NHL game summary from October 20, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (2-2-0) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 Montreal Canadiens (3-1-0) |
2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 1: | MTL, | Bob Gainey 1 (Mario Tremblay), 1:09 |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 3 (Pierre Larouche, Rod Langway), 15:22 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Mike McEwen 1 (Phil Esposito, Steve Vickers), 9:01 - PP |
| NYR, | Steve Vickers 2 (Ron Duguay), 11:54 | |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 4 (Pierre Larouche, Larry Robinson), 14:17 - PP | |
| MTL, | Pierre Larouche 2 (Guy Lafleur), 14:42 | |
| NYR, | Ron Greschner 1 (Jocelyn Guevremont, Ron Duguay), 17:01 - PP | |
| MTL, | Bob Gainey 2 (Rod Langway), 17:29 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Don Murdoch 1 (Walt Tkaczuk), 8:37 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gilles Lupien, MTL [Hooking] 12:51 |
| Larry Robinson, MTL [Hooking] 19:42 | |
| 2: | Carol Vadnais, NYR [Slashing] 5:21 |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Roughing] 7:44 | |
| Don Maloney, NYR [Hooking] 14:07 | |
| Brian Engblom, MTL [Holding] 15:37 | |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 15:37 | |
| Pat Hickey, NYR [Slashing, Unsportsmanlike conduct] 16:03 | |
| Pierre Larouche, MTL [Tripping] 18:35 | |
| 3: | Dave Maloney, NYR [Elbowing] 12:22 |
| Mario Tremblay, MTL [Elbowing] 12:22 | |
| Phil Esposito, NYR [Hooking] 17:33 |
Penalty time: NYR: 12 minutes
MTL: 14 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Sulliman | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 27 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaston Gingras | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Denis Herron | 32 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 6-13- 8-27
MTL: 16-12- 4-32
Goalies: NYR: Wayne Thomas (L, 1-2-0)
MTL: Denis Herron (W, 2-0-0)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 16,496
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