NHL game summary from February 23, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (26-25-9) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Minnesota North Stars (28-18-12) |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1: | NYR, | Don Maloney 14 (Phil Esposito), 1:21 |
| MIN, | Brad Maxwell 6 (Tim Young, Fred Barrett), 12:11 | |
| MIN, | Kent-Erik Andersson 6 (Tim Young, Rob Flockhart), 13:41 - PP | |
| 2: | MIN, | Al MacAdam 35 (Bobby Smith), 1:42 |
| NYR, | Jocelyn Guevremont 2 (Walt Tkaczuk), 15:53 - PP | |
| 3: | MIN, | Bobby Smith 17 (Brad Maxwell, Steve Payne), 5:35 - PP |
| MIN, | Tom Younghans 8 (Mike Polich, Fred Barrett), 13:54 - SH | |
| NYR, | Dave Maloney 9, 15:23 | |
| MIN, | Brad Maxwell 7, 19:44 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Maloney, NYR [Holding] 13:11 |
| Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Holding] 15:18 | |
| 2: | Greg Smith, MIN [Tripping] 8:32 |
| Mario Marois, NYR [Hooking] 12:24 | |
| Dave Hanson, MIN [Hooking] 15:37 | |
| 3: | Dave Maloney, NYR [Hooking] 4:16 |
| Mike Polich, MIN [Holding] 6:23 | |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Slashing] 12:16 |
Penalty time: NYR: 6 minutes
MIN: 10 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Bothwell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Doug Sulliman | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Warren Miller | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| Pat Conacher | 28 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Baker | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 7 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 39 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Hanson | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Chicoine | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rob Flockhart | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Dobson | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 9 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 9 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 8-16-15-39
MIN: 10- 4-10-24
Goalies: NYR: Steve Baker (L, 9-6-6)
MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 23-12-4)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Swede Knox
Attendance: 15,676
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