NHL game summary from March 28, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (39-26-10) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (34-28-13) |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 1: | PIT, | Gregg Sheppard 13, 4:27 |
| PIT, | Gary McAdam 11, 12:56 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Anders Hedberg 32 (Walt Tkaczuk, Steve Vickers), :31 |
| PIT, | Greg Malone 30 (George Ferguson, Ron Stackhouse), 3:01 | |
| PIT, | Gregg Sheppard 14 (Ron Stackhouse, Randy Carlyle), 7:15 | |
| 3: | PIT, | Greg Malone 31 (George Ferguson, Gary McAdam), 4:11 |
| PIT, | George Ferguson 19, 14:50 - SH | |
| PIT, | Greg Malone 32 (Blair Chapman, Ron Stackhouse), 15:54 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ron Greschner, NYR [Tripping] 6:21 |
| 2: | Colin Campbell, PIT [Holding] 1:06 |
| Steve Vickers, NYR [Roughing] 1:06 | |
| Mario Marois, NYR [Roughing] 4:00 | |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Slashing] 17:19 | |
| Ross Lonsberry, PIT [Fighting] 18:49 | |
| Ed Johnstone, NYR [Fighting] 18:49 | |
| Randy Carlyle, PIT [Roughing] 18:49 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Roughing] 18:49 | |
| Mario Marois, NYR [Cross checking] 19:02 | |
| 3: | Randy Carlyle, PIT [Hooking] 13:03 |
Penalty time: NYR: 17 minutes
PIT: 11 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Doug Soetaert | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -29 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -29 | 29 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bladon | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Gary McAdam | 16 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Bob Paradise | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jacques Cossette | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 28 | 42 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 28 | 42 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 6-10-13-29
PIT: 17-15-10-42
Goalies: NYR: Doug Soetaert (L, 5-7-3)
PIT: Denis Herron (W, 21-16-12)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 11,114
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