New York Rangers vs Hartford Whalers
Regular season · Friday, December 7, 1979 · Springfield Civic Center
Game summary
The New York Rangers beat the Hartford Whalers 7–4 on Friday, December 7, 1979 at Springfield Civic Center. The Rangers outshot the Whalers 33–32.
Goals came from Gordie Howe, Dean Talafous, Gordie Roberts, Jordy Douglas, Ron Greschner, Don Maloney, Anders Hedberg, Barry Beck, Don Murdoch, Eddie Johnstone and Mike Rogers.
John Davidson made 28 saves on 32 shots for the win; John Garrett stopped 26 of 33.
Scoring
1st period
Gordie Howe (11)Mark Howe (16)0–105:00 HFD
Dean Talafous (1)Ron Duguay (9), Dave Maloney (6)1–112:38 NYR
Gordie Roberts (3)Dave Keon (21), Jordy Douglas (14)1–215:52 HFD
2nd period
Jordy Douglas (8)Blaine Stoughton (10)1–302:35 HFD
Ron Greschner (7)Don Murdoch (12)2–305:56 NYR
Don Maloney (6)Unassisted3–306:07 NYR
Anders Hedberg (16)Steve Vickers (10), Ulf Nilsson (22)4–309:36 NYR
Barry Beck (4)Steve Vickers (11), Ulf Nilsson (23)5–315:36 NYR
3rd period
Don Murdoch (13)Don Maloney (20)6–306:04 NYR
Eddie Johnstone (3)Barry Beck (17), Mario Marois (9)7–310:26 NYR
Mike Rogers (11)Unassisted7–414:10 HFD
Team stats
NYRHFD
3332
0%0%
0/20/1
2729
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 4:44 into the first period
Bill Bennett · fighting5 min - 4:44 into the first period
Ed Hospodar · fighting5 min - 9:13 into the first periodJames Warner · hooking2 min
- 16:07 into the first periodBill Bennett · fighting5 min
- 16:07 into the first periodEd Hospodar · fighting5 min
- 18:45 into the first periodUlf Nilsson · slashing2 min
- 3:43 into the second periodBill Bennett · fighting5 min
- 3:43 into the second periodBill Bennett · game misconduct10 min
- 3:43 into the second periodEd Hospodar · fighting5 min
- 3:43 into the second periodEd Hospodar · game misconduct10 min
- 19:22 into the second periodAl Hangsleben · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
Season series
New York Rangers
| 8Steve VickersL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 11Ulf NilssonC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 12Don MaloneyL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 14Don MurdochR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 3Barry BeckD | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 10Ron DuguayC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 15Anders HedbergR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 17Eddie JohnstoneR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 19Dean TalafousC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 4Ron GreschnerD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 25Mario MaroisD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | – |
| 26Dave MaloneyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 18Walt TkaczukC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 21Frank BeatonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 77Phil EspositoC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 5Carol VadnaisD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 23Ed HospodarD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30John DavidsonG | W | 32 | 4 | .875 |
| 35Steve BakerG | 0 | 0 | – |
Hartford Whalers
| 11Jordy DouglasL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 9Gordie HoweR | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 14Dave KeonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 17Mike RogersC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 21Blaine StoughtonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 5Mark HoweD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 7Gordie RobertsD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 4Andre LacroixC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 8Ray AllisonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 10Al HangslebenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 16Bill BennettL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 23Nick FotiuL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 25James WarnerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 31Greg CarrollC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 3Al SimsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 6Ronald PlumbD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 | – |
| 32Mark RenaudD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Al SmithG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35John GarrettG | L | 33 | 7 | .788 |