NHL game summary from January 9, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (18-17-7) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Detroit Red Wings (14-18-7) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | DET, | Dale McCourt 15 (Mike Foligno, Reed Larson), 7:32 |
| DET, | Mike Foligno 12 (Dale McCourt, George Lyle), 15:38 | |
| 2: | DET, | Dan Labraaten 18 (Pete Mahovlich, Vaclav Nedomansky), 18:01 |
| 3: | DET, | Pete Mahovlich 6 (Barry Long), 2:27 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dale McCourt, DET [Hooking] 4:18 |
| Mike Foligno, DET [Charging] 18:41 | |
| 2: | Don Murdoch, NYR [Hooking] 2:46 |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Elbowing] 8:19 | |
| 3: | Jim Korn, DET [Interference] 3:55 |
| Greg Joly, DET [Interference] 6:49 | |
| Frank Beaton, NYR [Roughing] 6:49 | |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Slashing] 8:40 | |
| Reed Larson, DET [Holding] 13:49 | |
| Jim Korn, DET [Fighting] 16:15 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Fighting] 16:15 | |
| Brent Peterson, DET [Holding] 16:15 |
Penalty time: NYR: 13 minutes
DET: 17 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Frank Beaton | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Ed Hospodar | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Warren Miller | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 22 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Long | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| George Lyle | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Brent Peterson | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| John Hilworth | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 8- 4-10-22
DET: 7-20- 9-36
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (L, 4-7-2)
DET: Rogie Vachon (W, 10-13-4)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Mark Pare
Attendance: 14,036
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