NHL game summary from January 23, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (23-19-8) |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
 Vancouver Canucks (15-25-8) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
1: NYR, Ron Greschner 12, 6:48
NYR, Ron Duguay 13 (Pat Conacher, Doug Sulliman), 8:03
VAN, Thomas Gradin 16 (Stan Smyl, Curt Fraser), 11:04
2: VAN, Bill Derlago 11 (Harold Snepsts, Per-Olov Brasar), 12:35
NYR, Ron Duguay 14 (Pat Conacher), 17:11
3: NYR, Frank Beaton 1 (Ron Duguay, Pat Conacher), 4:40
VAN, Stan Smyl 18 (Bill Derlago), 5:55
NYR, Phil Esposito 20 (Don Maloney, Don Murdoch), 14:36 - PP
NYR, Ed Johnstone 10, 17:48
VAN, John Hughes 1 (Don Lever), 18:48
Penalties:
1: Curt Fraser, VAN 4:11
Mario Marois, NYR 14:16
2: Harold Snepsts, VAN 2:29
Don Maloney, NYR [double minor] 2:29
Walt Tkaczuk, NYR 18:00
3: Curt Fraser, VAN 13:06
Tim Bothwell, NYR 15:24
Penalty time: NYR: 10 minutes
VAN: 6 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tim Bothwell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Doug Sulliman | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Frank Beaton | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Warren Miller | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pat Conacher | 28 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 34 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hanlon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Logan | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Gary Lupul | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Derlago | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Hughes | 20 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rick Vaive | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Kris Manery | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 17- 8- 9-34
VAN: 7-10-12-29
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (W, 7-8-3)
VAN: Glen Hanlon (L, 13-19-6)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Wayne Forsey
Attendance: 12,752
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