NHL game summary from January 10, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (24-13-4) |
0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
 Colorado Rockies (9-27-6) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | COL, | Wilf Paiement 13 (Randy Pierce, Jack Valiquette), 3:41 |
| COL, | Jack Valiquette 14 (Randy Pierce), 11:22 | |
| COL, | Wilf Paiement 14 (Jack Valiquette, Mike Christie), 11:44 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Ulf Nilsson 19 (Mike McEwen, Carol Vadnais), 9:14 - PP |
| NYR, | Ron Duguay 14 (Steve Vickers, Walt Tkaczuk), 10:15 | |
| NYR, | Pierre Plante 4 (Ron Greschner, Dave Farrish), 11:43 | |
| NYR, | Anders Hedberg 18 (Ulf Nilsson, Pat Hickey), 14:03 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Phil Esposito 22 (Dean Talafous, Mike McEwen), 3:34 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Nick Fotiu, NYR [Holding] 4:46 | |
| Don Awrey, COL [Holding] 7:49 | ||
| Randy Pierce, COL [Hooking] 15:25 | ||
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Holding] 15:45 | ||
| 3: | Mike Christie, COL [Fighting] 15:50 | |
| Dean Talafous, NYR [Fighting] 15:50 | ||
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Slashing] 16:31 | ||
Penalty time: NYR: 11 minutes
COL: 9 minutes
| 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 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 33 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rey Comeau | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Merlin Malinowski | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Michel Plasse | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 7-13-13-33
COL: 11- 7- 6-24
Goalies: NYR: Wayne Thomas (W, 9-7-1)
COL: Michel Plasse (L, 5-15-1)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 5,923
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