NHL game summary from January 7, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hartford Whalers (9-19-10) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 New York Rangers (18-16-7) |
1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 1: | NYR, | Claude Larose 3 (Mario Marois, Ron Duguay), 4:00 |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | NYR, | Don Murdoch 20 (Dean Talafous, Phil Esposito), 1:24 |
| NYR, | Ron Greschner 11 (Anders Hedberg), 4:07 | |
| NYR, | Steve Vickers 17 (Carol Vadnais, Anders Hedberg), 8:34 - PP | |
| HAR, | Dave Debol 4 (Alan Hangsleben, Ray Allison), 9:21 | |
| NYR, | Ed Johnstone 8 (Ron Greschner, Warren Miller), 12:25 | |
| HAR, | Dave Debol 5 (Mike Rogers, Pat Boutette), 18:42 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Frank Beaton, NYR [Interference] 4:54 |
| Gordie Roberts, HAR [Holding] 10:32 | |
| Frank Beaton, NYR [Tripping] 13:17 | |
| 2: | Larry Giroux, HAR [Interference] 16:42 |
| Alan Hangsleben, HAR [Fighting] 17:39 | |
| Al Smith, HAR [Leaving the crease] 17:39 | |
| Don Maloney, NYR [Roughing, Fighting] 17:39 | |
| Al Sims, HAR [Holding] 19:06 | |
| 3: | Gordie Roberts, HAR [Tripping] 7:21 |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Holding] 16:23 |
Penalty time: HAR: 15 minutes
NYR: 13 minutes
| HAR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Smith | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Sims | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Mark Howe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gordie Roberts | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Ray Allison | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gordie Howe | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordy Douglas | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Debol | 15 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Mike Rogers | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Renaud | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brian Hill | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pat Boutette | 28 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Carroll | 31 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Larry Giroux | 32 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 21 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 20 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Frank Beaton | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Warren Miller | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Baker | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: HAR: 7- 2-12-21
NYR: 7- 9-13-29
Goalies: HAR: Al Smith (L, 2-4-2)
NYR: Steve Baker (W, 6-2-5)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Bob Luther
Attendance: 17,417
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