NHL game summary from January 31, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (29-17-5) |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
 Colorado Rockies (12-31-8) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | COL, | Randy Pierce 10 (Wilf Paiement, Jack Valiquette), 1:55 |
| COL, | Ralph Klassen 5 (Barry Beck, Ron Delorme), 7:23 | |
| 2: | COL, | Mike Gillis 1 (Barry Beck, Gary Croteau), 12:27 |
| 3: | COL, | Ralph Klassen 6 (Ron Delorme, Don Awrey), 9:29 |
| NYR, | Anders Hedberg 23 (Pat Hickey, Ulf Nilsson), 9:40 | |
| COL, | Merlin Malinowski 2 (Ralph Klassen), 13:30 | |
| NYR, | Ron Duguay 22 (Steve Vickers, Dave Maloney), 16:46 | |
| NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 8 (Ron Greschner, Ron Duguay), 17:11 | |
| NYR, | Anders Hedberg 24 (Ulf Nilsson, Pat Hickey), 19:02 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ron Duguay, NYR [Hooking] 10:18 |
| Ralph Klassen, COL [Hi-sticking] 13:31 | |
| Anders Hedberg, NYR [Hi-sticking] 13:31 | |
| 2: | Merlin Malinowski, COL [Hooking] 6:41 |
| Rey Comeau, COL [Holding] 17:15 | |
| 3: | Andy Spruce, COL [Hooking] 1:52 |
Penalty time: NYR: 4 minutes
COL: 8 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 8 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 42 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 42 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Beverley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Gillis | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rey Comeau | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Merlin Malinowski | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Michel Plasse | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 22 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 10-16-16-42
COL: 6- 9- 7-22
Goalies: NYR: Wayne Thomas (L, 9-8-1)
COL: Michel Plasse (W, 8-17-1)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Jim Christison
Attendance: 6,235
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