Chicago Blackhawks vs New York Rangers
Regular season · Wednesday, December 5, 1979 · Madison Square Garden
Scoring
2nd period
Steve Vickers (11)Ulf Nilsson (21), Anders Hedberg (15)0–102:29 NYR
Claude Larose (1)Dean Talafous (2)0–207:55 NYR
Barry Beck (3)Don Maloney (19), Don Murdoch (11)0–316:06 NYR ·
3rd period
Grant Mulvey (10)Mike O'connell (9)1–309:37 CHI · 
Reg Kerr (5)Doug Lecuyer (4)2–311:36 CHI- Grant Mulvey (11)Terry Ruskowski (19), Mike O'connell (10)3–311:45 CHI
Team stats
CHINYR
3333
0%0%
1/41/5
2634
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 6:09 into the first period
Barry Beck · slashing2 min - 6:39 into the first period
Ted Bulley · roughing2 min - 6:39 into the first periodDave Maloney · roughing2 min
- 8:50 into the first periodTerry Ruskowski · roughing2 min
- 8:50 into the first periodCarol Vadnais · high sticking2 min
- 12:31 into the first periodTed Bulley · interference2 min
- 12:31 into the first periodTed Bulley · fighting5 min
- 12:31 into the first periodDave Maloney · fighting5 min
- 12:31 into the first periodDave Maloney · misconduct10 min
- 14:21 into the first periodGreg Fox · slashing2 min
- 14:21 into the first periodGreg Fox · slashing2 min
- 14:21 into the first periodDon Murdoch · roughing2 min
- 18:13 into the first periodRich Preston · holding2 min
- 4:14 into the second periodGrant Mulvey · fighting5 min
- 4:14 into the second periodRich Preston · holding2 min
- 4:14 into the second periodMario Marois · fighting5 min
- 9:59 into the second periodRon Greschner · tripping2 min
- 15:22 into the second periodRich Preston · interference2 min
- 0:43 into the third periodWalt Tkaczuk · tripping2 min
- 8:46 into the third periodBarry Beck · boarding2 min
Season series
Chicago Blackhawks
| 22Grant MulveyR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 14Mike O'connellD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 7Doug LecuyerL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 8Terry RuskowskiC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 10Reg KerrC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 11John MarksR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 12Tom LysiakC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 15Tim HigginsR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 16Rich PrestonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 17Alain DaigleR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 23J.P. BordeleauR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 29Ted BulleyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 5Pat RibbleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 6Bob MurrayD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 18Greg FoxD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 24Doug WilsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 25Keith BrownD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mike VeisorG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Tony EspositoG | T | 33 | 3 | .909 |
New York Rangers
| 8Steve VickersL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 11Ulf NilssonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 12Don MaloneyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 14Don MurdochR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 15Anders HedbergR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 19Dean TalafousC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 20Claude LaroseL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 3Barry BeckD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 17Eddie JohnstoneR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 18Walt TkaczukC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 24Warren MillerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 77Phil EspositoC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 4Ron GreschnerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 5Carol VadnaisD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 6Tim BothwellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 25Mario MaroisD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 26Dave MaloneyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30John DavidsonG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Steve BakerG | T | 33 | 3 | .909 |