All NHL game summaries from March 3, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (23-28-11) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Boston Bruins (35-17-11) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | BOS, | Peter McNab 32 (Terry O'Reilly, Mike Milbury), 5:48 |
| BOS, | Rick Middleton 31 (Wayne Cashman, Jean Ratelle), 7:27 - PP | |
| 2: | BOS, | Bobby Schmautz 18 (Bob Miller, Mike Milbury), 15:42 |
| 3: | BOS, | Jean Ratelle 24 (Dick Redmond, Mike Milbury), 1:22 |
| BOS, | Peter McNab 33 (Al Sims), 10:12 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ron Zanussi, MIN [Charging] 2:13 |
| Bobby Schmautz, BOS [Hi-sticking] 2:13 | |
| Jim Pettie, BOS [Interference] 2:51 | |
| Mike Fidler, MIN [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Misconduct] 6:44 | |
| Al Secord, BOS [Roughing] 8:20 | |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Holding] 10:56 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Spearing major] 11:25 | |
| Bobby Smith, MIN [Holding] 12:06 | |
| Bench penalty, MIN [Too many men on the ice] 12:06 | |
| 2: | Jean Potvin, MIN [Hooking] 1:53 |
| John Wensink, BOS [Charging] 9:53 | |
| Bobby Schmautz, BOS [Slashing] 19:20 | |
| 3: | Dwight Foster, BOS [Charging] 4:01 |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Misconduct, Gross misconduct] 4:01 | |
| Bench penalty, BOS [Too many men on the ice] 4:01 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Roughing] 4:28 | |
| Mike Polich, MIN [Holding] 14:42 | |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Charging, Fighting, Misconduct] 19:04 | |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Fighting] 19:04 |
Penalty time: MIN: 27 minutes
BOS: 60 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butters | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary Edwards | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 26 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 2 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jim Pettie | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 11- 8- 7-26
BOS: 14- 9- 6-29
Goalies: MIN: Gary Edwards (L, 6-10-5)
BOS: Jim Pettie (W, 8-4-1)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 13,309
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Blackhawks (24-27-12) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 Los Angeles Kings (27-27-9) |
2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 1: | CHI, | Alain Daigle 9 (Ted Bulley, Mike O'Connell), 1:49 |
| LA , | Syl Apps 5 (Rob Palmer, Murray Wilson), 4:50 | |
| LA , | Marcel Dionne 44 (Charlie Simmer, Richard Mulhern), 9:38 | |
| 2: | LA , | Steve Jensen 18 (Rick Hampton, Murray Wilson), 6:43 |
| CHI, | Reg Kerr 12 (Ted Bulley, Phil Russell), 8:21 | |
| LA , | Dave Taylor 35 (Rob Palmer, Charlie Simmer), 14:46 - PP | |
| LA , | Butch Goring 28, 15:26 | |
| 3: | CHI, | Alain Daigle 10 (Ivan Boldirev, Phil Russell), 4:00 |
| CHI, | Stan Mikita 16 (Bob Murray, John Marks), 11:26 | |
| LA , | Glenn Goldup 12 (Vic Venasky, Richard Mulhern), 15:11 | |
| LA , | Marcel Dionne 45 (Rob Palmer), 19:08 - EN | |
| CHI, | Phil Russell 8 (Mike Walton, J.P. Bordeleau), 19:25 - PP | |
| LA , | Marcel Dionne 46 (Richard Mulhern, Dave Taylor), 19:42 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Phil Russell, CHI [Elbowing] 2:26 |
| Ted Bulley, CHI [Charging] 10:59 | |
| Bert Wilson, LA [Interference] 14:55 | |
| 2: | Phil Russell, CHI [Holding] 3:47 |
| Mike Walton, CHI [Hooking] 13:34 | |
| John Marks, CHI [Hi-sticking] 14:46 | |
| Dave Taylor, LA [Slashing] 14:46 | |
| Richard Mulhern, LA [Hooking] 16:43 | |
| 3: | Reg Kerr, CHI [Interference] 4:54 |
| Rick Hampton, LA [Hooking] 19:20 |
Penalty time: CHI: 12 minutes
LA : 8 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Logan | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 4 |
| Reg Kerr | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike O'Connell | 14 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Walton | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Bob Hoffmeyer | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Savard | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 35 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Lessard | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Doug Halward | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Richard Mulhern | 5 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Murray Wilson | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Charlie Simmer | 11 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Steve Jensen | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mark Heaslip | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Hampton | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 47 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 47 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 11-10-14-35
LA : 13-21-13-47
Goalies: CHI: Tony Esposito (L, 20-22-8)
LA : Mario Lessard (W, 16-11-8)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Jim Christison
Attendance: 10,531
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (15-33-14) |
0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
