NHL game summary from October 21, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (3-2-1) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 New York Rangers (3-2-0) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
1: PIT, Rick Kehoe 2 (Orest Kindrachuk, Randy Carlyle), 6:42 - PP
NYR, Phil Esposito 5 (Don Maloney, Mario Marois), 16:56 - PP
NYR, Don Murdoch 2 (Don Maloney, Mario Marois), 17:43
2: NYR, Dave Maloney 2 (Ed Johnstone, Ron Duguay), :49
NYR, Ron Greschner 2 (Ron Duguay, Warren Miller), 9:08
PIT, Rick Kehoe 3 (Russ Anderson, Orest Kindrachuk), 13:19
3: PIT, Gregg Sheppard 1, 5:45
NYR, Pat Hickey 1 (Ron Greschner, Don Murdoch), 13:02
NYR, Ron Duguay 2 (Dave Maloney, Carol Vadnais), 15:05
Penalties:
1: Pat Hickey, NYR [Tripping] 5:33
Warren Miller, NYR [Holding] 10:37
Kim Clackson, PIT [Holding] 15:11
2: Rod Schutt, PIT [Holding] 4:03
Mario Marois, NYR [Holding] 9:59
Orest Kindrachuk, PIT [Slashing] 18:07
Dave Maloney, NYR [Slashing] 18:07
3: Mario Marois, NYR [Hooking] 0:41
Don Maloney, NYR [Fighting] 16:50
Kim Clackson, PIT [Fighting] 16:50
Pat Hickey, NYR [Tripping] 17:59
Gregg Sheppard, PIT [Hooking] 18:15
Penalty time: PIT: 13 minutes
NYR: 17 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Holland | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bladon | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Kim Clackson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Gary McAdam | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Paul Marshall | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Hughes | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 31 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Bothwell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Warren Miller | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Soetaert | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 11- 9-11-31
NYR: 10-13- 8-31
Goalies: PIT: Rob Holland (L, 2-2-0)
NYR: Doug Soetaert (W, 2-0-0)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 17,425
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