NHL game summary from December 16, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (20-1-8) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 New York Rangers (14-14-5) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | PHI, | Bill Barber 16, 9:15 - SH |
| NYR, | Steve Vickers 13 (Ulf Nilsson, Dave Maloney), 14:44 - PP | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mario Marois, NYR [Hooking] 0:54 |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Roughing] 2:36 | |
| Ron Duguay, NYR [Roughing] 2:36 | |
| Behn Wilson, PHI [Hooking] 4:24 | |
| Ed Johnstone, NYR [Fighting] 8:32 | |
| Norm Barnes, PHI [Fighting] 8:32 | |
| Behn Wilson, PHI [Fighting] 8:32 | |
| Barry Beck, NYR [Fighting double major] 8:32 | |
| Mario Marois, NYR [Roughing] 8:32 | |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Roughing] 8:32 | |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Roughing, Fighting] 8:32 | |
| Mario Marois, NYR [Elbowing] 11:31 | |
| Al Hill, PHI [Holding] 13:28 | |
| 2: | Don Murdoch, NYR [Holding] 7:44 |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Holding] 12:32 | |
| Norm Barnes, PHI [Hi-sticking] 13:39 | |
| Phil Esposito, NYR [Hi-sticking] 13:39 | |
| 3: | Dave Maloney, NYR [Elbowing] 1:20 |
| Bob Dailey, PHI [Slashing] 5:57 | |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Roughing double minor] 8:02 | |
| Don Maloney, NYR [Roughing double minor] 8:02 |
Penalty time: PHI: 37 minutes
NYR: 33 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Linseman | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Hill | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Norm Barnes | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Propp | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Mike Busniuk | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Myre | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 3 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 3 | 38 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Beaton | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Hospodar | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Baker | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -4 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -4 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 21- 7-10-38
NYR: 13- 9-13-35
Goalies: PHI: Phil Myre (T, 9-1-5)
NYR: Steve Baker (T, 3-1-4)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ron Foyt
Attendance: 17,404
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