NHL game summary from March 23, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (44-20-10) |
1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
 New York Rangers (35-29-9) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | MTL, | Larry Robinson 14 (Pierre Larouche, Guy Lafleur), 16:46 |
| 2: | MTL, | Doug Jarvis 10 (Bob Gainey), 7:59 |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 32 (Dean Talafous, Don Maloney), 9:10 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Steve Shutt 42 (Guy Lafleur), 5:17 |
| MTL, | Bob Gainey 13 (Guy Lapointe), 13:01 - SH | |
| MTL, | Steve Shutt 43 (Guy Lafleur, Yvon Lambert), 14:46 | |
| MTL, | Bob Gainey 14 (Mark Napier), 16:14 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mario Marois, NYR [Interference] 0:53 |
| Rejean Houle, MTL [Hooking] 10:35 | |
| Dean Talafous, NYR [Hooking, Unsportsmanlike conduct] 11:30 | |
| 2: | Dave Maloney, NYR [Elbowing] 4:52 |
| Chris Nilan, MTL [Elbowing, Roughing, Fighting] 9:29 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Fighting] 9:29 | |
| Ray Markham, NYR [Hooking] 14:23 | |
| 3: | Carol Vadnais, NYR [Tripping] 2:26 |
| Chris Nilan, MTL [Hi-sticking] 11:13 | |
| Don Maloney, NYR [Hi-sticking] 11:13 | |
| Steve Shutt, MTL [Holding] 12:26 | |
| Doug Jarvis, MTL [Delay of game] 16:34 |
Penalty time: MTL: 17 minutes
NYR: 19 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaston Gingras | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Nilan | 30 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denis Herron | 32 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 23 | 43 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 23 | 43 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Bothwell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Cam Connor | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Markham | 29 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 6 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -23 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -23 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 17-12-14-43
NYR: 7- 9- 8-24
Goalies: MTL: Denis Herron (W, 24-3-2)
NYR: John Davidson (L, 17-12-3)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Ron Finn
Attendance: 17,427
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