NHL game summary from March 8, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (31-26-9) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Montreal Canadiens (39-20-8) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | MTL, | Rick Chartraw 4 (Doug Jarvis), :24 |
| MTL, | Rick Chartraw 5 (Bob Gainey, Doug Jarvis), :49 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Yvon Lambert 16 (Mark Napier, Mario Tremblay), 6:46 |
| MTL, | Pierre Larouche 44 (Guy Lafleur, Brian Engblom), 12:08 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Ron Greschner 18 (Don Maloney, Dean Talafous), 1:04 - PP |
| NYR, | Ron Duguay 22 (Ron Greschner, Ulf Nilsson), 10:43 | |
| MTL, | Mario Tremblay 10 (Yvon Lambert, Mark Napier), 19:37 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gilles Lupien, MTL [Hooking] 3:44 |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Tripping] 9:36 | |
| Ed Johnstone, NYR [Slashing] 11:34 | |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Slashing] 12:16 | |
| Gaston Gingras, MTL [Holding] 16:18 | |
| 2: | Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Holding] 8:08 |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Fighting] 11:10 | |
| Gilles Lupien, MTL [Fighting] 11:10 | |
| Brian Engblom, MTL [Hooking] 16:36 | |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Roughing] 19:14 | |
| 3: | Tim Bothwell, NYR [Tripping] 5:51 |
| Bob Gainey, MTL [Holding] 15:38 |
Penalty time: NYR: 13 minutes
MTL: 17 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 4 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Tim Bothwell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Warren Miller | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jim Mayer | 34 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Baker | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 34 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaston Gingras | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Chris Nilan | 30 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Denis Herron | 32 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 12-11-11-34
MTL: 11-14-12-37
Goalies: NYR: Steve Baker (L, 9-7-6)
MTL: Denis Herron (W, 20-3-1)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Ron Asselstine, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 18,096
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