 Montreal Canadiens (43-12-8) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | MTL, | Yvon Lambert 23 (Doug Risebrough, Larry Robinson), 18:52 |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 46 (Michel Larocque), 19:43 | |
| 2: | DET, | Dan Labraaten 12 (Reed Larson), 5:25 |
| DET, | Errol Thompson 17 (Andre St. Laurent), 10:39 | |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 23 (Terry Harper), 12:38 - SH | |
| DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 33, 19:24 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Steve Shutt 27 (Jacques Lemaire, Guy Lafleur), 1:40 |
| DET, | Reed Larson 13 (Dale McCourt), 10:04 - SH |
Penalties:
| 1: | Perry Miller, DET [Tripping] 2:39 |
| Pat Hughes, MTL [Interference] 15:41 | |
| 2: | Brian Engblom, MTL [Tripping] 7:18 |
| Errol Thompson, DET [Tripping] 11:14 | |
| 3: | Pat Hughes, MTL [Roughing] 6:51 |
| Andre St. Laurent, DET [Roughing double minor] 6:51 | |
| Brian Engblom, MTL [Tripping] 13:36 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Fighting] 18:21 | |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Fighting] 18:21 | |
| Reed Larson, DET [Roughing] 18:21 | |
| Mark Napier, MTL [Roughing] 18:21 |
Penalty time: DET: 15 minutes
MTL: 15 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Greg Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 9 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 9 | 29 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 8 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Hughes | 30 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 12-13- 4-29
MTL: 10-10-12-32
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 5-8-3)
MTL: Michel Larocque (L, 16-6-3)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 17,175
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (35-23-6) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 New York Islanders (40-12-10) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | NYI, | Bob Bourne 23 (Mike Kaszycki, Gerry Hart), 12:42 |
| 2: | NYI, | Mike Bossy 51 (Bryan Trottier, Denis Potvin), 2:49 |
| ATL, | Gerry O'Flaherty 1 (Tom Lysiak, Ed Kea), 4:01 | |
| ATL, | Ed Kea 5, 14:53 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Clark Gillies 31 (Mike Bossy, Denis Potvin), 1:15 - PP |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 12 (John Tonelli, Gerry Hart), 13:00 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Guy Chouinard, ATL [Hooking] 2:32 | |
| Pat Price, NYI [Hooking] 9:54 | ||
| Gerry O'Flaherty, ATL [Holding] 14:27 | ||
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 19:30 | ||
| 2: | Greg Fox, ATL [Interference] 8:29 | |
| Billy Smith, NYI [Slashing] 16:58 | ||
| Harold Phillipoff, ATL [Holding] 19:50 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: ATL: 8 minutes
NYI: 6 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Laurence | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 24 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 45 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 45 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 10- 6- 8-24
NYI: 15-16-14-45
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 29-18-5)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 21-7-1)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Don Koharski
Attendance: 14,995
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (25-23-13) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 New York Rangers (34-20-8) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | NYR, | Anders Hedberg 27 (Ron Duguay, Pat Hickey), 1:46 - PP |
| BUF, | Craig Ramsay 19 (Don Luce), 6:55 - SH | |
| BUF, | Jerry Korab 8 (Rene Robert, Gilbert Perreault), 9:48 - PP | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | NYR, | Dean Talafous 12 (Dave Farrish, Anders Hedberg), 9:16 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bill Stewart, BUF [Hooking] 1:34 |
| Dan Clark, NYR [Hooking] 3:00 | |
| Ken Breitenbach, BUF [Hooking] 5:40 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Roughing] 9:13 | |
| Dan Clark, NYR [Interference] 19:07 | |
| 2: | Rene Robert, BUF [Hooking] 3:31 |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Hi-sticking, Unsportsmanlike conduct] 5:19 | |
| Dave Farrish, NYR [Hi-sticking] 8:50 | |
| Ric Seiling, BUF [Slashing] 8:50 | |
| Rick Martin, BUF [Holding] 9:27 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Elbowing, Roughing] 10:46 | |
| Jerry Korab, BUF [Roughing double minor] 10:46 | |
| Andre Savard, BUF [Tripping] 15:23 | |
| 3: | Dave Schultz, BUF [Holding] 4:35 |
| Phil Esposito, NYR [Hooking] 6:01 | |
| Rene Robert, BUF [Charging] 10:49 | |
| Phil Esposito, NYR [Cross checking] 10:49 |
Penalty time: BUF: 20 minutes
NYR: 20 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Stewart | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Jacques Richard | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Mike Boland | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Dudley | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Schultz | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Breitenbach | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sauve | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -1 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -1 | 25 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dan Clark | 32 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 11- 7- 7-25
