NHL game summary from December 19, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (13-13-7) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 New York Rangers (15-14-5) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
1: NYR, Ed Johnstone 5 (Frank Beaton, Barry Beck), 4:48
NYR, Ron Greschner 9 (Ulf Nilsson, Anders Hedberg), 16:43 - PP
2: VAN, Curt Fraser 5 (Jere Gillis, Chris Oddleifson), 4:24
VAN, Bill Derlago 7 (Bruce Affleck, Jack McIlhargey), 4:42
VAN, Don Lever 15, 6:38
NYR, Ron Greschner 10, 9:34
NYR, Don Murdoch 14 (Don Maloney, Mario Marois), 19:08
3: NYR, Don Murdoch 15 (Don Maloney, Carol Vadnais), 14:42
Penalties:
1: Frank Beaton, NYR [Hooking] 5:20
Dennis Kearns, VAN [Hooking] 14:56
2: Warren Miller, NYR [Holding] 16:01
3: Kevin McCarthy, VAN [Interference] 8:02
Bill Derlago, VAN [Tripping] 12:40
Frank Beaton, NYR [Charging] 17:19
Dave Maloney, NYR [Charging] 19:21
Penalty time: VAN: 6 minutes
NYR: 8 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hanlon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Lupul | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bill Derlago | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Brad Smith | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Bruce Affleck | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 25 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Beaton | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Warren Miller | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 8- 7-10-25
NYR: 9- 6-11-26
Goalies: VAN: Glen Hanlon (L, 12-9-5)
NYR: John Davidson (W, 4-5-1)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 17,409
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