NHL game summary from December 3, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (14-6-6) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 New York Rangers (10-13-3) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
1: NYR, Warren Miller 1 (Barry Beck, Ed Johnstone), 8:20
MTL, Larry Robinson 4 (Steve Shutt, Guy Lapointe), 14:08 - PP
2: NYR, Phil Esposito 11 (Don Murdoch, Don Maloney), :50
MTL, Guy Lafleur 22 (Guy Lapointe, Larry Robinson), 7:44 - PP
MTL, Pierre Larouche 18 (Guy Lafleur, Larry Robinson), 8:19 - PP
3: NYR, Phil Esposito 12 (Barry Beck), 6:23 - PP
Penalties:
1: Mario Marois, NYR [Slashing] 1:42
Brian Engblom, MTL [Holding] 4:45
Gilles Lupien, MTL [Hi-sticking] 10:28
Dave Maloney, NYR [Hi-sticking] 13:26
2: Pierre Larouche, MTL [Hooking] 3:32
Dave Maloney, NYR [Holding] 6:22
Ron Greschner, NYR [Hooking] 7:26
Doug Jarvis, MTL [Holding] 9:04
3: Serge Savard, MTL [Hooking] 5:33
Penalty time: MTL: 10 minutes
NYR: 8 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Danny Geoffrion | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 29 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ed Hospodar | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Miller | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Steve Baker | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 13-11- 5-29
NYR: 7-10-13-30
Goalies: MTL: Michel Larocque (T, 5-5-3)
NYR: Steve Baker (T, 1-1-2)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Wayne Forsey
Attendance: 17,431
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