NHL game summary from October 28, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hartford Whalers (1-4-4) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 New York Rangers (4-4-1) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | NYR, | Ron Duguay 4 (Anders Hedberg, Mario Marois), 3:19 |
| 2: | NYR, | Ulf Nilsson 6 (Mike McEwen, Lucien DeBlois), 13:32 |
| HAR, | Al Sims 4 (Greg Carroll, Jim Warner), 16:35 | |
| 3: | HAR, | Jordy Douglas 1 (Al Sims, Mike Rogers), 11:01 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ron Duguay, NYR [Holding] 1:10 |
| Alan Hangsleben, HAR [Slashing] 5:29 | |
| Al Sims, HAR [Hi-sticking] 13:40 | |
| Mario Marois, NYR [Holding] 18:10 | |
| Mark Howe, HAR [Slashing] 19:05 | |
| 2: | Ed Johnstone, NYR [Fighting] 11:10 |
| Rick Ley, HAR [Fighting] 11:10 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Slashing] 15:49 | |
| Gordie Howe, HAR [Slashing] 15:49 | |
| 3: | Mike McEwen, NYR [Holding] 3:58 |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 7:09 | |
| Bill Bennett, HAR [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 7:09 | |
| Ron Plumb, HAR [Holding] 7:32 |
Penalty time: HAR: 19 minutes
NYR: 17 minutes
| HAR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Ley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Sims | 3 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Andre Lacroix | 4 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Mark Howe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Plumb | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Gordie Roberts | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ray Allison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gordie Howe | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordy Douglas | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Bennett | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Rogers | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Nick Fotiu | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Warner | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Carroll | 31 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Garrett | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -2 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -2 | 22 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 2 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 2 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: HAR: 7-11- 8-26
NYR: 7-11- 6-24
Goalies: HAR: John Garrett (T, 1-4-4)
NYR: John Davidson (T, 1-1-1)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Don Koharski, Willard Norris
Attendance: 17,407
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