Vancouver Canucks vs New York Rangers
Regular season · Thursday, October 18, 1979 · Madison Square Garden
Game summary
The New York Rangers beat the Vancouver Canucks 6–3 on Thursday, October 18, 1979 at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers outshot the Canucks 33–23.
Phil Esposito scored a hat trick. Dave Maloney, Ron Duguay, Anders Hedberg, Stan Smyl, Thomas Gradin and Chris Oddleifson also scored.
Doug Soetaert made 20 saves on 23 shots for the win; Glen Hanlon stopped 27 of 33.
Scoring
1st period
Dave Maloney (1)Ron Duguay (1), Carol Vadnais (3)0–100:58 NYR
Phil Esposito (2)Ron Greschner (2), Don Maloney (1)0–202:20 NYR
Ron Duguay (1)Walt Tkaczuk (2)0–308:51 NYR
Anders Hedberg (3)Doug Sulliman (1), Phil Esposito (2)0–415:56 NYR
Stan Smyl (3)Jere Gillis (4), Thomas Gradin (3)1–417:58 VAN
Thomas Gradin (2)Dennis Kearns (2), Lars Lindgren (2)2–418:52 VAN
2nd period
Chris Oddleifson (1)Curt Fraser (1), Brent Ashton (1)3–403:32 VAN- Phil Esposito (3)Don Maloney (2), Mike McEwen (3)3–507:19 NYR
3rd period
- Phil Esposito (4)Don Maloney (3), Ron Greschner (3)3–610:42 NYR ·
Team stats
VANNYR
2333
0%0%
0/31/3
1818
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 6:36 into the first period
Harold Snepsts · tripping2 min - 8:41 into the second period
Dave Maloney · roughing2 min - 13:11 into the second periodLars Lindgren · holding2 min
- 6:14 into the third periodTim Bothwell · high sticking2 min
- 8:56 into the third periodChris Oddleifson · hooking2 min
- 14:49 into the third periodPhil Esposito · cross checking2 min
- 14:49 into the third periodPhil Esposito · misconduct10 min
- 14:49 into the third periodHarold Snepsts · cross checking2 min
- 14:49 into the third periodHarold Snepsts · misconduct10 min
- 15:01 into the third periodMario Marois · holding2 min
Season series
Vancouver Canucks
| 23Thomas GradinC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 12Stan SmylR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 14Chris OddleifsonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 15Brent AshtonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 21Jere GillisL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 24Curt FraserL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 3Lars LindgrenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 6Dennis KearnsD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 9Don LeverC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 10Bill DerlagoC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 17Ron SedlbauerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 28Rick VaiveR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 4John HughesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 22Bob MannoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 25Kevin McCarthyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 27Harold SnepstsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 29Jack McIlhargeyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Glen HanlonG | L | 33 | 6 | .818 |
| 35Curt RidleyG | 0 | 0 | – |
New York Rangers
| 77Phil EspositoC | 3 | 1 | 4 | +3 | 4 | – |
| 12Don MaloneyL | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 10Ron DuguayC | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 4Ron GreschnerD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 9Doug SullimanL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 15Anders HedbergR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 18Walt TkaczukC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 5Carol VadnaisD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 26Dave MaloneyD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 27Mike McEwenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 11Ulf NilssonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 14Don MurdochR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 5 | – |
| 16Pat HickeyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 17Eddie JohnstoneR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 24Warren MillerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 6Tim BothwellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | – |
| 25Mario MaroisD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30John DavidsonG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 33Doug SoetaertG | W | 23 | 3 | .870 |