NYR: 7- 4-12-23
Goalies: BUF: Bob Sauve (T, 7-7-6)
NYR: Wayne Thomas (T, 11-9-2)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 17,421
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (26-26-9) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 St. Louis Blues (16-40-8) |
0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 1: | PIT, | Rick Kehoe 18 (Pete Mahovlich), 15:45 |
| 2: | PIT, | Greg Malone 24 (Dale Tallon, Ron Stackhouse), 2:45 - PP |
| STL, | Neil Komadoski 1 (Wayne Babych, Bernie Federko), 4:16 | |
| PIT, | Rod Schutt 21 (Greg Malone), 4:53 | |
| STL, | Barry Gibbs 2 (Mike Zuke), 10:13 | |
| STL, | Mike Crombeen 2 (Barry Gibbs, John Smrke), 15:32 | |
| STL, | Mike Crombeen 3 (Barry Gibbs, John Smrke), 18:17 | |
| 3: | STL, | Brian Sutter 33 (Wayne Babych), 5:59 |
| STL, | Jack Brownschidle 8 (Inge Hammarstrom, Tony Currie), 11:03 | |
| STL, | Inge Hammarstrom 7 (Bob Stewart, Garry Unger), 16:17 | |
| PIT, | Pete Mahovlich 12 (Gregg Sheppard, Rick Kehoe), 16:44 | |
| STL, | Bernie Federko 28 (Brian Sutter, Larry Giroux), 18:46 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Colin Campbell, PIT [Hooking] 2:38 |
| Randy Carlyle, PIT [Hooking] 16:22 | |
| 2: | Jack Brownschidle, STL [Tripping] 1:06 |
| Wayne Babych, STL [Hooking] 18:46 | |
| 3: | Neil Labatte, STL [Holding] 11:46 |
Penalty time: PIT: 4 minutes
STL: 6 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bladon | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Dale Tallon | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Gary McAdam | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jacques Cossette | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 27 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Stewart | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Giroux | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Neil Labatte | 9 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Babych | 10 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Tony Currie | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 16 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Neil Komadoski | 20 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Mike Zuke | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Gibbs | 22 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Crombeen | 26 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Ed Staniowski | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Smrke | 33 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 25 | 42 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 25 | 42 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 4-14- 9-27
STL: 12-19-11-42
Goalies: PIT: Denis Herron (L, 14-15-8)
STL: Ed Staniowski (W, 9-18-2)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 12,915
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (27-20-14) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (25-27-11) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | PHI, | Bill Barber 22 (Rick MacLeish, Bobby Clarke), 12:23 - PP |
| 2: | TOR, | Borje Salming 13, 1:12 - PP |
| PHI, | Tom Gorence 11 (Mel Bridgman, Frank Bathe), 1:28 | |
| TOR, | Darryl Sittler 28 (Walt McKechnie, Ian Turnbull), 19:53 | |
| 3: | TOR, | Jerry Butler 6 (Jimmy Jones, Pat Boutette), 1:37 |
| TOR, | Joel Quenneville 1 (Darryl Sittler), 11:33 | |
| PHI, | Behn Wilson 12 (Bobby Clarke), 19:50 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Borje Salming, TOR [Tripping] 10:59 | |
| Ian Turnbull, TOR [Holding] 11:59 | ||
| Jimmy Watson, PHI [Delay of game] 19:37 | ||
| 2: | Ken Linseman, PHI [Hooking] 3:13 | |
| Dave Burrows, TOR [Holding] 7:31 | ||
| Blake Dunlop, PHI [Tripping] 9:24 | ||
| Reggie Leach, PHI [Tripping] 14:25 | ||
| Joel Quenneville, TOR [Hooking] 15:57 | ||
| Behn Wilson, PHI [Roughing] 18:31 | ||
| Lanny McDonald, TOR [Roughing] 18:31 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: PHI: 10 minutes
TOR: 10 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Gorence | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Linseman | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick St. Croix | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Bathe | 31 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Blake Dunlop | 32 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Hill | 37 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -4 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -4 | 30 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Joel Quenneville | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lorne Stamler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Hutchison | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 4 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 4 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 14- 8- 8-30
TOR: 9- 9-10-28
Goalies: PHI: Rick St. Croix (L, 0-1-1)
TOR: Mike Palmateer (W, 17-16-9)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 16,485
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