NHL game summary from December 12, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (14-13-4) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (8-10-10) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | CHI, | Grant Mulvey 12 (Doug Wilson, Mike O'Connell), 7:57 - PP |
| NYR, | Barry Beck 6 (Dean Talafous, Ron Duguay), 11:45 | |
| NYR, | Anders Hedberg 18 (Ron Greschner, Walt Tkaczuk), 17:45 - PP | |
| CHI, | J.P. Bordeleau 4 (Tom Lysiak, Greg Fox), 19:32 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Ed Johnstone 4 (Dave Maloney, Walt Tkaczuk), 15:34 |
| 3: | NYR, | Phil Esposito 14 (Don Maloney), 1:35 |
| NYR, | Ron Greschner 8 (Don Maloney, Barry Beck), 6:36 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Frank Beaton, NYR [Hi-sticking] 6:48 |
| Pat Ribble, CHI [Tripping] 15:54 | |
| 2: | Ed Hospodar, NYR [Charging] 0:23 |
| Ted Bulley, CHI [Holding] 8:02 | |
| Ron Duguay, NYR [Interference] 17:37 | |
| 3: | Tim Higgins, CHI [Cross checking] 6:18 |
| Tom Lysiak, CHI [Hi-sticking] 10:13 | |
| Dean Talafous, NYR [Hi-sticking] 10:13 |
Penalty time: NYR: 8 minutes
CHI: 8 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Frank Beaton | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Hospodar | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Baker | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 31 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Lecuyer | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Terry Ruskowski | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Reg Kerr | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike O'Connell | 14 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tim Higgins | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Preston | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Fox | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Keith Brown | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Darryl Sutter | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 10- 7-14-31
CHI: 8- 8- 7-23
Goalies: NYR: Steve Baker (W, 3-1-3)
CHI: Tony Esposito (L, 7-8-8)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Jim Christison
Attendance: 11,825
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