 | |
| TOR, | Dave "Tiger" Williams 1 (Darryl Sittler, Greg Hotham), 14:58 | |
| NYR, | Ed Johnstone 1 (Walt Tkaczuk), 19:53 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | NYR, | Steve Vickers 1 (Mario Marois), 6:14 |
| NYR, | Anders Hedberg 1 (Ulf Nilsson), 7:25 | |
| TOR, | Ron Ellis 1 (John Anderson, Laurie Boschman), 7:49 | |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 1 (Mario Marois, Don Murdoch), 16:41 | |
| NYR, | Ulf Nilsson 1 (Steve Vickers), 19:39 - EN | |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | John Anderson, TOR [Holding] 9:09 | |
| Doug Sulliman, NYR [Holding] 9:59 | ||
| 3: | Mario Marois, NYR [Holding] 14:18 | |
Penalty time: NYR: 4 minutes
TOR: 2 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Sulliman | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 28 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 28 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Joel Quenneville | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Hotham | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rocky Saganiuk | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Laurie Boschman | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Paul Gardner | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mark Kirton | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 6- 8-14-28
TOR: 8- 5-12-25
Goalies: NYR: Wayne Thomas (W, 1-0-0)
TOR: Mike Palmateer (L, 0-1-0)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Paul Flaherty
Attendance: 16,485
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