NHL game summary from October 27, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (4-4-0) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Minnesota North Stars (5-2-1) |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 1: | MIN, | Kris Manery 1 (Tim Young, Kent-Erik Andersson), 4:08 |
| MIN, | Steve Payne 6 (Bobby Smith), 13:19 - PP | |
| 2: | NYR, | Ulf Nilsson 5 (Dean Talafous, Anders Hedberg), 2:17 |
| MIN, | Tom McCarthy 1 (Glen Sharpley, Brad Maxwell), 2:58 | |
| NYR, | Anders Hedberg 4 (Carol Vadnais), 7:47 | |
| MIN, | Tom McCarthy 2 (Paul Shmyr, Glen Sharpley), 17:58 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Glen Sharpley 5 (Per-Olov Brasar), 6:52 - PP |
| MIN, | Steve Payne 7 (Bobby Smith, Al MacAdam), 9:56 | |
| MIN, | Steve Payne 8 (Craig Hartsburg, Bobby Smith), 18:11 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pat Hickey, NYR [Tripping] 12:43 |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Cross checking] 14:25 | |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Slashing] 19:22 | |
| 2: | Ulf Nilsson, NYR [Hooking] 10:12 |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Tripping] 14:52 | |
| 3: | Mike McEwen, NYR [Tripping] 5:10 |
| Don Maloney, NYR [Hi-sticking] 12:42 | |
| Tim Young, MIN [Interference] 12:42 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Hi-sticking major] 13:40 | |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Slashing] 18:47 |
Penalty time: NYR: 15 minutes
MIN: 8 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 | 3 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Doug Sulliman | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Warren Miller | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 31 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Edwards | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 13-10- 8-31
MIN: 10-13-16-39
Goalies: NYR: Wayne Thomas (L, 1-3-0)
MIN: Gary Edwards (W, 3-1-1)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Paul Flaherty, Ron Foyt
Attendance: 14,437
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