NHL game summary from January 4, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (25-1-10) |
1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
 New York Rangers (17-16-6) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | PHI, | Rick MacLeish 21 (Dennis Ververgaert, Andre Dupont), 17:33 |
| 2: | PHI, | Mel Bridgman 7, 2:38 - SH |
| PHI, | Brian Propp 21, 11:30 | |
| PHI, | Bob Dailey 5 (Mel Bridgman), 12:30 | |
| PHI, | Bill Barber 19 (Norm Barnes), 14:40 | |
| NYR, | Anders Hedberg 21 (Walt Tkaczuk, Mario Marois), 18:02 - PP | |
| 3: | NYR, | Don Murdoch 19 (Phil Esposito), 5:31 |
| NYR, | Ed Johnstone 7 (Mario Marois, Barry Beck), 13:48 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bobby Clarke, PHI [Elbowing] 0:25 |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Slashing] 0:25 | |
| Mario Marois, NYR [Tripping] 4:39 | |
| Don Maloney, NYR [Fighting] 7:24 | |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Slashing, Fighting] 7:24 | |
| Bob Dailey, PHI [Interference] 10:24 | |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Charging, Roughing] 16:07 | |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Roughing] 16:07 | |
| 2: | Bobby Clarke, PHI [Cross checking] 1:25 |
| Bench penalty, PHI [Delay of game] 6:54 | |
| Ed Hospodar, NYR [Fighting, Double game misconduct] 12:55 | |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Game misconduct] 12:55 | |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Roughing] 12:55 | |
| Bench penalty, PHI [Delay of game] 16:15 | |
| Jimmy Watson, PHI [Slashing] 17:21 | |
| 3: | Frank Beaton, NYR [Misconduct] 2:44 |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Roughing] 6:14 | |
| Bench penalty, NYR [Too many men on the ice] 18:34 |
Penalty time: PHI: 35 minutes
NYR: 50 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ken Linseman | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hill | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Gorence | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Norm Barnes | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Propp | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Busniuk | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Myre | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 12 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 12 | 27 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Beaton | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 2 |
| Ed Hospodar | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | -1 | 1 |
| Warren Miller | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Conacher | 28 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Baker | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -13 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -13 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 11-11- 5-27
NYR: 10- 8- 8-26
Goalies: PHI: Phil Myre (W, 12-1-6)
NYR: Steve Baker (L, 5-2-4),
John Davidson Referee: Dave Newell Linesmen: Ron Finn, Kevin Collins Attendance: 17,398
John Davidson Referee: Dave Newell Linesmen: Ron Finn, Kevin Collins Attendance: 17,398
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