Minnesota North Stars vs New York Rangers
Regular season · Wednesday, November 28, 1979 · Madison Square Garden
Scoring
1st period
Phil Esposito (10)Ron Duguay (8), Don Maloney (17)0–107:43 NYR
Anders Hedberg (15)Dave Maloney (3), Steve Vickers (9)0–213:21 NYR
Don Murdoch (10)Dave Maloney (4)0–315:59 NYR
Mike Polich (4)Per-Olov Brasar (10), Gary Sargent (9)1–316:31 MNS
2nd period
Steve Payne (15)Tim Young (8), Craig Hartsburg (10)2–303:29 MNS · 
Mike Eaves (2)Ron Zanussi (7), Tom McCarthy (8)3–308:42 MNS
3rd period
Ron Greschner (6)Ulf Nilsson (20), Carol Vadnais (7)3–412:26 NYR · 
Kris Manery (3)Mike Fidler (2), Glen Sharpley (11)4–417:11 MNS
Team stats
MNSNYR
2729
0%0%
1/40/2
1014
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 5:01 into the first period
Carol Vadnais · holding2 min - 8:32 into the first periodDave Maloney · elbowing2 min
- 2:22 into the second periodDon Maloney · tripping2 min
- 11:03 into the second period
Craig Hartsburg · hooking2 min - 14:20 into the second periodGlen Sharpley · hooking2 min
- 8:40 into the third periodCraig Hartsburg · roughing2 min
- 8:40 into the third periodEd Hospodar · roughing2 min
- 10:43 into the third periodBarry Beck · charging2 min
- 11:35 into the third periodMike Fidler · high sticking2 min
- 11:35 into the third periodDave Maloney · slashing2 min
- 17:29 into the third periodGary Sargent · holding2 min
- 17:29 into the third periodRon Greschner · high sticking2 min
Season series
Minnesota North Stars
| 7Glen SharpleyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 9Ron ZanussiR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 11Tom McCarthyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 12Mike FidlerL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 14Per-Olov BrasarC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 16Mike PolichC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 17Tim YoungC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 18Mike EavesC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 24Kris ManeryR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 26Steve PayneL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 4Craig HartsburgD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 22Gary SargentD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 25Al MacAdamR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 29Tom YounghansR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 3Fred BarrettD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 5Brad MaxwellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 6Paul ShmyrD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27Gilles MelocheG | T | 29 | 4 | .862 |
| 35Gary EdwardsG | 0 | 0 | – |
New York Rangers
| 26Dave MaloneyD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 8Steve VickersL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 10Ron DuguayC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 11Ulf NilssonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 12Don MaloneyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 14Don MurdochR | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 5 | – |
| 15Anders HedbergR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 77Phil EspositoC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 4Ron GreschnerD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 5Carol VadnaisD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 17Eddie JohnstoneR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 18Walt TkaczukC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 19Dean TalafousC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 24Warren MillerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 3Barry BeckD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 23Ed HospodarD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 25Mario MaroisD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wayne ThomasG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Steve BakerG | T | 27 | 4 | .852 |