Sports headlines for Sunday February 18, 1979:

• Petty Won And It Was All Over But The Shouting And Punching
• Lietzke, 'Happy To Finish,' Wins
• Esposito's 3 Goals Set NHL Record, Get Rangers A Tie
• Csonka Interested In Lions, Dolphins

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Team 1 2 3 F Montreal Canadiens (39-9-8) 1 2 2 5 Buffalo Sabres (23-21-11) 0 1 1 2 Att: 16,433 at Memorial Auditorium Game Summary	Team 1 2 3 F Colorado Rockies (12-37-8) 1 1 1 3 Chicago Blackhawks (21-25-10) 1 1 3 5 Att: 10,315 at Chicago Stadium Game Summary
Team 1 2 3 F Pittsburgh Penguins (23-24-8) 0 2 0 2 Detroit Red Wings (12-30-14) 5 1 0 6 Att: 14,587 at Olympia Stadium Game Summary	Team 1 2 3 F Washington Capitals (18-30-9) 1 4 1 6 New York Rangers (31-19-6) 1 3 2 6 Att: 17,412 at Madison Square Garden Game Summary
Team 1 2 3 F Minnesota North Stars (22-26-8) 1 0 1 2 Philadelphia Flyers (25-19-12) 2 1 0 3 Att: 17,077 at The Spectrum Game Summary	Team 1 2 3 F Atlanta Flames (31-22-5) 1 4 1 6 St. Louis Blues (13-37-8) 2 1 1 4 Att: 11,824 at Checkerdome Game Summary

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View all game summaries for this date             WHA standings as of this date

Team 1 2 3 F Edmonton Oilers (30-21-0) 2 1 3 6 Birmingham Bulls (21-28-4) 1 2 0 3 Att: 4,796 at Jefferson County Civic Center Game Summary	Team 1 2 3 F Quebec Nordiques (26-22-4) 1 0 3 4 Cincinnati Stingers (23-27-5) 1 1 0 2 Att: 5,389 at Riverfront Coliseum Game Summary
Team 1 2 3 F New England Whalers (27-18-7) 1 1 5 7 Winnipeg Jets (26-24-6) 0 1 0 1 Att: 9,426 at Winnipeg Arena Game Summary

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