NHL game summary from December 22, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (16-14-5) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (11-10-11) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
1: PIT, Rod Schutt 7 (Mario Faubert, Peter Lee), 10:01 - PP
PIT, Mario Faubert 1 (Greg Malone, Gary McAdam), 14:02
NYR, Steve Vickers 14 (Ulf Nilsson, Ron Greschner), 17:30
2: NYR, Steve Vickers 15 (Ron Greschner), 14:57
NYR, Mario Marois 4 (Ron Duguay, Dean Talafous), 17:13
3: PIT, Russ Anderson 2 (George Ferguson, Nick Libett), 10:05
NYR, Warren Miller 2 (Barry Beck), 15:43
Penalties:
1: Dave Maloney, NYR [Hooking] 0:42
Greg Malone, PIT [Hooking] 4:58
Mario Marois, NYR [Holding] 6:34
Ron Greschner, NYR [Holding] 9:41
Mario Faubert, PIT [Tripping] 11:56
2: Steve Baker, NYR [Tripping] 18:45
3: Dave Maloney, NYR [Tripping] 4:05
Penalty time: NYR: 10 minutes
PIT: 4 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Beaton | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Warren Miller | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Baker | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 15 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mario Faubert | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Kim Clackson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Stewart | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gary McAdam | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Pat Hughes | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Greg Millen | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 5- 6- 4-15
PIT: 12- 7-11-30
Goalies: NYR: Steve Baker (W, 4-1-4)
PIT: Greg Millen (L, 3-1-6)
Referee: Denis Morel
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Mark Pare
Attendance: 11,587
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